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ITFC 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between St Petersburg Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinto has chosen Shell Shocked as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, St Petersburg Strangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tinto!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinto fails to land the takedown.
Strangler thinks about countering with a head kick.
Strangler cracks Tinto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strangler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tinto back to the cage. Strangler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Daniel Tinto has been cut.
Tinto misses with a takedown attempt - Strangler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strangler lands with a kick to the temple. Tinto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tinto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strangler defends it nicely.
St Petersburg Strangler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tinto.
Tinto throws a hook but Strangler blocks it.
Strangler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Strangler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strangler keeping moving, preventing Tinto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strangler 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.
Strangler 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.
Tinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strangler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Strangler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tinto moves away.
Nice body kick from Strangler.
Tinto shoots in and drives through. Strangler sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinto has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tinto.
Strangler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tinto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strangler counters with a stiff right hand.
Strangler gets caught flat footed, as Tinto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Strangler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tinto is controlling him.
Strangler has his hands on Tinto's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tinto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tinto is fighting to break Strangler's control of his arms but Strangler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strangler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strangler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tinto throws a hook but Strangler blocks it.
Tinto shoots for a takedown but Strangler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Tinto tries to get set, Strangler tries to push him back and clinch up but Tinto manages to avoid the attempt.
Strangler scores with a body shot.
Tinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Strangler.
Strangler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tinto on the side of the head.
Tinto shoots in for a takedown but Strangler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Strangler clinches up against the cage.
Strangler stalling against the cage.
Tinto looking for a takedown.
Tinto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strangler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strangler pushes Tinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strangler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St Petersburg Strangler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tinto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tinto throws an off balance right hand
and Strangler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tinto swings widly with a right hand
and Strangler counters with a nice body shot.
Strangler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tinto misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Strangler to counter with a crisp jab.
Strangler misses with a head kick.
Strangler stuns Tinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniel Tinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strangler lands a body shot.
Strangler is looking to wear down Tinto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Strangler.
St Petersburg Strangler is winning the standup battle so far.
Strangler lands a jab to Tinto's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Strangler as Tinto shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tinto has his takedown stuffed
and Strangler counters with a stiff right hand.
St Petersburg Strangler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tinto.
Tinto misses with a left hand
and Strangler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Strangler pushes Tinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strangler avoiding damage.
A short left from Strangler.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strangler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler gets underhooks to prevent Tinto's takedown attempt.
Strangler is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Strangler.
Tinto jumps guard but Strangler stands there with Tinto around his waist. Tinto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strangler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strangler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tinto can do to turn this around?
Tinto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strangler swings for the body but Tinto moves out of range.
Strangler throws a shot to the body.
Tinto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tinto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strangler tries a head kick but it misses.
Tinto throws a right hand that misses
and Strangler counters with a straight right hand.
Strangler leaves Tinto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler throws a head kick that Tinto semi-blocks.
Strangler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tinto misses the jab.
Tinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strangler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strangler instigates a clinch.
Strangler effectively controlling the action here.
Strangler digs a right hand underneath Tinto's ribcage. Tinto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strangler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tinto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strangler circles away.
Tinto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tinto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tinto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Strangler counters with a straight right hand.
Strangler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler lands with a hook. Tinto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tinto with a poor takedown
and Strangler counters with an outside leg kick.
Tinto is breathing heavily.
Tinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Strangler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strangler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strangler stuffs the takedown.
Strangler connects with a right hand. Tinto shakes it off.
Tinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strangler slips a jab from Tinto.
It appears Strangler was looking to counter with a kick there.
St Petersburg Strangler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strangler fakes the leg kick and cracks Tinto in the body.
Tinto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Strangler catches Tinto right on the button with a cross.
Strangler clobbers Tinto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strangler tries to close the distance and clinch but Tinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strangler lands a body shot.
Strangler cracks Tinto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strangler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tinto is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Strangler! Tinto is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). St Petersburg Strangler!
St Petersburg Strangler was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr TwoohFive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr TwoohFive will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr TwoohFive!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Lefebvre blocks the leg kick.
Lefebvre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
TwoohFive tries a head kick but it misses.
Lefebvre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lefebvre avoids the head kick by TwoohFive.
TwoohFive tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lefebvre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre works over TwoohFive with some ground and pound from guard.
TwoohFive is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lefebvre is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre distracts TwoohFive with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lefebvre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lefebvre controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre advances position into side control!
Lefebvre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for TwoohFive!
