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CEFC Fight Night 109 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roko Gamero (ranked 5369 p4p, 658 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 5274 p4p, 651 weight class). Huma Krynn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roko Gamero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Gamero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gamero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gamero forces Krynn back against the cage and clinches.
Krynn throws an elbow that misses.
Gamero lands an elbow inside.
Krynn blocks an elbow strike from Gamero.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Gamero.
Gamero misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gamero's brow.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
Krynn throws a head punch that misses.
Gamero lands an elbow inside.
Gamero lands an elbow that stopped Krynn in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Krynn avoids the elbow strike from Gamero, against the cage.
Krynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krynn avoids a wild elbow strike from Gamero.
Gamero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Huma Krynn has been cut.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gamero stalling the fight.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Gamero.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krynn blocks an elbow strike.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gamero lands a nice elbow.
Krynn looks winded!
Nice elbow from Gamero.
Gamero misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn throws an elbow that misses.
Krynn throws a head punch that misses.
Krynn lands with a short shot to the head.
Krynn blocks an elbow strike from Gamero.
Krynn lands a hook that snaps the head of Gamero backwards.
Krynn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gamero's elbow.
Krynn avoids the elbow strike from Gamero, against the cage.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gamero lands a nice elbow.
Gamero avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Gamero lands an elbow inside that Krynn shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krynn is rocked!
Gamero creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Krynn! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gamero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Gamero!
Our winner, Roko Gamero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 6429 p4p, 726 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 2201 p4p, 344 weight class). Karhu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: House of Pain - Jump Around. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 37 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter blocks a leg kick.
Karhu shoots in and gets a takedown into Poulter's guard.
Poulter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhu landing some decent shots from guard.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Poulter pulls Karhu in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Karhu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Karhu with that takedown attempt.
Poulter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poulter jabs Karhu right on the nose. Karhu blinks but takes it well.
Poulter moves into the clinch.
Poulter misses with some punches.
Karhu can't find room to land a body shot as Poulter controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poulter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Karhu.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poulter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karhu tries to clinch up but Poulter circles away and keeps his distance.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karhu's sensitive parts.
Karhu slips a jab from Poulter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Poulter throws a leg kick
and Karhu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Poulter keeps moving.
Karhu looks winded!
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Poulter is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu stands up and waves to Poulter to follow him.
Karhu tries to clinch but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter throws a series of strikes that have Karhu backpedaling.
Poulter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poulter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poulter, as that shot connected.
Karhu tries to clinch but Poulter moves out of range.
Karhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karhu throws a body kick that misses.
Karhu dodges the punch combination from Poulter.
Poulter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Poulter. No joy for Karhu on that attempt.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu.
Poulter misses with a wild combination.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter cracks Karhu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poulter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karhu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karhu looks to land a body kick but Poulter moved away.
Poulter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice cross by Poulter.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karhu tries for a takedown but Poulter circles away easily
and Poulter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paul Poulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulter throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Poulter did well to prevent Karhu getting side control.
Poulter manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Karhu keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Poulter lands with a left to the head.
Poulter is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poulter is trying to force a seperation but Karhu has the dominant position.
Poulter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Poulter misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu fails to pull guard.
Karhu manages to break the clinch.
Poulter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around?
Karhu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poulter. That one must have hurt.
Karhu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poulter misses with a two punch combination.
Karhu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That has opened up Woima Karhu's cut even more.
Oooooh!!! Poulter has knocked Karhu down with a huge combo! Poulter steps away and waves a wobbly Karhu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Karhu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
Karhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Poulter finish him?
Poulter looks for a takedown but Karhu sprawls well.
Karhu drops his hands for a split second and Poulter immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Karhu face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Poulter follows up with a right hand that knocks Karhu into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Poulter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Malenczuk (ranked 23598 p4p, 891 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 7744 p4p, 777 weight class). Dany Crosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Malenczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenczuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crosby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Crosby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Damian Malenczuk has been cut.
Crosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crosby drops Malenczuk with a beautiful combination! Malenczuk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crosby is looking for the KO!
Malenczuk walks straight into a right hand from Crosby - that's dropped him! Crosby jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Malenczuk from any more punishment! Malenczuk complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dany Crosby!
