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AD433: April Fools' Day 2017 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rune Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh has chosen Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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158 lbs
31 - 30 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rune Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek closes the distance and pushes Haigh back into the cage.
Banchamek is trying to pull guard but Haigh has him pressed against the cage.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Haigh.
Haigh tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Banchamek is looking for a takedown.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haigh controlling the action here for a moment.
Haigh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haigh blocks an uppercut.
Haigh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banchamek jumps guard but Haigh stands there with Banchamek around his waist. Banchamek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haigh tries to work over Banchamek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banchamek tries to pull guard but Haigh holds him up against the cage and eventually Banchamek drops back down to his feet.
Haigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banchamek rushes Haigh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Banchamek as the two fighters clinch.
Haigh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Banchamek is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Haigh to the mat. Haigh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Haigh controls Banchamek momentarily but Banchamek frees himself.
Haigh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Banchamek haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Banchamek is stalling in the full guard.
Banchamek trying to control but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Banchamek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haigh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haigh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banchamek defends it easily.
Banchamek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haigh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek has gone for a leg lock! Haigh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Banchamek's guard.
Haigh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Banchamek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Banchamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Haigh trying to control but Banchamek is working from the bottom.
Banchamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banchamek looking for subs off his back but Haigh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Banchamek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haigh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Haigh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Banchamek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Banchamek tries to reverse the position but Haigh maintains control.
Haigh looking to control but Banchamek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Banchamek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control but Banchamek is having none of it.
Banchamek is trying to escape the mount.
Banchamek wants to hold on but Haigh pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haigh controlling the pace for now.
Haigh is looking to work his way around to Banchamek's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banchamek working to try and regain half guard.
Haigh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banchamek is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Haigh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Banchamek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Haigh works on Banchamek's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haigh.
Banchamek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haigh prevents it.
Haigh stalling against the cage.
Haigh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haigh receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Haigh lands a hook that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek pulls guard successfully.
Banchamek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haigh defends it easily.
Haigh wants to pass the guard but Banchamek is keeping the position.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Banchamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh content to stall in guard here.
Banchamek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banchamek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haigh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haigh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haigh is continuing to stall.
Banchamek is trying to control the position but Haigh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haigh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banchamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banchamek wants to sweep here but Haigh controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banchamek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haigh defends it easily.
Haigh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haigh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banchamek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banchamek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haigh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Banchamek keeping moving, preventing Haigh from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Banchamek fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Haigh.
Banchamek gets a clinch.
Banchamek jumps guard and drags Haigh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haigh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banchamek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banchamek working for a triangle but Haigh defends it easily.
Haigh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banchamek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Banchamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banchamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Banchamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Haigh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haigh trying to control but Banchamek is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haigh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Banchamek dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Haigh stops a takedown attempt from Banchamek.
Banchamek is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haigh lands a right hand.
Haigh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Banchamek wants to take the fight to the mat but Haigh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haigh stalling.
Haigh misses with the head strike.
Haigh prevents the takedown attempt.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Haigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haigh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haigh misses with a punch to the body.
Haigh breaks from the clinch.
Haigh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Banchamek misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Banchamek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haigh.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown but Haigh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haigh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banchamek looks for a takedown but Haigh sprawls well.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haigh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banchamek forces Haigh back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Haigh.
Banchamek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haigh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haigh tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Haigh is looking to control Banchamek's arms but Banchamek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haigh has his back to the cage.
Haigh misses with a punch on the inside.
Banchamek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haigh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Banchamek off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Haigh.
Rune Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haigh as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banchamek has managed to clinch.
Banchamek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haigh walks away with a smile on his face. Banchamek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Banchamek dives in and grabs Haigh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haigh pushes down on Banchamek's head and hops out.
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches up with Haigh, looking for a takedown. Banchamek pushes Haigh against the cage but Haigh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banchamek instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haigh avoiding damage.
Haigh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Haigh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haigh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Haigh swings wildly with an uppercut but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Banchamek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Banchamek wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haigh lands a shot to the body.
Haigh works on Banchamek's body with a couple of short punches.
