CEFC Live 45 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siete Finess (ranked 3667 p4p, 365 weight class) and Maciej Gorski (ranked 8212 p4p, 559 weight class). Gorski has chosen Harnaś as his entrance music. Maciej Gorski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finess
vs
Gorski

173 cm
27
159 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
27
164 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Siete Finess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maciej Gorski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finess stuffs the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gorski tries to pull guard but Finess holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorski drops back down to his feet.

Finess gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gorski pushes Finess off but Finess dives into side control.
The referee asks Finess politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Finess prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gorski tries to improve position but can't.
Finess working the body and head with strikes.
Finess in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gorski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Finess's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Finess! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Gorski has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Siete Finess!
A victorious Siete Finess thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 2854 p4p, 288 weight class) and Konner McKregor (ranked 2360 p4p, 234 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. Lamont Hawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hawkins
vs
McKregor

174 cm
40
164 lbs
29 - 17 - 2

182 cm
24
160 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konner McKregor!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for McKregor.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from McKregor.
McKregor cracks Hawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McKregor 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.

McKregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hawkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.

McKregor is working an open guard so Hawkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McKregor throws a front kick aimed at Hawkins's knee but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McKregor defends it nicely.

Hawkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hawkins stands and steps away. McKregor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but McKregor pushes him off.

Hawkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawkins throwing strikes but McKregor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hawkins wants to control but McKregor postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McKregor is controlling him well.
McKregor gets to mount! Hawkins was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins wants to hold on but McKregor pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hawkins working to try and regain half guard.
Hawkins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hawkins trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but McKregor manages to pass to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins wants to control but McKregor is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKregor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hawkins really wants to buck McKregor off and get back to his feet.
Hawkins is desperately trying to improve his position but McKregor has a good base and remains in mount.
Hawkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawkins is looking to get to half guard.

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.
McKregor controlling the pace for now.
Hawkins tries to hold on but McKregor postures up.
Hawkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

McKregor stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konner McKregor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McKregor throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKregor lands with a thumping leg kick.

Hawkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McKregor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawkins is in McKregor's guard.

McKregor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
McKregor misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for McKregor. That snapped Hawkins's head back.
McKregor fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by McKregor.
Nice straight punches there by Hawkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawkins.
Lamont Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins lands a jab to McKregor's midsection.
McKregor throws an overhand right that lands on Hawkins's shoulder, as Hawkins tries to avoid the shot.
McKregor throws a leg kick but Hawkins sees it coming and moves out of range.

Hawkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McKregor's guard.
McKregor wants to get back to his feet but Hawkins passes into half guard.

McKregor wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but McKregor defending well.

McKregor kicks Hawkins off and gets back to his feet.
McKregor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hawkins. That one must have hurt.
McKregor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKregor fails to land with a series of punches.

Hawkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

McKregor manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hawkins keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McKregor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McKregor is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.
McKregor is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.
McKregor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McKregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
Hawkins tries to score a body lock takedown but McKregor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawkins misses with a knee strike.
McKregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKregor is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.
McKregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKregor is trying to break free.

Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKregor misses with a looping left.
Hawkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamont Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKregor misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins moves out of range as McKregor throws a body kick.
Hawkins attempts a counter takedown but McKregor avoids it well and moves away.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but McKregor shows good takedown defense.
McKregor throws a body shot but no joy.

Hawkins clinches up with McKregor and pushes him back against the cage.
McKregor is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
McKregor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but McKregor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hawkins wants a takedown.

McKregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKregor throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a head kick.
McKregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Konner McKregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hawkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hawkins is controlling him well.
McKregor seems a little lost for a moment, as Hawkins dominates the positioning.
Hawkins tries to move into full mount but can't pass McKregor's legs.
Hawkins lands a decent elbow from side control.
McKregor is letting Hawkins control him for a moment.
Konner McKregor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawkins has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konner McKregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McKregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by McKregor.
McKregor throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McKregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawkins dives in and grabs McKregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. McKregor pushes down on Hawkins's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKregor! But no joy.
McKregor looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
McKregor cracks the inside of Hawkins's front leg.

Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
McKregor is trying to push Hawkins away but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hawkins breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKregor throws a quick inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamont Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hawkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hawkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hawkins prevents McKregor from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hawkins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from McKregor.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
McKregor tries a head kick but it misses.
McKregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKregor throws a combination. Hawkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from McKregor.
McKregor throws a looping overhand right but Hawkins ducks down to avoid it.
McKregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKregor throws a lazy head kick
and Hawkins counters with a head kick.
A left and a right from McKregor both land. Nice combination.
McKregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKregor throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by McKregor.
McKregor thows a leg kick but Hawkins checks it

so Hawkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but McKregor has wrist control.
Hawkins postures up in McKregor's guard and throws a big left but McKregor blocks it.
McKregor being controlled here, momentarily.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but McKregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins stands and steps away. McKregor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Konner McKregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins checks a low kick from McKregor.
Hawkins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McKregor throws a right hand that misses

and Hawkins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McKregor!
McKregor wants to get back to his feet but Hawkins is dominant here and he's now got McKregor's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins biding his time, looking for the opening.
McKregor is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hawkins off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lamont Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hawkins is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McKregor is defending well though. Hawkins let's go of the attempt for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konner McKregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McKregor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konner McKregor!
Lamont Hawkins spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raine Lovelair (ranked 5051 p4p, 551 weight class) and Tugg Speedman (ranked 6262 p4p, 614 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lovelair
vs
Speedman

200 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

186 cm
28
193 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tugg Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedman throws a push kick but Lovelair slaps the foot to one side.
Speedman is looking to slow Lovelair down with leg kicks.
Speedman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovelair slips a jab from Speedman.
Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speedman manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovelair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Speedman throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily.
Lovelair looks to land a left hand but Speedman moved out of range nicely.
Speedman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lovelair on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Speedman lands but Lovelair takes it in his stride.
Lovelair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Tugg Speedman has been cut.
A combination from Lovelair does no damage.
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!
Speedman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Speedman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lovelair will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair throws a looping overhand right but Speedman ducks down to avoid it.
Speedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut.
Lovelair throws a leg kick
and Speedman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lovelair moves out of range as Speedman strikes.
Speedman cracks Lovelair with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Speedman.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speedman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donk. Lovelair catches Speedman right on the button with a cross.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman connects with a body shot.
Speedman is looking to land body kicks.
Speedman punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch.
Speedman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Speedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speedman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovelair throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Speedman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedman lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedman slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
Speedman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Speedman dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Speedman throws a head kick that half lands.
Speedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovelair appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Speedman misses.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speedman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Lovelair slips the punch.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Lovelair takes a swing at Speedman's ribcage but misses.
Lovelair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speedman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Speedman misses the target.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Speedman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Speedman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Lovelair slips a jab from Speedman.
Speedman connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tugg Speedman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lovelair moves out of range as Speedman throws a body kick.
Lovelair misses with a body shot.
Speedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lovelair misses with a hook. Speedman ducked under it nicely.
Speedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovelair.
Speedman throws a wild body kick that Lovelair sees coming a mile off.
Lovelair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lovelair misses with the combination.
Speedman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speedman throws a combination that misses

and Lovelair counters by moving into the clinch.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Speedman manages to break the clinch.
Lovelair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speedman is able to avoid easily.
Lovelair looks to land a body kick but Speedman moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman misses with the combination.
Lovelair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lovelair wants to slow Speedman down by chopping away at his legs.
Lovelair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speedman can pounce on him.

Lovelair takes the fight into the clinch.

Speedman breaks the clinch.
Lovelair avoids the head kick by Speedman.
Lovelair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speedman throws a push kick but Lovelair slaps the foot to one side.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Speedman circles away.
Speedman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lovelair backs up against the cage.

It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Lovelair slips the punch.
Speedman lands the left hand.
Lovelair throws a body punch but Speedman moves out of range.
Lovelair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speedman circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Speedman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Speedman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lovelair tried to counter with a leg kick but Speedman avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lovelair clinches up against the cage.
Speedman lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Speedman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speedman misses with a leg kick.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Speedman.
Lovelair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it.
Speedman cracks a nice hook into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair tried to score with a low kick but Speedman checks it.
Speedman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Speedman!
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speedman throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it.
Speedman throws an off balance right hand

and Lovelair counters by clinching up.
Speedman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Speedman avoids the damage to the body.
Speedman pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speedman.

Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair walks into a stiff left hand from Speedman.
Speedman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a low kick.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair blocks a leg kick.
Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speedman manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman stalks Lovelair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lovelair's face. Lovelair staggers backwards, shaken.
Speedman connects with a jab.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speedman checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Speedman.
Lovelair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speedman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Speedman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tugg Speedman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! This is the final round!

Lovelair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovelair catches Speedman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speedman.
Speedman throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
Speedman scoring well with a low kick there.
Speedman throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Speedman closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the cage.
Speedman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speedman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Speedman avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.

