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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Lluoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lluoma comes to the cage accompanied by New Religion - Duran Duran. Mcgrath is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 cent feat. Akon - I'll still kill. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Lluoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrath scores with a push kick.
Lluoma is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgrath throws a leg kick but Lluoma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big head kick from Mcgrath and Lluoma is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Lluoma is rocked!
It looks like Simon Lluoma has been cut.
Mcgrath is looking to stand up but Lluoma won't let him.
Mcgrath stands and steps away. Lluoma gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lluoma blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcgrath throws a sloppy head kick
and Lluoma counters with a nice body shot.
Mcgrath avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcgrath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lluoma scores with a nice head shot.
Mcgrath looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcgrath throws a sloppy head kick and Lluoma moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mcgrath lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lluoma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lluoma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mcgrath walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lluoma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcgrath throws a lazy head kick
and Lluoma counters with a shoot takedown. Mcgrath fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcgrath wants to stand up but Lluoma is controlling him.
Mcgrath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lluoma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lluoma looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mcgrath is avoiding damage well.
Lluoma working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lluoma throwing strikes but Mcgrath manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lluoma is pushing Mcgrath's head away, looking to escape. Mcgrath manages to hold on to the position though.
Lluoma misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lluoma looks to move to half guard but instead Mcgrath has passed into mount! Damn!
Lluoma is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lluoma tries to hold on but Mcgrath pushes him away.
Mcgrath sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgrath prevents Lluoma from getting the reversal.
Lluoma bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mcgrath is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Lluoma drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mcgrath dives on top into guard.
Mcgrath won't allow Lluoma to sweep him here.
Lluoma is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mcgrath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Lluoma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lluoma looks to land a left hand but Mcgrath moved out of range nicely.
Lluoma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mcgrath misses with a leg kick.
Lluoma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mcgrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgrath misses with a kick to the body
and Lluoma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank Mcgrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgrath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lluoma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcgrath connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcgrath throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Lluoma blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lluoma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lluoma throws a nice looking combination but Mcgrath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcgrath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lluoma connects with a body shot.
Mcgrath tries to score with a low kick but Lluoma moves his leg out of the way.
Mcgrath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lluoma is able to avoid easily.
Lluoma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mcgrath takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mcgrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lluoma fails with a takedown attempt.
Lluoma clobbers Mcgrath with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Mcgrath as he checks the leg kick.
Mcgrath takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mcgrath tries to clinch up
and Lluoma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lluoma with a jab.
Lluoma throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgrath counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lluoma is out of range and Mcgrath settles back down.
Lluoma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lluoma swings widly with a right hand
and Mcgrath counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mcgrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcgrath punishes Lluoma's body with a nice straight punch.
Lluoma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgrath moves in looking to clinch but Lluoma pushes him off.
Frank Mcgrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Lluoma avoids the head kick by Mcgrath.
Mcgrath attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lluoma avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mcgrath tries to clinch there but Lluoma circles away.
Lluoma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mcgrath. Mcgrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Mcgrath throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mcgrath. That's going to slow Lluoma down.
Lluoma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mcgrath can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcgrath looks to land a body kick but Lluoma moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mcgrath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Lluoma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcgrath throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcgrath throws a chopping leg kick but Lluoma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lluoma misses with an uppercut
and Mcgrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lluoma's knee momentarily.
Lluoma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lluoma misses with an uppercut
and Mcgrath counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Mcgrath catches Lluoma right on the button with a cross.
Mcgrath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lluoma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcgrath. That one must have hurt.
Mcgrath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lluoma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgrath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgrath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgrath throws a head kick but Lluoma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mcgrath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgrath misses with a kick to the body.
Lluoma looks to land a left hand but Mcgrath moved out of range nicely.
Mcgrath misses with a low kick.
Mcgrath throws a sloppy head kick and Lluoma moves out of range easily.
Lluoma throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgrath counters with an outside leg kick.
Lluoma checks the leg kick.
Mcgrath tries to land a front kick but Lluoma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcgrath has managed to clinch.
Lluoma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Mcgrath.
A short left from Mcgrath.
Lluoma blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcgrath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcgrath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcgrath working aggressively here.
Lluoma tries to circle away but Mcgrath has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgrath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgrath tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgrath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgrath misses with some punches.
Mcgrath misses with some punches.
Mcgrath working Lluoma over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcgrath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lluomas head.
Mcgrath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcgrath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Mcgrath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgrath cracks Lluoma with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcgrath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lluoma blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lluoma backwards.
Lluoma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcgrath scores with a shot to the side of Lluoma's head.
A short body shot lands from Mcgrath as the two fighters clinch.
Mcgrath tries a knee to the head but Lluoma blocks it.
Mcgrath misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgrath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simon Lluoma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgrath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lluoma backwards.
Lluoma prevents a body shot from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath slows down the pace here.
Mcgrath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank Mcgrath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcgrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Lluoma avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath blocks an uppercut.
Mcgrath throws a punch but it's blocked by Lluoma.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lluoma is trying to break free.
Mcgrath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lluoma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgrath has a couple of punches blocked by Lluoma.
Mcgrath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mcgrath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcgrath 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mcgrath!
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