We've been hearing that Lefebvre has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
TwoohFive is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lefebvre locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! TwoohFive is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Geffrey Lefebvre!
During a confident post fight interview, Geffrey Lefebvre 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 Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to clinch up.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz cracks Kingston with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brzeczyszczykiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kingston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston drops an elbow to the side of Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Kingston slips a nice elbow through Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's hands, connecting with Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's forehead.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingston wants to pass to mount but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is defending the position.
Kingston working Brzeczyszczykiewicz over with strikes.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz defending well.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brzeczyszczykiewicz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kingston on the ground.
Kingston content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to roll over but Kingston keeps him under control.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Kingston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brzeczyszczykiewicz defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to maintain the position but Kingston is very close to passing his half guard.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz defending well.
Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kingston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kingston 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.
Kingston is working for a kimura but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingston trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throwing shots but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brzeczyszczykiewicz looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Kingston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kingston misses with a looping right.
Kingston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kingston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to get out of the position.
Kingston working the ground and pound.
Kingston has hold of Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Brzeczyszczykiewicz seems comfortable defending it but Kingston has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Brzeczyszczykiewicz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Brzeczyszczykiewicz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kingston couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Kingston!
Thomas Kingston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Classic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Classic Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Classic Man!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garner advances nicely into full mount.
Garner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Man avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garner.
Garner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garner controlling from mount.
Garner landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garner controlling from mount.
Garner 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.
Garner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner with good strikes from the mount here!
Man wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garner raining down shots from the mount!
Garner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Man is in a horrible position here. Garner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man regains half guard.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man trying to control here.
Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Garner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garner throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Garner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Garner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garner thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garner throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Garner not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayder Garner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garner controlling the action here.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Garner is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to improve his position but Garner is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garner.
Garner wants to pass to mount but Man is defending the position.
Rayder Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garner wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Garner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garner working Man over with strikes.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Man for as long as he can get away with.
That's two 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.
Garner is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Garner drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garner.
Garner throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is in trouble now - Garner has advanced to mount!
Garner lands a couple of good shots and Man has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Garner controlling the positon.
Garner missing with strikes from the back.
Garner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Man. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Garner scores with strikes from the back.
Garner lands a shot to the head.
Man has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Garner.
Garner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Man. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Man hold on?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Garner.
Garner is looking to control Man but Man is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Garner tightening his grip on Man, looking for the choke.
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!
Garner lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man looking very determined here, making life difficult for Garner.
Garner has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Man is defending well but eventually Garner manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Man has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner retains his heavyweight title!
Rayder Garner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cody Paris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cody Paris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
183 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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25
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lau!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Lau slips the punch.
Lau throws the left hand but Paris avoids the punch easily.
Paris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lau avoids the body shot from Paris.
Lau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paris but Paris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Lau misses with an uppercut
letting Paris counter with a right hand.
Paris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paris controls the pace.
Lau trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paris throwing strikes from guard but Lau blocks nicely.
Paris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lau is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lau 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 stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big left from Lau misses.
Paris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lau is letting Paris control him for a moment.
Paris scoring with punches and elbows.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
Lau is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Paris tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lau's legs.
Paris landing strikes.
Paris taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lau keeps working.
Paris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Paris lands a few punches from side control.
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.
The strikes coming from Paris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paris tries to score with some ground and pound. Lau controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paris trying to control the position but Lau is working away.
Paris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Paris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lau avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paris feints and as Lau raises his hands in defense, Paris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paris landing with the ground and pound.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Paris has passed into side control.
Paris tries to move to mount but Lau blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Paris working the head with strikes.
Lau taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paris in side control, throwing shots but Lau defends.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
Lau is not content to let Paris control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lau's face as Paris controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau taking a bit of punishment here - Paris scoring with strikes.
Lau is not content to let Paris control the position.
Lau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paris lands a nice forearm strike.
Paris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lau can do to turn this around?
Paris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a strike aimed at the side of Lau's head but Lau avoids it well.
Paris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paris passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lau!
Lau is squirming around, avoiding Paris's attempts to control the action.
Paris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lau is breathing heavily.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris controlling his opponent.
Paris tries to control but Lau wriggling away.
Paris is landing with some decent strikes but Lau is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paris raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Paris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paris working the body and head with strikes.
Lau on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee asks Paris politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Paris prefers to stall for the moment though.
Paris wants to control but Lau is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau can't do much from the bottom here.