Speedman breaks the clinch.

Speedman has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.

Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Speedman back to the cage. Lovelair follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lovelair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speedman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Speedman ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speedman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovelair.
Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
Lovelair wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tugg Speedman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speedman throws out a leg kick but Lovelair moves out of range and Speedman only half commits.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Lovelair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Speedman misses

and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Speedman.
Lovelair scores with a hook to the body.

Speedman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Speedman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speedman throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
Speedman connects with a nice looking jab.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
Tugg Speedman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovelair defending well as Speedman loads up on a big left hand.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Lovelair throws a head kick but Speedman moves out of range.
Lovelair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Lovelair misses its intended target.

Lovelair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Speedman blocking some punches.

Speedman breaks the clinch.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Speedman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Speedman.
Lovelair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Lovelair moved out of range nicely.
Lovelair drops his hands momentarily and Speedman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Speedman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Speedman.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speedman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Speedman avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Lovelair scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tugg Speedman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speedman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tugg Speedman!
During a confident post fight interview, Tugg Speedman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 1671 p4p, 240 weight class) and Hank Lombard (ranked 1697 p4p, 245 weight class). Lombard has chosen Shinedown - Sound Of Madness as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chick
vs
Lombard

190 cm
39
220 lbs
41 - 22 - 1

190 cm
29
212 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Hank Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lombard pushes Chick up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard scores with a shoulder strike.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chick lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Lombard.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chick backwards.
Chick is pressed up against the cage. Lombard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chick down to the mat. Chick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lombard is looking to slow Chick down with leg kicks.
A cross from Lombard lands.
Lombard lands a glancing blow to the side of Chick's head.
Lombard throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lombard scores with a nice body kick.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chick.
Lombard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hank Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lombard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard.

Chick gets tackled into the cage by Lombard. Lombard maintains the clinch.
Chick misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombard prevents a body shot from Chick.
Lombard scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Chick manages to break the clinch.
Chick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chick takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Lombard cracks Chick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Lombard drives through and clinches with Chick against the cage.
Chick lands with a light punch inside.
Chick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chick misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chick prevents the takedown attempt.
Andy Chick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lombard.
Chick blocking some punches.
Chick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chick lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick misses with a punch to the body.
Chick takes a shot to the head.
Chick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chick misses with some punches.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chick blocks a body shot from Lombard.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chick controls his hands.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Lombard.
Chick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chick controls his hands.
Lombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chick swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lombard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard can't find room to land a body shot as Chick controls the action.
Chick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chick working aggressively here.
Chick swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chick lands with a right to the head.
Lombard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombard blocks a body shot from Chick.
Chick stops a takedown attempt from Lombard.
Chick can't find room to land a body shot as Lombard controls the action.
Chick pushes Lombard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chick prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Chick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Chick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chick lands with a left to the head.
Chick throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombard.
Chick lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lombard stalling in the clinch.
Chick misses with a body punch.

Chick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Chick avoids nicely.
Lombard connects with a nice looking jab.
Chick throws a push kick but Lombard slaps the foot to one side.
Chick misses with a double jab.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chick fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lombard just manages to avoid it.
Chick lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Hank Lombard has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombard misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lombard moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chick.
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hank Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Lombard'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.

Chick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lombard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Lombard finds it's target.
Lombard connects with a leg kick. Chick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Chick moved out of range nicely.
Chick throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
Chick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lombard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lombard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chick. Chick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lombard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chick moves out of range of the body kick from Lombard.
Chick throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Chick throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hank Lombard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard misses with a low kick.
Chick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lombard avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lombard there.
Lombard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lombard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lombard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lombard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lombard clinches up against the cage.
Lombard tries a body shot but Chick blocks it.
Lombard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chick throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
Lombard lands with a light punch inside.
Chick misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lombard.
Still in the clinch, Lombard scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Chick fails to land.
Chick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombards head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard gets through Chick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chick swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lombard as the two fighters clinch.
Andy Chick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chick throws a head punch that misses.
Chick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lombard wants a takedown.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chick backwards.
Chick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chicks head.
Lombard lands a shoulder strike.
Lombard digs a right hand underneath Chick's ribcage. Chick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lombard is leaning against Chick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Lombard.