Banchamek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haigh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banchamek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haigh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banchamek's elbow.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Haigh.
Banchamek being controlled against the cage.
Haigh manages to break the clinch.
Banchamek doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Haigh to counter with a crisp jab.
Banchamek tries for a takedown but Haigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haigh misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Haigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haigh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Haigh!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Haigh thanked My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Alves misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves wants a takedown but no success here.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar tries to work over Alves 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.
We've been informed that Alves has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Escobar up against the cage.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Alves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Escobar prevents it.
Alves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Escobar is defending well.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Alves .
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Escobar is working Alves over against the cage.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alves ! But no joy.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Alves throws a counter combo.
Escobar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alves is trying to defend but Escobar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Escobar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Escobar looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar lands with some strikes.
Escobar looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Escobar lands with some strikes.
Alves regains half guard.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Escobar trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Escobar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Escobar wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Escobar.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
Escobar wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Escobar lands a nice short elbow.
Alves wants to control but Escobar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alves moves into full guard.
Alves wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves , not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
Escobar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alves s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escobar cracks Alves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alves 's hands.
Escobar misses the jab.
Alves feints the counter takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Escobar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Renzo Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
As Escobar backs off Alves throws a huge counter combo but Escobar manages to avoid it all.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar connects with a looping right hand.
Escobar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves wants to control but Escobar is keeping busy.
Escobar is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Escobar wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Escobar connects with a nice short shot to Alves 's temple.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Escobar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alves wants to improve his position but Escobar is controlling well.
Escobar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alves is not content to let Escobar control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Alves has hold of Escobar's hands but Escobar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alves moves into full guard.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
Escobar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Escobar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Escobar with a nice head shot there.
Escobar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Escobar lands an elbow.
Alves is rocked!
Alves stops Escobar from passing to mount.
Alves is still in real trouble! Can Escobar finish him?
Alves gets back to half guard.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but Alves defending well.
Escobar passes to full mount!
Escobar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar working Alves over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobar tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Escobar wants to finish this one by submission but Alves is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Escobar.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Escobar dives in and grabs Alves 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Escobar's head and hops out.
Alves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Alves is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Alves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Escobar defends it well.
Escobar dives in for a single leg takedown but Alves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Alves throws a big counter head kick but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar clinches with his opponent.
Alves looking for a takedown.
Escobar tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to work over Alves 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Alves blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Alves is trying to keep an underhook but Escobar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Escobar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Escobar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Escobar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alves can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Escobar isn't that keen on the idea.
Escobar looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Alves gets back to half guard.
Escobar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Escobar prevents Alves from improving his position.
Escobar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Renzo Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves striking off his back but it's not causing Escobar any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umbra Uxxarest had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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37
147 lbs
35 - 26 - 2 |
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144 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Umbra Uxxarest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Jose Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest lands a really nice looking cross but Medeiros seems unphased.
Uxxarest misses with a body shot.
Uxxarest has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Medeiros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uxxarest misses with a body kick.
Medeiros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Uxxarest misses with the body kick
and Medeiros counters with a nice double leg into side control. Uxxarest won't be happy with that.
Medeiros tries to advance to mount but can't.
Uxxarest tries to buck Medeiros off but Medeiros is having none of it.
Uxxarest is not content to let Medeiros control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Medeiros seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest gets back to half guard.
Medeiros is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Uxxarest reverses the position - he's now on top in Medeiros's guard.
Medeiros managing to control the position.
Uxxarest engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uxxarest trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Medeiros manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros passes Uxxarest's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Uxxarest is working away.
Medeiros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Medeiros wants to pass the guard but Uxxarest is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uxxarest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uxxarest wants to get back to his feet.
Medeiros wants to take a breather but Uxxarest is having none of it.
Medeiros lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros prevents Uxxarest from improving his position.
Medeiros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uxxarest's head.
Uxxarest trying to hold on to Medeiros's head to control him but Medeiros postures up.
Medeiros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Medeiros winds up and cracks Uxxarest with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Uxxarest is not content to let Medeiros control the position.
Uxxarest moves into full guard.