Cody Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lau is not content to let Paris control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris controls the position.
Paris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paris cracks Lau with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Paris lands a nice forearm strike.
Paris is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lau will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lau is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Lau is trying to escape the position but Paris is controlling the position.
Cody Paris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Paris landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Paris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paris in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paris advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris with a couple of short strikes.
Lau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paris raining down shots from the mount!
Lau is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paris controlling his opponent.
Paris cracks Lau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paris working the ground and pound effectively.
Paris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris controlling the pace for now.
Lau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Paris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paris 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Paris!
Cody Paris decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between One Forty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (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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19
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Forty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forty throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Forty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forty tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Forty drops back down to his feet.
Forty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Forty! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Forty lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated One Forty had this to say: 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lichen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
151 lbs
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26
142 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lichen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe takes one on the button.
Joe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Lichen had a free shot at his head there.
Lichen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lichen rushes Joe and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Lichen.
Lichen pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lichen is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lichen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lichen.
Lichen scores with a hook to the body.
Lichen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Lichen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lichen lands a left hand.
Lichen lands a nice uppercut.
Lichen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lichen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Lichen.
The crowd cheers as Lichen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joe doesn't seem phased though.
Lichen scores with a shot to the body.
Joe misses with a kick to the body
and Lichen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
Lichen lands an overhand right.
Lichen has managed to clinch.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Lichen has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lichen.
Still in the clinch, Lichen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lichen scores with a shot to the side of Joe's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Lichen keeps him there for the moment.
Lichen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lichen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Lichen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe.
A short right from Lichen on the inside.
Lichen lands with a light punch inside.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Lichen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Lichen.
Lichen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Lichen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lichen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lichen is working Joe over against the cage.
Lichen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lichen as the two fighters clinch.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Lichen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Lichen keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lichen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lichen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lichen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Lichen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lichen lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lichen.
Lichen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lichen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Lichen lands a shot to the body.
Lichen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lichen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lichen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Lichen.
Lichen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lichen.
Lichen lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lichen.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Lichen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe.
Lichen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lichen cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Lichen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lichen scores with a shoulder strike.
Lichen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe takes one on the button.
Lichen lands a big uppercut and Joe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Joe looks OK. Lichen waves Joe back to his feet!
Lichen clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lichen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lichen lands a big right hand that sends Joe crashing to the mat! Lichen stays standing though and waves Joe back to his feet!
Lichen looks to land a combination. Joe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lichen 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Lichen as he connects with a hook.
Lichen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lichen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe drops his hands for a split second and Lichen immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Joe face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lichen follows up with a right hand that knocks Joe into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Lichen!
David Lichen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gilms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lapris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
192 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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25
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Gilms!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Lapris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gilms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lapris throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilms instigates a clinch.
Gilms lands with a light punch inside.
Lapris is trying to maintain a safe position but Gilms gets an underhook and turns Lapris into the cage.
Gilms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lapris backwards.
Lapris trying to control the position but instead, Gilms has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lapris into the cage.
Gilms stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gilms on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lapris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gilms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms prevents a body shot from Lapris.
Gilms lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lapriss head.
Gilms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lapris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gilms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gilms lands with a short shot to the head.
Gilms lands a left hand.
Gilms missing with knees to the body.
Gilms lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lapris looks winded!
Gilms lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gilms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilms lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lapris backwards.
A short right from Gilms.
Gilms lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gilms.
Gilms leaning against his opponent.
Gilms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gilms.
Gilms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gilms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilms lands with a light punch inside.
Gilms is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilms pushes Lapris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gilms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilms just leaning against Lapris, taking a breather.
Gilms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lapris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gilms scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gilms stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gilms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lapris backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gilms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gilms lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilms gets through Lapris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lapris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gilms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gilms.
Gilms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gilms lands a nice uppercut.
Gilms presses Lapris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gilms lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gilms dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lapris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Gilms.
Lapris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gilms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilms scores with a jab. Lapris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Lapris misses.
We've been told by Gilms's head coaches at Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A left lands for Gilms.
Lapris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilms works Lapris's body with a nice hook.
Lapris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gilms scores with a nice head shot.
Lapris is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilms moves in looking to clinch but Lapris pushes him off.
Lapris throws out a counter right but Gilms avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gilms drives through and clinches with Lapris against the cage.
Gilms lands with a right to the head.
Gilms lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gilms tries a knee to the head but Lapris blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gilms.
