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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 8117 p4p, 676 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 6495 p4p, 615 weight class). Abel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Express Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Abel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tama Ginty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tama Ginty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Abel does it's job there.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut.
Abel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Jab from Abel.
Tama Ginty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abel checks it well.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Tama Ginty throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty drops his hands momentarily and Abel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Abel. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Tama Ginty's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Abel dives in looking to finish as Tama Ginty flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Abel's strikes! Abel is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Tama Ginty's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Tama Ginty was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Henderson (ranked 4261 p4p, 525 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 9361 p4p, 779 weight class). Cicero Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bucky Henderson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bucky Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson looking to control.
Henderson controlling Dos Santos's posture.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Henderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Henderson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Henderson pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Henderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dos Santos stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has control of Dos Santos's left arm, preventing Dos Santos from doing any damage.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Dos Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Dos Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Henderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
Henderson leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Henderson on his heels. He'll look to pass Henderson's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos 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.
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 Bucky Henderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Dos Santos's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henderson to the ground. Dos Santos is now in Henderson's guard.
Henderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dos Santos is fighting to break Henderson's control of his arms but Henderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos stands up over Henderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bucky Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henderson sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henderson is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Dos Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
Henderson tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Dos Santos shoots in.
It looked like Henderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henderson trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Cicero Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cicero Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Henderson gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Henderson gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Henderson throwing a counter right hand but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cicero Dos Santos.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
It looked like Henderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dos Santos.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bucky Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Dos Santos feints the counter takedown.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bucky Henderson.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab from Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jaccard (ranked 7032 p4p, 704 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 5599 p4p, 646 weight class). Danny Page is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Jaccard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaccard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Jaccard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
Page is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Page 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.
A short left from Jaccard.
Jaccard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaccard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Page is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaccard is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Jaccard.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaccard ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
Jaccard connects with a single shot there.
Page has Jaccard up against the cage in a clinch.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page rushes Jaccard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Page looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaccard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaccard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page has managed to clinch.
Page is stalling here.
Jaccard lands a left hand.
Jaccard lands with a right to the head.
Jaccard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaccard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Page darts in and clinches Jaccard up against the cage.
Jaccard takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Jaccard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaccard is working Page over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaccard.
Jaccard manages to break the clinch.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaccard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaccard as he connects with a hook.
Jaccard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Page if he has to take too many more of those.
Page instigates a clinch.
Page misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jaccard.
Jaccard lands a left hand.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaccard throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Page connects with a high kick.
It looks like Noah Jaccard has been cut.
Jaccard scores with a spinning back kick!
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaccard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaccard tries to keep at a distance but Page has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaccard manages to break the clinch.
Jaccard throws a body kick that misses.
Jaccard misses with a kick to the body.
Jaccard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaccard.
Page avoids a kick to the body.
Jaccard thows a body kick. Page tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaccard throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Jaccard.
Page connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page has managed to clinch.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page looking to stall.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaccard.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page lands an uppercut.
Jaccard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Jaccard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaccard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Page moves out of range as Jaccard throws a body kick.
Jaccard misses with a body kick.
Jaccard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaccard connects with a jab.
Page blocks the body kick.
Jaccard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Page on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Page's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page clinches.
Jaccard breaks from the clinch.
Page moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaccard lands a left hand.
Jaccard lands with a right to the head.
Jaccard blocking some punches.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Jaccard.
Jaccard breaks the clinch.
Page takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaccard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaccard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaccard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaccard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaccard slips a jab from Page.
Page instigates a clinch.
Jaccard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Jaccard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Jaccard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Page clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Page instigates a clinch.
Page breaks from the clinch.
Jaccard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page lands a left hand.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page cracks Jaccard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page taking a breather.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page throws a one two combo.
Jaccard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Page needs to keep his hands up - Jaccard had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Page instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaccard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Page lands a body shot.
Jaccard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaccard.
Noah Jaccard is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaccard delivers a nice body kick.
Jaccard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaccard missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Page moves into the clinch.
Page is looking to control Jaccard's arms but Jaccard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Page has his back to the cage.
Jaccard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page moves into range and clinches up with Jaccard.
Page trying to stall but Jaccard improves his position.
Jaccard lands a shoulder strike.
Jaccard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaccard lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaccard, right into the meat.
Page throws a leg kick but Jaccard moved away.
