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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Logan (ranked 4812 p4p, 24010 weight class) and Gregor CleaPain (ranked 470 p4p, 510 weight class). Theodore Logan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor CleaPain!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between CleaPain's hands.
CleaPain misses with a takedown
and Logan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
CleaPain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
CleaPain fails with the takedown
and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 CleaPain is rocked!
 It looks like Gregor CleaPain has been cut.
Theodore Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor CleaPain.
Logan circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends CleaPain tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Logan wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Logan!
Theodore Logan very nearly forgot to thank Sakura Style amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Yardow (ranked 2214 p4p, 4991 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 292 p4p, 523 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tomura Shigaraki!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigaraki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shigaraki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yardow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shigaraki.
Yardow throws a right hand that Shigaraki ducks under and follows up with a left that Shigaraki also avoids with ease.
Yardow blocks a low kick nicely.
Yardow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shigaraki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shigaraki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yardow to the ground. Shigaraki is now in Yardow's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yardow wants to stand and escape but Shigaraki is having none of it.
Yardow keeping full guard, as Shigaraki tries to pass.
Shigaraki chips away with some ground and pound.
Shigaraki prevents Yardow from getting back to his feet.
Shigaraki postures up in Yardow's guard and throws a big left but Yardow blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shigaraki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yardow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yardow tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki postures up and lands a big shot to Yardow's brow.
Yardow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shigaraki on the ground.
Yardow wants to get back to his feet but Shigaraki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shigaraki throws a big right hand that misses.
Shigaraki stops Yardow from standing up.
Shigaraki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yardow wants to get back to his feet but Shigaraki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shigaraki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shigaraki advances position into side control!
Yardow avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shigaraki.
Shigaraki scores with punches from side control.
Shigaraki cracks Yardow with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shigaraki is putting a hurting on Yardow here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Shigaraki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
 Yardow is rocked!
Shigaraki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Yardow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yardow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shigaraki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shigaraki lands a strong strike to the head of Yardow. That's dazed him! Shigaraki looking to finish here. Yardow is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Shigaraki lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomura Shigaraki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 3950 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Stefan Soderberg (ranked 480 p4p, 434 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Corbin.
Jab from Soderberg.
Corbin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soderberg under the eye.
Soderberg lands with a cross.
Soderberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soderberg swinging wildly here.
Corbin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soderberg.
Soderberg misses with a right hand
and Corbin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corbin misses with a shot to the body
and Soderberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corbin moves forwards but Soderberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soderberg throws a series of punches but Corbin moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg misses the shot to the body.
Corbin throwing a counter right hand but Soderberg manages to avoid it.
Soderberg connects with a single shot there.
Soderberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stefan Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg tries to sprawl but Corbin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Soderberg kicks Corbin off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Soderberg misses
and Corbin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soderberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Corbin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soderberg looks to land a left hand but Corbin moved out of range nicely.
Corbin misses with a wild body shot.
Corbin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Corbin digs a good body shot into Soderberg's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg throws a combination. Corbin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donk. Soderberg catches Corbin right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Soderberg.
Soderberg missing with a left hand there. Corbin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corbin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corbin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soderberg misses with a right hand
and Corbin counters with a nice uppercut.
Corbin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corbin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soderberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corbin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soderberg trying to control here.
Well, if Corbin 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg won't allow Corbin to pass to mount.
Corbin throwing shots but Soderberg is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Corbin connects with a nice short shot to Soderberg's temple.
Soderberg told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Corbin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corbin lands a nice short elbow.
Corbin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corbin prevents Soderberg from improving his position.
Corbin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Corbin working over Soderberg with some ground and pound. Soderberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Corbin is trying to control the action in half guard but Soderberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soderberg defending well though.
Corbin content to control rather than advance.
Soderberg wants to improve his position but Corbin is controlling well.
Corbin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Corbin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soderberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Corbin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corbin lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soderberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corbin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corbin's back!
Soderberg trying to control.
Corbin is trying to break free.
Corbin really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Soderberg's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Soderberg biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corbin tries to escape but Soderberg has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Soderberg controls the action.
Corbin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Soderberg's guard. Nice work there by Corbin.
Soderberg is looking to stand up but Corbin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corbin's guard.
Soderberg has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Corbin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Soderberg is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Corbin pulls down on the head and he's put Soderberg to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ulysses Corbin!
A relieved looking Ulysses Corbin 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 Cactus Jack (ranked 2586 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Christian Liars (ranked 301 p4p, 393 weight class). Cactus Jack had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Liars!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack digs a good body shot into Liars's ribs.
Liars stuffs the takedown.
Liars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Liars looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Jack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cactus Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liars tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack is looking to chop away at Liars's legs.
Liars lands a slapping body shot.
Jack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liars tries to avoid it but Jack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liars to the ground. Liars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liars pinned against the cage. Liars gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. 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.
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Liars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Liars.
It looked like Jack was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Liars moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Liars misses with a straight left.
Jack wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Liars. Those never looked like landing.
Liars throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liars misses with a body shot.
Jack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Liars changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liars is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jack rather than just go for the knockout.
Jack shoots in and drives through. Liars sprawls well.
Jack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack needs to keep his hands up - Liars had a free shot at his head there.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liars circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Liars's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liars throws a big shot that misses.
Liars waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Liars leaves Jack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Liars tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liars manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liars swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack slips a jab from Liars.
Liars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown but Liars manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jack's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good exchange - Liars coming out on top.
Jack checks a low kick from Liars.
Liars feints and as Jack raises his hands in defense, Liars changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jack is trying to keep Liars in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liars slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Liars must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Liars trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liars wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liars slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jack has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Liars sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
Jack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jack preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack tries to free his leg and advance position but Liars is retaining full guard.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack throws a big right hand that misses.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liars keeping full guard, as Jack tries to pass.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Liars.
Liars keeping full guard, as Jack tries to pass.
Liars really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Liars looking for a sweep. Not yet Liars, not yet.
Jack cracks Liars with a solid left hand.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liars keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Liars.
Jack looking to pass the guard.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Liars has control of Jack's left arm, preventing Jack from doing any damage.
Jack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liars wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liars can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liars keeping full guard, as Jack tries to pass.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Liars blocks nicely.
Liars controls Jack momentarily but Jack frees himself.
Jack looking to pass the guard.
Jack stops Liars from standing up.
Liars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liars is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liars swinging wildly here.
Jack avoids the body shot from Liars.
Jack tries to clinch
letting Liars counter with a right hand.
Liars avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liars but Liars pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liars has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Christian Liars has been cut.
Liars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liars wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack wants to clinch up but Liars keeps it at a distance.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Jack looks to land a combination. Liars sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jack misses with a takedown
and Liars counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jack thinking.
That's eight 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!
Jack tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liars sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jack somewhat.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.
Liars throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Liars checks a low kick from Jack.
