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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Untouchable . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le drops his hands momentarily and Whitaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whitaker avoids the head kick by Le.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Le slips a jab from Whitaker .
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Le.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Le lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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!
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker thumps Le with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Le misses.
A jab from Le does it's job there.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Le ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker cracks Le with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whitaker checks a low kick from Le.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Le throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Le 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitaker takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker blocks a leg kick.
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Whitaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le misses with a straight left.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker lands with a shot to the body.
Le is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker .
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Whitaker .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whitaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whitaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le in his tracks.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker moves away from the strike by Le.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whitaker throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Whitaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
A little feinted left hand from Le on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Le ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Whitaker works the jab nicely.
Whitaker lands a big uppercut and Le crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Le looks OK. Whitaker waves Le back to his feet!
Le is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
Oh Le is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker .
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
Le takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that drops Le like a sack of potatoes! Whitaker dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Whitaker !
After winning the bout, Ray Whitaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mance Rayder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey's entrance music is Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers. A fine choice. Ronald Rousey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mance Rayder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mance Rayder!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayder clinches up with Rousey and pushes him back against the cage.
Rousey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rousey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rayder's hands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rayder lands a nice shot to the body.
Rousey being controlled against the cage.
Rayder's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rayder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rousey has Rayder pressed against the cage, preventing Rayder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rayder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rayder working aggressively here.
Rayder working aggressively here.
Rayder tries a body shot but Rousey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayder digs a right hand into Rousey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rousey's gas tank.
Rousey breaks from the clinch.
Rousey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayder throws a counter combo.
Rayder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Rousey - just one landing.
Ronald Rousey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey connects with a body shot that sends Rayder's belly button to the back.
A jab from Rousey does it's job there.
Rayder pushes Rousey up against the cage in a clinch.
Rousey lands a nice shot to the body.
Rousey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey clinches.
Rousey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rousey tries to throw a body punch but Rayder avoids it by throwing Rousey back against the cage.
Rousey taking a breather.
Rousey breaks the clinch.
Rousey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousey trying to control the position but Rayder is working away.
Rayder can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayder is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rousey is working for a submission of some sort.
Rousey wants to pass to mount but Rayder is defending the position.
Rousey trying to control the action but Rayder is working from the bottom.
Rousey throwing shots but Rayder is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayder has one foot on Rousey's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rousey 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.
Rousey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rayder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rayder doesn't manage to clinch there - Rousey circles away.
Rousey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rousey misses with a takedown attempt - Rayder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Rousey backs off Rayder throws a huge counter combo but Rousey manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick lands from Rousey.
Rousey throws the left hand but Rayder avoids the punch easily.
Rayder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rousey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rayder. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rayder thinks about the counter body kick.
Rayder moves out of range as Rousey strikes.
As Rousey backs off Rayder throws a huge counter combo but Rousey manages to avoid it all.
Rousey tries a head kick but it misses.
Rayder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Rousey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rousey.
Rousey throws a wild body kick that Rayder sees coming a mile off.
Rousey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rousey feinted with a counter takedown.
Rayder has managed to clinch.
Rayder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rousey blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rayder instigates a clinch.
Rousey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rayder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rayder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rousey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rousey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rayder can do to turn this around?
Rayder lands with a right to the head.
Rousey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rousey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rayder misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rayder as Rousey tries to tie him up.
Rayder is trying to maintain a safe position but Rousey gets an underhook and turns Rayder into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayder letting Rousey take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Rousey.
Rousey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rayder has him pressed against the cage.
Rayder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rayder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rousey lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rayder momentarily.
Rousey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rayder.
Rousey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rayder slips under a jab from Rousey.
Rousey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rousey throws a leg kick which misses Rayder's front leg but catches the back leg as Rayder tries to avoid it.
Rousey tries for a takedown but Rayder circles away easily
and Rayder counters with a good, hard body kick but Rousey shrugs it off.
Rayder drives through and clinches with Rousey against the cage.
Rayder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rousey tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Rayder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Rayder misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey tries to throw a body punch but Rayder avoids it by throwing Rousey back against the cage.
Rousey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousey pushes Rayder away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey connects with a solid leg kick.
Rousey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rayder's head.
Rayder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rousey throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rousey.
Rayder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rayder avoids the body shot from Rousey.