Jaccard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page feints a jab promting Jaccard to slip. Page then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jaccard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jaccard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page feints a jab promting Jaccard to slip. Page then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jaccard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jaccard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Page rushes Jaccard and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaccard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danny Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page tries to stall but Jaccard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaccard scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaccard pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Page moves into the clinch.
Jaccard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaccard scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page has Jaccard up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaccard breaks the clinch.
Jaccard scores with a nice strike.
Jaccard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Page gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Page has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaccard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Jaccard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaccard manages to break the clinch.
Page has closed the distance and engaged Jaccard in a clinch.
Jaccard breaks the clinch.
Jaccard throws out a leg kick but Page moves out of range and Jaccard only half commits.
Jaccard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Jaccard.
Jaccard clinches.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaccard closes the distance and clinches.
Jaccard lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaccard breaks from the clinch.
Page clinches up with Jaccard and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaccard is working Page over against the cage.
A short left from Jaccard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaccard scores with a hook to the body.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page scores with a punch to the head.
Jaccard tries to land a front kick but Page steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick from Jaccard lands but Page takes it in his stride.
Jaccard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Page will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Jaccard.
Page is breathing heavily.
Jaccard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Jaccard has Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaccard tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaccard works on Page's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaccard blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Jaccard.
Jaccard is leaning against Page and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Jaccard on the inside.
Jaccard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Noah Jaccard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah Jaccard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jaccard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Page takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jaccard throws a good cross that connects.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaccard!
Page has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaccard.
Jaccard drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Jaccard lands a body punch.
Jaccard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Jaccard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaccard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaccard is keeping busy.
Jaccard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
Jaccard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Jaccard.
Jaccard manages to break the clinch.
Page drives through and clinches with Jaccard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaccard manages to break the clinch.
Page moves into range and clinches up with Jaccard.
Jaccard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaccard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaccard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaccard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaccard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Page looks to land a combination but Jaccard avoids it well.
Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaccard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Jaccard.
Jaccard lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Page is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page rushes Jaccard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaccard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaccard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Page is trying to stall.
Jaccard lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaccard.
Jaccard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Jaccard blocking some punches.
Jaccard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Jaccard breaks the clinch.
Page clinches up against the cage.
Jaccard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Jaccard scores with a hook to the body.
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaccard forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Jaccard has the dominant position.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaccard breaks from the clinch.
Jaccard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Page will feel that in the morning.
Jaccard throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
Page rushes Jaccard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaccard clinches.
Jaccard lands a body punch.
Jaccard lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaccard.
A shot in the inside from Jaccard.
Jaccard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaccard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaccard throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page has Jaccard up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaccard gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaccard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
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!
Jaccard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaccard lands a nice looking body kick.
Page drives through and clinches with Jaccard against the cage.
Jaccard lands a body shot.
Noah Jaccard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaccard throws out a powerful jab.
Page rushes Jaccard and presses him up against the cage.
Page wants to stall.
Danny Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaccard breaks the clinch.
Jaccard scores with a spinning back kick!
Jaccard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Page takes a step back to recover.
Jaccard pushes Page away with a front kick.
Page clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaccard.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaccard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Jaccard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaccard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Jaccard!
A very excited looking Noah Jaccard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 5170 p4p, 587 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 8997 p4p, 745 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. Huma Krynn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Huma Krynn looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face dodges the punch combination from Krynn.
Krynn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Face is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Krynn throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Jab from Face.
It looks like Huma Krynn has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Face. That snapped Krynn's head back.
Krynn swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a left to the body.
Krynn looks winded!
Face ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Krynn out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel Face!
A very excited looking Angel Face 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Fighter 1 (ranked 3079 p4p, 400 weight class) and Ed Landry (ranked 4326 p4p, 526 weight class). Fighter 1 comes to the cage accompanied by Lou Reed - The day John Kennedy Died. Landry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride Wit Me - Nelly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ed Landry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparring Fighter 1!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Landry!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter 1 throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
As Fighter 1 backs off Landry throws a huge counter combo but Fighter 1 manages to avoid it all.
Fighter 1 avoids the body shot from Landry.
Fighter 1 lands with a right hand.
Fighter 1 throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily.
Fighter 1 scores with a nice head shot.
Landry avoids the head kick by Fighter 1.
Landry slips a jab from Fighter 1.
Landry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Landry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fighter 1 eats them both and turns towards Landry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry blocks a head kick by Fighter 1.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Landry misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 sets himself, and Landry steps forward looking for the clinch! Fighter 1 avoids it this time.
