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WFC 62 - Brace for Impact PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bv Rasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Odelein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bv Rasp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bv Rasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Odelein!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Odelein on the side of the head.
Rasp drives through and clinches with Odelein against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rasp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odelein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Odelein presses Rasp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odelein is pushing Rasp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Odelein.
Rasp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odelein has him pressed against the cage.
Odelein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Odelein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasp backwards.
Odelein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasp is breathing heavily.
Odelein blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Odelein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odelein lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Odelein.
A right hand to the body from Odelein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odelein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Odelein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Odelein lands with a right to the head.
Odelein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Odelein lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Odelein.
Odelein lands with a short shot to the head.
Odelein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Odelein lands a shot to the body.
Odelein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Odelein.
Odelein lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Odelein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Odelein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odelein is stalling here.
Odelein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasp tries to land a knee to the head but Odelein blocks with his arms.
Odelein presses Rasp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Odelein.
Odelein is working Rasp over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odelein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Odelein.
Odelein lands with a light punch inside.
Odelein lands a nice uppercut.
Odelein lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasp is rocked!
Odelein lands a left hand.
Oh Rasp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasp working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odelein.
Odelein digs a right hand into Rasp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rasp's gas tank.
Odelein pushes Rasp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odelein dips a shoulder and cracks Rasp with a mighty uppercut! Rasp falls back against the cage and Odelein unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rasp is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Odelein screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Odelein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Canses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Canses!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canses gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rob Canses has been cut.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Canses stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Canses looks gassed!
Canses with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Canses for as long as he can get away with.
Jones blocks the strikes from Canses.
Jones stalling.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marcus Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Canses gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones trying to control but Canses is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones is in close to Canses's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Canses wants to sweep but no luck.
Canses is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Canses's head.
Jones 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Canses 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.
Jones distracts Canses with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above Rob Canses's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Rob Canses's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Canses's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Goodnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spikely Deeneero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodnight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweet Dreams . Jacob Goodnight has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Goodnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spikely Deeneero!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeneero doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Goodnight counter with a right hand.
Goodnight misses with a kick to the body.
Deeneero shoots in but no luck this time.
Goodnight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodnight misses with a body shot.
Goodnight scores with a jab. Deeneero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goodnight throws a right hand that Deeneero ducks under and follows up with a left that Deeneero also avoids with ease.
Goodnight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goodnight.
Deeneero throws a series of strikes that have Goodnight backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deeneero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodnight lands a jab.
Deeneero tries for a takedown but Goodnight circles away easily
and Goodnight counters with a three punch combo that has Deeneero backing up. Deeneero nods at Goodnight to acknowledge the strikes.
Jacob Goodnight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spikely Deeneero.
Goodnight tests Deeneero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodnight scores with a sloppy right hand. Deeneero should have avoided that one.
Goodnight looks to score with a jab to the body but Deeneero is just out of range.
Goodnight jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goodnight misses with a low kick.
Goodnight is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodnight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deeneero misses with a takedown
and Goodnight counters with a two punch combo.
Goodnight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deeneero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deeneero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goodnight swivels and escapes.
Deeneero misses with a double jab
and Goodnight counters with a three punch combo that has Deeneero backing up. Deeneero nods at Goodnight to acknowledge the strikes.
Deeneero is rocked!
Jacob Goodnight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodnight lands a big right hand that sends Deeneero crashing to the mat! Goodnight stays standing though and waves Deeneero back to his feet!
Deeneero is still on wobbly legs! Can Goodnight finish him?
Goodnight drops Deeneero with a naaaaasty hook - Deeneero is in real trouble here! Goodnight dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Goodnight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jadimbu Muliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muliva comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - The Quiet Place. Taylor has chosen Back To School by Deftones as his entrance music. 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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217 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jadimbu Muliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muliva feints and as Taylor raises his hands in defense, Muliva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Muliva is proving a slippery customer.
Muliva 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.
Muliva 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.
Muliva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Muliva wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Well, if Muliva 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.
Muliva is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Muliva wants to pass to mount but Taylor is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jadimbu Muliva.
Muliva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor tries to bum rush Muliva with a series of wild strikes but Muliva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muliva thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Muliva does no damage.
Muliva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muliva scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Muliva.
