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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Tanahashi (ranked 2754 p4p, 372 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 2377 p4p, 330 weight class). Tanahashi comes to the cage accompanied by Blood Stain Child - Stargazer. Grishin has chosen Danger as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Viktor Grishin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Satoshi Tanahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tanahashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanahashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Grishin does no damage.
Grishin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanahashi.
Tanahashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grishin in his tracks.
Grishin lands with a nice body punch.
Tanahashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grishin tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanahashi is wise to it.
Tanahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grishin manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grishin! But no joy.
Tanahashi misses with a leg kick
and Grishin counters with a straight right hand.
Tanahashi wants to land a leg kick but Grishin is out of range.
Tanahashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grishin has time to react.
Grishin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanahashi misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Grishin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Grishin finds it's target.
Tanahashi moves out of range as Grishin strikes.
Tanahashi misses with an uppercut. Grishin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanahashi jabs Grishin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grishin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tanahashi throws a lazy right hand but Grishin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grishin misses with a straight right.
Satoshi Tanahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanahashi throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Grishin tumbling to the canvas!
Grishin is still in real trouble! Can Tanahashi finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanahashi postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Grishin covers up, he's hurt! Tanahashi keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tanahashi and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tanahashi can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoshi Tanahashi!
Our winner, Satoshi Tanahashi, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 2285 p4p, 284 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 3052 p4p, 363 weight class). Huia comes to the cage accompanied by Poi E - Patea Maori Club. Aoki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: KAANCEPTS. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hone Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aoki to the ground. Huia is now in Aoki's guard.
Huia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aoki is looking to stand up but Huia isn't so interested in that idea.
Huia advances to half guard.
Aoki is trying to stand up here but Huia is controlling him well.
Huia trying to control from half guard but Aoki is working away.
Huia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aoki sees it coming and defends easily.
Huia trying to control the action but Aoki is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia seems to be looking for submissions.
Aoki is trying to stand up here but Huia is controlling him well.
Huia wants to work for an arm triangle but Aoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huia is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
Aoki is defending against the submission attempts here by Huia.
Huia prevents Aoki from standing back up.
Huia is working for a submission of some sort.
Aoki is trying to stand up here but Huia is controlling him well.
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.
Aoki is in trouble now - Huia has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huia looking to secure an arm triangle but Aoki defends it well.
Huia takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Huia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Aoki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Huia looking for the choke from the back.
Aoki is trying to stand back up.
Aoki prevents Huia from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Huia controlling the positon.
Huia working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Aoki manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Huia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Huia backs off Aoki throws a huge counter combo but Huia manages to avoid it all.
Aoki with a jab.
It looks like Hone Huia has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huia cracks Aoki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Aoki falls to his knees and Huia doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hone Huia!
During a confident post fight interview, Hone Huia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil High (ranked 1837 p4p, 265 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 1813 p4p, 264 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
High lands with a nice body punch.
High thows a leg kick but MacLeod checks it
and MacLeod counters with a shoot takedown. High fights it but they end up in guard.
MacLeod drops back looking for a leg! High is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and High manages to kick MacLeod off! MacLeod jumps back into High's guard.
MacLeod wants to pass the guard but High is keeping the position.
MacLeod slips nicely into half guard.
High wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod moves nicely into side control.
MacLeod tries to advance to mount but can't.
MacLeod tries for a kimura but High is defending well.
High manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod wants to improve his position but High is controlling well.
High not doing much here.
High prevents MacLeod from improving his position.
MacLeod 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.
High wants to stand but MacLeod has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
MacLeod wants to get back to full guard.
MacLeod is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacLeod is looking for a sweep. High is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacLeod trying to control but High postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. MacLeod manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
MacLeod working a defensive guard here.
High is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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.
MacLeod keeping moving, preventing High from controlling successfully.
MacLeod can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as High controls the pace.
High avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacLeod is trying to control the position from the bottom.
High controlling from the top position.
High wants to control from the top but MacLeod keeps moving.
MacLeod bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in High's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacLeod drops back looking for a leg! High is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and High manages to kick MacLeod off! MacLeod jumps back into High's guard.