Landry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter 1 is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Fighter 1.
Landry avoids the head kick by Fighter 1.
Landry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Landry misses with a two punch combination.
Landry lands a left and a right that send Fighter 1 crashing to the mat, dazed. Landry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fighter 1 is rocked!
Landry lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Fighter 1 falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Landry!
Ed Landry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Sparring Fighter 1 had this to say: 'I'm still standing here, so you apparently didn't accomplish your goal.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Canning (ranked 2056 p4p, 284 weight class) and Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 3374 p4p, 433 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Canning has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Canning seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Pierre Papin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canning has managed to clinch.
Canning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Papin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canning is trying to maintain a safe position but Papin gets an underhook and turns Canning into the cage.
Papin is leaning against Canning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papin.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.
Canning lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canning prevents a body shot from Papin.
Canning swings wildly with an uppercut but Papin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canning stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Canning manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canning takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canning takes one to the side of the head.
Papin tries to clinch but Canning moves out of range.
Canning swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Papin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Canning - the referee stops the clock and Papin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Canning. Papin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Papin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Papin throws a series of punches but Canning avoids them all with ease.
Canning cracks a nice hook into Papin's ribs.
Papin misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Papin catches Canning right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papin rushes Canning and presses him up against the cage.
Papin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Canning is looking to break free of the clinch but Papin has double underhooks.
Papin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Papin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Canning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papin's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papin.
Canning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papin looking to throw knees to the head but Canning is blocking nicely.
Canning connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papin's face.
Papin lands a shot to the body.
Papin working aggressively here.
Canning lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papin lands a left hand.
Canning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Papin tries to stall but Canning uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Papin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canning dodges the punch combination from Papin.
Canning throws out a leg kick but Papin moves out of range and Canning only half commits.
A big right from Canning misses.
Canning lands with a slapping head kick.
Papin is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papin misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Papin.
Nice body punch from Papin - that landed with a thud.
Canning pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Papin.
Papin leaning against his opponent.
Canning breaks from the clinch.
Canning on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papin is looking to clinch.
Papin gets a clinch.
Papin blocks the elbow strike.
Papin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papin keeps control of Canning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papin scores with a shot to the side of Canning's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Papin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Canning gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Canning throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papin is looking to clinch.
Papin tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Papin.
Papin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canning, pushing him back against the cage.
Papin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canning lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canning tries to break the clinch but Papin is controlling the position.
Papin lands a right hand.
Papin misses with the head strike.
Canning is trying to push Papin away but Papin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Canning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papin dodges an elbow strike from Canning.
Papin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canning.
Canning manages to break the clinch.
Canning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papin, pushing him back against the cage.
Canning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Canning.
Papin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Canning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papin lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Canning misses with an elbow over the top.
Canning slowing the pace effectively.
Canning breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canning.
Papin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Papin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papin takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Canning stalling in the clinch.
Canning looking to throw knees to the head but Papin is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papin.
Papin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canning backwards.
Canning lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jean Pierre Papin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canning missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Canning fails to land.
Papin misses with some punches.
Papin effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning slowing the pace effectively.
Papin looking to throw knees to the head but Canning is blocking nicely.
Papin misses with some punches.
Papin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papin moves into the clinch successfully.
Papin pushes Canning back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papin.
Papin takes an elbow to the temple.
Papin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papin as Canning tries to tie him up.
Canning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Papin scores with a shot to the side of Canning's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papin can't find room to land a body shot as Canning controls the action.
Canning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papin doesn't manage to clinch there - Canning circles away.
Canning clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Papin.
Papin leaning against his opponent.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.
Canning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canning throws a body punch but Papin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Pierre Papin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Canning'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.
Papin throws a leg kick
and Canning counters with a nice uppercut.
Papin moves in looking to clinch but Canning pushes him off.
Papin tests Canning's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papin cracks Canning with a nice body shot.
Canning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canning up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papin.
Papin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canning throws an elbow that misses.
Papin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Canning blocks an uppercut.
Papin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Papin.
Papin is leaning against Canning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Canning prevents a body shot from Papin.
Canning wants to stall.
Canning lands a shoulder strike.
Papin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papin misses with the head strike.
