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ICF 12 - Redemption PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Marquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Beanie (Mack B****). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Marquette!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant has Marquette up against the cage in a clinch.
Marquette looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marquette or not.
Grant leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Grant.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grant turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Grant has hold of Marquette's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Marquette tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Grant cranks the arm and Marquette screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Marquette, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dwight Grant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slacks Houligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slacks Houligan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Houligan. No joy for Maynard on that attempt.
A big right from Houligan misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maynard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maynard has a takedown stuffed.
Houligan misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown but Houligan shows good takedown defense.
Maynard shoots in for a double leg but Houligan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard shoots in for a double leg but Houligan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houligan throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Houligan wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches up with Houligan, looking for a takedown. Maynard pushes Houligan against the cage but Houligan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Maynard as he checks the leg kick.
Maynard blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Houligan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Houligan as Maynard shoots in.
Houligan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Houligan misses.
That's two 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.
Houligan is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Houligan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Houligan misses with a straight left.
Houligan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maynard slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Houligan stuffs the takedown attempt from Maynard. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Houligan does it's job there.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Houligan and sends Maynard crashing to the mat! Houligan follows him down to the mat - Maynard regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Maynard is rocked!
It looks like Ray Maynard has been cut.
Houligan is working for a kimura but Maynard is defending it quite comfortably.
Houligan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Maynard controls his leg.
Maynard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maynard tries to get out of the position.
Houligan is nestled in close to Maynard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Houligan stands up and beckons Maynard to join him on the feet.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houligan misses with a series of wild punches.
Houligan misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houligan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt - Houligan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Houligan tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
Maynard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houligan.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houligan as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slacks Houligan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Maynard'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.
No luck for Maynard with that takedown attempt.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Houligan as he jumps to the side.
Houligan loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Houligan sprawls well. He's pushed Maynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Maynard. 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.
Maynard drops his hands momentarily and Houligan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Houligan throws a leg kick but Maynard checks it.
Maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houligan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard looks for a takedown but Houligan sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houligan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Houligan.
Houligan misses with a low kick.
Houligan misses with a straight right.
Maynard shoots for a takedown but Houligan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houligan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Houligan stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houligan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Houligan stuffs the takedown.
Maynard moves away from the strike by Houligan.
Houligan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Maynard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maynard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Maynard avoids a kick to the body.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Houligan as he jumps to the side.
Houligan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houligan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slacks Houligan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Houligan 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Houligan is on top in guard.
Maynard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Maynard trying to strike off his back.
Houligan wants to stand but Maynard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Houligan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Houligan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maynard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maynard is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maynard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maynard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Houligan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slacks Houligan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Maynard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Houligan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Houligan throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Houligan stuffs the takedown attempt from Maynard. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Houligan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Houligan sprawls well. He's pushed Maynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard checks a low kick from Houligan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houligan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maynard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan misses with an uppercut.
Houligan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houligan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houligan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Houligan but Houligan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houligan.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Houligan but Houligan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Houligan sprawls well. He's pushed Maynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Houligan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Maynard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Houligan wants to stand and escape but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houligan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Houligan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Houligan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maynard shoots in and bounces Houligan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Houligan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houligan tries to strike from the bottom.
Houligan wriggles free and stands up.
Houligan misses with a looping left.
Maynard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Houligan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maynard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houligan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maynard's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houligan is trying to stand up here but Maynard is controlling him well.
Houligan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Houligan kicks off Maynard and gets to his feet.
Houligan throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maynard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Houligan sprawls well initially but Maynard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maynard thows a huge punch but Houligan dodges it nicely.
Houligan tries to roll over but Maynard keeps him under control.
Houligan looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard thows a huge punch but Houligan dodges it nicely.
Ray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houligan moves into full guard.
Slacks Houligan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houligan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Ray Maynard.
I think Houligan 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slacks Houligan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskey has chosen Ive got the Power as his entrance music. John Haskey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony D Amico's chin.
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Haskey!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D Amico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haskey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Haskey tries to keep at a distance but D Amico has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haskey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
D Amico gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
D Amico chips away with some ground and pound.
D Amico landing some decent shots from guard.
D Amico cracks Haskey with a solid left hand.
D Amico drops back looking for a leg! Haskey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haskey manages to kick D Amico off! D Amico jumps back into Haskey's guard.
D Amico keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haskey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico working some strikes from top position.
D Amico passes Haskey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
D Amico is figuring out what he wants to do next.
D Amico working Haskey over with strikes.
D Amico drops an elbow to the side of Haskey's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Amico lands a nice short elbow.
D Amico takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from D Amico.
D Amico working Haskey over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Amico passes the guard and advances to mount!
D Amico scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Amico raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by D Amico.