Uxxarest keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
Medeiros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uxxarest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Medeiros advances to half guard.
Medeiros is nestled in close to Uxxarest, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uxxarest is positioning himself well to prevent Medeiros advancing to mount.
Medeiros wants to free his trapped foot but Uxxarest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Uxxarest blocking the ground and pound attempt from Medeiros.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uxxarest is looking to improve his position.
Uxxarest blocking the ground and pound attempt from Medeiros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Medeiros will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Medeiros gets a double leg takedown into Uxxarest's guard.
Uxxarest controls Medeiros momentarily but Medeiros frees himself.
Medeiros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Medeiros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uxxarest is keeping the position for now.
Uxxarest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Medeiros's guard.
Medeiros keeping full guard, as Uxxarest tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uxxarest content to stall in guard here.
Medeiros keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest stays in close to Medeiros's body and controls the position.
Medeiros has his foot on Uxxarest's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Uxxarest works his way back into a safe position though.
Uxxarest looking to pass the guard.
Medeiros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uxxarest trying to control but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Uxxarest wants to pass the guard but Medeiros is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uxxarest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Medeiros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uxxarest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Medeiros.
Medeiros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Uxxarest throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Medeiros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uxxarest throws a lazy right hand but Medeiros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uxxarest throws a sloppy head kick and Medeiros moves out of range easily.
Uxxarest slaps away a takedown attempt from Medeiros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros throws a one two combo.
Uxxarest throws a hook but Medeiros avoids it easily.
Medeiros with the counter takedown but Uxxarest avoids it easily.
Medeiros goes for a double leg but Uxxarest avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Uxxarest continues to drive forward.
Medeiros's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uxxarest under the eye.
Uxxarest scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medeiros doesn't seem bothered though.
Uxxarest throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medeiros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros blocks a head kick by Uxxarest.
Medeiros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uxxarest.
Medeiros defending well as Uxxarest loads up on a big left hand.
Medeiros with the counter takedown but Uxxarest avoids it easily.
Uxxarest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uxxarest misses with a straight right.
Uxxarest missing with a left hand there. Medeiros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Medeiros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A cross from Medeiros lands.
Jab, jab by Uxxarest - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbra Uxxarest dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Uxxarest misses with an uppercut.
Medeiros takes one to the side of the head.
Uxxarest takes a swing at Medeiros's ribcage but misses.
Uxxarest thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Medeiros tries to counter it with a takedown but Uxxarest pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Uxxarest throws a leg kick that misses.
Uxxarest throws a jab but it's blocked by Medeiros.
Uxxarest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medeiros can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Uxxarest
and Medeiros counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Medeiros postures up in Uxxarest's guard and throws a big left but Uxxarest blocks it.
Medeiros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uxxarest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uxxarest is looking to sweep but instead, Medeiros has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros wants to pass the guard but Uxxarest is defending well.
Nice strikes from Medeiros there.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uxxarest trying to control but Medeiros postures up.
Medeiros missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Medeiros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Medeiros lands strikes from half guard.
Medeiros is looking to take a break and control but Uxxarest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medeiros is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uxxarest is trying to control but can't.
Uxxarest wants to get back to full guard.
Medeiros is stalling here. Uxxarest is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Medeiros seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uxxarest has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Medeiros prevents Uxxarest from improving position.
Uxxarest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medeiros keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to escape the position but Uxxarest is controlling the position.
Uxxarest wants to control but Medeiros is keeping him busy.
Medeiros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uxxarest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medeiros keeps working.
Uxxarest tries to advance to mount but Medeiros denies him.
Uxxarest trying to control the action but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uxxarest tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Medeiros is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uxxarest tries to move to mount but Medeiros blocks the move with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umbra Uxxarest showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uxxarest has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umbra Uxxarest!
Umbra Uxxarest gave a mention to Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaj is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hey mr. DJ. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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39
145 lbs
30 - 19 - 2 |
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30
158 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arjen Franck Robbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbery slips under a jab.
Robbery fails to land the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Yaj. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yaj.