Jack tries to clinch up
and Liars counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liars throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Liars stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Liars misses the target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Liars bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liars looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liars manages to avoid it.
Jack is looking to clinch but Liars is avoiding it.
Liars misses with a wild body shot.
Jack drops down looking for a counter takedown but Liars sprawls and moves away.
Jack tries for a takedown but Liars circles away easily
and Liars counters with a straight right hand.
Jack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liars tries to avoid it but Jack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liars to the ground. Liars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liars looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liars keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liars scores with a hook.
Liars misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Liars scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Liars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Liars's cut.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Liars throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jack was covering up waiting for the punch and Liars finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jack lands a nice short elbow.
Jack seems to be working for a kimura but Liars defends the submission attempt.
Liars is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack is working for a submission of some sort.
Jack lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throwing shots but Liars is blocking nicely.
Jack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liars is looking for a sweep. Jack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liars desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jack is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liars is just riding it out for now. Jack eventually gives up the hold.
Liars moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Liars is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liars is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Liars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jack manages to get himself to full guard.
Liars wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Liars from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jack 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.
Liars controlling the position.
Liars lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jack trying to keep a closed guard but Liars is proving a slippery customer.
Liars looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The cut above Christian Liars's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christian Liars's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Liars looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Liars looking for a sweep. Not yet Liars, not yet.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Liars has wrist control.
Jack passes Liars's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Liars is trying to maintain the position but Jack is very close to passing his half guard.
Jack trying to control the action but Liars is working from the bottom.
Liars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jack thows a huge punch but Liars dodges it nicely.
Liars makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Liars.
Liars keeping full guard, as Jack tries to pass.
Liars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jack manages to get himself to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jack pulls Liars in close to prevent any damage.
Liars postures up.
Jack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack is looking to stand up but Liars isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack wants to sweep here but Liars controlling him for the moment.
Jack pushes Liars off and gets back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack has Liars pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liars manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liars gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack has Liars pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jack pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Liars tumbling to the mat - Jack dives into Liars's guard.
Liars pulls Jack in close to prevent any damage.
Jack wants to control from the top but Liars keeps moving.
Jack postures up in Liars's guard and throws a big left but Liars blocks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Liars has wrist control.
Liars wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liars wants to sweep but no luck.
Liars pulls Jack in to control the position.
Jack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Liars's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cactus Jack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levon Charleston (ranked 2205 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Tevin Shay (ranked 263 p4p, 306 weight class). Tevin Shay acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Levon Charleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charleston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
Charleston throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Shay tries to counter it with a takedown but Charleston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Levon Charleston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charleston throws a looping overhand right but Shay ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Charleston.
The crowd cheers as Shay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charleston doesn't seem phased though.
Charleston lands a nice hook to Shay's body. Shay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charleston 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.
A big right from Charleston misses.
Shay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Charleston thuds his right hand into Shay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charleston. Charleston obviously looking to wear him down.
Shay misses the shot to the body.
Shay throws a big shot that misses.
Charleston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Shay misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Charleston!
Shay tries to advance to mount but Charleston denies him.
Shay connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Charleston some visible discomfort.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shay working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Shay tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from Shay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shay goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Charleston rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shay's guard! Nice work there by Charleston!
Shay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charleston defends well.
Charleston trying to control the position from guard on top but Shay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shay keeping moving, preventing Charleston from controlling successfully.
Shay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Charleston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Charleston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charleston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shay wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shay controlling Charleston's posture.
Charleston forces his way into half guard.
Shay is looking to control Charleston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shay avoid being mounted?
Charleston is trying to control the action in half guard but Shay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shay looking for submissions off his back.
Shay is trying to maintain the position but Charleston is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Shay is refusing to be controlled, as Charleston sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shay trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shay is looking for a sweep. Charleston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charleston stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Charleston's corner calls for a 1-2. Charleston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Shay.
Charleston jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shay ducks under a wild hook from Charleston.
Shay with the counter takedown but Charleston avoids it easily.
Charleston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Charleston.
We've been told by Charleston's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Charleston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charleston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charleston moves away from the strike by Shay.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
Shay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charleston manages to avoid it.
Charleston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charleston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charleston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shay.
Shay scores with a hook to the body. Charleston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charleston thuds a left hand into Shay's body.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Shay.
Shay shoots for a takedown but Charleston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charleston avoids the body shot from Shay.
Shay misses with a lunging right hand
and Charleston counters with an outside leg kick.
Shay lands with a hook. Charleston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Shay.
Charleston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Charleston misses its intended target.
Charleston thows a body kick. Shay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Charleston tries to land a front kick but Shay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charleston lands a jab to the nose.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charleston throws a body shot but no joy.
Shay throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
Charleston connects with a high kick.
Charleston walks into a jab.
Crunch! Charleston slams his shin into Shay's torso.
Charleston jabs at Shay's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shay is defended easily by Charleston.
Charleston scoring well with a low kick there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charleston fakes the leg kick and cracks Shay in the body.
Charleston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charleston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charleston tries to clinch but Shay moves out of range.
Shay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charleston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charleston.
Shay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charleston moves away.
Shay throws out a loose jab but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Charleston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay misses with an uppercut
and Charleston counters with a straight right hand.
Charleston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shay.
Charleston looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Charleston leaves Shay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Levon Charleston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tevin Shay.
Charleston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Charleston.
Charleston jabs Shay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shay tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Charleston defends well and Shay ends up having to push Charleston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charleston.
Shay throws a jab when Charleston was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levon Charleston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shay takes a swing at Charleston's ribcage but misses.
Charleston throws a nice head kick!
Charleston scores with a leg kick.
Shay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Charleston scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Charleston.
Charleston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shay scores with the left hand. Charleston knows he should have avoided that one.
Charleston connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston throws a jab but it's blocked by Shay.
Charleston moves forwards but Shay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charleston throws an off balance right hand
and Shay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Charleston!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charleston can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charleston keeps working.
Charleston tries to buck Shay off but Shay is having none of it.
Charleston is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shay's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shay is trying to control. Charleston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shay seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Charleston has recovered full guard.
Shay trying to control but Charleston is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay throwing strikes from guard but Charleston blocks nicely.
Charleston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shay can do to turn this around?
Shay preventing the sweep.
Shay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shay tries to free his leg and advance position but Charleston is retaining full guard.
Shay preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay wants to control from the top but Charleston keeps moving.
Shay throws a big elbow that misses.
Charleston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shay slips under a jab.
Shay scores with a jab. Charleston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charleston throws a body shot but no joy.
Shay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Charleston with a body shot.
Shay just misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shay. That did some damage!
Shay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shay slips a jab from Charleston.
And Shay tries to counter it with a takedown but Charleston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Charleston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay keeps the fight on the outside.