MacLeod stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. High swivels though and keeps the full guard.
High has his hands on MacLeod's head, controlling the position.
MacLeod advances position into side control!
MacLeod tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
MacLeod is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, High has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on High's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
MacLeod is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but High is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
High is looking for a sweep.
MacLeod wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by High, who protects the arm well.
MacLeod thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
MacLeod tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
MacLeod goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, High has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for MacLeod but great work by High.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacLeod is looking to regain half guard here but High keeps moving and retains side control.
MacLeod is not content to let High control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by High.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
High tries a head kick but it misses.
MacLeod fails with the takedown.
High is looking to counter punch.
MacLeod fails with the takedown
enabling High to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Connor MacLeod has been cut.
High lands a jab.
High lands a big shot that drops MacLeod! Can he finish him?
MacLeod is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High sitting in guard here, content to control.
MacLeod looking for a guillotine here but High defends easily.
High working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High controls from within his opponent's guard.
High is pushing down on MacLeod's leg trying to pass to half guard. MacLeod is fighting to maintain full guard but High has managed to sneak the leg through.
MacLeod tries to roll over but High keeps him under control.
MacLeod makes his way to full guard. A much better position for MacLeod.
High wants to get up but he can't break MacLeod's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
MacLeod trying to control the position.
MacLeod has his hands on High's head, controlling the position.
High avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
High stopping the sweep attempt from MacLeod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MacLeod is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MacLeod controls High momentarily but High frees himself.
High won't allow MacLeod to sweep him here.
High has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of MacLeod is proving hard to escape from.
High controls from within his opponent's guard.
MacLeod looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
High postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
High stuffs the takedown attempt from MacLeod. MacLeod gets slowly back to his feet.
Phil High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor MacLeod.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod fails with the takedown
and High counters with a low kick, right behind MacLeod 's knee.
MacLeod is breathing heavily.
High stuffs the takedown attempt from MacLeod. MacLeod gets slowly back to his feet.
High thinks about countering with a head kick.
High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
High thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on MacLeod if he has to take too many more of those.
High lands a lovely overhand right.
MacLeod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from MacLeod.
MacLeod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for High.
High fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacLeod looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
High sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks MacLeod to the ground! High dives into full mount looking to finish!
That has opened up Connor MacLeod's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
High controlling his opponent.
MacLeod really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
High cracks MacLeod with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
High wants to control the pace but MacLeod is squirming around nicely.
High takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil High dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor MacLeod's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
MacLeod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
High throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacLeod. That's going to slow High down.
High scores with a nice strike.
The cut above Connor MacLeod's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLeod moves away.
MacLeod dives in and grabs High's left leg, looking for a takedown. High pushes down on MacLeod's head and hops out.
High gets caught napping as MacLeod dives in and scores a takedown. High manages to retain guard.
High has MacLeod pulled in close to control his posture.
High has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. MacLeod has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
High gets underhooks to prevent MacLeod's takedown attempt.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by High.
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!
MacLeod looking for a takedown.
Phil High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor MacLeod.
MacLeod dodges an elbow strike from High.
MacLeod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for High.
A short right hand to the side of the head by High.
High cracks MacLeod with a nice body shot.
High lands with a short punch from the clinch.
High lands with a right to the head.
High tries a body shot but MacLeod blocks it.
High lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacLeod.
High landing knees to the body.
High with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacLeod has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. High avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
High lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacLeod backwards.
High lands a nice elbow.
Connor MacLeod's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
High stops a takedown attempt from MacLeod.
A nice left hand lands by High.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
High lands with a short shot to the head.
MacLeod is still on wobbly legs! Can High finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Connor MacLeod's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil High!
A very excited looking Phil High made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 1307 p4p, 142 weight class) and Sam Urai (ranked 1163 p4p, 127 weight class). Urai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sever the Wicked. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Urai avoids the punch easily.
Urai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Alexandr Kuznetsov has been cut.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from Urai.
A little feinted left hand from Kuznetsov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the body
and Urai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Urai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Urai missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Urai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Urai on the inside.
Urai takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body.
Urai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urai avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urai misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
Urai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuznetsov or not.