Papin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papin swings wildly with an uppercut but Canning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canning tries a knee to the head but Papin blocks it.
Jason Canning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Pierre Papin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papin.
Canning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papin avoids it.
Canning throws an elbow but it misses.
Canning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canning stalling.
Canning is struggling to control the position.
Canning trying to stall but Papin improves his position.
Canning trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papin as Canning tries to tie him up.
Papin blocks an uppercut.
Canning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Papin.
Papin misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Papin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Canning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Papin's brow.
A short right from Papin.
Papin blocks the elbow strike.
Canning tries to land knees in the clinch but Papin avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning looking to throw knees to the head but Papin is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Canning.
Canning missing with knees to the body.
Papin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canning misses with a punch on the inside.
Papin misses with a punch to the body.
Canning trying to stall but Papin improves his position.
Papin avoiding damage as Canning throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canning stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canning.
A head punch on the inside from Canning fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Pierre Papin.
Well Papin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pierre Papin!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Pierre Papin 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 Xafan Kong (ranked 4138 p4p, 509 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 3317 p4p, 429 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Demon's Theme. 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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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Kong takes a swing at Dux's ribcage but misses.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux misses with a few strikes there.
Dux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dux checks a leg kick.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
Dux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Dux scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
Kong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dux misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dux takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Dux moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kong misses the target.
Dux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux lands a right hook to the body.
Kong 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.
Kong thumps Dux with a low kick.
Kong takes a swing at Dux's ribcage but misses.
Dux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
Kong throws a body punch but Dux moves out of range.
Dux connects with a body shot.
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dux.
Dux with a jab.
Kong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kong.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Kong connects with a right hand. Dux shakes it off.
Dux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Dux misses.
Dux 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.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dux moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Dux misses the body punch
and Kong counters with a head kick that wobbles Dux - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Kong sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xafan Kong!
Xafan Kong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 1021 p4p, 157 weight class) and Bo Teebs (ranked 1646 p4p, 230 weight class). Teebs has chosen Ghost - Square Hammer as his entrance music. Bo Teebs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Teebs!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chick throws a looping overhand right but Teebs ducks down to avoid it.
Teebs lands a big head kick that sends Chick tumbling to the mat! Teebs takes a step backwards and waves Chick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chick is rocked!
It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Teebs throws an uppercut from hell that sends Chick clean off his feet! He's out cold! Teebs stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Teebs!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Teebs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 511 p4p, 83 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 831 p4p, 141 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strunz but Strunz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koltun. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koltun blocks a jab.
Strunz throws a low kick but Koltun avoids it.
Strunz tests Koltun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koltun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz cracks Koltun with a good jab.
Strunz misses with a hook.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Koltun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strunz connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Strunz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses the jab.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strunz slips under a jab.
Strunz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strunz throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
Koltun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strunz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Koltun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
We've been told by Strunz's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strunz keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Strunz coming out on top.
Koltun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koltun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strunz.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Koltun.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Koltun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koltun is looking to score with low kicks.
Strunz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Strunz moves away and avoids it.
Koltun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koltun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strunz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz slaps away a takedown attempt from Koltun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Strunz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koltun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koltun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koltun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koltun throws a leg kick
and Strunz counters with a straight right hand.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koltun's head backwards.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strunz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Strunz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strunz lands with a right hand.
Strunz walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
It seemed like Koltun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Koltun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koltun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Koltun.
Strunz lands with a straight right. Koltun didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Koltun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Strunz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koltun momentarily.
Strunz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koltun checks it well.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koltun.
Strunz throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz checks a leg kick.
Koltun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strunz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
Strunz misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strunz throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz tries a low kick but Koltun avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koltun might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Strunz has got the better of the exchanges.
Strunz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Strunz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koltun just manages to avoid it.
Koltun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koltun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Strunz does no damage.
Koltun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koltun walks into a left hand.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koltun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strunz lands a jab.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koltun.
Strunz avoids the body shot from Koltun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Koltun staying out of range there.
Koltun moves out of range as Strunz strikes.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Strunz.
Koltun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strunz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Koltun knows he should have avoided that one.
Koltun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koltun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koltun can do to turn this around?
Strunz works the jab nicely.
Koltun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strunz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koltun is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strunz with a body shot.
A big left from Strunz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strunz connects with a right hand. Koltun shakes it off.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Koltun's head.
