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Gladiators 69 Cedric v Snot PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jada Mbaa (ranked 3665 p4p, 358 weight class) and Dan McAdams (ranked 1677 p4p, 188 weight class). Dan McAdams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jada Mbaa's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jada Mbaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan McAdams!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mbaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McAdams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mbaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by McAdams.
McAdams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mbaa misses with a wild body shot.
McAdams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mbaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mbaa misses with a wild body shot.
McAdams with the counter takedown but Mbaa avoids it easily.
McAdams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mbaa quickly recovers to half guard.
Mbaa kicks off McAdams and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAdams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mbaa misses with the combination.
McAdams lands a body shot.
Mbaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Mbaa throws a shot from downtown. McAdams moves away and avoids it.
McAdams misses with a head kick.
Mbaa throws the left hand but McAdams avoids the punch easily.
Mbaa looks to throw the jab but McAdams is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mbaa.
Mbaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAdams manages to avoid it.
McAdams ducks under a wild hook from Mbaa.
Mbaa throws a sloppy head kick and McAdams moves out of range easily.
McAdams lands a head shot.
Mbaa throws a head kick but McAdams moves out of range.
Mbaa throws a lazy body kick
and McAdams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mbaa is wriggling around but McAdams manages to pass to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAdams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McAdams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mbaa has managed to free his arm - good work.
McAdams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McAdams looking for a guillotine from mount but Mbaa is having none of it.
McAdams is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mbaa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McAdams controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McAdams jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mbaa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbaa tries to escape but McAdams is in control.
McAdams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McAdams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McAdams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mbaa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McAdams's guard! Nice work there by Mbaa!
McAdams is working an open guard so Mbaa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McAdams slips a jab from Mbaa.
A head kick misses from Mbaa.
McAdams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Mbaa finds it's way through McAdams's defenses.
Nice cross by McAdams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams drives through with a takedown into Mbaa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mbaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McAdams on the ground.
Mbaa wants to stand and escape but McAdams is having none of it.
McAdams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAdams stops Mbaa from standing up.
McAdams wants to pass the guard but Mbaa is keeping the position.
McAdams trying to control but Mbaa is working from the bottom.
McAdams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mbaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Mbaa, not yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mbaa wants to stand and escape but McAdams is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Jada Mbaa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McAdams's corner calls for a 1-2. McAdams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McAdams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mbaa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mbaa.
McAdams moves out of range of the strikes.
McAdams misses the jab.
Mbaa moves into the clinch.
McAdams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McAdams.
Mbaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAdams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mbaa.
McAdams has taken the fight to the clinch.
McAdams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mbaa is trying to push McAdams away but McAdams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdams fails to pull guard.
McAdams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mbaa walks away with a smile on his face. McAdams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mbaa throws a hook to the side of McAdams's head but McAdams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mbaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McAdams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAdams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McAdams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mbaa's shoulder. That is not cool.
McAdams wants to control but Mbaa is keeping him busy.
McAdams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mbaa throws McAdams to one side and escapes!
McAdams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbaa misses with an uppercut. McAdams saw that one coming.
McAdams scores with a body shot.
McAdams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mbaa.
McAdams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mbaa throws a body punch but McAdams moves out of range.
Mbaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses McAdams's sensitive parts.
McAdams lands with a cross.
McAdams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McAdams lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAdams swings for the body but Mbaa moves out of range.
Mbaa moves forwards but McAdams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mbaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McAdams.
Mbaa throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mbaa.
McAdams pushes Mbaa up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McAdams.
Mbaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mbaa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbaa swings wildly with an uppercut but McAdams uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAdams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jada Mbaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAdams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mbaa.
McAdams walks into a jab.
McAdams lands a jab to the nose.
Mbaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAdams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mbaa.
McAdams lands a nice shot that snaps Mbaa's head back.
Mbaa is rocked!
Mbaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and McAdams counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Mbaa! McAdams smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Dan McAdams!
Our winner, Dan McAdams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 373 p4p, 19 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 2266 p4p, 111 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutroux defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Dutroux throws a body shot but no joy.
Letaivu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dutroux walks into a jab.
Dutroux defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Dutroux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Letaivu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dutroux slips under a jab.
Dutroux feints a jab promting Letaivu to slip. Dutroux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Letaivu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Letaivu swings for the body but Dutroux moves out of range.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Letaivu wants to counter the offense by Dutroux and move into the clinch position.