Rayder is looking for the big counter here.
Rayder moves out of range of the body kick from Rousey.
Rayder counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rayder's calf.
Rousey lands with an uppercut that bounces Rayder off the cage and back into range.
Rayder tries to clinch but Rousey is having none of it.
Rousey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rousey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rayder takes the fight into the clinch.
Rousey wants to get back to striking at distance but Rayder won't allow it.
Rayder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rayder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rayder.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Rayder looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayder throws a punch but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rayder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rousey lands a right hand.
Rayder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rousey.
Rayder misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rayder manages to break the clinch.
Ronald Rousey is winning the standup battle so far.
Rayder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rousey to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rousey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rayder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rayder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rayder tries to counter with a clinch but Rousey shakes him off and moves away.
Rayder tries to clinch up but Rousey circles away and keeps his distance.
Rousey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rayder sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Rousey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Rousey finds it's target.
Rousey misses with a left hand
enabling Rayder to counter with a crisp jab.
Rousey throws a wild body kick that Rayder sees coming a mile off.
Rousey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rousey wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Rayder fails to land.
Rayder misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey taking a breather.
Rayder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rousey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rayder up against the cage.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey closes the distance and clinches.
Rayder misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey stalling.
Rayder misses with a punch on the inside.
Rayder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayder swings wildly with an uppercut but Rousey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rayder lands with a right to the head.
Rousey tries to stall but Rayder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rousey can't get the takedown.
Rayder stalling in the clinch but Rousey improves position.
Rayder stalling.
Rousey breaks the clinch.
Rousey throws a push kick but Rayder slaps the foot to one side.
Rousey looks for a takedown but Rayder sprawls well.
Rayder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey tries to keep at a distance but Rayder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rousey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rayder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rayder fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rousey.
Some bone on bone action there as Rayder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rousey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rayder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rousey somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey throws a leg kick
and Rayder counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayder lands with a short shot to the head.
Rayder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rayder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rousey works on Rayder's body with a couple of short punches.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rousey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rayder 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.
Mance Rayder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rayder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rayder was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rayder doesn't manage to clinch there - Rousey circles away.
Rayder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rousey breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rayder checks a leg kick.
Rousey misses with an uppercut
and Rayder counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey is looking to slow Rayder down with leg kicks.
Rayder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ronald Rousey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rayder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rayder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rayder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rousey avoiding damage.
Rayder misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mance Rayder.
I think Rousey 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Rousey!
Ronald Rousey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mance Rayder was interviewed post fight and said 'Yo, fuck this. This is bullshit. I was robbed.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Union on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nem Sis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Union misses.
Sis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sis misses with a kick to the body.
Union throws a big shot that misses.
Sis is looking to counter punch.
Sis throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
A jab lands there for Sis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sis checks a leg kick.
Sis lands a body shot.
Union throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sis 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.
Union lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis connects with the punch.
Sis moves out of range of the strikes.
Union staying out of range there.
Sis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sis tries a head kick but it misses.
Union flicks out a counter leg kick but Sis steps away.
Sis misses with a hook. Union ducked under it nicely.
Union lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Union looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sis is looking to chop away at Union's legs.
Union is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Union lands a glancing blow to the side of Sis's head.
Union throws a lazy right hand but Sis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sis looks to throw a body kick
and Union counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Union takes one to the chin there.
Sis throws a head kick that Union semi-blocks.
Sis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Unions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Union staying out of range there.
Union misses with an uppercut. Sis saw that one coming.
Union misses with a hook.
A big left from Union misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Sis.
Sis looks to throw the jab but Union is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sis.
Union connects with a looping right hand.
Sis missing with a left hand there. Union was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Sis is just out of range.
Sis scores with a decent looking hook.
Sis throws out a loose jab but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis jabs at Union's body.
Sis missing with a left hand there. Union was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Union was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sis throws an overhand right that lands on Union's shoulder, as Union tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Union! But no joy.
Union tries to move into range but Sis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Union throws a nice looking combination but Sis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Union walks into a jab.
Sis throws a series of punches but Union avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Union displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sis throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Union throws a series of strikes that have Sis backpedaling.
Sis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Union misses with a looping right.
Sis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Union eats them both and turns towards Sis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sis misses with an uppercut. Union saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Union.
Union throws a jab when Sis was well out of range.