It looks like Arjen Franck Robbery has been cut.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Robbery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robbery throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robberys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arjen Franck Robbery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbery misses with a kick to the body
and Yaj counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robbery catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robbery throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Robbery. That snapped Yaj's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Robbery.
Yaj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Yaj politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yaj prefers to stall for the moment though.
Robbery tries to bench press Yaj off him but Yaj keeps the position.
Yaj is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Robbery's shoulder. That is not cool.
Robbery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robbery keeps working.
Yaj is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Robbery's shoulder. That is not cool.
Robbery is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yaj taking a breather here.
Robbery is looking to regain half guard here but Yaj keeps moving and retains side control.
Yaj working away.
Robbery is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robbery is trying to escape the position but Yaj is controlling the position.
My spies in Jacks Fight Club inform me that Yaj has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Robbery is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yaj off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Yaj is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Robbery.
Robbery throwing sloppy strikes.
Robbery is looking to control Yaj but Yaj is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Robbery throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Robbery lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Yaj hold on?!
Yaj staying busy and making it hard for Robbery to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbery is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Robbery trying to control momentarily.
Robbery missing with strikes from the back.
Yaj defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Robbery's arms.
Robbery trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arjen Franck Robbery will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yaj scores with a body shot.
Robbery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yaj is fending him off so far but Robbery persists. Nope, Yaj circles away and we're back to standing.
Robbery throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj tries to sprawl but Robbery drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yaj is concentrating on defense, preventing Robbery from advancing position.
Robbery trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj wants to control but Robbery is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robbery in particular looking to stall.
Robbery throwing shots but Yaj is blocking nicely.
Yaj moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robbery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Robbery postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Robbery controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Robbery from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robbery throws a shot to the body.
Robbery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Robbery to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robbery wants to pass the guard but Yaj is keeping the position.
Robbery controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yaj seems keen to control Robbery's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Yaj has locked up a guillotine! Yaj's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Robbery is holding on here and Yaj must be using up a lot of energy. Robbery has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Yaj gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leo Yaj!
During a confident post fight interview, Leo Yaj thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Henry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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33
151 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silver is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Silver misses.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silver back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver with a hook.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a head kick.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Henry avoids the head kick by Silver.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry lands a two punch combo.
Silver scores with a spinning back kick!
Henry connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry lands with a right hand.
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Silver misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Silver lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Henry throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Henry misses with a straight left.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry slips under a jab.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver with a nice cross.
Silver misses with a right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Henry moves away from the strike by Silver.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nathan Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry blocks a head kick by Silver.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver slips a jab from Henry.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Henry throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silver misses with a right hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Silver.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Henry misses with some punches.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silver. Henry shrugs it off though.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Silver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Silver looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Henry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry blocking some punches.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Henry scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Silver cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver lands a right hand.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Henry.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Henry is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Silver is looking to land body kicks.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a hook
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Henry slips under a jab from Silver.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Silver.
Well Silver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Silver made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Sledgehammer!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
43 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietrzak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pietrzak misses with a kick to the body
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pietrzak.
Stark has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jacks Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pietrzak - that will leave a mark!
Pietrzak misses with a hook.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pietrzak looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Pietrzak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pietrzak to score with a decent uppercut.
Stark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pietrzak. Pietrzak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pietrzak fails with the takedown
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietrzak was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Pietrzak looks to land a combination. Stark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pietrzak throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pietrzak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark scores with a punch to the head.
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pietrzak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steven Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pietrzak lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pietrzak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak scores with a leg kick.
Pietrzak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietrzak misses with a body kick.
Stark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pietrzak digs a good body shot into Stark's ribs.
Stark blocks a head kick by Pietrzak.
Stark appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Pietrzak fails with the takedown.
Pietrzak scores with a head kick.
It looks like Steven Stark has been cut.
Pietrzak scores with a jab to the body.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Pietrzak.
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pietrzak. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a series of punches but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Stark avoids it easily.
Pietrzak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark staying out of range there.
