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IFC MW13 - Choo vs Heavyweight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morris Kirby (ranked 4976 p4p, 496 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 6906 p4p, 603 weight class). Patrick Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Morris Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Patrick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kirby throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thompson was covering up waiting for the punch and Kirby finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kirby is fighting to break Thompson's control of his arms but Thompson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kirby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirby is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Kirby cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Kirby trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kirby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirby's guard.
Kirby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
Thompson stands up out of Kirby's guard for a moment - Kirby manages to land a nice upkick.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Kirby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby wants to hit a switch here but Thompson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kirby there!
Kirby tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thompson is continuing to stall.
Kirby wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Kirby tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Kirby is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Kirby tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Kirby is squirming around nicely.
Kirby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirby is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby is trying to stand.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby moves away
and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kirby winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kirby slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson wants to control but Kirby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kirby is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby postures up.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirby is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.
Kirby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson pulls Kirby in close to his closed guard and prevents Kirby from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Kirby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patrick Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirby is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson looking to control.
Kirby cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Kirby being controlled here momentarily.
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Thompson is trying to keep Kirby in close.
Kirby trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirby lands a couple of digs.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kirby has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.
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.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kirby takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Kirby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Kirby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson kicks Kirby off and gets back to his feet.
Kirby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morris Kirby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Patrick Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby gets the takedown into side control.
Thompson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson slips under a jab from Kirby.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson kicks Kirby off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kirby, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kirby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Kirby is looking to stand up but Thompson isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Thompson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirby has Thompson pulled in close to control his posture.
Kirby throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kirby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson won't allow Kirby to sweep him here.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Kirby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirby.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Kirby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirby is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Kirby with a nice body shot.
Thompson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Kirby wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thompson tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Fortytwo (ranked 4499 p4p, 450 weight class) and Anton Touchard (ranked 5170 p4p, 514 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, One Fortytwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Touchard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortytwo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fortytwo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Touchard if he has to take too many more of those.
Touchard looking to score a takedown here. Fortytwo is defending well but Touchard drives through and ends up in Fortytwo's guard.
Touchard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fortytwo looking to control.
Touchard advances to half guard.
Touchard is controlling the pace.
Touchard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fortytwo sees it coming and defends easily.
Fortytwo is looking to control Touchard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fortytwo avoid being mounted?
Fortytwo is looking to improve his position.
Fortytwo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Touchard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fortytwo is looking for a sweep. Touchard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Touchard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fortytwo is defending against the submission attempts here by Touchard.
Fortytwo is looking to improve his position.
Touchard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fortytwo tries to lock up and control but Touchard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touchard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fortytwo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fortytwo shrugs it off.
Fortytwo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Touchard on the ground.
Touchard controlling his opponent.
Fortytwo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Touchard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Touchard controlling the pace for now.
Fortytwo is just holding on here. Touchard manages to take his back.
You can see the frustration on Fortytwo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Touchard is persistently looking for the submission but Fortytwo is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Touchard biding his time, looking for the opening.
Our spies down at at Fight Factory inform us that Touchard has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touchard has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Fortytwo is defending well but eventually Touchard manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Fortytwo has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anton Touchard!
A relieved looking Anton Touchard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, One Fortytwo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urban Go Bucks (ranked 3507 p4p, 46 weight class) and Andy Bogard (ranked 6066 p4p, 529 weight class). Go Bucks comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Sloopy-- DJ ERB. Andy Bogard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urban Go Bucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go Bucks blocks a low kick nicely.
Bogard just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGo Bucks.
A punch combination from Bogard misses.
Bogard missing with a left hand there. Go Bucks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Go Bucks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Go Bucks lands with a right hand.
Go Bucks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bogard.
It looked like Go Bucks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bogard.
Go Bucks drops his shoulder and cracks Bogard with a huge uppercut! Bogard goes down! Can Go Bucks finish him?
Bogard is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Go Bucks postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bogard covers up, he's hurt! Go Bucks keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Go Bucks and the ref steps in to end the fight! Go Bucks can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urban Go Bucks!
A relieved looking Urban Go Bucks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Crew (ranked 4253 p4p, 428 weight class) and Juanon Brephgrad (ranked 4028 p4p, 407 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Crew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanon Brephgrad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crew misses with a takedown attempt - Brephgrad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brephgrad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crew has been working on his balance at 3Band MMA ($800/week), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Brephgrad.
Brephgrad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crew, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brephgrad.
Brephgrad fails to pull guard.
Brephgrad jumps guard but Crew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crew jumps guard.
Crew looking for a sweep. Not yet Crew, not yet.