Charleston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shay. Charleston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shay misses with a body shot
and Charleston counters with a thumping low kick.
Charleston throws a body kick that misses.
Levon Charleston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Charleston.
Charleston is looking to land body kicks.
Shay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
Shay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charleston scores with a hook to the body. Shay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Charleston throws a head kick that Shay semi-blocks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay jabs Charleston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Charleston.
Shay throws a hook to the side of Charleston's head but Charleston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charleston misses with a hook. Shay ducked under it nicely.
Shay throws a sloppy body shot
and Charleston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charleston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Charleston's head backwards.
Levon Charleston is winning the standup battle so far.
Shay cracks Charleston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charleston thinks about countering with a head kick.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charleston.
Charleston tries to close the distance and clinch but Shay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charleston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Shay or perhaps it was just good defense by Charleston, which made it look bad.
Charleston cracks a nice hook into Shay's ribs.
Charleston thows a body kick. Shay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shay misses the shot to the body.
Shay scores with a jab to the body.
Shay swings for the body but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston lands a high kick!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Charleston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charleston lands a nice hook to Shay's body. Shay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charleston is looking to slow Shay down with leg kicks.
Charleston connects with the punch.
Shay misses with a hook. Charleston ducked under it nicely.
Charleston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Charleston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shay misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Charleston.
Charleston throws a nice head kick!
Shay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Charleston as Shay shoots in.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charleston. Charleston obviously looking to wear him down.
Shay misses with a body shot.
Charleston slips a jab from Shay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Charleston, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charleston misses with a straight right.
Charleston looks to land a body kick but Shay moved away.
Shay with the counter takedown but Charleston avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charleston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shay!
Charleston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shay's sensitive parts.
Charleston lands a nice looking body kick.
Charleston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charleston.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Shay moves out of range easily.
Shay scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Shay. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Charleston misses the target.
Charleston is looking to score with low kicks.
Shay looks to land a left hand but Charleston moved out of range nicely.
Charleston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Charleston fails to land with a series of punches.
Shay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Charleston defends it well.
Charleston connects with an inside leg kick.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Shay.
Shay walks into a stiff left hand from Charleston.
Shay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levon Charleston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Charleston throws a jab but it's blocked by Shay.
Shay takes a swing at Charleston's ribcage but misses.
Charleston ducks right into an uppercut from Shay.
Charleston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charleston throws a big shot that misses.
Charleston blocks a jab.
Charleston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Shay.
Charleston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charleston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charleston.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Charleston misses.
Charleston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shay will feel that in the morning.
Shay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charleston.
Charleston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
A swing and a miss from Charleston.
Charleston blocks a jab.
Charleston tried to counter with a leg kick but Shay avoided it.
Charleston with a hook.
Charleston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shay throws out a loose jab but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charleston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charleston throws an overhand right that lands on Shay's shoulder, as Shay tries to avoid the shot.
Charleston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Shay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shay. Charleston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shay throws a hook to the side of Charleston's head but Charleston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Charleston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shay scores with a shot to the body.
Shay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charleston moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charleston looks to land a combination. Shay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shay misses with an uppercut.
Shay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay slips under a jab from Charleston.
Shay avoids the body shot from Charleston.
Charleston lands a head shot.
Charleston throws a leg kick that misses.
Shay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Charleston misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Charleston misses its intended target.
Shay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Charleston takes a swing at Shay's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Shay misses.
Shay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charleston.
Shay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charleston manages to avoid it.
Charleston lands a head shot.
Shay misses with an uppercut.
Shay misses with a looping left.
Shay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charleston.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Shay tries to counter it with a takedown but Charleston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Shay.
Charleston digs a good body shot into Shay's ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay slips under a jab from Charleston.
Shay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charleston.
Shay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charleston. Charleston obviously looking to wear him down.
Charleston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Charleston throws a body kick that misses
and Shay counters with a takedown into side control.
Charleston is looking for a sweep.
Charleston dodges the ground and pound from Shay.
Shay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Charleston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charleston is trying to improve his position.
Shay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shay trying to control the position but Charleston is working away.
Charleston is trying to control Shay's posture but Shay avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Charleston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shay but great work by Charleston.
Shay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Charleston is trying to maintain the position but Shay is very close to passing his half guard.
Charleston keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Charleston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Charleston is looking to control Shay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charleston avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Charleston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shay.
Charleston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shay is working away from the top position though.
Shay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Charleston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shay lands with a punch from half guard.
Shay wants to pass to mount but Charleston is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shay lands a nice short elbow.
Shay prevents Charleston from improving his position.
Charleston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Shay.
Shay is taking a breather. Charleston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Levon Charleston.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charleston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levon Charleston!
Levon Charleston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Tevin Shay had this to say: 'I'll look back on the film and see what I did wrong. I'll take this "L"... it's on me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 2000 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 293 p4p, 400 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manfred counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moore has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Manfred is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Moore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manfred.
Manfred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manfred letting Moore take a breather here.
Manfred has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Manfred has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Manfred is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Manfred tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Manfred drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore is trying to break free.
Moore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Manfred.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peyton Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred checks a leg kick.
Manfred misses with a wild body shot.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manfred.
Manfred fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Moore misses its target.
Crunch! Moore slams his shin into Manfred's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manfred.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manfred tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manfred in his tracks.
Manfred gets tackled into the cage by Moore. Moore maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfred jumps guard and drags Moore to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Manfred throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Moore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfred is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Manfred pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
Moore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manfred.
Moore throws a hook but Manfred blocks it.
Moore misses with a straight right.
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.
Moore swings for the body but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred fails with the takedown.
Manfred doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Manfred uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manfred moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manfred throws out the jab.
Manfred misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moore quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manfred.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manfred changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Manfred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Manfred's defenses.
Manfred swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manfred lands the left hand.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Manfred steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manfred looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manfred pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Manfred settles back down.
Manfred misses with a body shot.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Manfred has his takedown stuffed
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Moore.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It appears Moore was looking to counter with a kick there.
Manfred misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfred shoots in and bounces Moore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manfred.
Manfred trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Manfred is fighting to break Moore's control of his arms but Moore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moore is trying to control the position but Manfred postures up.
Manfred slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manfred is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Manfred throws a leg kick but Moore moved away.
Manfred shoots for a takedown but Moore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manfred misses with a body shot
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore lands an overhand right.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manfred.
Manfred looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Manfred smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Manfred's front leg but catches the back leg as Manfred tries to avoid it.
Manfred uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
A punch lands to the side of Manfred 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manfred is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore trying to control from the bottom.
Manfred has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore is looking to get back to full guard here but Manfred has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Manfred working away.
Manfred lands an elbow.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated 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.
Manfred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Manfred tries to get set, Moore tries to push him back and clinch up but Manfred manages to avoid the attempt.
Manfred thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Manfred's knee but Manfred avoids it well.