Urai lands a nice elbow.
We've been informed that Urai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Urai cracks Kuznetsov with a nice body shot.
Urai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urai.
Urai working Kuznetsov over with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Urai avoids the damage to the body.
Kuznetsov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuznetsov tries a body shot but Urai blocks it.
Urai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
Urai presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Urai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Urai connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Urai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Urai.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Urai.
Urai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urai tests Kuznetsov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Urai blocks it.
Oh Kuznetsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Urai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a kick to the body
and Urai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urai misses with a head kick.
Urai lands with a good body shot.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Urai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Urai blocks a head kick by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Urai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urai scores with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai wants to clinch.
Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Urai misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov tried to counter with a leg kick but Urai avoided it.
Nice body kick from Kuznetsov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urai staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urai moves away.
Kuznetsov defending well as Urai loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Urai's front leg with a kick but Urai checks it.
Urai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov is looking to wear down Urai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urai misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Urai throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Urai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urai throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urai.
Urai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Urai moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Urai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov blocks it well.
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Urai sees coming a mile off.
Urai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuznetsov lands a high kick!
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Urai lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuznetsov. That snapped Urai's head back.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetsov as he connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
Kuznetsov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Urai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow that stopped Urai in his tracks for a moment.
Sam Urai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urai pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuznetsov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Urai.
Kuznetsov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Urai misses with an elbow strike.
Kuznetsov blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Urai.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Urai tries to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling the position.
Urai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuznetsov after a bit of a struggle.
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!
Urai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuznetsov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov crunches a lovely knee into Urai's ribcage.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Urai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urai lands a shoulder strike.
Urai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov avoids a wild elbow strike from Urai.
Kuznetsov crunches a lovely knee into Urai's ribcage.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Urai scores with the left hand. Kuznetsov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the head.
Kuznetsov connects with a crisp jab.
Urai moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urai in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Urai misses the target.
Kuznetsov thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Urai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Urai wants to counter with a clinch but Kuznetsov pushes him away.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab to the body
and Urai counters with a nice body shot.
Urai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Urai.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Urai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuznetsov's hands.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urai.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuznetsov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urai missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Urai.
A jab from Urai misses.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Urai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Urai misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy body shot
and Urai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexandr Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy uppercut
and Urai counters with a good low kick that Kuznetsov was not able to check.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Urai avoids them all with ease.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Urai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Urai.
And Urai responds with a good body kick, but Kuznetsov manages to step out the way in time.
Urai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Urai.
Urai loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov moves forwards but Urai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Urai avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov.
Urai misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai misses with a combination
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Urai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
Urai misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
Urai throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov scores with a push kick.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Urai walks into a stiff left hand from Kuznetsov.
Urai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with the left hand. Urai knows he should have avoided that one.
Urai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Urai moves away
and Urai counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urai scores with a nice head shot.
Urai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Urai.
Urai keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urai! But no joy.
Urai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Kuznetsov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urai wants to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Urai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Urai tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Urai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Urai's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urai is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Urai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Urai trying to land knees to the body.
Urai tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuznetsov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Urai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Urai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urai takes an elbow to the temple.
Urai looking to throw knees to the head but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urai throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
Urai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Urai's face.
Urai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urai.
Alexandr Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Urai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urai, right into the meat.
Urai is looking to slow Kuznetsov down with leg kicks.
Kuznetsov jabs Urai right on the nose. Urai blinks but takes it well.
Kuznetsov works Urai's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab to the body
and Urai counters with an inside leg kick.
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 Alexandr Kuznetsov.
I think Kuznetsov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 1073 p4p, 149 weight class) and Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 1378 p4p, 186 weight class). Wowie comes to the cage accompanied by Dont bogart that joint. The key to victory for Maui Wowie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahkim Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abdullah wants to clinch up but Wowie keeps it at a distance.
Wowie darts in and clinches Abdullah up against the cage.
Abdullah scores with a shoulder strike.
Wowie lands with a light punch inside.
Wowie is working Abdullah over against the cage.
Wowie breaks the clinch.
Wowie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wowie.