Letaivu throws out a loose jab but Dutroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutroux misses with a straight right.
Dutroux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Letaivu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dutroux.
It seemed like Letaivu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dutroux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Dutroux.
Dutroux with a nice cross.
Letaivu swings for the body but Dutroux moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dutroux misses the target.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letaivu lands a jab.
Jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands with a good body shot.
Dutroux connects with a body shot.
Letaivu gets a clinch.
Dutroux is trying to maintain a safe position but Letaivu gets an underhook and turns Dutroux into the cage.
Dutroux tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Dutroux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dutroux throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dutroux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dutroux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dutrouxs head.
Letaivu lands a body punch.
Dutroux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutroux is struggling to control the position.
Dutroux struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Dutroux misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Letaivu.
Dutroux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Letaivu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dutroux.
Letaivu looking to slow down the pace here.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dutroux's elbow.
Dutroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dutroux backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands with a left to the head.
Dutroux is trying to stall.
Dutroux tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Dutroux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Dutroux.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dutroux.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutroux.
Good body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dutroux.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Dutroux.
Dutroux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutroux.
Letaivu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dutroux is trying to break the clinch but Letaivu has him pressed against the cage.
Dutroux has Letaivu pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux is looking to break free of the clinch but Letaivu has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Dutroux fails to land.
Dutroux can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letaivu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Dutroux avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Dutroux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dutroux can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Letaivu.
Dutroux has Letaivu pushed against the cage.
Letaivu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dutroux backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Letaivu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dutroux moves away.
Dutroux moves out of range as Letaivu strikes.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Dutroux avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dutroux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dutroux throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dutroux has time to react.
Dutroux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Dutroux misses.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letaivu slips under a jab from Dutroux.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Dutroux lands.
Letaivu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dutroux.
Letaivu slips under a jab from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Letaivu wants to counter with a clinch but Dutroux pushes him away.
Dutroux misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Dutroux's head but Dutroux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dutroux misses with a lunging right hand
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Dutroux counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dutroux. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Dutroux avoids it with no problem.
Dutroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu misses with a looping right.
Letaivu throws a body shot but no joy.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Dutroux ducks down to avoid it.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Dutroux misses
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Letaivu scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu swings widly with a right hand
and Dutroux counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dutroux throws a poor cross that misses
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Letaivu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dutroux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Letaivu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dutroux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Letaivu wants to clinch
and Letaivu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Letaivu misses.
Dutroux throws a hook but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Letaivu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Letaivu swings for the body but Dutroux moves out of range.
Dutroux misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Dutroux avoids it with no problem.
Dutroux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Letaivu.
Dutroux lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a straight right.
Letaivu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dutroux misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Letaivu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Letaivu throws a body shot but no joy.
Dutroux throws a jab when Letaivu was well out of range.
Dutroux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands with a right hand.
Dutroux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Letaivu misses with a straight left.
A big right from Dutroux misses.
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dutroux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Letaivu at a distance.
Letaivu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dutroux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu scores with a punch to the head.
Dutroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Letaivu just misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu throws a hook but Dutroux avoids it easily.
Dutroux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letaivu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Dutroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Dutroux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutroux manages to avoid it.
Dutroux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letaivu.
Letaivu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Letaivu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu stalling in the clinch.
Dutroux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letaivu or not.
Dutroux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dutroux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Letaivu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dutroux walks into a left hand.
Dutroux swings for the body but Letaivu moves out of range.
Dutroux misses the shot to the body.
Dutroux lands the left hand.
Letaivu lands with a right hand.
Dutroux tries to bum rush Letaivu with a series of wild strikes but Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dutroux misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutroux throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Dutroux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Dutroux slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux moves out of range of the strikes.
Dutroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Dutroux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu throws a right hand that Dutroux ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutroux also avoids with ease.
Dutroux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letaivu was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutroux.
Letaivu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dutroux's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Letaivu.
Dutroux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dutroux throws a jab when Letaivu was well out of range.
Letaivu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dutrouxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dutroux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Letaivu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Dutroux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dutroux swings for the body but Letaivu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu cracks Dutroux with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dutroux throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Letaivu throws a shot from downtown. Dutroux moves away and avoids it.
Dutroux misses with a left hand
and Letaivu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dutroux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dutroux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letaivu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Letaivu scores with a nice strike.