Manfred scores with a hook.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manfred has time to react.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore slips under a jab from Manfred.
Manfred swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manfred slips under a jab from Moore.
Manfred blocks the body kick.
Manfred motions for Moore to come forward. Manfred throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manfred keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Moore.
Moore throws a low kick but Manfred avoids it.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manfred. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Manfred uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manfred keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Manfred does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manfred fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manfred.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manfred takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manfred throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Manfred tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Manfred takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Manfred's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manfred.
Manfred throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Manfred throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manfred is breathing heavily.
Moore lands with a cross.
Manfred on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Moore misses its target.
Manfred just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore jabs Manfred right on the nose. Manfred blinks but takes it well.
Manfred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred drops his hands momentarily and Moore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manfred ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore misses with the body kick
and Manfred counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moore is looking to control Manfred's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manfred.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manfred is working away from the top position though.
Moore is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Manfred passes into side control, despite Moore's attempt to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manfred connects with a decent elbow.
Moore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manfred looking to control but instead Moore has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manfred.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manfred scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manfred thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klaus Manfred has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manfred not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manfred prevents Moore from standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manfred thows a huge punch but Moore dodges it nicely.
Moore trying to control but Manfred postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfred shoots in looking for a takedown but Moore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manfred's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moore slips a jab from Manfred.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manfred bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manfred throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore defending well as Manfred loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Manfred.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manfred can do to turn this around?
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Manfred moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moore throws a body punch but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Manfred shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Manfred.
Manfred misses with a leg kick
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Manfred does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manfred throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Manfred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Manfred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Manfred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manfred misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Manfred has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manfred throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manfred on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manfred closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moore's guard.
Manfred with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moore controlling Manfred's posture.
Manfred keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manfred keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manfred appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Manfred counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moore won't be happy with that.
Moore sneaks out the side door and pushes Manfred away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Moore throws the left hand but Manfred avoids the punch easily.
Moore checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Moore
so Manfred counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manfred working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Manfred slips an elbow through the middle.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Manfred manages to pass to side control.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manfred.
Manfred trying to control the pace.
Manfred thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moore's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manfred's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manfred's back!
Manfred prevents Moore from getting a body triangle.
Manfred is in bad spot here.
Manfred manages to reverse the position and now he's in Moore's guard. Nice work there by Manfred.
Moore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manfred scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manfred loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manfred passes into half guard.
Manfred looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moore works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Manfred sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moore's guard.
Manfred uses his free foot to push down on Moore's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moore.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manfred dominating with strikes here.
Moore can't escape the position.
Manfred looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Manfred lands a big shot there that rocks Moore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manfred lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moore hang on?
Manfred lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Manfred in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manfred controlling the position easily from mount.
Manfred dominating with strikes here.
Manfred is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Manfred gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manfred raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred unloading with bombs!
Moore is looking to improve his position but Manfred isn't that keen on the idea.
Manfred lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moore is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manfred throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Moore tries to hold on but Manfred postures up.
Manfred controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Manfred wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
Manfred throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Manfred.
Moore wants to control but Manfred is having none of it.
Manfred tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peyton Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Manfred with good strikes from the mount here!
Manfred wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
Moore taking shots to the head.
Manfred avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore tries to hold on but Manfred postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred landing shots from mount.
Manfred looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Manfred working Moore over with strikes here.
Manfred in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manfred landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Manfred is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Moore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore tries to lock up and control but Manfred gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manfred pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Klaus Manfred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manfred loads up with a big shot that hurts Moore! He's pulled Manfred in close but Manfred has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Moore survive? More strikes from Manfred and Moore is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
A relieved looking Klaus Manfred 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 Dennis Cunningham (ranked 2207 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 259 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Keanu Marlin enters the cage!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into Marlin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cunningham stopping the sweep attempt from Marlin.
Cunningham landing with the ground and pound.
Marlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cunningham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cunningham looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cunningham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cunningham looking to pass the guard.
Cunningham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cunningham content to stall in guard here.
Cunningham postures up in Marlin's guard and throws a big left but Marlin blocks it.
Cunningham trying to control but Marlin is working from the bottom.
Cunningham is working Marlin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marlin wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment.
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
Cunningham stopping the sweep attempt from Marlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cunningham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marlin can't keep his opponent in guard - Cunningham advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marlin wants to control but Cunningham is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cunningham throws an overhand right that lands on Marlin's shoulder, as Marlin tries to avoid the shot.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marlin.
Cunningham changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marlin misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Marlin misses.
Cunningham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
Cunningham throws a body punch but Marlin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cunningham.
Cunningham moves away from the strike by Marlin.
Cunningham half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cunningham changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marlin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Marlin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Marlin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cunningham.
Marlin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cunningham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cunningham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marlin lands with a straight right. Cunningham didn't see that one coming.
Marlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunningham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marlin throws a right and a left that Cunningham avoids nicely.
Marlin scores with a jab to the body.
Marlin gets caught napping as Cunningham dives in and scores a takedown. Marlin manages to retain guard.
Marlin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cunningham is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marlin cracks Cunningham with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cunningham.
Marlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marlin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marlin breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - Cunningham coming out on top.
Marlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cunningham dives in for a single leg takedown but Marlin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham wants to take the fight to the mat but Marlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham is working for takedown but Marlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marlin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Marlin gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the cage.
Cunningham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marlin manages to break the clinch.
Cunningham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunningham misses with a hook
and Marlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marlin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marlin throws an overhand right that lands on Cunningham's shoulder, as Cunningham tries to avoid the shot.
Marlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Marlin throws a lazy body kick
and Cunningham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marlin scores with a jab to the body.
Marlin catches Cunningham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cunningham misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Marlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marlin connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham slips a jab from Marlin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marlin throws a counter combo.
Marlin misses with a body shot.
Cunningham appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cunningham walks into a straight right hand from Marlin.
Cunningham feints a jab promting Marlin to slip. Cunningham then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marlin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cunningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marlin! But no joy.
Cunningham scores with a takedown into Marlin's guard.
Marlin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cunningham is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Marlin tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
Marlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Marlin.
Cunningham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cunningham.
Marlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marlin breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Marlin misses the target.
Marlin misses with a wild body shot.
Marlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunningham.
Marlin looks to land a combination but Cunningham avoids it well.
Marlin jabs at Cunningham's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Marlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marlin.
Marlin misses the jab.
Nice shot by Marlin.
Marlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
Marlin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cunningham rather than just go for the knockout.
Marlin scores with the left hand. Cunningham knows he should have avoided that one.
Keanu Marlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin lands with a shot to the body.
Marlin lands a nice hook to Cunningham's body. Cunningham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cunningham throws a body shot but no joy.
Marlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
Cunningham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marlin sprawls and moves away.
Keanu Marlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin swings for the body but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.