Good body shot from Gilms.
Gilms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gilms lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Gilms scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gilms.
Good body shot from Gilms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lapriss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gilms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lapris backwards.
Gilms gets through Lapris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gilms lands with a left to the head.
Gilms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gilms - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gilms.
Gilms pushes Lapris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gilms lands a nice uppercut.
Gilms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Gilms on the inside.
Gilms scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilms controlling the action here for a moment.
Gilms lands a shot to the body.
Gilms scores with a hook to the body.
Gilms lands with a short shot to the head.
Gilms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gilms lands with a left to the head.
Lapris is rocked!
Gilms controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Gilms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilms lands with a short shot to the head.
Gilms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lapris is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilms finish him?
Gilms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gilms here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right from Gilms on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilms lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gilms drops Lapris onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lapris is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gilms pushes Lapris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gilms digs a right hand underneath Lapris's ribcage. Lapris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lapris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gilms dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gilms motions for Lapris to come forward. Gilms throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lapris seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Lapris misses.
Gilms tries to clinch up.
Gilms lands with a nice body punch.
Gilms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lapris has time to react.
Lapris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gilms counters with a crisp one two that drops Lapris! Gilms thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lapris to his feet! Lapris is in big trouble!
Lapris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gilms checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gregory Gilms is winning the standup battle so far.
Lapris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gilms stuns Lapris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gilms jabs at Lapris's body.
Gregory Gilms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilms doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapris circles away.
Gilms lands with a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lapris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gilms pushes Lapris up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms misses with an elbow over the top.
Gilms scores with a shot to the side of Lapris's head.
A short uppercut from Gilms.
Gilms lands a right hand.
Gilms lands a nice uppercut.
Gilms lands a big right hand that drops Lapris! The killer instinct kicks in and Gilms finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gilms!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Gilms!
Gregory Gilms retains his light heavyweight title!
Gregory Gilms seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Evansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Evansen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lyon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evansen's guard.
Evansen is pulling down on Lyon's head to control his posture.
Lyon looking to sit in guard and control but Evansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lyon wants to control the position but Evansen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Evansen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lyon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evansen is working away from the top position though.
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.
Lyon is looking for a sweep. Evansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lyon is pressing down on Evansen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Evansen is stalling in the full guard.
Lyon wants to sweep but no luck.
Lyon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two 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.
Evansen postures up in Lyon's guard and throws a big left but Lyon blocks it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Evansen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lyon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evansen wants to counter with a clinch but Lyon pushes him away.
Lyon throws a jab but it's blocked by Evansen.
Evansen is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Evansen. Those never looked like landing.
Christian Evansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Lyon misses its intended target.
Lyon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lyon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evansen is looking to clinch but Lyon is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Lyon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evansen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lyon is looking to land body kicks.
Lyon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evansen slips a jab from Lyon.
Evansen tries to clinch but Lyon is having none of it.
It looked like Lyon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elias Lyon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evansen did well to prevent Lyon getting side control.
Evansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyon.
Lyon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evansen is looking to control Lyon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evansen avoid being mounted?
Evansen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is keen to just control but Evansen is a slippery customer.
Evansen missing with punches from the bottom.
Evansen is trying to maintain the position but Lyon is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyon wants to pass to mount but Evansen is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evansen missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evansen is looking to clinch.
Lyon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Evansen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lyon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evansen is keeping the position for now.
Lyon controlling from the top position.
Lyon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyon.
Lyon postures up.
Lyon wants to control from the top but Evansen keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evansen keeping full guard, as Lyon tries to pass.
Evansen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lyon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evansen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lyon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evansen checks it well.
Evansen throws a series of strikes that have Lyon backpedaling.
Lyon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Evansen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evansen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lyon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is trying to control but can't.
Lyon wants to free his trapped foot but Evansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Evansen trying to control here.
Evansen is refusing to be controlled, as Lyon sits in half guard.
Evansen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Lyon there.
Lyon is looking to take a break and control but Evansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elias Lyon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyon not doing much here.
Lyon lands strikes from half guard.
Evansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyon.
Lyon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evansen is looking to control Lyon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evansen avoid being mounted?
Lyon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lyon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evansen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon lands with a punch from half guard.
Lyon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evansen trying to control here.
Lyon trying to control from half guard but Evansen is working away.
Evansen trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lyon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lyon lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon dominated that second round.
That's time! Lyon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lyon throws a hook to the side of Evansen's head but Evansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lyon scores with a nice strike.