Dutroux throws a right hand that misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Dutroux's shoulder, as Dutroux tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu misses with a double jab.
Dutroux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Dutroux moves out of range.
Letaivu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Letaivu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dutroux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Letaivu at a distance.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutroux throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
Dutroux scores with a punch to the head.
Dutroux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letaivu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dutroux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marc Dutroux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dutroux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dutroux misses with a hook
and Letaivu counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Letaivu misses the target.
Nice body punch from Letaivu.
Dutroux throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Dutroux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Letaivu connects with a body shot that sends Dutroux's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu throws a jab when Dutroux was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux tries to move into range but Letaivu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutroux throws a hook but Letaivu blocks it.
Dutroux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dutroux takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dutroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutroux looks to land a combination but Letaivu avoids it well.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Dutroux lands with a cross.
Letaivu scores with a decent looking hook.
Letaivu misses with a straight right.
Dutroux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Letaivu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Letaivu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Letaivu!
After the fight, Pascal Letaivu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 1685 p4p, 83 weight class) and Scott Kannberg (ranked 3495 p4p, 171 weight class). Doctore comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - . Kannberg has chosen Pavement: 'Date with IKEA' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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136 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Kannberg!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannberg shoots in but Doctore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doctore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kannberg misses with a jab to the body
and Doctore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kannberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doctore is trying to improve his position.
Doctore manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kannberg is looking for a kimura here.
Kannberg thows a huge punch but Doctore dodges it nicely.
Doctore has one foot on Kannberg's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kannberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doctore scores with a jab to the head.
Kannberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doctore under the eye.
Kannberg darts in and clinches Doctore up against the cage.
Kannberg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doctore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kannberg's efforts to push away.
Kannberg is trying to trip Doctore. He has hold of a leg but Doctore is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kannberg persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doctore pushes Kannberg off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kannberg manages to avoid it.
Kannberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kannberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kannberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Kannberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctore. Kannberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Doctore misses.
Doctore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kannberg blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Doctore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doctore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore misses with a leg kick
and Kannberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kannberg drags the fight down to the ground.
Kannberg throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Doctore escapes and throws Kannberg's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Doctore is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kannberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore working away.
Doctore is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kannberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kannberg is looking to reverse the position.
Doctore takes a little break here. Kannberg wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kannberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kannberg tries to get to full guard but Doctore has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctore controlling the pace.
Doctore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kannberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kannberg is refusing to be controlled, as Doctore sits in half guard.
Kannberg has a hand on Doctore's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Doctore takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oenomaus Doctore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kannberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doctore counters with a thumping low kick.
Doctore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Doctore backs off Kannberg throws a huge counter combo but Doctore manages to avoid it all.
Scott Kannberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kannberg looks to land a combination but Doctore avoids it well.
Doctore throws a lazy right hand but Kannberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doctore throws a hook but Kannberg avoids it easily.
Kannberg feints the counter takedown.
Oenomaus Doctore is winning the standup battle so far.
Kannberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore.
Doctore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doctore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Kannberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kannberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kannberg misses with an uppercut.
Kannberg throws a body kick that misses.
Doctore is looking to counter the offense by Kannberg and move into the clinch.
Kannberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doctore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kannberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg dives in and scores a takedown into Doctore's guard.
Kannberg preventing the sweep.
Kannberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kannberg works over Doctore with some ground and pound from guard.
Doctore has his hands on Kannberg's head, controlling the position.
Kannberg won't allow Doctore to sweep him here.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Doctore keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kannberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Doctore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doctore is looking to stand up but Kannberg isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kannberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
A bone on bone clash there as Doctore blocks the leg kick.
Doctore throws a poor cross that misses
and Kannberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannberg trying to pass the guard but Doctore defending well.
Doctore is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kannberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doctore trying to control from the bottom.
Kannberg stops Doctore from getting back to his feet.
Kannberg is thwarting Doctore's attempts to control the position.
Doctore won't allow Kannberg to pass to mount.
Doctore keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doctore trying to control here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kannberg is looking to stall here but Doctore recovers full guard.
Kannberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Kannberg advances to half guard.
Scott Kannberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannberg is looking to advance position but Doctore won't allow it.
Doctore is trying to maintain the position but Kannberg is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Kannberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Doctore misses the jab.
Kannberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doctore takes one on the button.