Union misses with an uppercut. Sis saw that one coming.
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Union moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis throws a big shot that misses.
Union takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sis takes a swing at Union's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Union. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Sis misses the target.
Sis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Sis.
Sis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Union if he has to take too many more of those.
Sis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Union counters with a stiff right hand.
Sis cracks Union with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Union.
A little feinted left hand from Sis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Union takes a step back to recover.
Sis defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Union misses with a looping left.
Sis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Union moves away.
Union let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sis.
Sis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sis scores with a jab to the body.
Sis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Union misses with a looping right.
Sis scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Union throws a leg kick but Sis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nem Sis is winning the standup battle so far.
Sis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Union can do to turn this around?
Union slips under a jab from Sis.
A little jabbing left from Union on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sis throws the left hand but Union avoids the punch easily.
Sis misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Union on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Union misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sis.
Sis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Union counter with a right hand.
Union takes one to the side of the head.
Sis throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Union misses with an uppercut. Sis saw that one coming.
As Union backs away, Sis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Union displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sis throws out the jab.
Union uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sis.
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Sis is just out of range.
Union slips a straight right by Sis.
Union takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis looks to land a left hand but Union moved out of range nicely.
Union blocks a low kick nicely.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sis moves away.
Union misses with a hook.
Sis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Union's calf.
Union takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sis moves away from the strike by Union.
Union is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Sis catches Union right on the button with a cross.
Sis moves out of range of the strikes.
Union takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Union throws a jab but it's blocked by Sis.
Union looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Union connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Union misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis throws a big shot that misses.
Sis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis cracks Union with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sis misses the shot to the body.
Sis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sis misses with a straight right.
Sis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Union momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sis misses the target.
Union throws a leg kick which misses Sis's front leg but catches the back leg as Sis tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Union.
Sis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Union manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Union misses the target.
It looked like Sis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Union looks to land a left hand but Sis moved out of range nicely.
Union on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Union swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sis loads up on a big right hand but Union slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union blocks a leg kick.
Sis throws a body shot but no joy.
Union misses the body punch
and Sis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sis misses the jab.
Union looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Union throws an off balance right hand
and Sis counters with a stiff right hand.
Sis misses with a hook
and Union counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Union might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sis has got the better of the exchanges.
Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sis.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Union. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab from Sis misses.
Union swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Union getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Union has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Union and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sis, as that shot connected.
Union scores with a jab.
Sis is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sis scores with a head kick. Union tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Sis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sis throws a head kick that Union semi-blocks.
That has opened up Bregan Union's cut even more.
Union blocks a head kick by Sis.
Union cracks Sis with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sis tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Union pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sis is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bregan Union!
A relieved looking Bregan Union 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Yves Cachemaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daario Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daario Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a sloppy head kick and Naharis moves out of range easily.
Naharis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Cachemaille throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cachemaille misses with a low kick as Naharis jumps back.
Despite the aggression on Naharis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Naharis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Cachemaille misses.
Naharis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cachemaille lands a nice shot that snaps Naharis's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cachemaille! Naharis is out on his feet! Cachemaille rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Naharis is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Naharis is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Yves Cachemaille!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Yves Cachemaille 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kim quickly recovers to half guard.
Nexus wants to pass to mount but Kim is defending the position.
Nexus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
Kim controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kim trying to hold on to Nexus's head to control him but Nexus postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nexus wants to stand up but Kim is controlling the position.
Kim trying to hold on to Nexus's head to control him but Nexus postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus tries to pass to full mount but Kim defends it.
Kim has his hands clasped together around Nexus's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nexus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nexus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kim quickly recovers to half guard.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nexus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nexus trying to control from Kim's half guard. Kim has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kim wants to sweep here but Nexus controlling him for the moment.
Kim 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.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
Nexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim is trying to keep Nexus in close.
Kim has his foot on Nexus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nexus works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nexus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Nexus is defending well. Kim quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Nexus has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kim celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Kim!
Roberto Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jai Setright has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jai Setright seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arni Jarnkarl!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Setright.
It looks like Arni Jarnkarl has been cut.
Setright drops Jarnkarl with a beautiful combination! Jarnkarl stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Setright is looking for the KO!
Jarnkarl is rocked!
Setright darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Jarnkarl's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Setright before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jai Setright!