Muliva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muliva misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Muliva backing up. Muliva nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Muliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Muliva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muliva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jadimbu Muliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muliva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muliva gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Muliva is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muliva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Muliva.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taylor catches Muliva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muliva counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor wriggles free and stands up.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Muliva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Muliva.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor keeping control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Muliva seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Muliva falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Muliva misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Muliva.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muliva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muliva looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Muliva controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor holds on for dear life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Muliva isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Muliva controlling the position easily from mount.
Muliva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Muliva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Muliva's attempts to control the action.
Muliva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Muliva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Muliva.
Taylor trying to control but Muliva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muliva trying to control the position.
Muliva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Muliva looking for a sweep. Not yet Muliva, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Muliva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
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.
Taylor trying to control but Muliva is working from the bottom.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muliva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nathan Taylor.
Muliva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Muliva misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muliva. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muliva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muliva fails to land the takedown.
Muliva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Muliva throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muliva throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Muliva shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Muliva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muliva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Muliva will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
No joy there for Muliva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muliva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Muliva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muliva is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Muliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muliva misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with an outside leg kick.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Muliva misses with a takedown
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jadimbu Muliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor jabs Muliva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Muliva misses
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Nathan Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Muliva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muliva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muliva off to one side.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Jadimbu Muliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Muliva dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Muliva misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Muliva fails with the takedown.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Muliva with that takedown attempt.
Taylor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muliva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muliva's calf.
Muliva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor throws a right hand that Muliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Muliva also avoids with ease.
Nathan Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
letting Muliva counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Muliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Muliva misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muliva shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muliva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muliva misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor 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 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itof Meyachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyachev has chosen Pussy by Rammstein as his entrance music. Jack Swift has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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174 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Itof Meyachev!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyachev tries to bum rush Swift with a series of wild strikes but Swift uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyachev darts in trying to clinch
and Meyachev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyachev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swift connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Meyachev as Swift shoots in.
Meyachev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swift is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meyachev pulls his head out easily.
Meyachev trying to mount his opponent but Swift defends it.
Meyachev is keen to just control but Swift is a slippery customer.
Swift is trying to stand back up but Meyachev is controlling him
Swift looking for submissions off his back.
Meyachev wants to work for an arm triangle but Swift is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Swift actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyachev is keen to just control but Swift is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift is looking to escape.
Meyachev wants to control but Swift is keeping him busy.
Swift is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meyachev pulls his head out easily.
Swift is looking to improve his position.
Meyachev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meyachev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swift does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meyachev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Swift doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meyachev.
Meyachev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swift missing with punches from the bottom.
Swift misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meyachev is keen to just control but Swift is a slippery customer.
Swift looking for submissions off his back.
Meyachev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyachev is landing with some decent strikes but Swift is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Swift tries to lock up and control but Meyachev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swift flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Meyachev looking to control but Swift is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meyachev. What's that going to do exactly?
Meyachev unloading with bombs!
Meyachev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meyachev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meyachev has control of Swift's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Swift regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Meyachev has hold of Swift's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Swift manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Meyachev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swift is looking to escape.
Swift bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyachev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Swift stands and steps away. Meyachev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Meyachev closes the distance but Swift moves to the side
and Swift counters by clinching up.
Meyachev has Swift pressed against the cage, preventing Swift from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meyachev misses with the head strike.
Meyachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyachev misses with an elbow over the top.
Swift blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swift wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meyachev has him pressed against the cage.
Meyachev has Swift pressed against the cage, preventing Swift from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meyachev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Swift smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itof Meyachev 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.
Swift fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyachev has his takedown stuffed
and Swift counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meyachev thinking.
Swift fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meyachev avoids it really well and circles away.
Meyachev looks to clinch
and Swift holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meyachev tries to throw a body punch but Swift avoids it by throwing Meyachev back against the cage.
Swift blocking some punches.
Meyachev misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swift as Meyachev tries to tie him up.
Swift wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meyachev has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyachev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meyachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Swift uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swift blocks a body shot from Meyachev.
Meyachev has a couple of punches blocked by Swift.
Meyachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift breaks from the clinch.
Meyachev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swift counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swift breaks the clinch.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meyachev as he avoids it easily.
Meyachev tries to clinch
so Swift counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meyachev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swift can't escape the position.
Meyachev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Swift defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyachev.
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meyachev. What's that going to do exactly?
BOOM! Meyachev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Swift tries to reverse the position but Meyachev maintains control.
Meyachev wants to control the pace but Swift is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyachev won't let Swift get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Swift is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meyachev. What's that going to do exactly?