Wowie rushes Abdullah and presses him up against the cage.
Wowie is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the cage.
Abdullah lands a nice uppercut.
Abdullah gets control of Wowie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Abdullah will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Abdullah has a closed guard, preventing Wowie from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdullah, not yet.
Abdullah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abdullah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Abdullah will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wowie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abdullah is proving hard to escape from.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abdullah pulls Wowie in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rahkim Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdullah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wowie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maui Wowie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Abdullah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wowie throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah takes the fight into the clinch.
Wowie breaks the clinch.
Wowie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdullah.
Abdullah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Wowie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdullah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wowie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Abdullah.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but Wowie won't allow it.
Abdullah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wowie lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdullah gets a clinch.
Wowie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wowie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maui Wowie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahkim Abdullah.
Nice body punch from Wowie.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Wowie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wowie slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdullah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdullah looks winded!
Abdullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Wowie looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wowie misses with a head kick.
Abdullah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wowie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abdullah is in Wowie's guard.
Wowie has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Abdullah is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wowie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wowie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches.
Wowie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wowie cracks Abdullah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wowie closes the distance and pushes Abdullah back into the cage.
Wowie breaks the clinch.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Wowie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wowie slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdullah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abdullah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wowie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Wowie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wowie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wowie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wowie thinks about countering with a head kick.
Abdullah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wowie counters with a two punch combo.
Abdullah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wowie counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wowie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wowie tries a body shot but Abdullah blocks it.
I was talking to Wowie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Wowie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdullah drives through and clinches with Wowie against the cage.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Wowie.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wowie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdullah can do to turn this around?
Abdullah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah loads up on a big right hand but Wowie slips the punch.
Abdullah has closed the distance and engaged Wowie in a clinch.
Abdullah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wowie walks away with a smile on his face. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wowie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie moves into the clinch.
Abdullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wowie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wowie has managed to clinch.
Wowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Wowie with a series of wild strikes but Wowie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wowie jabs at Abdullah's body.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie lands a jab to the nose.
Abdullah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdullah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wowie breaks the clinch.
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Wowie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdullah gets the takedown into side control.
Wowie regains half guard, as Abdullah was trying to land strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah with the ground and pound but Wowie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wowie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Wowie blocks nicely.
Wowie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abdullah won't allow Wowie to sweep him here.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdullah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abdullah works over Wowie with some ground and pound from guard.
Wowie has momentary wrist control but Abdullah slips an elbow through the middle.
Abdullah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdullah connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah postures up.
Rahkim Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.
Abdullah working some strikes from top position.
Wowie looking to control.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah works over Wowie with some ground and pound from guard.
Abdullah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wowie has his feet on Abdullah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wowie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Wowie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wowie throws a right and a left that Abdullah avoids nicely.
Wowie rushes Abdullah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdullah.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wowie.
Wowie digs a right hand into Abdullah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abdullah's gas tank.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maui Wowie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abdullah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wowie swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Wowie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wowie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wowie lands a big uppercut and Abdullah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Abdullah looks OK. Wowie waves Abdullah back to his feet!
Abdullah is rocked!
It looks like Rahkim Abdullah has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Wowie and Abdullah falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Wowie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maui Wowie!
Maui Wowie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 929 p4p, 103 weight class) and Ryzen Dall (ranked 1497 p4p, 158 weight class). Stanfield comes to the cage accompanied by Legendary. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dall's choice of entrance music: Scarecrow. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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29 - 16 - 0 |
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158 lbs
15 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryzen Dall!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall instigates a clinch.
Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Stanfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stanfield misses with a double jab.
Dall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stanfield to the mat! Stanfield manages to get full guard.
Dall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Stanfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Stanfield is retaining full guard.
Dall pushing down on Stanfield's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Stanfield defending well.
Stanfield pushes Dall off looking to stand but Dall dives back in and keeps control.
Stanfield won't allow Dall to pass to mount.
Stanfield is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura but Stanfield is defending well.
Stanfield won't allow Dall to pass to mount.
Dall works his way into side control.
Dall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stanfield tries to escape but Dall is in control.