A relieved looking Jai Setright 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Brunswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Lancaster has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Brunswick!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brunswick.
Crunch! Brunswick slams his shin into Lancaster's torso.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Lancaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jitsu Jim in the buildup to the fight.
Brunswick misses with a body shot
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Brunswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick.
Lancaster changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lancaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Lancaster connects with a leg kick. Brunswick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lancaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brunswick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brunswick takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunswick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancaster takes a swing at Brunswick's ribcage but misses.
Brunswick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunswick throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lancaster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lancaster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brunswick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brunswick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brunswick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brunswick scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
Brunswick moves out of range of the leg kick from Lancaster.
Milo Brunswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Brunswick avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Brunswick moves away and avoids it.
Lancaster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lancaster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brunswick looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brunswick finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster's head.
Brunswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick.
Brunswick misses with a body shot.
Lancaster lands with a straight right. Brunswick didn't see that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Brunswick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lancaster.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brunswick motions for Lancaster to come forward. Brunswick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Brunswick.
Brunswick jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Lancaster.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brunswick thinks about the counter body kick.
Brunswick loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Lancaster takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brunswick.
Lancaster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brunswick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunswick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunswick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick moves out of range as Lancaster throws a body kick.
Brunswick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster throws a front kick aimed at Brunswick's knee but Brunswick avoids it well.
Brunswick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brunswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Brunswick misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lancaster.
Brunswick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lancaster under the eye.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Brunswick misses.
Brunswick swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lancaster there.
Lancaster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lancaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brunswick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunswick just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a low kick but Brunswick moves out of range easily.
Brunswick looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brunswick scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster throws a lazy head kick
and Brunswick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brunswick trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lancaster has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brunswick has passed into side control.
Brunswick controlling from side mount.
Lancaster holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Brunswick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brunswick lands a nice hook to Lancaster's body. Lancaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brunswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Brunswick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lancaster rather than just go for the knockout.
Brunswick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lancaster's head.
Lancaster throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brunswick.
Lancaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunswick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Brunswick.
Brunswick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick from Brunswick misses.
Lancaster tries to counter with a takedown but Brunswick is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick throws a push kick but Lancaster slaps the foot to one side.
Lancaster darts in and clinches Brunswick up against the cage.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunswick lands with a light punch inside.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Brunswick blocks it.
Brunswick lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunswick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunswick gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lancaster regains guard.
Brunswick won't allow Lancaster to sweep him here.
Lancaster seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lancaster continues to stall.
Brunswick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brunswick trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to keep a closed guard but Brunswick is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brunswick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brunswick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lancaster.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lancaster.
Brunswick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lancaster with a body shot.
Lancaster throws a body kick that misses.
Brunswick shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brunswick stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brunswick. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Brunswick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunswick connects with a leg kick. Lancaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Milo Brunswick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lancaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Brunswick is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brunswick misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Brunswick blocks the leg kick.
Brunswick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brunswick takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster moves into the clinch successfully.
Brunswick throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
Lancaster is looking to control Brunswick's arms but Brunswick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lancaster has his back to the cage.
Brunswick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brunswick.
Lancaster wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunswick lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brunswick tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster prevents the takedown attempt.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick controls his hands.
Brunswick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brunswick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Brunswick tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Brunswick back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Brunswick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Brunswick.
Lancaster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brunswick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lancaster thinking.
Brunswick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brunswick throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunswick misses with a kick to the body
and Lancaster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lancaster thows a huge punch but Brunswick dodges it nicely.
Brunswick desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brunswick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lancaster throws a strike but Brunswick avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brunswick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster postures up in Brunswick's guard and throws a big left but Brunswick blocks it.
Lancaster works over Brunswick with some ground and pound from guard.
Milo Brunswick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster stands and throws Brunswick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lancaster postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lancaster is trying to ground and pound but Brunswick uses the momentary lack of control by Lancaster to regain half guard.
Brunswick controlling the position for now.
Lancaster winds up and cracks Brunswick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lancaster is looking to stall here but Brunswick recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lancaster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brunswick is on top in guard.
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brunswick controls the pace.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunswick wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lancaster is on top in guard.
Lancaster postures up in Brunswick's guard and throws a big left but Brunswick blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brunswick is on top in guard.