Crew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crew looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crew's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brephgrad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crew controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crew won't allow Brephgrad to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crew postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brephgrad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crew, into his guard.
Crew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brephgrad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brephgrad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crew has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brephgrad has managed to get both his arms back between Crew's legs - danger averted.
Brephgrad preventing the sweep.
Crew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brephgrad manages to get himself to full guard.
Crew pushes down on Brephgrad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crew is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brephgrad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crew.
Brephgrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crew wants to take a breather but Brephgrad is having none of it.
Crew is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Crew wants to pass the guard but Brephgrad is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crew is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brephgrad keeping full guard, as Crew tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brephgrad working a defensive guard here.
Crew wants to pass the guard but Brephgrad is keeping the position.
Crew advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crew thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crew is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brephgrad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Crew dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brephgrad misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brephgrad.
Brephgrad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crew is out of range and Brephgrad settles back down.
Crew changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brephgrad slaps away a takedown attempt from Crew, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Crew checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brephgrad misses with a leg kick.
Crew shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brephgrad's guard.
Crew trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brephgrad manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brephgrad won't allow Crew to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brephgrad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crew is adopting a defensive guard.
Brephgrad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crew has his foot on Brephgrad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brephgrad works his way back into a safe position though.
Crew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brephgrad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crew trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crew controlling the position.
Crew is looking for a triangle but Brephgrad pushes his legs off easily.
Crew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brephgrad manages to get himself to full guard.
Brephgrad wants to get back to his feet but Crew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brephgrad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Crew has passed into side control.
Crew is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brephgrad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crew wants to control but Brephgrad is keeping him busy.
Crew is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brephgrad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brephgrad can do to turn this around?
Crew looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crew wants to control but Brephgrad is keeping him busy.
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.
Brephgrad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crew thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crew thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crew working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crew wants to control but Brephgrad is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Crew 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Brephgrad. That snapped Crew's head back.
It looks like Terry Crew has been cut.
Brephgrad tries to land a body kick
and Crew counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crew.
Crew is standing up over Brephgrad. Brephgrad looks to escape but Crew dives into side control.
Crew tries for a kimura but Brephgrad is defending well.
Crew wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brephgrad, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crew is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brephgrad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crew tries for a kimura but Brephgrad is defending well.
Crew tries for a kimura but Brephgrad is defending well.
Crew looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crew tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crew has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crew wants to control but Brephgrad is keeping him busy.
Crew has an Americana. Brephgrad didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Crew is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Crew hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Terry Crew!
An out of breath Terry Crew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Juanon Brephgrad was interviewed post fight and said 'That punk got luckY!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 3851 p4p, 395 weight class) and Ivashin Dmitrievich (ranked 3801 p4p, 389 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. 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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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivashin Dmitrievich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitrievich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dmitrievich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boretti misses with a leg kick
and Dmitrievich counters with a two punch combo.
Dmitrievich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dmitrievich misses with a straight right.
Boretti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boretti misses with a right hand
and Dmitrievich counters with a three punch combo that has Boretti backing up. Boretti nods at Dmitrievich to acknowledge the strikes.
Dmitrievich throws a series of punches but Boretti avoids them all with ease.
Dmitrievich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boretti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dmitrievich scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dmitrievich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good work by Dmitrievich as he checks the leg kick.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Boretti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dmitrievich is out of range and Boretti settles back down.
Dmitrievich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boretti tries a low kick but Dmitrievich avoids it.
Boretti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ivashin Dmitrievich has been cut.
Dmitrievich dodges the punch combination from Boretti.
Boretti throws a low kick but Dmitrievich moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti scores with a punch to the head.
Dmitrievich misses with a looping right.
Jab by Boretti.
Dmitrievich takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Dmitrievich works Boretti's body with a nice hook.
Boretti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dmitrievich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boretti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dmitrievich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Dmitrievich.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Dmitrievich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dmitrievich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dmitrievich misses the shot to the body.
Dmitrievich misses with a straight left.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Dmitrievich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti throws a jab but it's blocked by Dmitrievich.
Dmitrievich unleashes a big counter combination but Boretti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dmitrievich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dmitrievich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti throws a hook but Dmitrievich blocks it.
Dmitrievich swings widly with a right hand
and Boretti counters with a good low kick that Dmitrievich was not able to check.
Boretti throws a low kick but Dmitrievich avoids it.
Dmitrievich checks a leg kick.
Boretti missing with a left hand there. Dmitrievich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti connects with a right hand. Dmitrievich shakes it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Boretti. That snapped Dmitrievich's head back.