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stanfield has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dall but great work by Stanfield.
Stanfield decides to stand back up. Stanfield steps back and let's Dall get back to his feet.
Dall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Dall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stanfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ryzen Dall has been cut.
Ryzen Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield misses with a wild combination.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stanfield.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanfield cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Stanfield's head but Stanfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
As Dall looks to move away, Stanfield throws a big counter combo but Dall just gets out of the way.
Stanfield throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield scores with a hook.
Dall walks into a left hand.
Stanfield lands a left and a right that send Dall crashing to the mat, dazed. Stanfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dall is rocked!
Crack! Stanfield connects with the perfect overhand right and Dall falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Stanfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
Marlo Stanfield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 702 p4p, 96 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 613 p4p, 89 weight class). Ton has chosen Snap - Rythm is a Dancing as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Ton shoots in.
Ton avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ton loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Reyes misses its target.
Ton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reyes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ton.
Ada Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lip Ton.
Reyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ton. Ton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reyes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes cracks Ton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ton takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes walks into a jab.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ton! But no joy.
Ton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Ton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reyes to the mat! Reyes manages to get full guard.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Ton from controlling successfully.
Ton chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.
Ton working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ton trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
My spies in White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform me that Ton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ton throws a big elbow that misses.
Ton throws a big right hand that misses.
Ton throws a big elbow that misses.
Reyes is adopting a defensive guard.
Ton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
Ton stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
Ton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reyes looking to control.
Ton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reyes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ton throws a big elbow that misses.
Ton throwing strikes but missing.
Reyes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ton throws a strike but Reyes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reyes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reyes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reyes has managed to get both his arms back between Ton's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lip Ton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ton throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reyes. That's going to slow Ton down.
Ton throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes lands a nice looking body kick.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Ton.
Reyes takes a swing at Ton's ribcage but misses.
Ton throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes counters with an outside leg kick.
Ada Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ton is just out of range.
Ton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes throws a hook but Ton avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ton checks a leg kick.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes throws a front kick aimed at Ton's knee but Ton avoids it well.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ton was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Ton looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Reyes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Ton saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Ton misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Ton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ton.
Reyes pushes Ton off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ton moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Ton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ton! But no joy.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Ton lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Ton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Ton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes slips under a jab from Ton.
Ton throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Ton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reyes doesn't seem phased though.
Ton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Ton.
Reyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ton is defending well for now.
Reyes stalling the fight.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ton's face.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ton avoids it.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ton controls his hands.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Ton avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that second round.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reyes staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Reyes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ton manages to avoid it.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Ton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reyes.
It seemed like Ton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reyes.
Nice takedown defense from Reyes. No joy for Ton on that attempt.
Reyes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Reyes! Ton is out on his feet! Reyes rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ton is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ton is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ada Reyes!
The defeated Lip Ton had this to say: 'Congrats to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I have to give credit, where credits due. I will go back to training and will come back stronger than ever. Thanks for the promotion for the opportunity and the fans for coming out tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 111 p4p, 17 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 343 p4p, 52 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched . Hawk has chosen Deadwood as his entrance music. Achab Denis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Hawk's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Denis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Denis avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Denis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Denis, as that shot connected.
Denis loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk tries to score with a low kick but Denis moves his leg out of the way.
Achab Denis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Denis counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Denis misses.
Denis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Denis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawk. Hawk obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denis's head.
Denis cracks Hawk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hawk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Denis finish him?
It looks like Thomas Hawk has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk avoids the head kick by Denis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Denis tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Hawk 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.
Hawk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denis is fending him off so far but Hawk persists. Nope, Denis circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denis looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Denis blocks it well.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Denis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Denis moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denis loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk lands with an overhand left.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Denis counters with a right hand to the body.
Denis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Denis's leg. Denis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denis throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
Denis lands a jab to the head.
Denis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Hawk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Hawk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Denis to the ground. Hawk is now in Denis's guard.
Hawk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawk throws a strike but Denis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Hawk working for a triangle but Denis defends it easily.
Denis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hawk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Denis defending well though.