Kannberg tried to score with a low kick but Doctore checks it.
Kannberg throws a leg kick
and Doctore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doctore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kannberg lands an elbow inside that Doctore shrugs off.
Doctore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doctore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doctore pushes Kannberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kannberg.
Kannberg blocks a body shot from Doctore.
Doctore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kannberg lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
Doctore blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kannberg.
Kannberg tries to pull guard but Doctore holds him up against the cage and eventually Kannberg drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg misses with an elbow strike.
Doctore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kannberg blocks a body shot from Doctore.
Doctore blocks the elbow strike.
Doctore dodges an elbow strike from Kannberg.
Kannberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Kannberg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doctore is defending well.
Doctore avoids a wild elbow strike from Kannberg.
Kannberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doctore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oenomaus Doctore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Kannberg.
Doctore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kannberg backwards.
Kannberg manages to break the clinch.
Kannberg throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
Doctore moves into range and clinches up with Kannberg.
Doctore pushes Kannberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore swings wildly with an uppercut but Kannberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doctore looks to land a body kick but Kannberg moved away.
Kannberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kannberg blocks a head kick by Doctore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Kannberg feints the counter takedown.
Kannberg 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.
Kannberg wants to control from the top but Doctore keeps moving.
Kannberg won't allow Doctore to sweep him here.
Doctore trying to control the position here.
Doctore controls Kannberg momentarily but Kannberg frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg wants to pass the guard but Doctore is keeping the position.
Kannberg is stalling in the full guard.
Kannberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Doctore is retaining full guard.
Kannberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy body kick from Kannberg
and Doctore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice uppercut lands for Doctore. That snapped Kannberg's head back.
A low kick from Doctore is predictable there
and Kannberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kannberg.
Doctore has control of Kannberg's left arm, preventing Kannberg from doing any damage.
Kannberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Doctore is retaining full guard.
Doctore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kannberg lands a couple of digs.
Kannberg stopping the sweep attempt from Doctore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oenomaus Doctore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doctore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oenomaus Doctore!
Our winner, Oenomaus Doctore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Estaban Chavez (ranked 786 p4p, 83 weight class) and Fray Bentos (ranked 899 p4p, 89 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fray Bentos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Bentos.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Bentos counters with a nice body shot.
Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
Bentos takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Chavez gets caught flat footed, as Bentos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bentos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentos throws a strike but Chavez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Bentos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chavez controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bentos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chavez controls the pace.
Bentos wants to hit a switch here but Chavez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bentos there!
Chavez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chavez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chavez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bentos regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bentos wants to improve his position but Chavez is controlling well.
Chavez content to control rather than advance.
Bentos wants to get back to full guard.
Chavez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez uses his free foot to push down on Bentos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bentos.
Bentos is looking to improve his position but Chavez isn't that keen on the idea.
Bentos regains half guard.
Chavez prevents Bentos from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentos trying to get back to full guard but Chavez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bentos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chavez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bentos is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bentos working to try and regain half guard.
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 Estaban Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chavez throws the left hand but Bentos avoids the punch easily.
Bentos lands with a nice body punch.
Bentos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chavez at a distance.
Bentos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chavez looks to throw a body kick
and Bentos counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bentos misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bentos thinking.
Bentos shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavez sprawls well. He's pushed Bentos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Bentos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chavez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bentos moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Chavez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Bentos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bentos has his takedown stuffed
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bentos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bentos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Bentos shoots in and drives through. Chavez sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Chavez misses its target.
Estaban Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fray Bentos.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Estaban Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Bentos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Bentos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bentos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swings for the body but Bentos moves out of range.
Bentos misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a leg kick.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Bentos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Bentos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bentos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bentos avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Bentos throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bentos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bentos cracks Chavez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bentos drives through with a takedown into Chavez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Bentos content to stall in guard here.
Bentos throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Bentos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fray Bentos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bentos is working Chavez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bentos wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Estaban Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bentos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Bentos swings widly with a right hand
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Bentos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez works the jab nicely.
Bentos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Bentos jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez leaves Bentos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chavez leaves Bentos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bentos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bentos fails to land the takedown.
Estaban Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fray Bentos.
Chavez throws a combination. Bentos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bentos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bentos.
Bentos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
Chavez lands a left and a right that send Bentos crashing to the mat, dazed. Chavez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bentos is rocked!