Dmitrievich misses with a two punch combination.
Dmitrievich lands with a straight right. Boretti didn't see that one coming.
Boretti misses with a lunging right hand
and Dmitrievich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boretti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boretti looks to throw the jab but Dmitrievich is out of range.
Dmitrievich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dmitrievich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boretti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dmitrievich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boretti's hands.
Dmitrievich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dmitrievich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boretti lands a big head kick that sends Dmitrievich tumbling to the mat! Boretti takes a step backwards and waves Dmitrievich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dmitrievich is rocked!
Dmitrievich has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Boretti backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Dmitrievich's temple! It sends Dmitrievich violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Boretti celebrates and the doctors try to help Dmitrievich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Matteo Boretti!
A relieved looking Matteo Boretti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Kirby (ranked 3284 p4p, 338 weight class) and Alfred Touchard (ranked 4746 p4p, 474 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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230 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfred Touchard!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby closes the distance and clinches.
Touchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Touchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Touchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Touchard gets underhooks to prevent Kirby's takedown attempt.
Touchard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Touchard tries to stall but Kirby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kirby wants a takedown.
Touchard misses with a punch to the body.
Touchard prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touchard stops a takedown attempt from Kirby.
Kirby wants a takedown but no success here.
Touchard misses with a punch to the body.
Touchard lands a takedown into guard.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Touchard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touchard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirby is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Touchard stopping the sweep attempt from Kirby.
Kirby throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Touchard throws a big elbow that misses.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Touchard from controlling successfully.
Touchard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Touchard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirby defending well though.
Touchard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kirby is holding on to half guard well.
Kirby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touchard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kirby is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Red Tri-Angle Gym., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Touchard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Touchard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Touchard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Touchard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kirby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Touchard is working away from the top position though.
Touchard is looking to take a break and control but Kirby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Touchard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Touchard seems to be working for a kimura but Kirby defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touchard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirby's head.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
Touchard is thwarting Kirby's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Touchard stalling.
Touchard is working for a submission of some sort.
Kirby moves into full guard.
Kirby looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirby, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kirby looking to control.
Touchard tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirby is retaining full guard.
Kirby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Touchard from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Touchard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Touchard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Touchard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Touchard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Touchard is defended easily by Kirby.
Kirby feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Touchard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kirby dives in and grabs Touchard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Touchard pushes down on Kirby's head and hops out.
Touchard fails with a takedown attempt.
Touchard drives through with a takedown into Kirby's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Touchard forces his way into half guard.
Touchard works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kirby blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touchard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Touchard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kirby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Touchard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Touchard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Touchard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kirby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Touchard.
Touchard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirby is looking to escape.
Touchard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kirby wants to control but Touchard is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touchard wants to control the pace but Kirby is squirming around nicely.
Touchard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kirby flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Touchard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Touchard controlling from the full mount.
Kirby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Touchard wants to control the pace but Kirby is squirming around nicely.
Kirby tries to hold on but Touchard pushes him away.
Touchard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touchard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirby is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Touchard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kirby is squirming around, avoiding Touchard's attempts to control the action.
Kirby tries to hold on but Touchard pushes him away.
Kirby throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Touchard prevents Kirby from getting the reversal.
Touchard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Touchard unloads with some shots from mount but Kirby bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Touchard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Touchard looking for a guillotine from mount but Kirby is having none of it.
Touchard blocks Kirby's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Touchard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alfred Touchard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Touchard unloads with some shots from mount but Kirby bucks and avoids them well.
Kirby tries to hold on but Touchard pushes him away.
Kirby 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.
Kirby trying to control from the bottom.
Kirby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Touchard.
Kirby won't allow Touchard to pass to mount.
Touchard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Touchard trying to pass the guard but Kirby defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Touchard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Touchard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Touchard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kirby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Touchard but Touchard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Touchard shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Touchard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirby walks into a left hand.
Kirby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Touchard swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Touchard won't be happy with that.
Touchard tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kirby presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kirby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Touchard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Touchard tries to lock up and control but Kirby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Touchard is in a horrible position here. Kirby smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby dominating with strikes here.
Kirby avoids the attempt from Touchard to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby cracks Touchard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Touchard is rocked!
Kirby postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Touchard out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kirby goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Micky Kirby!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xing Pugberg (ranked 2432 p4p, 261 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 2794 p4p, 285 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pugberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tchusuk counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Tchusuk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Ribeiro (ranked 1588 p4p, 220 weight class) and Fay Gott (ranked 1290 p4p, 178 weight class). Gott has chosen Dancing Queen as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fay Gott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gott moves away.