It appears Stark was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pietrzak jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pietrzak misses the target.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pietrzak misses with the body kick
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pietrzak connects with a crisp jab.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stark. No joy for Pietrzak on that attempt.
Steven Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Pietrzak throws a body shot but no joy.
Stark is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pietrzak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark misses with a looping right.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pietrzak throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pietrzak - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Stark.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pietrzak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pietrzak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pietrzak lands a head kick!
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pietrzak lands a jab to the head.
Pietrzak misses with a looping right.
Pietrzak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stark is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stark might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pietrzak scores with a counter punch that sends Stark to the canvas! Pietrzak smells blood - he's punishing Stark with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stark has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartek Pietrzak!
An out of breath Bartek Pietrzak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Explosive by Bond kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ein Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Krum!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krum misses with a straight left.
Krum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krum.
Stein scores with a nice right hand.
Krum tries to land a front kick but Stein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good shot there by Krum.
Stein tests Krum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krum lands with a straight right. Stein didn't see that one coming.
Krum scores with a nice right hand.
Stein swings for the body but Krum moves out of range.
Stein drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein being controlled here momentarily.
Stein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stein throwing strikes but missing.
Krum is trying to keep Stein in close.
Stein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krum keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
Stein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Krum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krum lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Krum wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Stein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stein is looking for a triangle but Krum pushes his legs off easily.
Krum drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stein manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Krum has Stein in his guard.
Stein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krum is controlling Stein's posture.
Stein preventing the sweep.
Stein looking to sit in guard and control but Krum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stein has momentary wrist control but Krum slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stein is on top in guard.
Krum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stein manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum is in close to Stein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stein being controlled here, momentarily.
Krum is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stein is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stein has escaped and now he's on top!
Stein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stein postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ein Stein will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krum throws out a loose jab but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krum misses with an uppercut.
Stein connects with a right hand. Krum shakes it off.
Krum misses with an uppercut. Stein saw that one coming.
Krum throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stein has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein stalling in the clinch.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krum's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stein as Krum tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krum misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.
Krum lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stein takes one to the chin there.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krum.
Stein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krum sprawls and moves away.
Krum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krum's corner calls for a 1-2. Krum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stein takes one to the chin there.
Krum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stein avoids the body shot from Krum.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
Krum lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Krum.
Krum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A low kick from Krum misses
and Stein counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stein throws a series of punches but Krum avoids them all with ease.
Stein has closed the distance and engaged Krum in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein is trying to stall.
Stein just leaning against Krum, taking a breather.
Stein gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Krum regains guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krum looking for a sweep. Not yet Krum, not yet.
Krum keeping moving, preventing Stein from controlling successfully.
Krum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Krum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krum trying to control the position.
Krum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stein's guard.
Krum trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein wants to sweep here but Krum controlling him for the moment.
Stein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ein Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Krum from controlling successfully.
Stein looking to control.
Krum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Krum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krum trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krum trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Krum.
Krum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Stein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Krum misses the target.
Krum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krum lands a glancing blow to the side of Stein's head.
Krum throws a body shot but no joy.
Krum misses with a looping right.
Stein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krum throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krum throws a shot from downtown. Stein moves away and avoids it.
Krum throws a shot from downtown. Stein moves away and avoids it.
Stein scores with a decent looking hook.
Stein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Krum slams his shin into Stein's torso.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krum manages to avoid it.
Viktor Krum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krum misses with a body shot.
Stein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krum under the eye.
Krum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krum misses the jab.
Krum moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Krum.
Viktor Krum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Krum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Krum connects with a single shot there.
Stein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krum sneaks back into half guard.
Krum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stein's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stein's back!
Krum tightening his grip on Stein, looking for the choke.
Krum not allowing Stein to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Krum's arms.
Stein trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Stein right now.
Good control from Krum.
Stein trying to control the hands but Krum breaks the grip.
Stein turns into Krum and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krum holds on and takes a little breather.
Stein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stein trying to control but Krum is working from the bottom.
Stein preventing the sweep.
Stein throws a big elbow that misses.
Krum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krum controls Stein momentarily but Stein frees himself.