D Amico cracks Haskey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
D Amico is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haskey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
D Amico with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
D Amico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
D Amico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by D Amico.
D Amico punishing his opponent with strikes.
D Amico scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haskey is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amico with shots to the head and body - Haskey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haskey is still in real trouble! Can D Amico finish him?
D Amico postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Haskey badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of D Amico around the waist but D Amico pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! D Amico is the winner by TKO! D Amico jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Tashinchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Hawaii Five-O" by The Ventures. Ruslan Tashinchev 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruslan Tashinchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Washington!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington shoots for a double leg takedown but Tashinchev sprawls well. He's pushed Washington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Washington throws a body punch but Tashinchev moves out of range.
Washington wants to clinch.
Tashinchev throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
Tashinchev stuffs the takedown.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tashinchev's calf.
Washington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tashinchev but Tashinchev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruslan Tashinchev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Washington.
Tashinchev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Washington counters with a good, hard body kick but Tashinchev shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashinchev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ruslan Tashinchev has been cut.
Tashinchev is breathing heavily.
Washington darts in and clinches Tashinchev up against the cage.
Tashinchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tashinchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tashinchev backwards.
A short right from Washington on the inside.
Tashinchev is rocked!
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Washington.
Washington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Washington connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Tashinchev badly! Tashinchev tumbles to the floor and Washington stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Washington!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by Lock'D Up. Quinn has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music. Cyrus Quinn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryant. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bryant sprawling to the canvas. Quinn follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bryant hang on?
It looks like AJ Bryant has been cut.
Bryant misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Quinn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryant 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.
Bryant keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bryant wants to control but Quinn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Quinn is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant wants to sweep but Quinn has passed to side control!
Quinn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bryant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bryant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Quinn's best efforts.
That's two 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.
Bryant tries to roll over but Quinn keeps him under control.
Quinn is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bryant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quinn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quinn's back!
Quinn is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Bryant 's hooks.
Bryant landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryant lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Cyrus Quinn has been cut.
Bryant thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Quinn 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.
Bryant wants to pass to mount but Quinn is defending the position.
Bryant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryant is looking to advance position but Quinn won't allow it.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bryant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quinn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quinn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bryant is working away from the top position though.
Bryant wants to work for an arm triangle but Quinn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quinn's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Quinn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quinn tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn has his takedown stuffed
and Bryant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bryant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bryant trying to stall but Quinn improves his position.
Bryant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quinn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quinn breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bryant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quinn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bryant.
Bryant moves into full mount! Quinn won't be happy about that!
Quinn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant goes for an armbar but Quinn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Quinn.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryant working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Quinn has passed into half guard!
Quinn wants to stand but Bryant has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bryant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quinn is keen to just control but Bryant is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Quinn misses
and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant thows a big elbow that misses.
Bryant trying to move into half guard but instead Quinn has managed to sweep!
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bryant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quinn manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bryant is stalling in the full guard.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that AJ Bryant will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Quinn.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quinn counters with a one-two to the body.
Quinn lands with a slapping head kick.
Quinn closes the distance and pushes Bryant back into the cage.
Quinn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quinn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quinn has Bryant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Quinn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bryant tumbling to the mat - Quinn dives into Bryant's guard.
Bryant working for a triangle but Quinn defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryant looking for a guillotine here but Quinn defends easily.
Bryant has his foot on Quinn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quinn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bryant throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bryant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Quinn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bryant is trying to control but can't.
Bryant looking for submissions off his back.
Quinn wants to take a breather but Bryant is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is thwarting Bryant's attempts to control the position.
Bryant gets full guard.
Bryant is trying to hold Quinn in close to prevent damage but Quinn has managed to pass into half guard.
AJ Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant trying to control but Quinn postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bryant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bryant gets full guard.
Quinn trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Quinn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bryant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Quinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quinn 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Quinn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between chad prevost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Witcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witcher has chosen Vader - Sword of the Witcher as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, chad prevost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
prevost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witcher.
prevost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
prevost misses with a double jab.
Witcher slips a jab and a cross from prevost.
prevost staying out of range there.
prevost avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witcher misses with a combination
and prevost counters with a left and a right that stings Witcher.
prevost tries to move into range but Witcher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches prevost on the side of the head.
Witcher avoids the head kick by prevost.
Decent striking displayed by Witcher there.
prevost blocks a head kick by Witcher.
Witcher fails to land the takedown.
Witcher has his takedown stuffed
and prevost counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for prevost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Witcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
prevost looks to land a combination but Witcher avoids it well.
prevost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Witcher dodges the punch combination from prevost.
Witcher tries for a takedown but prevost circles away easily
and prevost counters with a two punch combo.
chad prevost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
prevost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
prevost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Witcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher misses with an uppercut.
prevost blocks a head kick by Witcher.
prevost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Witcher.
prevost really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Witcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcus Witcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
prevost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Witcher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
prevost lands a jab to Witcher's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Witcher 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.