Koltun throws a low kick but Strunz moves out of range easily.
Strunz scores with a nice head shot.
Strunz lands a really nice looking cross but Koltun seems unphased.
Strunz lands the left hand.
Strunz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strunz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strunz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Koltun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a left to the body.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Koltun flicks out a counter leg kick but Strunz steps away.
Koltun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Strunz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Strunz.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strunz misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Koltun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koltun blocks a jab.
Koltun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strunz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koltun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Koltun lands a nice looking body shot.
Strunz lands a jab to Koltun's midsection.
Strunz's corner calls for a 1-2. Strunz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strunz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Strunz blocks the leg kick.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
And Koltun tries to counter it with a takedown but Strunz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Strunz throws an off balance right hand
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koltun moves away.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Koltun moves away and avoids it.
Strunz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Strunz. No joy for Koltun on that attempt.
Strunz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koltun's head.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koltun feints a counter leg kick.
Strunz throws a lazy uppercut
and Koltun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Strunz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Koltun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz just misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz takes one to the side of the head.
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koltun. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Koltun to counter with a crisp jab.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koltun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strunz defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun connects with a right hand. Strunz shakes it off.
Koltun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koltun trying to control from half guard but Strunz is working away.
Koltun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koltun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun throwing shots but Strunz is blocking nicely.
Koltun stops Strunz from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun working over Strunz with some ground and pound. Strunz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koltun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koltun trying to control from half guard but Strunz is working away.
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koltun wants to control but Strunz is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Strunz swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Strunz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koltun's head.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koltun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koltun! But no joy.
Strunz takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koltun moves to clinch but Strunz breaks away
and Strunz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koltun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koltun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strunz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strunz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Strunz misses with a two punch combination.
Koltun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
and Strunz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
Strunz with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Strunz.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Strunz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koltun's hands.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
It seemed like Koltun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strunz throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strunz throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
It seemed like Koltun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strunz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Strunz throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz connects with a body shot.
Strunz thumps Koltun with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bronko Strunz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strunz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Strunz backing away here, and Koltun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strunz, as that shot connected.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
Koltun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Strunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strunz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Koltun throws a chopping leg kick but Strunz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Strunz lands the left hand.
Koltun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strunz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koltun takes one on the button.
Koltun dives in and grabs Strunz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strunz pushes down on Koltun's head and hops out.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Koltun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strunz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strunz throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koltun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koltun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
Koltun misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koltun. That's going to slow Strunz down.
Koltun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Koltun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strunz swivels and escapes.
Strunz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz scores with a shot to the body.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strunz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Strunz tries to bum rush Koltun with a series of wild strikes but Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strunz misses with a hook.
Koltun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strunz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Koltun misses.
Koltun moves out of range as Strunz strikes.
Strunz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koltun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koltun scores with a punch to the head.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Koltun - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Strunz. Those never looked like landing.
Strunz misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strunz won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz parries the strikes from Koltun easily there. Koltun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Strunz to escape.
Koltun tries for a kimura but Strunz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strunz keeps working.
Koltun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koltun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Strunz pushes Koltun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Koltun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Koltun is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz had his way with Marek Koltun in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koltun cracks Strunz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Strunz throws a right hand that misses
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strunz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koltun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koltun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Koltun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Good exchange - Strunz coming out on top.
Koltun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
Koltun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koltun shoots in looking for a takedown but Strunz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koltun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strunz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koltun misses with a looping left.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koltun has time to react.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strunz scores with a jab. Koltun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strunz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koltun blocks a jab.
Koltun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Strunz cracks Koltun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
Koltun misses the jab.
Strunz scores with a nice head shot.
Koltun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strunz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koltun somewhat.
Strunz scores with a three punch combo!
Koltun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strunz can pounce on him.
Strunz misses with a low kick as Koltun jumps back.
Koltun appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun with a poor takedown
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Koltun.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Jab from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koltun defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Strunz misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Koltun with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz staying out of range there.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Koltun or perhaps it was just good defense by Strunz, which made it look bad.
Strunz is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Koltun finds it's target.
Marek Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strunz scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Strunz throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Koltun to counter with a crisp jab.
Koltun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Strunz scores with a nice right hand.
Koltun slips under a jab from Strunz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strunz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 50:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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