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meyachev. What's that going to do exactly?
Meyachev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Meyachev lands a nice shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swift is squirming around, avoiding Meyachev's attempts to control the action.
Meyachev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Meyachev is breathing heavily.
Meyachev avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyachev.
Swift stops Meyachev from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Swift is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swift wants to hold on but Meyachev pushes him away.
Meyachev trying to control but Swift is having none of it.
Swift is desperately trying to improve his position but Meyachev has a good base and remains in mount.
Meyachev landing strikes from the mount.
Swift is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meyachev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to try and get back to his feet.
Meyachev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swift's face.
Swift is squirming around, avoiding Meyachev's attempts to control the action.
Meyachev working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Meyachev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swift?
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meyachev. What's that going to do exactly?
Meyachev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Meyachev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Swift manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift wants to get back to his feet but Meyachev drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itof Meyachev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meyachev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swift counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meyachev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meyachev tries to clinch
and Swift decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meyachev's guard.
Meyachev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meyachev looking to secure an arm triangle but Swift defends it well.
Meyachev with a couple of short strikes.
Meyachev with the ground and pound from mount.
Swift is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Meyachev controlling the pace for now.
Meyachev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meyachev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift tries to hold on but Meyachev pushes him away.
Meyachev moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Swift has worked his arm free - good work by Swift!
Meyachev is looking to take a break and control but Swift is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meyachev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Swift is trying to control Meyachev's posture but Meyachev avoids it.
Meyachev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two 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.
Swift striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Swift is trying to get back to half guard.
Swift taking a bit of punishment here - Meyachev scoring with strikes.
Swift tries to buck Meyachev off but Meyachev is having none of it.
Swift takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Swift gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Meyachev looking to control but Swift is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swift wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Swift throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meyachev. What's that going to do exactly?
Meyachev blocks Swift's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyachev working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Swift looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Meyachev! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Itof Meyachev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Slay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St James comes to the cage accompanied by On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slay's choice of entrance music: Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Slay!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James clinches.
St James misses with the head strike.
Slay tries to throw a body punch but St James avoids it by throwing Slay back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, St James scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
Slay blocking some punches.
St James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
Slay lands a body punch.
St James lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for St James.
A head punch on the inside from St James fails to land.
St James misses with the head strike.
Slay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slay.
Slay misses with a hook from the clinch.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
Slay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Jamess head.
St James lands with a right to the head.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James lands a hook that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
Slay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St James is keeping busy.
St James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by St James.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
Slay taking a breather.
St James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slay throws a head punch that misses.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James lands with a short shot to the head.
Slay is rocked!
Slay looks gassed!
St James working aggressively here.
Slay is still on wobbly legs! Can St James finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St James.
Slay seems to have recovered his senses.
St James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slay.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James lands with a light punch inside.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slay blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from St James.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
Slay blocking some punches.
St James scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for St James.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
St James scores with a nice hook to the head.
St James lands with a short shot to the head.
St James lands a left hand.
St James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slays head.
St James misses with the head strike.
St James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St James digs a right hand into Slay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slay's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slays head.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slay has a couple of punches blocked by St James.
Slay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St James lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from St James.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
St James lands with a light punch inside.
St James lands a left hand.
St James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from St James.
St James lands an uppercut.
St James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slay blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St James.
St James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St James lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from St James.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
St James lands a right hand.
St James lands a body punch.
St James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St James cracks Slay with a nice body shot.
St James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James lands a hook that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
St James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from St James.
St James lands a shot to the body.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James works on Slay's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by St James.
St James lands a nice uppercut.
St James works on Slay's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from St James.
St James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St James is leaning against Slay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St James.
St James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St James lands with a light punch inside.
St James misses with a hook from the clinch.
St James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slay.
St James lands with a right to the head.
A short right from St James on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, St James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slay has a couple of punches blocked by St James.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark St James 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.
St James lands with a good body shot.
St James misses with a hook
and Slay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slay can do to turn this around?
St James misses with a jab to the body
and Slay counters with a stiff right hand.
St James throws out a powerful jab.
St James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mark St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slay 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
Slay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St James backwards.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mark St James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Slay fails to land.
Slay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slay scores with a shot to the side of St James's head.
Slay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St James blocking some punches.
St James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slay is looking to control St James's arms but St James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slay has his back to the cage.
Slay working aggressively here.
St James lands a shoulder strike.
St James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slay.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
Slay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slay.