Gott missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gott lands a jab.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gott.
Gott 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.
Gott throws a jab when Ribeiro was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Gott controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ribeiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gott lands an uppercut.
Ribeiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Gott won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gott pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch.
Gott misses with some punches.
Gott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gott trying to control the position but instead, Ribeiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gott into the cage.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gott.
Gott lands a nice uppercut.
Gott throws a head punch that misses.
Gott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gott as Ribeiro tries to tie him up.
Gott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Gott throws a head punch that misses.
Gott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Gott lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gott has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Gott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gott lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Gott.
Gott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gott lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gott lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Gott.
Gott leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gott lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gott fails to land.
Gott working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Gott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ribeiro.
Gott lands a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gott.
Ribeiro tries to stall but Gott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gott has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Gott misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gott pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Gott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gott lands with a light punch inside.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro stalling in the clinch but Gott improves position.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Gott is controlling the position.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Gott gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fay Gott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ribeiro walks into a straight right hand from Gott.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gott manages to avoid it.
Gott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gott closes the distance and pushes Ribeiro back into the cage.
Gott is trying to stall.
Gott lands with a left to the head.
Gott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gott tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
Gott swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Gott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribeiro is trying to push Gott away but Gott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gott swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Fay Gott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gott is stalling here.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Gott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gott gets through Ribeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Gott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gott is looking to control Ribeiro's arms but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gott has his back to the cage.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott lands with a right to the head.
Gott lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Gott misses with the head strike.
Gott lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
A hook to the body from Ribeiro.
Gott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Gott controls his hands.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gott scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gott lands with a light punch inside.
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gott scores with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gott as the two fighters clinch.
Gott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro trying to stall but Gott improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gott has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Gott.
Gott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gott looking to stall.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries a body shot but Gott blocks it.
Gott tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Gott misses with some punches.
A short left from Gott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Gott controls the action.
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gott scores with a shoulder strike.
Gott misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fay Gott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gott lands with an uppercut that bounces Ribeiro off the cage and back into range.
Gott instigates a clinch.
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Gott taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gott is pushing Ribeiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gott receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Gott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro tries a body shot but Gott blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Gott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ribeiro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gott can turn it around.
Gott lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gott as the two fighters clinch.
Ribeiro effectively controlling the action here.
Gott has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gott.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gott as Ribeiro tries to tie him up.
Gott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Gott.
Gott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gott displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ribeiro up against the cage.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Gott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribeiro is trying to push Gott away but Gott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gott can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Gott lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Gott.
Gott misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Gott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gott swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ribeiro is trying to push Gott away but Gott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gott scores with a shoulder strike.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gott misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Gott to work.
Ribeiro looking to stall.
Gott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Gott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Fay Gott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Gott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gott.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gott scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Gott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Edson Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Ribeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gott misses with some punches.
Ribeiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Gott scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fay Gott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gott 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fay Gott!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fay Gott made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 366 p4p, 11 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 990 p4p, 33 weight class). Tower has chosen Drake - Started From The Bottom as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heavyweight moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Tower.
Heavyweight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tower moves away.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Nice jab there from Tower.
Tower lands a high kick to the side of Heavyweight's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tower dives into guard, looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tower drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tower jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heavyweight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Heavyweight keeping moving, preventing Tower from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tower engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tower accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tower looking to pass the guard.
Heavyweight keeping moving, preventing Tower from controlling successfully.
Heavyweight controls Tower momentarily but Tower frees himself.
Tower wants to control from the top but Heavyweight keeps moving.
Heavyweight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heavyweight trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of Heavyweight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Super Heavyweight's cut is getting worse.
Tower buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heavyweight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.
Heavyweight ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Heavyweight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heavyweight looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower looks to throw the jab but Heavyweight is out of range.
It looked like Heavyweight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tower's coach down at True North Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tower's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight loads up on a big right hand but Tower slips the punch.
Tower was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Super Heavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tower throws a leg kick but Heavyweight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donk. Heavyweight catches Tower right on the button with a cross.
Heavyweight digs a good body shot into Tower's ribs.
Tower defending well as Heavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
Tower throws out a counter right but Heavyweight avoids it with no problem.
Heavyweight throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tower to counter with a crisp jab.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tower.
It looked like Heavyweight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tower.
Heavyweight misses with a hook
and Tower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tower blocks a jab.
Tower has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tower throws a low kick but Heavyweight moves out of range easily.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but Tower is just out of range.
And Tower responds with a good body kick, but Heavyweight manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heavyweight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heavyweight throws a jab when Tower was well out of range.