The defeated Damian Malenczuk had this to say: 'I will get you next time !!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Payton (ranked 2904 p4p, 421 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 2427 p4p, 356 weight class). Rimes has chosen Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Optimus Rimes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rimes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rimes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Payton is just out of range.
Payton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rimes pushes Payton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Payton there.
Payton shoots in for a double leg but Rimes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Despite the aggression on Rimes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Payton throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Rimes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Payton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Payton forces his way into half guard.
Rimes trying to control but Payton postures up.
Payton is looking for a kimura but Rimes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payton to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes trying to hold on to Payton's head to control him but Payton postures up.
Payton wants to control but Rimes is keeping him busy.
Rimes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Payton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rimes pinned against the cage. Rimes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rimes throws a chopping leg kick but Payton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rimes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payton lands with a nice body punch.
Rimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Payton misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton checks a low kick from Rimes.
Rimes moves out of range as Payton strikes.
Payton takes a swing at Rimes's ribcage but misses.
Payton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rimes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
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!
Payton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rimes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Payton is fighting to break Rimes's control of his arms but Rimes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Payton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Payton preventing the sweep.
Rimes wants to stand and escape but Payton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rimes keeping full guard, as Payton tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rimes throws a solid leg kick but Payton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rimes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payton.
It seemed like Rimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rimes cracks Payton with an open hand slap.
Rimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rimes manages to avoid it.
Optimus Rimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Payton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rimes did well to prevent Payton getting side control.
Payton seems to be looking for submissions.
Rimes tries to get to full guard but Payton has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton is trying to control the action in half guard but Rimes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rimes is trying to control but can't.
Rimes is trying is best to control the position here.
Payton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rimes gets back to full guard.
Payton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Payton stopping the sweep attempt from Rimes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Optimus Rimes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payton throws an overhand right that lands on Rimes's shoulder, as Rimes tries to avoid the shot.
Payton throws a jab when Rimes was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Payton - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Payton misses the target.
Payton shoots in but no luck this time.
Rimes tries a quick counter leg kick but Payton is wise to it.
Rimes needs to keep his hands up - Payton had a free shot at his head there.
Payton misses with a takedown attempt
and Rimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evan Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rimes slips under a jab.
Payton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Payton.
Payton drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton wants to pass the guard but Rimes is keeping the position.
Rimes looking for a sweep. Not yet Rimes, not yet.
Payton postures up.
Payton stays in close to Rimes's body and controls the position.
Evan Payton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rimes wants to sweep here but Payton controlling him for the moment.
Rimes keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton wants to control from the top but Rimes keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rimes controlling Payton's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two 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.
Payton misses the body punch
and Rimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rimes moves away.
Payton misses with a lunging right hand
and Rimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payton throws the left hand but Rimes avoids the punch easily.
Payton throws a body shot but no joy.
Evan Payton is winning the standup battle so far.
Rimes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payton manages to avoid it.
Rimes lands a right hook to the body.
Rimes lands a jab to Payton's midsection.
Rimes misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton throws a body shot but no joy.
Rimes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton takes a swing at Rimes's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Payton coming out on top.
Payton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Payton throws a body shot but no joy.
Payton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Payton moves out of range as Rimes throws a body kick.
Rimes feints and then cracks Payton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payton down.
Payton tries to clinch up.
Rimes throws out a counter right but Payton avoids it with no problem.
Rimes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payton rather than just go for the knockout.
Payton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rimes.
Rimes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Payton misses.
Rimes scores with a jab.
Payton misses with a hook
and Rimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rimes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Payton on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payton blocks a jab.
Rimes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rimes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Rimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Payton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rimes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rimes. Payton does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Payton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payton throws a jab when Rimes was well out of range.
Rimes moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rimes! But no joy.
Rimes catches Payton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rimes moves away.
Payton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rimes's half guard.
Rimes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rimes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rimes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rimes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Rimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rimes looking for a sweep. Not yet Rimes, not yet.
Rimes keeping full guard, as Payton tries to pass.
Rimes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Payton looking to pass the guard.
Payton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rimes controlling the position.
Rimes keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Payton digs a good hook to Rimes's body.
Rimes lands a nice looking body kick.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Rimes moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton throws a right hand that misses
and Rimes counters with a low kick, right behind Payton 's knee.