Lyon cracks Evansen with an open hand slap.
Evansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lyon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evansen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lyon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lyon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lyon looks to land a strike but Evansen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Evansen pulls Lyon in close to his closed guard and prevents Lyon from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon throws a big right hand that misses.
Evansen is striking but Lyon is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lyon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evansen can do to turn this around?
Lyon wants to pass to mount but Evansen is defending the position.
Lyon lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evansen punching from the bottom.
Evansen trying to control here.
Evansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lyon trying to control from half guard but Evansen is working away.
Lyon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evansen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lyon is trying to control the action in half guard but Evansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Evansen gets caught napping as Lyon dives in and scores a takedown. Evansen manages to retain guard.
Lyon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evansen has control of Lyon's left arm, preventing Lyon from doing any damage.
Lyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Evansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyon manages to get himself to full guard.
Lyon looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evansen preventing the sweep.
Lyon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lyon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evansen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Evansen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lyon looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyon, not yet.
Lyon working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lyon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyon's sensitive parts.
Lyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyon.
Evansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lyon throws a big shot that misses.
Evansen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lyon feints and as Evansen raises his hands in defense, Lyon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evansen is trying to control the position but Lyon postures up.
Lyon postures up in Evansen's guard and throws a big left but Evansen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evansen keeping moving, preventing Lyon from controlling successfully.
Evansen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon is looking to pass into half guard but Evansen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Evansen is in guard.
Lyon is looking for a triangle but Evansen pushes his legs off easily.
Evansen controlling from the top position.
Lyon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Evansen has passed into half guard!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evansen in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is pressing down on Lyon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lyon is holding on for now.
Lyon trying to control from the bottom.
Evansen prevents Lyon from improving his position.
Lyon is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lyon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evansen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evansen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Lyon is looking to take a break and control but Evansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lyon landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evansen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Evansen can't do much from the bottom here.
Evansen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Evansen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lyon is working away from the top position though.
Lyon thows a huge punch but Evansen dodges it nicely.
Lyon trying to control the action but Evansen is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyon.
Evansen is refusing to be controlled, as Lyon sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon had his way with Christian Evansen in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lyon feints and as Evansen raises his hands in defense, Lyon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lyon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lyon throws a strike but Evansen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evansen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Evansen won't allow Lyon to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evansen trying to control but Lyon is working from the bottom.
Evansen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lyon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evansen stopping the sweep attempt from Lyon.
Evansen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lyon has Evansen pulled in close to control his posture.
Evansen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lyon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lyon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyon lands a nice short elbow.
Lyon throwing shots but Evansen is blocking nicely.
Lyon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyon slips a nice elbow through Evansen's hands, connecting with Evansen's forehead.
Lyon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lyon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Christian Evansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evansen tries to hold on but Lyon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is stalling here but it's allowed Evansen to get half guard.
Lyon is stalling here. Evansen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lyon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Evansen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Evansen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lyon tries to bench press Evansen off him but Evansen keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lyon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lyon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Evansen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lyon working to try and regain half guard.
Lyon gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyon works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Lyon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lyon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Lyon!
Elias Lyon retains his featherweight title!
Elias Lyon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Christian Evansen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill be back stronger and put on a show for the fans. Thank You'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Macadam Baird's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baird staying out of range there.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Baird.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baird.
Baird lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Baird.
Reynolds went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reynolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reynolds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baird on the side of the head.
It looks like Macadam Baird has been cut.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Baird is just out of range.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Baird.
Reynolds jabs at Baird's body.
The crowd cheers as Reynolds lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baird doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird misses with a body punch
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Baird slips under a jab.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Baird takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baird tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Baird moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Baird ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a head shot.
Baird slips a jab from Reynolds.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds scores with a nice head shot.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Reynolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Baird ducks down to avoid it.
Baird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Baird throws a series of punches but Reynolds avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds lands the left hand.
Baird is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reynolds rather than just go for the knockout.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Baird is just out of range.
Reynolds works Baird's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird scores with a shot to the body.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baird misses with a hook.
Baird throws a combination that misses
and Baird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds scores with a nice right hand.
Baird swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds tries to work over Baird's front leg with a kick but Baird checks it.
An inside leg kick from Reynolds misses.
Baird throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Reynolds tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macadam Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Baird tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Baird ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baird checks a leg kick.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Baird slips a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Baird moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds throws a hook but Baird blocks it.