Slay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St James scores with a shot to the side of Slay's head.
A right hand to the body from St James.
Slay is breathing heavily.
St James blocking some punches.
Good body shot from St James.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
Slay taking a breather.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
St James lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St James misses with a hook from the clinch.
St James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from St James.
St James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St James.
St James lands a hook to the side of the head.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
St James scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
A head punch on the inside from St James fails to land.
Slay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St James is leaning against Slay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
Slay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St James lands a shoulder strike.
St James lands a left hand.
Slay blocking some punches.
St James digs a right hand into Slay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slay's gas tank.
St James misses with the head strike.
St James lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James misses with some punches.
St James lands an uppercut.
Slay blocks an uppercut.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
Slay blocks an uppercut.
St James gets through Slay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slay misses with some punches.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
Slay blocks an uppercut.
St James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from St James.
Slay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St James lands a nice shot to the body.
St James lands a shot to the body.
St James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from St James.
Slay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St James.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from St James.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
Slay lands a body punch.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slay struggles to land a body shot inside as St James controls his hands.
St James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slay throws a head punch that misses.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James pushes Slay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slay misses with a hook from the clinch.
St James is leaning against Slay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St James works on Slay's body with a couple of short punches.
St James misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slay.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slay takes a shot to the head.
Slay lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Slay misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slay tries to throw a body punch but St James avoids it by throwing Slay back against the cage.
St James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark St James dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Slay moves into the clinch.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
St James lands a body punch in the clinch.
St James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St James gets through Slay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St James misses with the head strike.
Slay tries to land a knee to the head but St James blocks with his arms.
Slay blocking some punches.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St James.
St James is working Slay over against the cage.
St James lands a hook that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St James lands a hook that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from St James.
St James lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
St James lands with a right to the head.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James scores with a shot to the side of Slay's head.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Slay.
St James misses with the head strike.
Slay blocks an uppercut.
St James lands an uppercut.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
Slay pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from St James.
Slay throws an elbow but it misses.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
Slay wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slay lands a hook that snaps the head of St James backwards.
St James misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from St James fails to land.
St James lands with a right to the head.
St James misses with a punch on the inside.
St James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from St James fails to land.
Slay lands with a left to the head.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James lands an uppercut.
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
St James lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for St James.
Slay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St James working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
Slay looking to slow down the pace here.
Slay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St James lands a body punch in the clinch.
St James blocks a body shot from Slay.
St James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slay misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St James's elbow.
Slay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James misses with some punches.
St James misses with some punches.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James scores with a hook to the body.
St James pushes Slay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
Slay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slay blocks an uppercut.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Slay.
A shot in the inside from St James.
St James scores with a shot to the side of Slay's head.
Slay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
St James lands a body punch.
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slays head.
St James lands a hook that snaps the head of Slay backwards.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James digs a right hand into Slay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slay's gas tank.
Cassius Slay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slay throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark St James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St James, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark St James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Demon comes to the cage accompanied by Demon. Preston has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
215 lbs
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23
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alister The Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Preston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Demon swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston thows a leg kick but The Demon checks it
and The Demon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Preston dodges the punch combination from The Demon.
Preston throws a leg kick
and The Demon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Thomas Preston has been cut.
The Demon misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Oh, that's a big right hand from The Demon and Preston goes tumbling to the canvas! The Demon follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Preston is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Demon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Preston is still in real trouble! Can The Demon finish him?
The Demon with the ground and pound but Preston uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Demon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Preston seems to have recovered his senses.
The Demon trying to control the position from guard on top but Preston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Demon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Demon landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Preston keeping full guard, as The Demon tries to pass.
The Demon throwing strikes but missing.
The Demon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Preston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Demon passes Preston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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. The Demon connects with a nice short shot to Preston's temple.
Preston blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Demon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Demon lands a nice short elbow.
The Demon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Demon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Preston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Demon.
Preston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Demon wants to control but Preston is keeping him busy.
The Demon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Demon with the ground and pound but Preston uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Demon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Demon wants to pass the guard but Preston is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon slips nicely into half guard.
The Demon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Preston wants to get back to full guard.
Preston blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Demon.
Preston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Demon.
The Demon thows a huge punch but Preston dodges it nicely.
Preston wants to improve his position but The Demon is controlling well.
The Demon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
The Demon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Demon is trying to work for a kimura but Preston is defending well.
The Demon thows a huge punch but Preston dodges it nicely.