Payton misses the shot to the body.
Payton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rimes.
Rimes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rimes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rimes throws a shot from downtown. Payton moves away and avoids it.
Payton attempts a counter takedown but Rimes avoids it well and moves away.
Payton connects with an inside leg kick.
Evan Payton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payton scores with a jab. Rimes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.
Payton shoots for a takedown but Rimes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rimes looks to land a right hand but Payton moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Rimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rimes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payton.
Rimes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes moves away from the strike by Payton.
Rimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rimes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Payton.
Payton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Payton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rimes.
Rimes scores with a nice strike.
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 Evan Payton.
I think Rimes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Optimus Rimes!
A determined Optimus Rimes didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 4127 p4p, 548 weight class) and Black Dynamite (ranked 7012 p4p, 743 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Black Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite misses the shot to the body.
Face lands with an uppercut that bounces Dynamite off the cage and back into range.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face lands a nice hook to Dynamite's body. Dynamite takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dynamite counters with a body kick.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Dynamite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dynamite.
Dynamite with a poor takedown
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Dynamite goes for a double leg but Face avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Face continues to drive forward.
Dynamite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Face throws out the jab.
Dynamite is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dynamite has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dynamite pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dynamite manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite scores with a head kick. Face tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite ducks under a wild hook from Face.
We've been told by Face's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Face throws a right and a left that Dynamite avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dynamite.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dynamite. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dynamite finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dynamite throws a low kick but Face moves out of range easily.
Dynamite lands a head kick. Face smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dynamite rushes Face and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Dynamite won't allow it.
Face breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dynamite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face clobbers Dynamite with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dynamite scores with a decent looking hook.
Dynamite gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Face.
Dynamite swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a series of strikes. Dynamite will be more careful next time no doubt.
Face lands with an uppercut that bounces Dynamite off the cage and back into range.
Face throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dynamite to counter with a crisp jab.
Face takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good standup being displayed there by Face as he connects with a hook.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Dynamite moves away and avoids it.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dynamite there as he acknowledges the shot.
Face lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamite circles away quickly and effectively.
Dynamite fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dynamite scores with a shot to the body.
Dynamite connects with the punch.
Dynamite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dynamite throws the kick towards the body but Face avoids it.
Face throws a jab when Dynamite was well out of range.
Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dynamite moves out of range as Face strikes.
Face misses with a body shot.
Black Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Dynamite moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dynamite was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
A good leg kick by Dynamite.
Face throws a hook but Dynamite blocks it.
Dynamite digs a good body shot into Face's ribs.
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!
Face moves away from the strike by Dynamite.
Dynamite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Face throws out the jab.
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Face takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dynamite scores with a leg kick.
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
Face swings for the body but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite lands a right hook to the body.
Face cracks Dynamite with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Angel Face will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dynamite throws a body punch but Face moves out of range.
Dynamite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dynamite finds it's way through Face's defenses.
Dynamite misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
Dynamite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamite throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Face's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Face swings for the body but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Face checks a low kick from Dynamite.
Dynamite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Face rather than just go for the knockout.
Dynamite has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dynamite to counter with a crisp jab.
Face throws a hook but Dynamite blocks it.
Dynamite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dynamite tries to clinch but Face moves out of range.
Angel Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Dynamite has managed to clinch.
Face wants to get back to striking at distance but Dynamite won't allow it.
Face breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Face moves away from the strike by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Dynamite.
Dynamite drives through and clinches with Face against the cage.
Dynamite taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite tries for a takedown but Face manages to get underhooks.
Face has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dynamite pulls guard successfully.
Face stands up and waves to Dynamite to follow him.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face throws a series of punches but Dynamite avoids them all with ease.
Face misses with a shot to the body
and Dynamite counters with a nice uppercut.
Face stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dynamite misses with a head kick.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dynamite was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Face misses.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Face lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Black Dynamite has been cut.
Dynamite moves out of range of the strikes.
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Face tests Dynamite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Face throws a jab when Dynamite was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dynamite. Face shrugs it off though.
Dynamite is looking to clinch.
Dynamite throws a lazy head kick
and Face counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dynamite is breathing heavily.