It looks like Fray Bentos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bentos is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Bentos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez drops Bentos with a big left hand! Bentos is injured, injured bad! Chavez jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estaban Chavez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Lima (ranked 541 p4p, 58 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 381 p4p, 39 weight class). Lima's entrance music is Tupac - Hail Mary. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Lima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku misses with a leg kick
and Lima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lima scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lima tries to pass to full mount but Ekaku defends it.
Ekaku is trying to maintain the position but Lima is very close to passing his half guard.
Lima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ekaku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ekaku trying to control from the bottom.
Ekaku 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.
Lima trying to pass the guard but Ekaku defending well.
Lima trying to control the action but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Lima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku trying to control here.
Lima trying to control the action but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku is looking to control Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ekaku avoid being mounted?
Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ekaku sees it coming and defends easily.
Lima wants to take a breather but Ekaku is having none of it.
Lima passes to side control.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Ekaku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekaku is looking for a sweep.
Ekaku is not content to let Lima control the position.
Ekaku prevents Lima from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Ekaku is keeping him busy.
Ekaku prevents Lima from moving into mount.
Lima in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ekaku is not content to let Lima control the position.
Ekaku struggling a bit here.
Ekaku is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lima in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku prevents Lima from improving position.
Ekaku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ekaku is not content to let Lima control the position.
Ekaku gets back to half guard.
Lima wants to control but Ekaku is keeping him busy.
Lima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lima looking to control but Ekaku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is trying to escape the mount.
Lima in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lima trying to control but Ekaku is having none of it.
Ekaku is trying to escape the mount.
Ekaku sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekaku is looking to control Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ekaku avoid being mounted?
Ekaku tries to get to full guard but Lima has control of the leg.
Lima thows a huge punch but Ekaku dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Ekaku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ekaku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lima.
Ekaku missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lima throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekaku can do to turn this around?
Lima throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Lima defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Lima manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ekaku on his heels. He'll look to pass Ekaku's guard now, I'm sure.
Ekaku controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself.
Ekaku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malaki Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ekaku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Lima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lima postures up and lands a big shot to Ekaku's brow.
Lima trying to move into half guard but instead Ekaku has managed to sweep!
Lima controls Ekaku momentarily but Ekaku frees himself.
Ekaku won't allow Lima to sweep him here.
Lima wants to hit a switch here but Ekaku passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lima there!
Lima is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ekaku controlling the position easily from mount.
Lima tries to hold on but Ekaku postures up.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ekaku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ekaku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Lima is squirming around, avoiding Ekaku's attempts to control the action.
Ekaku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima wants to hold on but Ekaku pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot by Lima.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Ekaku.
Ekaku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lima avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Lima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ekaku looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lima throws the left hand but Ekaku avoids the punch easily.
Malaki Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Lima misses with a left hand
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Lima was not able to check.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Lima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku is looking to slow Lima down with leg kicks.
Ekaku slips a jab from Lima.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
A jab from Lima misses.
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku slips a jab from Lima.
Lima looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima misses with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Lima throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku misses with a head kick.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekaku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Lima misses.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Hiroshi Ekaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima tries to clinch but Ekaku is having none of it.
Lima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Lima misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Ekaku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lima doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Jab, jab by Lima - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lima throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku thows a leg kick but Lima checks it
and Lima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ekaku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lima's back!
Ekaku controlling from the back.
Lima is keeping busy.
Lima can't escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ekaku controlling the positon.
Let's hope that Ekaku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to escape the position.
Well, with Ekaku on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lima is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ekaku is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lima rolls, trying to escape but Ekaku keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Malaki Lima did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ekaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekaku feints and then cracks Lima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lima down.
Lima moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekaku.
Lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lima.
Ekaku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ekaku lands a nice hook to Lima's body. Lima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the head.
Lima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ekaku wants to control but Lima postures up.
Ekaku is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ekaku can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to move to full mount but Ekaku actually manages to regain half guard.
Ekaku moves into full guard.
Ekaku looking to control.
Lima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ekaku looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekaku, not yet.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku controlling the position.
Lima landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ekaku lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ekaku forces his way into half guard.
Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ekaku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ekaku's back!
Ekaku trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Ekaku is in a bad position with Lima working for a choke. Ekaku manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Lima looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ekaku has picked Lima up and slammed him! Lima can't keep hold of the triangle and Ekaku manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ekaku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ekaku trying to control the position but Lima is working away.