Denis is controlling Hawk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Denis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
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 Achab Denis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Denis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk throws a front kick that sends Denis stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk tries to move into range but Denis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Hawk misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis slips under a jab from Hawk.
Denis lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawk off the cage and back into range.
Hawk misses with the body kick
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hawk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denis is looking to counter punch.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Denis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Achab Denis is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denis's sensitive parts.
Denis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Denis but Denis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denis. Denis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denis throws out the jab.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denis throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk darts in looking for a takedown but Denis gets double underhooks and turns Hawk into the cage.
Denis throws a counter high kick but Hawk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Denis throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk looks to throw a body kick
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk scores with a takedown into Denis's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denis is on top in guard.
Hawk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Denis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Denis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to hit a switch here but Denis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hawk there!
Hawk is trying desperately to improve position.
Denis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawk manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hawk is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to get back to full guard but Denis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Denis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawk is working to get back to half guard.
Hawk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Denis moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Hawk looks to land a body kick but Denis moved away.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Denis slips the punch.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Hawk lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Denis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Denis misses with a left hand
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Denis had a free shot at his head there.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hawk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk defending well as Denis loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Hawk blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Denis on his heels. He'll look to pass Denis's guard now, I'm sure.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Denis has wrist control.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk stands and throws Denis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk lands some shots froms side control.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Denis dodges the ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawk working away.
Denis defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Hawk crashes against the mat.
Hawk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Denis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Denis is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Hawk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hawk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denis parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Denis to escape.
Hawk working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Hawk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hawk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an elbow but Denis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hawk wants to control but Denis is keeping him busy.
Hawk lands an elbow.
Hawk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Denis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawk connects with a decent elbow.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Denis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hawk.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hawk delivers a nice body kick.
Denis thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Hawk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Achab Denis's cut is getting worse.
Denis moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denis moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Denis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denis walks into a left hand.
Hawk connects with an inside leg kick.
Denis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawk throws a leg kick
and Denis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawk lunges at Denis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denis's hand.
Denis slips under a jab.
Denis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Denis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk throws a right and a left that Denis avoids nicely.
It appears Denis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Denis misses with a left hand
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Hawk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denis tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Denis.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Denis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Denis misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Denis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Denis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Achab Denis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Denis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice cross by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denis. That did some damage!
Denis moves into the clinch.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Denis defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Denis only half commits.
Hawk defending well as Denis loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Denis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk feints and then cracks Denis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denis down.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denis.
Denis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Denis looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk cracks Denis with a good jab.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hawk just manages to avoid it.
Hawk throws a front kick aimed at Denis's knee but Denis avoids it well.
Denis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Denis misses with a body punch
and Denis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk shoots and misses
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Denis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Denis.
Hawk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Denis is out of range.
Denis moves into the clinch.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis lands an elbow just above Hawk 's eye.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Denis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Hawk lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Denis thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Denis is looking for a counter combo.
Hawk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Denis. Denis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Denis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Denis uses from the top position.
Hawk looking for subs off his back but Denis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thomas Hawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawk is looking for a sweep. Denis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk manages to get to full guard.
Denis preventing the sweep.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Denis defends well.
Denis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Denis has managed to get both his arms back between Hawk's legs - danger averted.
Hawk wants to improve his position but instead Denis has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
Denis slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hawk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Denis has passed into side control.
Hawk regains half guard there - taking advantage of Denis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Hawk.
I think Hawk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thomas Hawk thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 78 p4p, 12 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 268 p4p, 34 weight class). Barca's entrance music is Carthage. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Camacho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho throws a leg kick
and Barca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barca thows a huge punch but Camacho dodges it nicely.
Barca is trying to control. Camacho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho is looking for a sweep. Barca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barca thows a huge punch but Camacho dodges it nicely.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Camacho to regain full guard.
Barca controlling from the top position.
Barca scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camacho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca slips nicely into half guard.
Barca wants to control but Camacho is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barca controlling the pace.
Camacho is looking to improve his position.
Barca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Camacho defending well though.
Barca trying to advance position but Camacho counters by regaining guard.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Camacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barca is one step ahead there.