Krum has Stein pulled in close to control his posture.
Stein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stein wants to pass the guard but Krum is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Krum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Krum!
A relieved looking Viktor Krum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly throws a push kick but Seleznyov slaps the foot to one side.
Seleznyov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farrelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Farrelly looks to land a left hand but Seleznyov moved out of range nicely.
Seleznyov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farrelly counters with a leg kick.
Seleznyov throws a low kick but Farrelly avoids it.
Farrelly misses with a jab to the body
letting Seleznyov counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Farrelly
and Farrelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farrelly throws a series of punches but Seleznyov moves out of range.
Farrelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Seleznyov should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Farrelly blocks the leg kick.
Seleznyov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrelly as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farrelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seleznyov. Seleznyov obviously looking to wear him down.
Seleznyov ducks right into an uppercut from Farrelly.
Seleznyov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Farrelly checks a low kick from Seleznyov.
Roberto Seleznyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot.
Seleznyov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly throws out a leg kick but Seleznyov moves out of range and Farrelly only half commits.
Seleznyov moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Seleznyov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farrelly.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Seleznyov responds with a good body kick, but Farrelly manages to step out the way in time.
Seleznyov ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick which misses Farrelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Farrelly tries to avoid it.
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Seleznyov blocks the leg kick.
Seleznyov looks to land a right hand but Farrelly moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrelly misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farrelly misses the jab.
Farrelly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSeleznyov.
Farrelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seleznyov lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrelly's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seleznyov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrelly throws a body kick that misses.
Farrelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seleznyov scores with a hook.
Farrelly throws an overhand right that lands on Seleznyov's shoulder, as Seleznyov tries to avoid the shot.
Seleznyov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seleznyov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
Farrelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seleznyov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seleznyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Seleznyov.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrelly misses the target.
Farrelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seleznyov swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Seleznyov throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov tries to work over Farrelly's front leg with a kick but Farrelly checks it.
Farrelly lands a head kick!
It looks like Roberto Seleznyov has been cut.
Seleznyov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrelly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Seleznyov manages to circle out of the way.
Seleznyov fakes the leg kick and cracks Farrelly in the body.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Seleznyov moves out of range.
Seleznyov lands a nice looking body shot.
Seleznyov stuns Farrelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seleznyov tries to land a front kick but Farrelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farrelly looks to land a body kick but Seleznyov moved away.
Farrelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seleznyov throws a hook to the side of Farrelly's head but Farrelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrelly tried to score with a low kick but Seleznyov checks it.
Seleznyov scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly ducks under a wild hook from Seleznyov.
Farrelly moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly misses with a hook.
Seleznyov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrelly sizes up Seleznyov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Seleznyov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farrelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Farrelly looks to throw the jab but Seleznyov is out of range.
Seleznyov throws an overhand right that lands on Farrelly's shoulder, as Farrelly tries to avoid the shot.
Seleznyov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seleznyov avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
Farrelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seleznyov.
A jab from Farrelly finds it's way through Seleznyov's defenses.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick which misses Farrelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Farrelly tries to avoid it.
Farrelly tries to move into range but Seleznyov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seleznyov misses with a head kick.
Farrelly is looking to counter punch.
Seleznyov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seamus Farrelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Seleznyov misses.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly tries to land a front kick but Seleznyov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seleznyov avoids a kick to the body.
Farrelly looks for the body kick but Seleznyov saw that one coming.
Farrelly blocks a head kick by Seleznyov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seleznyov.
Farrelly avoids the body shot from Seleznyov.
Farrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrelly scores with a jab. Seleznyov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farrelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Seleznyov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrelly jabs at Seleznyov's body.
Seleznyov walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
Seleznyov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farrelly takes a step back to recover.
Farrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seleznyov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrelly as he connects with a hook.
Farrelly misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Seleznyov slams his shin into Farrelly's torso.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farrelly throws out a powerful jab.
Seleznyov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrelly, as that shot connected.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Seleznyov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Seleznyov ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seleznyov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Seleznyov misses.