Chick is rocked!
Chick being controlled against the cage.
Oh Chick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Lombard.
Lombard lands a big right hand that drops Chick! The killer instinct kicks in and Lombard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lombard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Lombard!
An out of breath Hank Lombard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 1739 p4p, 174 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 1599 p4p, 164 weight class). 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 Chris Karter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Edgar
vs
Karter

168 cm
40
160 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

175 cm
28
168 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edgar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karter.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Edgar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter with the counter takedown but Edgar avoids it easily.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Edgar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Edgar swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Karter slips a jab from Edgar.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar works Karter's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Edgar tries to move into range but Karter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Frankie Edgar has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter slips a jab and a cross from Edgar.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Karter forces Edgar back against the cage and clinches.
Karter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karter pushes Edgar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Karter.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.

Edgar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Edgar to the mat. Edgar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Karter is working Edgar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Edgar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edgar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karter's head.
Edgar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Karter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Edgar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Karter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Edgar 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.
Karter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karter.
Karter keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Edgar wants to get up but he can't break Karter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edgar is one step ahead there.
Edgar looking to pass the guard.
Edgar advances to half guard.
Edgar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Edgar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karter is staying active underneath Edgar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karter is trying to get back to full guard.
Karter wants to control but Edgar is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karter moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karter holds on and takes a little breather.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Karter.
Edgar throws a strike but Karter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Edgar has an active guard here but Karter has managed to pass into half guard.
Edgar has hold of Karter's hands but Karter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Edgar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Frankie Edgar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frankie Edgar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Edgar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar misses with a few strikes there.
Karter clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Karter misses.
Karter tries to move into range but Edgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Edgar is rocked!
Edgar is looking to wear down Karter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karter dodges the punch combination from Edgar.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edgar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Edgar wants to land a leg kick but Karter is out of range.
Edgar tries a low kick but Karter avoids it.
Edgar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Karter moves away from the strike by Edgar.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter pounces like a tiger and cracks Edgar with a vicious hook! Edgar is down but not out! Karter follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Karter!
Chris Karter made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I piss excellence! Open your mouth Harris and drink my excellence. I want Brophy.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 1205 p4p, 142 weight class) and Dementri Viscount (ranked 784 p4p, 95 weight class). Viscount has chosen Kool Keith - Still the Best as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anstey
vs
Viscount

205 cm
35
280 lbs
40 - 28 - 0

224 cm
26
283 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dementri Viscount!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anstey walks into a left hand.

Viscount feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Viscount throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anstey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Viscount slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Viscount lands an elbow.
Anstey is trying to control Viscount's posture but Viscount avoids it.
Viscount working the ground and pound.
Viscount lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey is not content to let Viscount control the position.
Anstey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viscount prevents Anstey from standing back up.
Viscount prevents Anstey from improving his position.
Anstey missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viscount scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Viscount is trying to control. Anstey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anstey pushes Viscount off looking to stand but Viscount dives back in and keeps control.
Viscount is thwarting Anstey's attempts to control the position.

Viscount is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anstey defends it well.
Viscount passes the guard and advances to mount!
Viscount avoids the attempt from Anstey to control.
Anstey is trying to escape the mount.
Anstey is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anstey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Viscount.

Viscount jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anstey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Anstey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anstey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viscount is pressing down on Anstey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anstey wants to pass the guard but Viscount is keeping the position.
Viscount wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Viscount is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Viscount is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Viscount looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viscount wants to improve his position but instead Anstey has moved into half guard.

Viscount looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anstey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anstey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Viscount on the ground.

Anstey moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Viscount.
Anstey advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing strikes but Viscount bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Viscount has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viscount postures up.
Viscount pushes down on Anstey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anstey is trying to maintain the position but Viscount is very close to passing his half guard.
Viscount lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Viscount looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anstey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Viscount passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Anstey!
Anstey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Viscount avoids the attempt from Anstey to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dementri Viscount dominated that round.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horrible takedown attempt by Viscount or perhaps it was just good defense by Anstey, which made it look bad.
Viscount misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anstey takes a swing at Viscount's ribcage but misses.
Viscount tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viscount. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anstey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viscount sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viscount is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Anstey tries to keep at a distance but Viscount has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anstey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Anstey.

It looks like Dementri Viscount has been cut.
Viscount lands a nice shot to the body.
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Viscount.
Viscount misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viscount tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viscount has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viscount closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viscount.
Anstey wants to break the clinch but can't.

Viscount breaks from the clinch.
A solid body kick from Viscount.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Viscount.
Anstey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Anstey is looking to stall here but Viscount recovers full guard.
Viscount keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.

Viscount is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anstey defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey chips away with some ground and pound.