A right-left combo lands from prevost.
prevost lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from prevost misses.
prevost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Witcher counters with a stiff right hand.
prevost jabs at Witcher's body.
prevost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witcher.
Witcher throws a hook to the side of prevost's head but prevost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witcher misses with a double jab
and prevost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
chad prevost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
prevost ducks under a wild hook from Witcher.
Witcher takes a swing at prevost's ribcage but misses.
prevost throws a right and a left that Witcher avoids nicely.
prevost misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Witcher connects with the punch.
Witcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Witcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
prevost swats away the attempt to clinch by Witcher.
Witcher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but prevost is just out of range.
Witcher misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for prevost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Witcher wants to clinch but prevost slips to the side
and prevost counters with a series of strikes. Witcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
prevost goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Witcher throws an overhand right that lands on prevost's shoulder, as prevost tries to avoid the shot.
prevost misses with a wild combination.
Witcher is looking to clinch but prevost is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Witcher fails to land with a series of punches.
prevost throws a combination that misses
and Witcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
prevost misses with a combination
letting Witcher counter with a right hand.
Witcher misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Witcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! prevost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A right-left combo lands from prevost.
prevost falls off balance throwing a combination
and Witcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Witcher connects with a crisp jab.
Witcher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract prevost.
prevost stuffs the takedown.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with prevost but prevost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
prevost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
prevost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witcher.
prevost throws a series of punches but Witcher avoids them all with ease.
prevost throws a nice looking combination but Witcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
chad prevost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by prevost - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
prevost throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
prevost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Witcher.
Witcher dodges the punch combination from prevost.
prevost throws a body punch but Witcher moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher misses with a body shot
and prevost counters with a left and a right that stings Witcher.
prevost circles away from the clinch attempt
and prevost counters with a good low kick that Witcher was not able to check.
Witcher misses with an uppercut.
prevost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
prevost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witcher.
Marcus Witcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but prevost moves away.
prevost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcus Witcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Witcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by prevost.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by prevost!
chad prevost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Witcher misses.
prevost takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Witcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Witcher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Witcher!
Marcus Witcher is the new lightweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyon Du!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz swinging wilding here.
Du fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Du avoids it.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Du moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Ortiz goes down! Can Du finish him!?
Ortiz is rocked!
Du arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ortiz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyon Du!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Knife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knife moves out of range as Tatum throws a body kick.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Knife tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatum swivels and escapes.
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Knife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knife fails to land the takedown.
Knife changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tatum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knife grinds an elbow into Tatum's temple.
Knife is looking to take a break and control but Tatum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knife controls the position.
Knife looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Knife has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who's going to make the next move?
Tatum wants to control but Knife postures up.
Knife looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tatum is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Knife throws an elbow but Tatum slips to the side and avoids it well.
Knife in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knife thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knife is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatum is defending well.
Knife is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tatum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tatum wants to get back to his feet but Knife drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tatum, who protects the arm well.
Tatum takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knife wants to control but Tatum is keeping him busy.
Knife is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tatum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Knife throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tatum holding on.
Knife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tatum, who protects the arm well.
Knife prevents Tatum from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum is not content to let Knife control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Knife dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knife moves forwards but Tatum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knife avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tatum misses with a wild combination.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Knife moves out of range easily.
A combination from Tatum does no damage.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knife moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tatum thuds a left hand into Knife's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tatum. That's going to slow Knife down.
Tatum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knife seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tatum shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Knife is backing up but Tatum catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Knife covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tatum Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drederick Tatum! Drederick Tatum retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuklinski misses with a hook.
Kuklinski throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith throws a right hand that Kuklinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuklinski also avoids with ease.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuklinski backs up against the cage.
Kuklinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith wants to control the pace but Kuklinski is squirming around nicely.
Kuklinski wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuklinski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Kuklinski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuklinski is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Kuklinski wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Kuklinski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuklinski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kuklinski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control the pace but Kuklinski is squirming around nicely.
Smith prevents Kuklinski from getting the reversal.
Kuklinski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuklinski tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuklinski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuklinski wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Kuklinski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Smith tries to control but Kuklinski wriggling away.
Kuklinski wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Kuklinski regains half guard.
Kuklinski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuklinski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuklinski counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Kuklinski as Smith shoots in.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklinski.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Kuklinski counters with a big uppercut that knocks Smith off his feet! Kuklinski dives into side control looking to finish!
Kuklinski lands a strong strike to the head of Smith. That's dazed him! Kuklinski looking to finish here. Smith is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kuklinski lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Kuklinski!
Richard Kuklinski is the new heavyweight champion!
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pop
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