Dynamite lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Face misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Face.
Dynamite lands with a nice body punch.
Dynamite defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face slips a straight right by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses the jab.
Dynamite is looking to clinch but Face is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dynamite, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Black Dynamite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Black Dynamite's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Face avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dynamite has his takedown stuffed
and Face counters with a crisp one two that drops Dynamite! Face thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dynamite to his feet! Dynamite is in big trouble!
Dynamite is rocked!
Dynamite throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Dynamite connects with a high kick.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dynamite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dynamite is still on wobbly legs! Can Face finish him?
BAM! Face delivers a spinning backfist that drops Dynamite like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Angel Face!
Angel Face thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 1859 p4p, 289 weight class) and Bob Goblin (ranked 3483 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40
177 lbs
25 - 15 - 4 |
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32
168 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Goblin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Goblin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koltun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goblin counters with a left and a right that stings Koltun.
Goblin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goblin shoots for a double leg takedown but Koltun sprawls well. He's pushed Goblin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Goblin moves away and avoids it.
Koltun lands a leg kick that knocks Goblin off balance momentarily.
Goblin dives in for a single leg takedown but Koltun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koltun looks to throw the jab but Goblin is out of range.
Goblin throws a sloppy head kick
and Koltun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goblin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marek Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Goblin.
Koltun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Goblin is just out of range.
Koltun's corner calls for a 1-2. Koltun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koltun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koltun wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun thows a body kick. Goblin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koltun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goblin on the side of the head.
Bob Goblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun lands a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goblin.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goblin.
Goblin ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Koltun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goblin looks to land a combination but Koltun avoids it well.
Koltun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koltun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goblin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Koltun!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goblin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koltun is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goblin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koltun's legs.
Koltun being controlled for a moment.
Koltun tries to buck Goblin off but Goblin is having none of it.
Goblin misses with the ground and pound.
Koltun is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is trying to control Goblin's posture but Goblin avoids it.
Koltun tries to improve position but can't.
Goblin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Koltun works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Koltun is looking for a sweep. Goblin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goblin is keen to just control but Koltun is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koltun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goblin controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koltun is on top in guard.
Koltun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koltun prevents Goblin from getting back to his feet.
Goblin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goblin throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Goblin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koltun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Goblin throws a right hand that Koltun ducks under and follows up with a left that Koltun also avoids with ease.
Goblin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob Goblin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koltun. That's going to slow Goblin down.
Koltun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goblin shoots in for a takedown but Koltun shows good takedown defense.
Koltun swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goblin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koltun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun's corner calls for a 1-2. Koltun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goblin fails with a takedown attempt.
Marek Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Goblin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Goblin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goblin closes the distance and clinches up with Koltun, looking for a takedown. Goblin pushes Koltun against the cage but Koltun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goblin feints and then cracks Koltun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koltun down.
Koltun missing with a left hand there. Goblin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun moves into the clinch.
Koltun lands an uppercut.
Koltun gets control of Goblin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koltun will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koltun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goblin can do to turn this around?
Koltun 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.
Koltun working a defensive guard here.
Goblin postures up in Koltun's guard and throws a big left but Koltun blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Goblin controlling him for the moment.
Goblin is working Koltun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Goblin from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Koltun drives through and clinches with Goblin against the cage.
Goblin decides to pull guard.
Koltun forces his way into half guard.
Koltun lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goblin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goblin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goblin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Goblin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goblin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Koltun is now in half guard.
Koltun working over Goblin with some ground and pound. Goblin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to take a breather but Goblin is having none of it.
Koltun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goblin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goblin is trying to stand back up but Koltun is controlling him
Koltun is working for a submission of some sort.
Goblin is not content to let Koltun control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Goblin gets the takedown into side control.
Goblin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Goblin tries to advance to mount but Koltun denies him.
Koltun gets back to half guard.
Koltun moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun looking for a triangle here. Goblin is fighting it but it looks tight! Koltun pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Goblin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marek Koltun!
After winning the bout, Marek Koltun thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 3712 p4p, 509 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 2917 p4p, 423 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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36
210 lbs
22 - 18 - 4 |
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38
208 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
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Great elbows
KO power |
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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
22 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermey Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arnold on the side of the head.