Marlin lands an overhand right.
Marlin cracks Cunningham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cunningham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cunningham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cunningham shoots in and bounces Marlin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham stops Marlin from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cunningham presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Marlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunningham throws a lazy uppercut
and Marlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Marlin takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Marlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
Cunningham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marlin sprawls and moves away.
Cunningham moves out of range of the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cunningham.
Marlin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cunningham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cunningham.
Marlin trying to control but Cunningham postures up.
Marlin is trying to stand up here but Cunningham is controlling him well.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cunningham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marlin is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marlin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cunningham trying to advance position but Marlin counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Marlin's brow.
Cunningham with a nice head shot there.
Cunningham stops Marlin from standing up.
Marlin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cunningham won't allow Marlin to sweep him here.
Cunningham chips away with some ground and pound.
Marlin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marlin takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Marlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cunningham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marlin connects with the punch.
Cunningham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marlin under the eye.
Marlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cunningham throws a body shot but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin throws a hook but Cunningham avoids it easily.
Cunningham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cunningham.
Marlin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cunningham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cunningham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Marlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marlin.
Marlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cunningham throws out the jab.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Marlin with a nice cross.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the body.
Marlin leaves Cunningham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marlin lands a nice hook to Cunningham's body. Cunningham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marlin loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Marlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Marlin as Cunningham shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marlin scores with a jab to the head.
Marlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cunningham.
Marlin misses with a looping right.
Cunningham misses with a looping right.
Marlin sizes up Cunningham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham loads up on a big right hand but Marlin slips the punch.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marlin as he avoids it easily.
Marlin misses with a body shot.
Marlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Marlin jabs at Cunningham's body.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Marlin misses.
Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marlin.
Cunningham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marlin loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Marlin throws a right and a left that Cunningham avoids nicely.
Cunningham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marlin cracks Cunningham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marlin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cunningham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunningham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cunningham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cunningham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Marlin.
Nice straight punches there by Marlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marlin.
Cunningham dives in and scores a takedown into Marlin's guard.
Marlin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham stalling the fight.
Marlin is trying to push Cunningham away but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cunningham tries a body shot but Marlin blocks it.
Cunningham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marlin pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cunningham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marlin throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Cunningham.
Marlin takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marlin as he avoids it easily.
Marlin looks to land a left hand but Cunningham moved out of range nicely.
Marlin takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Marlin takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Marlin throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Marlin tries to sprawl but Cunningham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Marlin trying to control here.
Cunningham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cunningham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cunningham working over Marlin with some ground and pound. Marlin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cunningham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cunningham is keen to just control but Marlin is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is looking to improve his position.
Marlin is trying to stand.
Marlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marlin tries to kick Cunningham off but Cunningham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marlin keeping hold of Cunningham's head, controlling as best he can.
Marlin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marlin misses the jab.
Cunningham scores with a jab to the head.
Marlin jabs Cunningham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cunningham staying out of range there.
Cunningham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cunningham looking to score a takedown here. Marlin is defending well but Cunningham drives through and ends up in Marlin's guard.
Marlin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cunningham manages to pass to side control.
Marlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is looking to escape.
Cunningham is nestled in close to Marlin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cunningham trying to control from half guard but Marlin is working away.
Marlin wants to improve his position but Cunningham is controlling well.
Marlin is still trying to improve position.
Cunningham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is looking to improve his position.
Cunningham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marlin has a hand on Cunningham's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cunningham takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Marlin tries to lock up and control but Cunningham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cunningham raining down shots from the mount!
Cunningham controlling the position easily from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marlin regains half guard.
Marlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cunningham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cunningham working the head and body with strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to control from half guard but Marlin is working away.
Cunningham working the head and body with strikes.
Marlin is trying to stand.
Marlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cunningham.
Cunningham is controlling the pace.
Marlin won't allow Cunningham to pass to mount.
That's eight 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.
Marlin has one foot on Cunningham's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Marlin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marlin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cunningham. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunningham throws an overhand right that lands on Marlin's shoulder, as Marlin tries to avoid the shot.
Cunningham throws a shot from downtown. Marlin moves away and avoids it.
Marlin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marlin throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
Cunningham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Cunningham misses.
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Marlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
A big left from Marlin misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marlin leaves Cunningham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Marlin.
Cunningham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marlin.
Cunningham cracks Marlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunningham appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marlin misses with a body shot.
Cunningham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cunningham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marlin misses with a looping right.
Cunningham went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dennis Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keanu Marlin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dennis Cunningham.
I think Marlin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keanu Marlin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Merchant (ranked 2290 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Char Donnay (ranked 274 p4p, 285 weight class). Merchant comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Montreal, Devon Merchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Char Donnay!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merchant showed some decent athleticism there.
Merchant throwing shots but Donnay is blocking nicely.
Donnay is looking to improve his position.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merchant with the ground and pound but Donnay uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've been hearing that Merchant has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Merchant postures up in Donnay's guard and throws a big left but Donnay blocks it.
Merchant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donnay is trying to keep Merchant in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donnay keeping moving, preventing Merchant from controlling successfully.
Merchant scoring with some ground and pound.
Donnay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Merchant postures up in Donnay's guard and throws a big left but Donnay blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donnay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donnay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merchant defends it easily.
Donnay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.
Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head.
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Merchant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Merchant trying to move into half guard but instead Donnay has managed to sweep!
Merchant keeping full guard, as Donnay tries to pass.
Donnay trying to control but Merchant is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donnay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merchant has his hands on Donnay's head, controlling the position.
Donnay preventing the sweep.
Merchant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnay.
Merchant keeping moving, preventing Donnay from controlling successfully.
Donnay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Merchant pulls Donnay in close to his closed guard and prevents Donnay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Donnay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merchant looking for a sweep. Not yet Merchant, not yet.
Donnay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donnay throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnay scores with a decent looking hook.
Donnay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Merchant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merchant blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Donnay.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donnay clobbers Merchant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnay avoids the body shot from Merchant.
Donnay tried to score with a low kick but Merchant checks it.
Donnay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merchant throws out the jab.
Donnay lands a front kick.
Donnay misses with a body kick.
Merchant looks to throw the jab but Donnay is out of range.
Merchant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donnay.
Merchant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merchant showed some decent athleticism there.
Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donnay defending well though.
Merchant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donnay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Merchant prevents Donnay from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Merchant in particular looking to stall.
Donnay trying to hold on to Merchant's head to control him but Merchant postures up.
Donnay moves into full guard.
Merchant preventing the sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant landing with the ground and pound.
Merchant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donnay is trying to keep Merchant in close.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.
Donnay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Merchant is aware though and is defending well.
Merchant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donnay looking to control.
That's eight 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.
Merchant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donnay wants to sweep here but Merchant controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnay fails with a takedown attempt.
Donnay defending well as Merchant loads up on a big left hand.