Baird looks to land a combination. Reynolds sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baird looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Baird looks to land a combination. Reynolds sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
Baird looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reynolds looks to land a combination. Baird sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reynolds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Baird saw that one coming.
Baird moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Baird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macadam Baird's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baird.
Reynolds throws a jab when Baird was well out of range.
Baird bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baird swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Baird might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reynolds has got the better of the exchanges.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baird changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Baird scores with a three punch combo!
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baird on the side of the head.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 big left from Baird misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baird in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reynolds lands a jab.
Baird throws a combination. Reynolds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a jab when Baird was well out of range.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds throws a hook but Baird blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baird! But no joy.
Baird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Baird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baird can do to turn this around?
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baird.
Baird lands with a hook. Reynolds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds lands a nice shot that snaps Baird's head back.
Baird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Baird.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Baird moves out of range.
Baird misses with a double jab
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to work over Baird's front leg with a kick but Baird checks it.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Reynolds here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Baird takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Reynolds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
A lazy left from Baird finds it's target.
Baird looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reynolds lands a nice shot that snaps Baird's head back.
Baird swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reynolds.
Baird misses with a wild combination.
Baird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Baird.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Baird misses with a looping left.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Baird scores with a jab to the body.
Baird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baird moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baird has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Nice body punch from Baird.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Baird moves into the clinch.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baird takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baird cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
Baird stalling against the cage.
Baird has Reynolds pressed against the cage.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baird scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
Baird's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reynolds under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macadam Baird's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Baird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Baird tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Macadam Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baird throws a right and a left that Reynolds avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Reynolds both land. Nice combination.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
Baird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Baird.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baird on the side of the head.
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!
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Baird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baird blocks a jab.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baird manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Baird moved out of range.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
Baird slips a jab from Reynolds.
Baird closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baird - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Baird.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexander Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Baird moves out of range of the strikes.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Baird moved out of range nicely.
Baird with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds throws the left hand but Baird avoids the punch easily.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baird stuns Reynolds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reynolds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baird under the eye.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Baird moves out of range.
Baird takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Baird's head but Baird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Baird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baird slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baird.
Baird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reynolds at a distance.
Reynolds throws out a powerful jab.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Baird swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Baird both land. Nice combination.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Baird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baird scores with a three punch combo!
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Baird doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reynolds swinging wildly here.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baird swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Baird ducks down to avoid it.
Baird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baird lands with a shot to the body.
Baird throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alexander Reynolds did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Macadam Baird'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.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Baird moved out of range.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds lands a jab-cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baird looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baird now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Baird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Baird misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds with a jab.
Baird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reynolds digs a good hook to Baird's body.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Baird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Baird misses.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
Baird throws a right hand that Reynolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynolds also avoids with ease.
Baird staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baird connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reynolds scrambles back to his feet.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Baird looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds throws a nice looking combination but Baird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baird misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baird with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baird lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baird.
Baird clinches up with Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage.
Baird stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
Baird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baird slips a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds sizes up Baird with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses.
Baird doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Baird.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Baird on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baird misses with a few strikes there.
Baird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Baird looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Baird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds misses with a two punch combination.
Baird is looking for the big counter here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Baird lands with a hook. Reynolds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Macadam Baird will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Macadam Baird's cut.
That's time! Reynolds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baird connects with a looping right hand.
Baird tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds scores with a hook.
Reynolds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baird under the eye.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds throwing a counter right hand but Baird manages to avoid it.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds connects with a body shot.
Reynolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Baird.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Baird moved out of range.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Baird ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Baird's shoulder, as Baird tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Baird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Baird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
Reynolds throws a right hand that misses
and Baird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baird throws a one two combo.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baird slips a jab from Reynolds.
Baird misses with a hook
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
Reynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bairds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baird closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baird momentarily.
Reynolds throws a poor cross that misses
and Baird connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baird.
Baird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Baird.
Decent striking displayed by Baird there.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baird forces Reynolds back against the cage and clinches.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds needs to keep his hands up - Baird had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird punishes Reynolds's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Baird on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baird slips under a jab.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baird was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Macadam Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Baird.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
Baird trying to land knees to the body.
Baird breaks from the clinch.
Baird takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baird moves out of range as Reynolds strikes.
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 Alexander Reynolds.
I think Reynolds 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Reynolds!
Alexander Reynolds retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Reynolds thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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