Barca slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barca throws a strike but Camacho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Camacho won't allow Barca to sweep him here.
Barca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barca is looking for a triangle but Camacho pushes his legs off easily.
Camacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Camacho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barca tries to strike from the bottom.
Barca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Camacho defends it easily.
Camacho won't allow Barca to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca is striking off his back. Camacho thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Barca looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barca doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Camacho defends it easily.
Barca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barca misses with a combination
and Camacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Barca throws a nice looking combination but Camacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barca throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Barca digs a good body shot into Camacho's ribs.
Barca lands the left hand.
Camacho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho is trying to control but can't.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Camacho to regain full guard.
Barca wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
Camacho controlling Barca's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Camacho keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca looking to sit in guard and control but Camacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barca seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Camacho preventing the sweep.
Barca throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Camacho escapes and throws Barca's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barca tries to improve position but can't.
Barca manages to get back to half guard.
Camacho is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camacho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camacho's back!
Camacho fending off the submission attempt from Barca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Barca wants to take a breather but Camacho is having none of it.
Barca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Camacho defending well though.
Barca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Camacho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barca is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Camacho to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Camacho has his hands on Barca's head, controlling the position.
Barca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barca throws a strike but Camacho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barca has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Camacho is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barca.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barca is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Barca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camacho misses with a body kick.
Barca feinted with a counter takedown.
Barca cracks Camacho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barca bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Camacho can't do much from the bottom here.
Camacho is not content to let Barca control the position.
Barca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Barca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca tries to move to full mount but Camacho actually manages to regain half guard.
Barca throwing shots but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Camacho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barca.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Camacho is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Camacho trying to control the position.
Barca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca postures up and lands a big shot to Camacho's brow.
Camacho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barca working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Camacho has passed into half guard!
Barca throws a strike from the bottom but Camacho passes into side control!
Hannibal Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca is looking to regain half guard here but Camacho keeps moving and retains side control.
Barca tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Camacho controls the position.
Barca is trying to improve his position.
Barca is trying to control Camacho's posture but Camacho avoids it.
Barca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Camacho happy to just control the position for now.
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.
Barca is looking to regain half guard here but Camacho keeps moving and retains side control.
Barca is working hard here to advance position.
Barca manages to get back to half guard.
Camacho trying to control from half guard but Barca is working away.
Barca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camacho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barca looking for subs off his back but Camacho has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barca throws a lazy uppercut
and Camacho counters with a takedown into side control.
Barca tries to bench press Camacho off him but Camacho keeps the position.
Barca being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Barca striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Barca gets back to half guard.
Barca wants to get back to full guard but Camacho has mounted him!
Barca is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Camacho controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca gets back to half guard.
Barca is looking to improve his position.
Barca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camacho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camacho's back!
Camacho covering up well under a series of strikes from Barca.
Barca throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Barca missing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Camacho escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Camacho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Camacho dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Camacho cracks a nice hook into Barca's ribs.
Barca shoots for a double leg takedown but Camacho sprawls well. He's pushed Barca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little jabbing left from Camacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Camacho as Barca shoots in.
Barca fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Camacho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Camacho back to the cage. Barca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good standup being displayed there by Camacho as he connects with a hook.
Barca shoots and misses
and Barca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Barca slips under a jab from Camacho.
Barca throws a big shot that misses.
Barca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hector Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barca drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barca cracks Camacho with a solid left hand.
Barca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throwing strikes but missing.
Barca trying to control but Camacho is working from the bottom.
Barca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Camacho's head.
Barca throws an elbow that misses. Camacho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barca's guard. Nice move by Camacho!
Barca is trying to control the position but Camacho postures up.
Camacho preventing the sweep.
Barca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camacho is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to control but Barca is working from the bottom.
Barca throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Camacho escapes and throws Barca's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barca sneaks back into half guard.
Hannibal Barca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barca wants to improve his position but Camacho is controlling well.
Barca is looking to get back to full guard here but Camacho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Barca is trying to control Camacho's posture but Camacho avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Camacho.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca retains his lightweight title!
Hannibal Barca thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Hector Camacho stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck it's going to shit fast'.
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