Donnay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Merchant swings for the body but Donnay moves out of range.
Donnay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Merchant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donnay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donnay ducks under a wild hook from Merchant.
Merchant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnay throws out the jab.
Merchant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Char Donnay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnay moves in looking to clinch but Merchant pushes him off.
Jab by Merchant.
Merchant loads up on a big right hand but Donnay slips the punch.
Merchant gets a takedown into half guard.
Donnay is looking to control Merchant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnay avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merchant throwing shots but Donnay is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that round.
That's time! Merchant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donnay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merchant.
Donnay stuffs the takedown attempt from Merchant. Merchant gets slowly back to his feet.
Donnay scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Devon Merchant has been cut.
Donnay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Merchant.
Donnay thuds a left hand into Merchant's body.
Donnay just misses with a punch to the body.
Merchant tries to counter with a takedown but Donnay is quick to defend against it.
Merchant throws a big shot that misses.
Donnay steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merchant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donnay quickly recovers to half guard.
Donnay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merchant.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donnay defending well though.
Merchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donnay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Merchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Merchant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donnay is controlling Merchant's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Merchant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Donnay 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.
Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merchant lands a nice short elbow.
Donnay gets back to full guard.
Merchant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnay can do to turn this around?
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Merchant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Merchant cracks Donnay with a solid left hand.
Merchant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Donnay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there.
Merchant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merchant tries to get to full guard but Donnay has control of the leg.
Donnay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merchant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Devon Merchant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Merchant's head.
Donnay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donnay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Donnay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Merchant is pressing down on Donnay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donnay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donnay throws a strike but Merchant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donnay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Merchant being controlled here momentarily.
Donnay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Donnay's brow.
Merchant distracts Donnay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head.
Merchant wants to control from the top but Donnay keeps moving.
Merchant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merchant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donnay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Merchant controlling Donnay's posture.
Donnay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donnay throws a big elbow that misses.
Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donnay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Merchant wants to get back to full guard.
Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merchant defending well though.
Merchant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donnay.
Merchant is trying to maintain the position but Donnay is very close to passing his half guard.
Merchant is refusing to be controlled, as Donnay sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donnay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donnay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Donnay looks to score with a jab to the body but Merchant is just out of range.
Donnay connects with a body shot.
Donnay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnay lands a nice shot to the body.
Merchant throws an overhand right that lands on Donnay's shoulder, as Donnay tries to avoid the shot.
Donnay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donnay lands an overhand right.
Donnay looks for a takedown but Merchant sprawls well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant misses with a hook. Donnay ducked under it nicely.
Merchant gets the takedown into side control.
Donnay can't do much from the bottom here.
Donnay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Merchant.
Merchant trying to control the position but Donnay is working away.
Merchant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Donnay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
An elbow from Merchant crashes against the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Merchant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Check out the look on Merchant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donnay being controlled for a moment.
Donnay sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnay controlling the position well.
Donnay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devon Merchant's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Merchant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Donnay seems keen to control Merchant's posture.
Donnay keeping full guard, as Merchant tries to pass.
Donnay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there.
Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Donnay's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merchant wants to pass the guard but Donnay is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Merchant throws an elbow that misses. Donnay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merchant's guard. Nice move by Donnay!
Donnay being controlled here momentarily.
Donnay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Merchant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donnay trying to control the position from guard on top but Merchant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merchant 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.
Merchant controls Donnay momentarily but Donnay frees himself.
Donnay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Merchant's head.
Merchant wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay landing with the ground and pound.
Donnay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merchant misses with an uppercut. Donnay saw that one coming.
Donnay is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice defenses there by Donnay.
Donnay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Merchant.
Donnay scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Donnay. No joy for Merchant on that attempt.
Donnay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Donnay.
Merchant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnay jabs at Merchant's body.
Donnay throws a low kick, looking for Merchant's leg but Merchant calmly moves out of range.
Donnay tries to move into range but Merchant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Merchant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Merchant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Donnay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Donnay misses with a body kick.
Merchant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnay was well out of range. Poor timing from Merchant.
Char Donnay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merchant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Donnay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merchant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Merchant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnay is retaining full guard.
Donnay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merchant manages to get himself to full guard.
Donnay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Merchant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merchant trying to keep a closed guard but Donnay is proving a slippery customer.
Donnay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Merchant keeping moving, preventing Donnay from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Donnay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Merchant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Merchant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donnay is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnay misses with a hook to the body
and Donnay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant looks to land a right hand but Donnay moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Merchant. No joy for Donnay on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Donnay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnay lands a nice hook to Merchant's body. Merchant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merchant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donnay.
Donnay throws a head kick that misses.
Merchant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid body kick from Donnay.
Merchant throws a lazy right hand but Donnay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant throws a jab when Donnay was well out of range.
Donnay throws the kick towards the body but Merchant avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merchant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donnay defends well and Merchant ends up having to push Donnay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Merchant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Donnay is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merchant misses with a punch to the body.
Donnay stops a takedown attempt from Merchant.
Donnay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnay digs a right hand underneath Merchant's ribcage. Merchant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Char Donnay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnay can't find room to land a body shot as Merchant controls the action.
Donnay gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Merchant is refusing to be controlled, as Donnay sits in half guard.
Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merchant defending well though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donnay thows a huge punch but Merchant dodges it nicely.
Merchant wants to improve his position but Donnay is controlling well.
Merchant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Merchant sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Char Donnay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Merchant 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Merchant!
After winning the bout, Devon Merchant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yin Mao (ranked 1483 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 126 p4p, 186 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- Pass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mao misses.
Mao lands a jab to the nose.
Mao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daddy loads up on a big right hand but Mao slips the punch.
Mao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daddy.
A low kick from Mao misses
and Daddy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daddy is stalling here. Mao is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Daddy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mao has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mao stands up and beckons Daddy to his feet.
Mao misses with a low kick.
Daddy feints the counter takedown.
Mao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daddy.
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!
Daddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mao avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao wants to land a leg kick but Daddy is out of range.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mao was well out of range. Poor timing from Daddy.
Mao throws a leg kick but Daddy checks it.
Daddy misses with a wild combination.
Mao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Daddy just manages to avoid it.
Mao swings widly with a right hand
and Daddy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mao regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control but Mao is working from the bottom.
Mao working a defensive guard here.
Daddy is in close to Mao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daddy looking to sit in guard and control but Mao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daddy keeping full guard, as Mao tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to sweep but no luck.
Daddy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daddy not doing much here.
Daddy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mao is looking for a sweep. Daddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daddy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daddy controls the pace.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daddy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Mao has wrist control.
Mao has momentary wrist control but Daddy slips an elbow through the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control but Mao is working from the bottom.
Mao wants to control but Daddy passes easily into half guard.
Daddy is thwarting Mao's attempts to control the position.
Daddy is taking a breather. Mao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mao has hold of Daddy's hands but Daddy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mao is looking to escape.