Heavyweight is looking to wear down Tower with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Heavyweight is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tower's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Heavyweight misses with a left hand
and Tower counters with a left and a right that hurts Heavyweight! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Tower jumps into full mount!
Heavyweight is rocked!
Tower can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heavyweight is looking to escape.
Tower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Tower finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Heavyweight misses.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Tower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tower moves out of range as Heavyweight strikes.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the body
and Tower counters with a left and a right that hurts Heavyweight! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Tower jumps into full mount!
Oh Heavyweight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tower looking for a guillotine from mount but Heavyweight is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tower looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heavyweight seems to have got his legs back now.
Heavyweight is squirming around, avoiding Tower's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tower seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Heavyweight is holding on tight.
Tower looking to control but Heavyweight is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower controlling the pace for now.
Tower is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Heavyweight has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tower sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tower throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tower working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower thowing shots but they're missing.
Tower can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heavyweight is looking to escape.
Tower wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Tower looking to control but Heavyweight is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heavyweight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tower throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Heavyweight because Tower loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower moves to the back position.
Heavyweight tries to break free.
Tower has good solid back control here.
Heavyweight is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tower gets his way!
Tower is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Heavyweight has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Tower has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Heavyweight taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Tower doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower is the new super heavyweight champion!
Iain Tower gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 194 p4p, 28 weight class) and Light Heavyweight (ranked 215 p4p, 34 weight class). The key to victory for Mew Choo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo throws a series of punches but Heavyweight avoids them all with ease.
Heavyweight has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heavyweight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
A shot to the body from Choo misses
and Heavyweight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Choo takes a swing at Heavyweight's ribcage but misses.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Choo misses with the combination.
Choo lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Choo misses.
Heavyweight scores with a hook to the body. Choo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heavyweight circles away quickly and effectively.
Choo misses with a left hand
and Heavyweight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Choo. Those never looked like landing.
Choo fails to land with a series of punches.
Choo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heavyweight.
Choo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heavyweights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Heavyweight misses the body punch
and Choo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choo misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Heavyweight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
and Heavyweight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heavyweight misses with a hook
and Choo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heavyweight scores with a jab to the body.
Choo is breathing heavily.
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!
Heavyweight misses with a looping right.
Choo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Choo moves out of range as Heavyweight strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choo to score with a decent uppercut.
Choo throws a series of punches but Heavyweight avoids them all with ease.
Heavyweight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Choo 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.
Choo throws a nice looking combination but Heavyweight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the liver by Heavyweight. Beautiful body shot.
Heavyweight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the body
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
and Heavyweight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Heavyweight looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heavyweight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heavyweight looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heavyweight.
Mew Choo's cut is getting worse.
Choo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Choo swinging wildly here.
Choo scores with a punch to the head.
Heavyweight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heavyweight walks into a stiff left hand from Choo.
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!
A jab from Heavyweight misses.
Heavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choo.
Heavyweight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Heavyweight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heavyweight wants to counter the offense by Choo and move into the clinch position.
Heavyweight misses with a straight left.
Heavyweight slips a jab and a cross from Choo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heavyweight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heavyweight throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
Choo is looking to counter punch.
Choo throws a lazy right hand but Heavyweight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heavyweight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Choo with a body shot.
Choo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Choo.
Heavyweight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Choo misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo throws a hook to the side of Heavyweight's head but Heavyweight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heavyweight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choo.
Choo throws a hook to the side of Heavyweight's head but Heavyweight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mew Choo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Mew Choo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Heavyweight misses.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Choo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Choo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heavyweight circles away quickly and effectively.
Heavyweight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choo avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
A big right from Heavyweight misses.
Choo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Choo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Choo misses with a series of wild punches.
Heavyweight just misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight misses the shot to the body.
As Heavyweight looks to move away, Choo throws a big counter combo but Heavyweight just gets out of the way.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a body shot.
Heavyweight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choo.
No joy there for Choo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choo looks to throw the jab but Heavyweight is out of range.
A nice side step and Heavyweight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Choo swinging wildly here.
Heavyweight steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Choo.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
Choo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Choo closes the distance and clinches up with Heavyweight, looking for a takedown. Choo pushes Heavyweight against the cage but Heavyweight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Choo - just one landing.
Choo needs to keep his hands up - Heavyweight had a free shot at his head there.
Heavyweight connects with a superb combination that knocks Choo out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Heavyweight before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Choo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Light Heavyweight!
Light Heavyweight is the new light heavyweight champion!
Light Heavyweight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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