Arnold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Arnold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arnold slips a jab from Pick.
Pick tries to clinch up.
Arnold wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick throws a right hand that misses
and Arnold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Pick misses.
Arnold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Arnold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick lands a body shot.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Pick lands with a nice body punch.
Arnold lands a lovely overhand right.
Pick tries to clinch but Arnold moves away
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Arnold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pick.
Arnold jabs at Pick's body.
Pick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnold.
A shot to the body from Pick misses
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arnold throws a head kick but Pick moves out of range.
Pick swings widly with a right hand
and Arnold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pick moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromArnold.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch but Arnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arnold lands a high kick!
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Arnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pick.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Pick misses with a straight left.
Pick throws a right hand that misses
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold scores with a jab to the head.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold slips under a jab from Pick.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pick wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pick on the side of the head.
Pick misses with a left hand
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnold lands the left hand.
Pick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arnold is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pick. Those never looked like landing.
Pick looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick clinches.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pick tries to stall but Arnold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arnold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Pick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pick misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermey Arnold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pick scores with a sloppy right hand. Arnold should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Arnold.
Pick avoids the head kick by Arnold.
Arnold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pick wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Pick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pick lands with a hook. Arnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Pick.
Pick throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arnold swings for the body but Pick moves out of range.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick misses with an uppercut
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Pick tries to clinch up.
Pick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pick throws a shot to the body.
Pick moves away from the strike by Arnold.
It looked like Pick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pick doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Arnold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pick throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnold needs to keep his hands up - Pick had a free shot at his head there.
Arnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnold gets tackled into the cage by Pick. Pick maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold throws a sloppy head kick and Pick moves out of range easily.
It looked like Pick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pick throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnold.
Pick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Pick rushes Arnold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pick stalling.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pick's face.
Pick lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Pick lands a shoulder strike.
Pick scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pick lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pick tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Pick back against the cage.
A short left from Arnold.
Pick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Pick.
Steve Pick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Pick blocks with his arms.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pick throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Pick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
The crowd cheers as Arnold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pick doesn't seem phased though.
Arnold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pick.
Pick misses with a left hand
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Pick avoids the head kick by Arnold.
Pick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arnold counters with a body kick.
Pick misses the body punch
and Arnold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arnold throws a right and a left that Pick avoids nicely.
Arnold is looking to slow Pick down with leg kicks.
Pick wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Arnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jermey Arnold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pick missing with a left hand there. Arnold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pick throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a body kick that stops Pick in his tracks momentarily.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Arnold misses.
Arnold misses with a double jab.
Pick cracks Arnold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Pick there.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
Pick misses with a looping left.
Pick throws a leg kick
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pick tries to clinch
and Arnold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arnold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arnold lands with a right hand.
Arnold blocks a jab.
Arnold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pick throws a looping overhand right but Arnold ducks down to avoid it.
Arnold raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arnold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arnold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pick moves in looking to clinch but Arnold pushes him off.
Steve Pick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses with a straight right.
Arnold raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pick misses with a leg kick
letting Arnold counter with a right hand.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pick misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pick misses with a body punch.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Pick lands with a short shot to the head.
Pick avoids the elbow strike from Arnold, against the cage.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold has Pick pressed against the cage.
Pick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws a head punch that misses.
Pick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pick takes an elbow to the temple.
Arnold with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pick.
Pick misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pick fails to land.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold misses with a knee to the head.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Pick blocks with his arms.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Pick blocks with his arms.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Pick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick is looking to break free of the clinch but Arnold has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pick can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
Steve Pick's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Pick blocks it.
Pick tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Pick avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Pick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arnold as Pick tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arnold looking to stall.
Jermey Arnold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnold with a knee to the head.
Arnold lands a left hand.
Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermey Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arnold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermey Arnold!
Jermey Arnold spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Steve Pick spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time I will beat this weirdo'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Marshall (ranked 838 p4p, 133 weight class) and Sigurd Lodbrok (ranked 3060 p4p, 435 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ - By: Ghostface Killah. Lodbrok is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing in the name of.... Mason Marshall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sigurd Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
Lodbrok misses with a two punch combination.
Lodbrok thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Nice cross by Marshall.