Seleznyov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly throws the kick towards the body but Seleznyov avoids it.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Seleznyov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farrelly looks to land a right hand but Seleznyov moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Farrelly. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Seleznyov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seleznyov throws out a loose jab but Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Seleznyov.
Seleznyov lands a right hook to the body.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farrelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrelly checks a leg kick.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Seleznyov lands with an overhand left.
Farrelly moves out of range as Seleznyov strikes.
Farrelly quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Farrelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Seleznyov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seleznyov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seleznyov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farrelly's hands.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seleznyov moves away.
Farrelly throws a lazy right hand but Seleznyov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seamus Farrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Seleznyov misses with a kick to the body.
Seleznyov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrelly under the eye.
Farrelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farrelly thows a leg kick but Seleznyov checks it
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Seleznyov counters with a thumping low kick.
Farrelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seleznyov counters with a good low kick that Farrelly was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seleznyov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seleznyov misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seleznyov counters with a leg kick.
Seleznyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Seleznyov.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seleznyov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farrelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Farrelly avoids the body shot from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrelly moves away.
Seleznyov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Farrelly lands with a nice body punch.
Farrelly misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seleznyov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
Seleznyov is looking to slow Farrelly down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Seleznyov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly throws a right hand that misses
and Seleznyov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seleznyov wants to slow Farrelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Farrelly misses with a straight left.
Seleznyov cracks Farrelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farrelly throws a front kick aimed at Seleznyov's knee but Seleznyov avoids it well.
Farrelly backing away here, and Seleznyov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seleznyov misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Farrelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seleznyov looks to land a left hand but Farrelly moved out of range nicely.
Farrelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seleznyov is out of range and Farrelly settles back down.
Seleznyov misses with a kick to the body.
Seleznyov connects with an inside leg kick.
Farrelly lands a nice hook to Seleznyov's body. Seleznyov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seleznyov! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov moves out of range of the body kick from Farrelly.
Seleznyov avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Seleznyov in the body.
Seleznyov stuns Farrelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrelly connects with the punch.
Farrelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seleznyov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Seleznyov. That snapped Farrelly's head back.
Farrelly is rocked!
Seleznyov lands an uppercut, right on the button! Farrelly tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Seleznyov!
Roberto Seleznyov made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Jamison has chosen Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Jamison!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adelhard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jamison.
Adelhard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Jamison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adelhard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Adelhard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jamison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adelhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jamison is keeping the position for now.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamison is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jamison trying to control the position.
Jamison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Adelhard haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick from Adelhard misses.
We've been told by Adelhard's head coaches at River's Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jamison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adelhard scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jamison checks a leg kick.
Jamison flicks out a counter leg kick but Adelhard steps away.
Adelhard moves away from the strike by Jamison.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adelhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adelhard cracks the inside of Jamison's front leg.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamison cracks Adelhard with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard dives in and grabs Jamison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jamison pushes down on Adelhard's head and hops out.
Jamison looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Adelhard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jamison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jamison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adelhard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carl Jamison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard slips under a jab.
Jamison jabs Adelhard right on the nose. Adelhard blinks but takes it well.
Adelhard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adelhard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jamison checks it well.
Adelhard backing away here, and Jamison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jamison lands a jab to the nose.
Jamison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard looks to clinch
and Jamison counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Adelhard as he checks the leg kick.
Adelhard lands a jab to the nose.
Jamison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
Adelhard thuds his shin into the meat of Jamison's side.
Jamison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
Adelhard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adelhard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamison takes one to the chin there.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Adelhard gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adelhard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jamison defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to pass to full mount but Jamison defends it.
Adelhard is looking to stall here but Jamison recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison looking to control.
Adelhard wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
Adelhard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Adelhard scores with a sloppy right hand. Jamison should have avoided that one.
Adelhard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jamison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adelhard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Jamison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard tried to score with a low kick but Jamison checks it.
Jamison thuds a left hand into Adelhard's body.
Jamison connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jamison misses with a looping right.
Jamison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jamison defends well and Adelhard ends up having to push Jamison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jamison scores with a jab to the body.
Jamison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jamison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jamison throws a sloppy head kick
and Adelhard counters by moving into the clinch.