Daddy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daddy looks to land a strike but Mao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Daddy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Daddy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daddy with a nice head shot there.
Mao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daddy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daddy is thwarting Mao's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy is just content to waste time from the top position. Mao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mao keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Daddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Daddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mao throws a head kick but Daddy moves out of range.
Daddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mao.
As Mao backs off Daddy throws a huge counter combo but Mao manages to avoid it all.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Daddy blocks the leg kick.
Daddy shoots in and bounces Mao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daddy controlling from the top position.
Daddy throws a big elbow that misses.
Daddy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daddy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daddy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daddy trying to control but Mao is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mao trying to keep a closed guard but Daddy is proving a slippery customer.
Daddy controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Daddy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daddy swings for the body but Mao moves out of range.
Mao throws a leg kick but Daddy checks it.
Daddy misses with a wild body shot.
Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mao.
Mao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daddy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mao.
Daddy throws a right hand that misses
and Mao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daddy misses with an uppercut.
Daddy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mao takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Daddy happy to just control the position for now.
Daddy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mao!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao is looking to get to half guard.
Daddy landing strikes from the mount.
Mao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daddy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daddy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mao?
Daddy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mao?
Daddy trying to control but Mao is having none of it.
Mao wants to control but Daddy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daddy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Big Daddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mao 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.
Mao wants to improve his position but Daddy is controlling well.
Daddy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao trying to control but Daddy postures up.
Daddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daddy misses with a head shot. Mao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daddy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mao tries to bench press Daddy off him but Daddy keeps the position.
Mao is not content to let Daddy control the position.
Daddy taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daddy scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Mao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daddy is looking to take a break and control but Mao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mao can't do much from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Daddy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daddy working the ground and pound.
Daddy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mao manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mao is refusing to be controlled, as Daddy sits in half guard.
Daddy throwing shots but Mao is blocking nicely.
That's six 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.
Mao is trying to get back to full guard.
Mao moves into full guard.
Mao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mao is keeping the position for now.
Daddy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daddy lands with a nice body punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daddy.
Daddy misses with a hook
enabling Mao to counter with a crisp jab.
Daddy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mao ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
A low kick from Mao is predictable there
and Daddy counters with a single leg into guard. Mao didn't expect that.
Mao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daddy defends well.
Mao controls Daddy momentarily but Daddy frees himself.
Daddy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daddy.
Daddy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mao is trying to control the position but Daddy postures up.
Daddy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mao keeping full guard, as Daddy tries to pass.
Daddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mao's head.
Daddy postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daddy wants to pass the guard but Mao is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good exchange - Mao coming out on top.
Daddy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Daddy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Mao.
Yin Mao is winning the standup battle so far.
Mao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daddy backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daddy moves out of range of the leg kick from Mao.
Mao misses with a low kick.
Mao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Daddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daddy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daddy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mao defending well though.
Daddy wants to pass the guard but Mao is defending well.
Daddy trying to control from half guard but Mao is working away.
Daddy drops an elbow to the side of Mao's head.
Mao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daddy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but Mao defending well.
Mao has hold of Daddy's hands but Daddy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daddy is thwarting Mao's attempts to control the position.
Daddy throws a strike but Mao avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Daddy is in close to Mao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mao is looking for a triangle but Daddy pushes his legs off easily.
Daddy controlling from the top position.
Mao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daddy checks a leg kick nicely.
Mao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daddy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mao throws a leg kick
and Daddy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daddy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Daddy.
Daddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mao's head.
Mao is trying to control the position but Daddy postures up.
Daddy 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control but Mao is working from the bottom.
Mao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daddy defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mao controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yin Mao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daddy misses with a left hand
and Mao counters with a thumping low kick.
Daddy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mao can pounce on him.
Daddy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mao takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Daddy blocks the leg kick.
Daddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daddy throws a body punch but Mao moves out of range.
Mao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mao scores with a leg kick.
Mao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daddy throws the left hand but Mao avoids the punch easily.
Daddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mao's waist but Mao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daddy off to one side.
Daddy walks into a jab.
A low kick from Mao is predictable there
and Daddy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mao won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daddy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mao taking a bit of punishment here - Daddy scoring with strikes.
Daddy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Daddy trying to control the position but Mao is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mao wants to control but Daddy postures up.
Daddy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mao being controlled for a moment.
Daddy scoring with punches and elbows.
Daddy working away.
Mao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mao is trying to control Daddy's posture but Daddy avoids it.
Daddy is looking to take a break and control but Mao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mao struggling a bit here.
Mao is looking for a sweep.
Daddy scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daddy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy looks up at the clock and then as Mao takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Daddy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mao parries the strikes from Daddy easily there. Daddy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mao to escape.
Daddy throwing strikes but Mao manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Daddy is trying to get back to half guard.
Daddy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yin Mao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daddy is looking to improve his position.
Daddy wants to control but Mao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Daddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daddy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Daddy!
Big Daddy very nearly forgot to thank Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL Shorts!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Yin Mao spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh well, on to the next one!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexev Savinov (ranked 1224 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 141 p4p, 170 weight class). Savinov comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Point A. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Savinov misses with a body kick.
Cloud throws out a counter right but Savinov avoids it with no problem.
Savinov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Savinov with a nice calf kick.
Savinov looks to throw a body kick
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Savinov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cloud misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Savinov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov misses with an uppercut
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Savinov.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Savinov is out of range.
Cloud swings for the body but Savinov moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Savinov.
Savinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Savinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savinov misses with a looping left.
Savinov sets himself, and Cloud steps forward looking for the clinch! Savinov avoids it this time.
Savinov throws a lazy head kick
and Cloud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Savinov.
Cloud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savinov.
Cloud's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cloud's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cloud lands a nice hook to Savinov's body. Savinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savinov tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
As Cloud tries to get set, Savinov tries to push him back and clinch up but Cloud manages to avoid the attempt.
Savinov tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savinov misses with a two punch combination.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Savinov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cloud just manages to avoid it.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov connects with a crisp jab.
Savinov slips a jab and a cross from Cloud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savinov. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov looks to throw a body kick
and Savinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savinov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cloud finds it's way round the side to connect with Savinov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Savinov.
Cloud slips under a jab from Savinov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Savinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Savinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Savinov misses
and Cloud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Savinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Savinov thows a body kick. Cloud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savinov can pounce on him.
Savinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Savinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Savinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cloud blocks a leg kick.
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Savinov counters with a low kick, right behind Cloud 's knee.
Savinov scores with a nice head shot.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savinov.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Cloud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cloud.
Savinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cloud.
Savinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Savinov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cloud doesn't seem phased though.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savinov.
Savinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cloud wants to counter the offense by Savinov and move into the clinch position.
Savinov connects with a leg kick.
Savinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savinov throws the kick towards the body but Cloud avoids it.
Cloud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cloud throws the left hand but Savinov avoids the punch easily.
Savinov thumps Cloud with a low kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
Savinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov connects with a crisp jab.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Savinov misses with a double jab.
Savinov throws a front kick aimed at Cloud's knee but Cloud avoids it well.
Savinov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Alexev Savinov has been cut.
Cloud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Savinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Savinov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Savinov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Cloud moved away.
Savinov thumps Cloud with a low kick.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Savinov's body.
The fighters circling - Savinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savinov lands a head kick!
Savinov misses with a leg kick
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloud drops his hands momentarily and Savinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Savinov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savinov throws a good cross that connects.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cloud.
Savinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Savinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cloud now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Savinov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Savinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud looks to land a combination. Savinov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Savinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cloud cracks a nice hook into Savinov's ribs.
Cloud lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savinov.
Savinov misses with a kick to the body.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Savinov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Savinov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
Savinov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cloud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savinov at a distance.
A jab from Cloud misses.
Cloud just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSavinov.
Savinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Cloud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savinov misses with an elbow over the top.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savinov pushes off an throws an elbow but Cloud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savinov.
Cloud blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexev Savinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexev Savinov's cut.
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.
Cloud misses with a right hand
and Savinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud lands with an uppercut that bounces Savinov off the cage and back into range.
Savinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savinov. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloud can do to turn this around?
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cloud slips a jab from Savinov.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
As Cloud backs away, Savinov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Savinov misses the jab.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Savinov needs to keep his hands up - Cloud had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savinov.
Savinov half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cloud as he connects with a hook.
Cloud lands a right hook to the body.
Cloud instigates a clinch.
Savinov working aggressively here.
Savinov misses with an elbow strike.
Savinov blocks a body shot from Cloud.
Cloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Savinov.
Savinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Savinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloud controls his hands.
Cloud is working Savinov over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savinov blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Cloud.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Savinov controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cloud.
Savinov misses with an elbow strike.
Cloud breaks the clinch.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Savinov.
Cloud scores with a hook to the body. Savinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud's corner calls for a 1-2. Cloud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Cloud scores with a jab.
Savinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud throws a sloppy body shot
and Savinov counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savinov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Savinov slips under a jab from Cloud.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Cloud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cloud in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cloud closes the distance and clinches.
Cloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloud controls his hands.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Savinov tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud avoids the elbow strike from Savinov, against the cage.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud breaks the clinch.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Savinov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Savinov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Savinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savinov staying out of range there.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Savinov sizes up Cloud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexev Savinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Savinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savinov misses with an uppercut.
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savinov can pounce on him.
Savinov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cloud in his tracks.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savinov ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Savinov is just out of range.
Savinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws the kick towards the body but Cloud avoids it.
Savinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cloud checks it well.
Savinov connects with a jab.
Savinov throws a body kick that misses.
Cloud misses with a body shot
and Savinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Savinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Cloud throws a series of punches but Savinov avoids them all with ease.
Cloud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savinov.
Cloud throws the left hand but Savinov avoids the punch easily.
Savinov is looking to chop away at Cloud's legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov cracks Cloud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cloud connects with a body shot.
Cloud connects with a single shot there.
Savinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savinov on the side of the head.
Savinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Savinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud throws a lazy uppercut
and Savinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Savinov saw that one coming.
Cloud throws a right and a left that Savinov avoids nicely.
Savinov throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Savinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Savinov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cloud takes a swing at Savinov's ribcage but misses.
Savinov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud lands with a straight right. Savinov didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Savinov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud swings for the body but Savinov moves out of range.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Savinov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Savinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savinov throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Savinov moves away and avoids it.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Savinov slips under a jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savinov sets himself, and Cloud steps forward looking for the clinch! Savinov avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud wants to counter with a clinch but Savinov pushes him away.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Savinov misses the target.
Savinov throws a leg kick which misses Cloud's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloud tries to avoid it.
Savinov throws a sloppy body shot
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloud moves out of range of the body kick from Savinov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savinov.
Cloud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
You can see that Cloud has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Savinov misses with a head kick.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Savinov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robby Cloud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexev Savinov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cloud throws a jab but it's blocked by Savinov.
Cloud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloud tries to clinch but Savinov is having none of it.
Savinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Cloud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savinov.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cloud on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cloud throws an overhand right that lands on Savinov's shoulder, as Savinov tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Savinov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Savinov throws out a powerful jab.
Cloud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
Savinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savinov's head.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick
and Cloud counters with a nice body shot.
Savinov lands with a good body shot.
Savinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloud.
Savinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Savinov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Savinov cracks Cloud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cloud on the side of the head.
Savinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cloud misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov wants to land a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Cloud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savinov misses with a hook. Cloud ducked under it nicely.
Cloud wants to clinch up but Savinov keeps it at a distance.
Savinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savinov thows a leg kick but Cloud checks it
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Savinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Savinov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a combination
and Savinov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud checks a low kick from Savinov.
Cloud throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
Cloud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cloud checks a leg kick.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Cloud misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.
Savinov moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Savinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savinov moves away.
Savinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud walks into a left hand.
Savinov throws a head kick that Cloud semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud cracks Savinov with a good jab.
Cloud misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloud scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Savinov with the inside leg kick.
Savinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savinov tries to score with a low kick but Cloud moves his leg out of the way.
Cloud defending well as Savinov loads up on a big left hand.
Savinov misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Cloud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cloud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Savinov eats them both and turns towards Cloud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Savinov.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Savinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savinov misses with a low kick.
Savinov throws out a leg kick but Cloud moves out of range and Savinov only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Cloud there.
Cloud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Savinov ducks down to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Savinov is out of range.
Savinov ducks right into an uppercut from Cloud.
Nice defenses there by Savinov.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Savinov is just out of range.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Savinov saw that one coming.
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!
Cloud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Savinov backs up against the cage.
Savinov avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Savinov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savinov slips a straight right by Cloud.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savinov lands an overhand right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savinov with a body shot.
Cloud catches Savinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cloud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cloud swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick from Savinov.
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savinov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cloud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savinov.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.
Savinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Savinov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cloud is out of range and Savinov settles back down.
Savinov looks to land a left hand but Cloud moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Cloud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Savinov moved out of range nicely.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Savinov.
Savinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Savinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savinov throws an overhand right that lands on Cloud's shoulder, as Cloud tries to avoid the shot.
Savinov throws a nice head kick!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud takes a kick to the side of the head.
Savinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Savinov misses with a low kick as Cloud jumps back.
Cloud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Savinov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savinov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cloud throws out a counter right but Savinov avoids it with no problem.
Savinov throws a leg kick which misses Cloud's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloud tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexev Savinov.
I think Savinov 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexev Savinov!
A victorious Alexev Savinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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