We've been hearing reports that Marshall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Lodbrok, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Lodbrok against the cage but Lodbrok circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lodbrok is looking for the big counter here.
Marshall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marshall lands in his opponent's guard.
Lodbrok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodbrok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marshall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lodbrok is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Marshall presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to pull guard but Lodbrok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Marshall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lodbrok.
Marshall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lodbroks head.
A short right from Marshall.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall successfully pulls guard.
Marshall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lodbrok defends well.
Lodbrok decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marshall, up you get!
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Lodbrok tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lodbrok manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lodbrok throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a jab. Lodbrok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marshall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marshall lands in his opponent's guard.
Marshall trying to control but Lodbrok is working from the bottom.
Lodbrok wants to stand and escape but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall landing some decent shots from guard.
Marshall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lodbrok's head.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throwing strikes but missing.
Lodbrok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lodbrok has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marshall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lodbrok working aggressively here.
Marshall manages to break the clinch.
Lodbrok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Lodbrok blocks a head kick by Marshall.
A right-left combo lands from Marshall.
Lodbrok slips under a jab from Marshall.
As Marshall backs off Lodbrok throws a huge counter combo but Marshall manages to avoid it all.
Lodbrok throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lodbrok is rocked!
Marshall is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Marshall shuts the power down on Lodbrok. Lights out, game over! Marshall is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mason Marshall!
Mason Marshall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 653 p4p, 105 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 1087 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Strunz.
Strunz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson slips a straight right by Strunz.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Strunz connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Strunz misses.
Strunz lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strunz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to clinch but Strunz moves out of range.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strunz scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson slips under a jab from Strunz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Strunz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strunz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson blocks a jab.
A low kick from Strunz is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Strunz parries the strikes from Anderson easily there. Anderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Strunz to escape.
Strunz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Strunz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Strunz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strunz's head.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson pushing down on Strunz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is stalling here. Strunz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Strunz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson tries to clinch but Strunz moves out of range.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Strunz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Strunz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson wants the takedown. Strunz is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strunz's guard against the cage.
Strunz wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strunz misses with a hook.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz prevents the takedown attempt.
Strunz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strunz gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strunz.
Strunz misses with a body punch.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strunz prevents it.
Strunz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strunz misses with the head strike.
Strunz has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strunz throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson slips under a jab from Strunz.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Strunz pushes him away.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz misses the jab.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice jab there from Strunz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strunz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strunz.
Anderson tries to clinch but Strunz moves out of range.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strunz lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Strunz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is trying to drag Strunz to the mat but Strunz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strunz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Anderson is trying to drag Strunz to the mat but Strunz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Strunz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strunz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strunz throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Strunz tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Strunz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strunz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strunz throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson slips under a jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Strunz moves out of range easily.
Anderson slips a straight right by Strunz.
Anderson takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Strunz misses with a body shot.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Strunz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strunz throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Strunz pushes him off.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson moves out of range as Strunz strikes.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson pushes Strunz up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronko Strunz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strunz letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strunz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Strunz misses.
And Anderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Strunz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Strunz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strunz lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strunz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strunz throws a head punch that misses.
Strunz tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strunz is keeping busy.
Strunz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strunz scores with a hook to the body.
Strunz lands with a left to the head.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strunz scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson has picked Strunz up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Strunz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anderson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson is trying to trip Strunz. He has hold of a leg but Strunz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anderson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Strunz wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronko Strunz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Strunz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Anderson is trying to control. Strunz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strunz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anderson.
That's four 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.
Strunz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson moves out of range as Strunz strikes.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strunz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strunz connects with a single shot there.
Strunz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strunz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strunz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 1773 p4p, 268 weight class) and Phil High (ranked 1850 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil High!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
High scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
High lands a body shot.
Burgundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burgundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
High cracks Burgundy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burgundy tries to land a front kick but High steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
High gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burgundy scores with a sloppy right hand. High should have avoided that one.
High throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
High moves out of range as Burgundy strikes.
Burgundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
High throws a leg kick but Burgundy moved away.
High misses with a hook
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgundy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from High. That one must have hurt.
Burgundy misses with an uppercut. High saw that one coming.
Burgundy drops High with a straight right hand, right on the button! Burgundy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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