Brunswick preventing the sweep.
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brunswick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Lancaster managing to control the position.
Lancaster 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.
Brunswick controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brunswick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brunswick throwing strikes from guard but Lancaster blocks nicely.
Troy Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunswick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Milo Brunswick.
Well Brunswick 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Brunswick!
After winning the bout, Milo Brunswick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shark Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Belfort connects with a right hand. Attack shakes it off.
It looks like Shark Attack has been cut.
Attack misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Attack's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Attack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belfort.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Attack.
Attack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Attack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Attack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Attack misses with the combination.
Attack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Attack misses with a left hand
and Belfort counters with a good low kick that Attack was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Attack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Attack drives through and clinches with Belfort against the cage.
Belfort takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attack misses with some punches.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attack working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Attack fails to land.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attack's elbow.
A hook to the body from Belfort.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Attack lands an elbow that stopped Belfort in his tracks for a moment.
Attack misses with a punch on the inside.
Attack throws a punch but it's blocked by Belfort.
Belfort presses Attack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Attack is rocked!
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!
Belfort drops Attack onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Attack is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Attack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Belfort blocks an elbow strike from Attack.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Attack.
Attack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Attack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attack lands with a right to the head.
Attack misses with some punches.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Attack.
Attack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Attack seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Attack throws an elbow that misses.
Belfort blocks an uppercut.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belfort scores with a shoulder strike.
Belfort blocking some punches.
Belfort cracks Attack with a nice body shot.
Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belfort blocking some punches.
Attack misses with the head strike.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Attack.
Attack has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
Belfort tries to throw a body punch but Attack avoids it by throwing Belfort back against the cage.
Belfort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attack misses with some punches.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Attacks head.
Attack swings wildly with an uppercut but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attack misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Attack prevents a body shot from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Belfort blocking some punches.
Belfort tries a body shot but Attack blocks it.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attack has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Attack has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
A body shot lands from Belfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Attack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belforts head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belfort.
Attack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Attack fails to land.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Attack controls the action.
Belfort tries to throw a body punch but Attack avoids it by throwing Belfort back against the cage.
Attack working aggressively here.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Attack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Attack misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Belfort scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shark Attack's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Attack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort drops Attack onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Attack is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Belfort blocks an uppercut.
Attack misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
A left hand lands to the body for Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shark Attack'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.
and Belfort counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Attack! He's just covering up as Belfort starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Belfort!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jordan Belfort thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj has chosen Pink Panther Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffiths works the jab nicely.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Gregorovitsj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gregorovitsj counters with a solid body kick.
Stephen Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj misses with a left hand
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gregorovitsj throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffiths counters with a thumping low kick.
Gregorovitsj throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
Gregorovitsj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffiths shoots in and bounces Gregorovitsj off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths looking to sit in guard and control but Gregorovitsj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
I've been told that Gregorovitsj has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Griffiths working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gregorovitsj has passed into half guard!
Griffiths looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffiths is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gregorovitsj pulls his head out easily.
Gregorovitsj is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Griffiths manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregorovitsj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregorovitsj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffiths had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gregorovitsj defends it easily.
Gregorovitsj is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Griffiths wants to hit a switch here but Gregorovitsj passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Griffiths there!
Griffiths tries to reverse the position but Gregorovitsj maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj tries to control but Griffiths wriggling away.
Griffiths keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Griffiths is trying to reverse the position but instead Gregorovitsj has taken his back - oops!
Gregorovitsj is hanging on to Griffiths's back as he tries to escape.
Will Gregorovitsj go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Griffiths trying to control the hands but Gregorovitsj won't let him.
Griffiths rolls, trying to escape but Gregorovitsj keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gregorovitsj controlling the positon.
Griffiths is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gregorovitsj is trying to stick to Griffiths's back but Griffiths is turning into Gregorovitsj. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gregorovitsj's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Griffiths.
Gregorovitsj pulls Griffiths in close to prevent any damage.
Gregorovitsj is looking to sweep but instead, Griffiths has passed into half guard.
Griffiths moves nicely into side control.
Griffiths swings around for an armbar but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Griffiths's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Gregorovitsj's cut.
That's time! Griffiths's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gregorovitsj looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body kick.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Gregorovitsj.
Griffiths misses with a combination
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffiths's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorovitsj throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a left to the body.