Lima is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ekaku off and has taken his back!
Lima is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ekaku has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lima is hanging on to Ekaku's back as he tries to escape.
Ekaku wants to control his opponent's hands but Lima gets his hands free.
Lima tries to get the hooks in deep but Ekaku pushed the leg off.
Lima lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ekaku tries to roll but Lima sticks to his back.
Ekaku keeps trying to improve his position.
Ekaku manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lima's guard. Nice work there by Ekaku.
Lima has his foot on Ekaku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ekaku works his way back into a safe position though.
Ekaku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ekaku pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ekaku passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Ekaku as Lima shoots in.
Lima misses with a left hand
and Ekaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekaku throws a head kick but Lima moves out of range.
Lima half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Lima moves out of range.
Lima ducks right into an uppercut from Ekaku.
Lima clinches up against the cage.
Lima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Lima controls the action.
Lima tries to score a body lock takedown but Ekaku shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekaku breaks from the clinch.
Lima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Ekaku misses
and Lima counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ekaku!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku holding on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku can't do much from the bottom here.
Lima trying to control the action but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Lima throwing strikes but Ekaku manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Lima is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ekaku off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima has Ekaku flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lima's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ekaku trying to control the hands but Lima won't let him.
Ekaku tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ekaku regains half guard.
Lima prevents Ekaku from improving his position.
Lima trying to control from half guard but Ekaku is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is trying to get back to full guard.
Lima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lima wants to control the pace but Ekaku is squirming around nicely.
Ekaku taking shots to the head.
Lima avoids the attempt from Ekaku to control.
Lima wants to control the pace but Ekaku is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lima landing strikes from the mount.
Lima scoring with strikes but Ekaku is staying in there.
Ekaku tries to hold on but Lima pushes him away.
Lima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ekaku is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lima lands a nice shot to the head.
Lima with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku is squirming around, avoiding Lima's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Malaki Lima retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 263 p4p, 33 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 1658 p4p, 184 weight class). Francis Fitzpatrick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzpatrick throws out the jab.
Ungar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ungar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ungar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ungar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzpatrick. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick cracks Ungar with a good jab.
Ungar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Ungar moves away and avoids it.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Fitzpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Fitzpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzpatrick has closed the distance and engaged Ungar in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Fitzpatrick blocks a body shot from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick pushes Ungar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Fitzpatrick has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Ungar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzpatrick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ungar blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Ungar avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the cage.
Ungar being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar presses Fitzpatrick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fitzpatrick wants to get back to striking at distance but Ungar won't allow it.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Ungar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzpatrick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Ungar lands a right hand.
Fitzpatrick taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitzpatrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Ungar counters with a right hand to the body.
Fitzpatrick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Ungar catches Fitzpatrick right on the button with a cross.
Francis Fitzpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Fitzpatrick as he checks the leg kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Ungar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzpatrick clinches up with Ungar and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick wants to get back to striking at distance but Ungar won't allow it.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ungar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Ungar's head.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ungar up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ungar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fitzpatrick smiles and moves away.
Fitzpatrick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzpatrick misses the target.
Fitzpatrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Francis Fitzpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzpatrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Ungar pulls guard successfully.
Ungar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Ungar is retaining full guard.
Fitzpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Ungar blocks nicely.
Ungar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Our spies down at at DJs Locker inform us that Ungar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzpatrick is really struggling to control Ungar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ungar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fitzpatrick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ungar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick pushing down on Ungar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fitzpatrick uses his free foot to push down on Ungar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ungar.
Fitzpatrick wants to control the pace but Ungar is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ungar can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fitzpatrick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ungar. Ungar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ungar looks to land a body kick but Fitzpatrick moved away.
A jab from Fitzpatrick misses.
Fitzpatrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ungar counters with a nice leg kick.
Fitzpatrick blocks a low kick nicely.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ungar avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab to the body
and Ungar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ungar throws a solid leg kick but Fitzpatrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ungar.
Ungar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ungar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Francis Fitzpatrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ungar blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
Fitzpatrick breaks from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar wants to counter with a clinch but Fitzpatrick pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick slips under a jab.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook
and Ungar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ungar misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar wants to counter with a clinch but Fitzpatrick pushes him away.