Viscount had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anstey defends it easily.
Viscount keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Viscount looking for a sweep. Not yet Viscount, not yet.
Anstey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Anstey wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Viscount's closed guard. He's half up but Viscount has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Viscount pivots and extends the arm, Anstey falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Viscount! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dementri Viscount!
A victorious Dementri Viscount thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Rumlow (ranked 177 p4p, 26 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 644 p4p, 93 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rumlow
vs
Hunt

183 cm
33
188 lbs
30 - 7 - 2

181 cm
38
180 lbs
41 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Rumlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumlow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Rumlow throws a leg kick
and Hunt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumlow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt thumps Rumlow with a low kick.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumlow.
Rumlow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Rumlow blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rumlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Rumlow's belly button to the back.
Rumlow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Rumlow closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rumlow.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rumlow's face.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt trying to stall but Rumlow improves his position.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumlow.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt trying to stall but Rumlow improves his position.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rumlow up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Rumlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rumlow lands a shot to the body.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Rumlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Rumlow tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Rumlow.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rumlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Rumlow is breathing heavily.
Rumlow lands with a left to the head.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Rumlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Rumlow won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Rumlow digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Rumlow lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rumlow swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rumlow blocks a low kick nicely.
Rumlow throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rumlow throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Rumlow thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Rumlow's belly button to the back.
Rumlow checks a leg kick.
Rumlow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rumlow is looking to clinch.
Rumlow slips under a jab from Hunt.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Rumlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Rumlow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rumlow thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rumlow's sensitive parts.
Rumlow lands a jab.
Rumlow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rumlow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumlow throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt wants to counter the offense by Rumlow and move into the clinch position.
Rumlow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Rumlow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rumlow throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunt misses with a hook. Rumlow ducked under it nicely.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Rumlow sees coming a mile off.
Rumlow is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumlow. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Rumlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rumlow wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Rumlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rumlow throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt slips under a jab from Rumlow.
Nice uppercut lands for Rumlow. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rumlow.
Rumlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rumlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rumlow moves out of range.
Brock Rumlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rumlow swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Rumlow throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rumlow wants to clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Rumlow keeps it at a distance.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rumlow blocks a leg kick.
Rumlow avoids a kick to the body.
Rumlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Rumlow slips under a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Rumlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow 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.

Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Rumlow. Beautiful body shot.
Rumlow is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rumlow.
A leg kick checked by Rumlow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Rumlow jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rumlow circles away.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumlow.
Rumlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Rumlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Rumlow counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Rumlow keeps it at a distance.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Rumlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Rumlow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rumlow throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rumlow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Rumlow sees coming a mile off.
Hunt lands with a hook. Rumlow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt swings for the body but Rumlow moves out of range.
Rumlow sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rumlow moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Rumlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Rumlow forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Rumlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rumlow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Hunt is leaning against Rumlow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rumlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rumlow is keeping busy.
Rumlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow misses with an elbow over the top.
Brock Rumlow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rumlow as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumlow.
A nice left hand lands by Rumlow.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rumlow avoids it.
Rumlow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Rumlow.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow clearly takes 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.

Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Rumlow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumlow feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Rumlow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Rumlow ducks down to avoid it.
Rumlow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunt just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumlow.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumlow.
Rumlow slips under a jab from Hunt.
Rumlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hunt has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Rumlow.
A short right from Rumlow on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Rumlow back against the cage.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rumlow avoids it.
Rumlow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Rumlow.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Rumlow.
Good body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rumlow.
Rumlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rumlow lands with a left to the head.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rumlow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rumlow lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumlow gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Hunt pushes Rumlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt just leaning against Rumlow, taking a breather.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Rumlow lands with a left to the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a body punch.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Rumlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Rumlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumlow gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Still in the clinch, Rumlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow had his way with Phol Hunt in 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. This is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Rumlow tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Rumlow scores with a nice strike.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to counter with a clinch but Rumlow shakes him off and moves away.
Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Rumlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumlow scoring well with a low kick there.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rumlow misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Rumlow throws a shot to the body.
Rumlow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
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!
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Rumlow moved out of range nicely.
Rumlow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow connects with a body shot.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rumlow throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Rumlow looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Rumlow is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rumlow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hunt gets a clinch.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Rumlow.
Rumlow scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Rumlow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Hunt looking to stall.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rumlow.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Rumlow improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Rumlow tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Rumlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brock Rumlow has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rumlow.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands a shot to the body.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Rumlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rumlow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Rumlow!
Brock Rumlow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.