Adelhard goes for a takedown attempt but Jamison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adelhard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adelhard throws a sloppy head kick
letting Jamison counter with a right hand.
Jamison punishes Adelhard's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamison.
Jamison lands a high kick!
Jamison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
Jamison misses with a straight right.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jamison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adelhard shoots in looking for a takedown but Jamison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adelhard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison connects with a nice looking jab.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Adelhard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jamison throws a lazy uppercut
and Adelhard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamison lands a really nice looking cross but Adelhard seems unphased.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamison was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Jamison looks to land a body kick but Adelhard moved away.
Adelhard looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
Jamison cracks Adelhard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jamison blocks a head kick by Adelhard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard takes the fight into the clinch.
Jamison takes a shot to the head.
Jamison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adelhard's elbow.
Jamison lands a right hand.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamison's elbow.
Adelhard tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamison pushes Adelhard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adelhard.
Adelhard blocks an uppercut.
Jamison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jamison misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Adelhard.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adelhard misses with a punch on the inside.
Adelhard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jamison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adelhard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jamison can turn it around.
Adelhard scores with a shoulder strike.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison letting Adelhard take a breather here.
Jamison blocking some punches.
Jamison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adelhard's elbow.
Jamison lands a hook that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
Adelhard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamison has a couple of punches blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamison controls his hands.
Adelhard blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jamison.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jamison.
Jamison blocks a body shot from Adelhard.
Jamison swings wildly with an uppercut but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamison's elbow.
Adelhard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adelhard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Jamison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adelhard's elbow.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adelhard tries to score a body lock takedown but Jamison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jamison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jamison misses with a body punch.
Adelhard misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamison's elbow.
Jamison pushes Adelhard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adelhard is trying to stall.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Adelhard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adelhard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. Jamison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jamison is out of range.
Adelhard lands a right hook to the body.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamison lands a glancing blow to the side of Adelhard's head.
A low kick from Jamison misses
and Adelhard counters with a shoot takedown. Jamison fights it but they end up in guard.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Jamison controls Adelhard momentarily but Adelhard frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adelhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamison blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Jamison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jamison scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jamison's head.
Jamison throws the kick towards the body but Adelhard avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Adelhard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jamison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adelhard has a takedown stuffed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jamison.
Adelhard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jamison on the side of the head.
Jamison misses with a wild combination.
Adelhard throws a counter high kick but Jamison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adelhard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jamison is looking to slow Adelhard down with leg kicks.
Adelhard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Jamison.
Adelhard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jamison is fending him off so far but Adelhard persists. Nope, Jamison circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison throws out a loose jab but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison scores with a jab. Adelhard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard lands a nice looking body shot.
Jamison throws a right hand that misses
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
Jamison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adelhard. That did some damage!
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jamison sprawls well. Jamison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adelhard gets slowly back to his feet.
Jamison avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard misses with a kick to the body.
Adelhard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Carl Jamison just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adelhard.
Jamison lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jamison.
Jamison lands a leg kick that knocks Adelhard off balance momentarily.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jamison throws a leg kick which misses Adelhard's front leg but catches the back leg as Adelhard tries to avoid it.
Jamison misses with a series of wild punches.
Adelhard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jamison connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jamison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adelhard tries to counter with a takedown but Jamison is quick to defend against it.
Adelhard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard moves out of range as Jamison throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamison tries a quick counter leg kick but Adelhard is wise to it.
Jamison gets caught napping as Adelhard dives in and scores a takedown. Jamison manages to retain guard.
Jamison working a defensive guard but Adelhard passes into half guard.
Jamison is looking for a sweep. Adelhard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adelhard is trying to control. Jamison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adelhard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adelhard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jamison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jamison keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is trying to work for a kimura but Jamison is defending well.
Jamison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jamison is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Adelhard has latched onto it... Big trouble! Adelhard pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Jamison is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Adelhard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard retains his featherweight title!
Bernhard Adelhard very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Carl Jamison stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn one trick pony hit me with his one trick! Beat it! '.
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