Ungar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ungar backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ungar moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzpatrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ungar wants to clinch up but Fitzpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Ungar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Fitzpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ungar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ungar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ungar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitzpatrick pinned against the cage. Fitzpatrick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fitzpatrick misses with a right hand
and Ungar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping right.
Ungar misses the jab.
Fitzpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick throwing a counter right hand but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fitzpatrick tries to move into range but Ungar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
Ungar tries to counter with a clinch but Fitzpatrick shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Fitzpatrick.
It seemed like Ungar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping left.
Fitzpatrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ungar in his tracks.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ungar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ungar. That one must have hurt.
Ungar stuns Fitzpatrick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ungar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ungar wants to counter the offense by Fitzpatrick and move into the clinch position.
Ungar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ungar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ungar throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Barnabas Ungar just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand.
Ungar blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fitzpatrick smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick checks the leg kick.
Fitzpatrick checks the leg kick.
Fitzpatrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ungar's defenses.
A short left from Ungar.
Ungar jumps guard but Fitzpatrick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fitzpatrick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Francis Fitzpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar.
Ungar blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow that misses.
Ungar blocks the elbow strike.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar jumps guard but Fitzpatrick stands there with Ungar around his waist. Ungar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Ungar avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Ungar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fitzpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ungar can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar being controlled against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Fitzpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Ungar is rocked!
Ungar misses with some punches.
Ungar is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzpatrick finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Ungar gets through Fitzpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick tries to move into range but Ungar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Ungar throws a body kick that misses.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Ungar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick had his way with Barnabas Ungar 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!
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
Ungar lands a front kick.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Ungar avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Fitzpatrick - just one landing.
Ungar moves forwards but Fitzpatrick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar feints a counter leg kick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ungar. That's going to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzpatrick's shoulder, as Fitzpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body punch
and Ungar counters with a straight right hand.
Ungar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ungar.
Ungar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ungar decides to pull guard.
Ungar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ungar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fitzpatrick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fitzpatrick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ungar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ungar looking to control.
Fitzpatrick wants to stand but Ungar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fitzpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ungar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ungar is looking for a triangle here but Fitzpatrick uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to advance to mount but can't.
Francis Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee asks Fitzpatrick politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fitzpatrick prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ungar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ungar looking for submissions off his back.
Ungar looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzpatrick trying to pass the guard but Ungar defending well.
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.
Ungar is refusing to be controlled, as Fitzpatrick sits in half guard.
Fitzpatrick prevents Ungar from improving his position.
Ungar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnabas Ungar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzpatrick passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barnabas Ungar.
Well Fitzpatrick 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick retains his lightweight title!
Francis Fitzpatrick was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 178 p4p, 10 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 995 p4p, 50 weight class). Da Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a leg kick.
Da Silva tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Da Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
A jab from Da Silva finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Power throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Power 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.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Power swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Da Silva lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Da Silva only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Power slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Power takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Power.
Da Silva scores with a hook.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Power misses with a straight right.
A big right from Power misses.
Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Da Silva takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power slips under a jab.
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Power throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping Da Silva under the eye.
Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power moves away from the strike by Da Silva.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
Da Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Da Silva catches Power right on the button with a cross.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Power scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Power bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Power avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva cracks Power with a good jab.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Da Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power gets a clinch.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Power swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Leonardo Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva with a poor takedown
and Power counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power works Da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Power.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Da Silva's head back.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power misses with a hook.
Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Da Silva thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Da Silva.
Power slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Da Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Power checks a leg kick.
Da Silva looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
Power misses with a straight right.
Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Power gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Silva.
Power misses the jab.
Power cracks Da Silva with a good jab.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Power doesn't seem phased though.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Power.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
Da Silva tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Power.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Silva, right into the meat.
Da Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a body shot
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Power misses.
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Power moves into the clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Power scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Power moves into the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Da Silva dodges the punch combination from Power.
Power moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Silva.
Power misses with a body shot.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva lands with a cross.
Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Power throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Power.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva lunges at Power with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Power's hand.
Power misses with a hook.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power catches Da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Power instigates a clinch.
Power gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Da Silva.
Power closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva staying out of range there.
Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but Power manages to avoid it.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power scores with a nice strike.
Da Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Power off balance momentarily.
Da Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Power misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Power doesn't seem phased though.