Gregorovitsj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffiths looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Gregorovitsj misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Gregorovitsj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregorovitsj counters with a body kick.
Griffiths connects with a looping right hand.
Griffiths throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gregorovitsj to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gregorovitsj is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Griffiths pushing down on Gregorovitsj's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffiths is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gregorovitsj is just riding it out for now. Griffiths eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffiths is trying to control. Gregorovitsj wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gregorovitsj has his hands clasped together around Griffiths's back. He's all about the action.
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stephen Griffiths overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffiths is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griffiths is working for a kimura but Gregorovitsj is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffiths is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Griffiths wants to advance to full mount but Gregorovitsj doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Griffiths trying to control but Gregorovitsj is working from the bottom.
Griffiths drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gregorovitsj dives on top into guard.
Gregorovitsj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffiths is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Gregorovitsj's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gregorovitsj.
Stephen Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregorovitsj throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Gregorovitsj keeps moving.
Griffiths looking to sit in guard and control but Gregorovitsj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffiths has an active guard here but Gregorovitsj has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffiths actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gregorovitsj jumps into side control!
Griffiths looks to move to half guard but instead Gregorovitsj has passed into mount! Damn!
Gregorovitsj controlling the position easily from mount.
Griffiths regains half guard.
Griffiths is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gregorovitsj pulls his head out easily.
Gregorovitsj missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boris Gregorovitsj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gregorovitsj pulls his head out easily.
Gregorovitsj with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Griffiths looking for submissions off his back.
Gregorovitsj has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Griffiths wants to hold on but Gregorovitsj pushes him away.
Griffiths keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Griffiths trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregorovitsj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffiths working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Gregorovitsj keeps moving.
Griffiths trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gregorovitsj manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gregorovitsj passes into side control.
Gregorovitsj tries to move to mount but Griffiths blocks the move with his legs.
Griffiths wants to control but Gregorovitsj postures up.
Griffiths tries to bench press Gregorovitsj off him but Gregorovitsj keeps the position.
Gregorovitsj 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 Griffiths's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffiths is trying to control Gregorovitsj's posture but Gregorovitsj avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Gregorovitsj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffiths 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Griffiths!
During a confident post fight interview, Stephen Griffiths 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter the Tiger. Sorsa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Like a Bunny. Repe Sorsa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
184 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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179 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saming walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saming as he avoids it easily.
Saming is looking to clinch.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses
letting Saming counter with a right hand.
Sorsa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Sorsa misses.
Saming throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sorsa avoids it.
Sorsa jabs Saming to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sorsa throws a leg kick but Saming moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Saming misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorsa. Saming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sorsa.
Sorsa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saming.
Saming misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sorsa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
Sorsa throws a body punch but Saming moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sorsa, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saming circles away.
Repe Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saming counters with a three punch combo that has Sorsa backing up. Sorsa nods at Saming to acknowledge the strikes.
Sorsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saming avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sorsa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sorsa misses the body punch
and Saming counters with a right hand to the body.
Saming scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saming misses with a looping right.
Saming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorsa.
Saming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saming looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saming has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorsa misses with a right hand
and Saming counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sorsa thinking.
Sorsa is looking to chop away at Saming's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
Sud Saming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Saming.
Sorsa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saming counters with a right hand to the body.
Sorsa looks for the body kick but Saming saw that one coming.
Saming rushes Sorsa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Saming fails to land.
Saming has a couple of punches blocked by Sorsa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saming.
Saming avoids a wild elbow strike from Sorsa.
Saming breaks the clinch.
Saming misses with a right hand
and Sorsa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa misses with a body punch
and Saming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sorsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorsa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sorsa.
Sorsa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sorsa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saming misses the shot to the body.
Sorsa throws out a counter right but Saming avoids it with no problem.
Saming takes the fight into the clinch.
Saming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sorsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Sorsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saming throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorsa.
Sorsa misses with some punches.
Sorsa wants a takedown but no success here.
Sud Saming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repe Sorsa.
Sorsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sorsa is rocked!
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Saming holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sorsa is still on wobbly legs! Can Saming finish him?
Saming lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sorsa to his knees! Saming keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sud Saming!
An out of breath Sud Saming thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Repe Sorsa stepped up to the mic, saying 'See u later sonny....at u mommas house !'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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