Da Silva lands an overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Power.
Power tries to clinch up.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Power misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Da Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
A left and a right from Power both land. Nice combination.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Da Silva.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva moves out of range as Power strikes.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva clearly takes 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.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva moves out of range as Power strikes.
Da Silva tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.
Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Da Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
Da Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Power off the cage and back into range.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power misses with the combination.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Da Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Da Silva throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Power closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva sets himself, and Power steps forward looking for the clinch! Da Silva avoids it this time.
Da Silva tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
Da Silva throws a low kick but Power avoids it.
A left lands for Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
A big right from Power misses.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Power now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Power clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
Da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Da Silva with a jab.
Da Silva is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
As Da Silva backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Da Silva manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Da Silva misses
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Power.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Da Silva lands a front kick.
Da Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Da Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab lands there for Power.
Power closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
Power manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power misses with a looping left.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Power steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Da Silva.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Power. Power circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Da Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Power clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.
Thomas Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva had his way with Thomas Power in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Power looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Da Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Power if he has to take too many more of those.
Power throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Da Silva on the side of the head.
Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Power misses with a hook.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Da Silva takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Power doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Power looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Da Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Power shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power is looking for the big counter here.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Power misses with a straight right.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Da Silva there.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva slips a jab from Power.
Da Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
Power misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power checks a low kick from Da Silva.
Da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Power is pushing Da Silva's head away, looking to escape. Da Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Da Silva tries to advance to mount but Power denies him.
Power looks to move to half guard but instead Da Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working for a submission but Power is keeping him at bay.
Power really wants to buck Da Silva off and get back to his feet.
Power tries to hold on but Da Silva postures up.
Da Silva wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
Power really wants to buck Da Silva off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Da Silva wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
Power wants to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Da Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Power frees his head quite easily.
Da Silva wants to take Power's back but he can't do it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Leonardo Da Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 214 p4p, 34 weight class) and Settakian Fett (ranked 375 p4p, 56 weight class). Settakian Fett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Sharp.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
Fett is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sharp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fett takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Fett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Fett with a hook.
Sharp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fett's head backwards.
Sharp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Fett misses.
Sharp slips a jab from Fett.
Sharp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Fett scores with a body shot.
Fett lands with an overhand left.
Fett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks.
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fett looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Fett jabs at Sharp's body.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fett doesn't seem bothered though.
Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
It seemed like Fett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.
Fett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Fett fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fett.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Sharp.
Fett tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sharp throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a nice strike.
Sharp blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Sharp catches Fett right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fett lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fett slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Sharp blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Fett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Fett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses with a body kick.
Fett has managed to clinch.
Fett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Fett.
Fett scores with a nice head shot.
Fett lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
Fett drops Sharp with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fett follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
Settakian Fett is the new welterweight champion!
Settakian Fett took some time post fight to say the following; 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 101 p4p, 15 weight class) and Snot Slurper (ranked 337 p4p, 47 weight class). Snot Slurper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slurper lands with a straight right. Lancaster didn't see that one coming.
Slurper checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slurper. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Slurper.
Slurper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lancaster is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slurper throws the left hand but Lancaster avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster swings for the body but Slurper moves out of range.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slurper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slurper, pushing him back against the cage.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slurper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slurper keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper tries to keep at a distance but Lancaster has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Slurper misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Slurper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slurper breaks from the clinch.
Lancaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slurper loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Slurper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Slurper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slurper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slurper misses with a right hand
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slurper throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snot Slurper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slurper throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Slurper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slurper.
Slurper misses with an uppercut
and Lancaster moves into the clinch.
Slurper has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster has Slurper pressed against the cage, preventing Slurper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Slurper controls his hands.
Slurper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slurper tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Slurper.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slurper fails to land.
Slurper tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Slurper works on Lancaster 's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Slurper misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slurper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slurper lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Slurper wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Slurper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Slurper.
Lancaster is rocked!
Slurper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Slurper.
Slurper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lancaster punishes Slurper's body with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slurper.
Slurper takes one to the chin there.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Lancaster lands a lovely overhand right.
Slurper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Slurper keeps it at a distance.
Lancaster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slurper swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper misses with a body shot
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slurper misses with a body shot
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slurper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slurper plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Lancaster to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Lancaster just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Snot Slurper!
Snot Slurper is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Snot Slurper thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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