Preston blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Demon.
The Demon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Preston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Demon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Demon is looking to stall here but Preston recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Demon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alister The Demon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Preston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Demon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Preston. No joy for The Demon on that attempt.
The Demon tries for a takedown but Preston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from The Demon does it's job there.
That has opened up Thomas Preston's cut even more.
The Demon scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Demon. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Demon lands a nice hook to Preston's body. Preston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston ducks straight into an uppercut from The Demon and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Preston manages to regain guard straight away.
The Demon 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.
The Demon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Demon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Preston is breathing heavily.
The Demon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Demon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon is looking to work some ground and pound but Preston has wrist control.
The Demon is looking to work some ground and pound but Preston has wrist control.
The Demon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Preston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Demon looking to sit in guard and control but Preston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Demon has his foot on Preston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Preston works his way back into a safe position though.
The Demon has a closed guard, preventing Preston from standing up.
The Demon trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Preston trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Demon's guard.
The Demon looking for a sweep. Not yet The Demon, not yet.
The Demon is trying to keep Preston in close.
The Demon looking for a guillotine here but Preston defends easily.
The Demon is adopting a defensive guard.
The Demon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Preston passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Preston's best efforts.
The Demon tries to get to full guard but Preston has control of the leg.
The Demon trying to control here.
The Demon is pressing down on Preston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Demon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Preston defends well.
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.
The Demon looking for a sweep. Not yet The Demon, not yet.
The Demon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Preston defends it easily.
The Demon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Preston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Demon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alister The Demon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Preston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
The Demon looks for a takedown but Preston sprawls well.
The Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
The Demon fails with a takedown attempt.
The Demon misses with a body punch
and Preston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Demon thinking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Preston. The Demon shrugs it off though.
The Demon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preston was well out of range. Poor timing from The Demon.
The Demon misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Preston.
The Demon moves forwards but Preston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preston connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Preston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Preston.
Alister The Demon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston closes the distance and clinches.
Preston pushes The Demon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston works on The Demon's body with a couple of short punches.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Preston effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Preston.
A bit of stalling here from Preston.
Preston cracks The Demon with a nice body shot.
The Demon misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Preston.
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Preston lands a hook that snaps the head of The Demon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Preston.
Preston is pushing The Demon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
The Demon misses with a punch on the inside.
Preston blocks a body shot from The Demon.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Preston lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Demon backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Preston digs a right hand underneath The Demon's ribcage. The Demon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Preston.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston effectively controlling the action here.
Preston gets through The Demon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preston lands an uppercut.
A short right from Preston on the inside.
Preston misses with a body punch.
Thomas Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Demon backwards.
Preston throws a punch but it's blocked by The Demon.
Preston lands a left hand.
The Demon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Preston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Demon or not.
Preston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Demon's elbow.
Preston pushes The Demon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
The Demon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Demon is trying to stall.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Demon tries a body shot but Preston blocks it.
The Demon blocks a body shot from Preston.
A right hook to the body lands for Preston.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston has The Demon pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Preston lands a body shot.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Demon.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preston works on The Demon's body with a couple of short punches.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Demon or not.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Demon or not.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Demon backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston lands with a light punch inside.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Demon.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston is working The Demon over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Preston.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
Preston cracks The Demon with a nice body shot.
Preston scores with a hook to the body.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Preston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Demon 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alister The Demon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. 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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186 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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30
178 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Hicks avoids them all with ease.
Hicks scores with a jab to the head.
Hicks ducks right into an uppercut from Robinson.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hicks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hicks takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robinson jabs at Hicks's body.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Robinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson stays in close to Hicks's body and controls the position.
That's two 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rick Robinson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hicks forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Hicks.
Hicks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hicks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hicks lands with a right to the head.
Hicks prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Robinson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Robinson is pushing down on Hicks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hicks is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hicks wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Hicks is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hicks.
Hicks is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to control Robinson's posture but Robinson avoids it.
Robinson trying to control the action but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Robinson takes a little break here. Hicks wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hicks keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson cracks Hicks with an open hand slap.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hicks has time to react.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robinson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hicks to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Robinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hicks stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robinson swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Robinson feints and then cracks Hicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicks down.
Robinson scores with a hook.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hicks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Robinson there.
Robinson scores with a nice strike.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Robinson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in and drives through. Hicks sprawls well.
QL Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Robinson.
Robinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Rick Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson scores with a one two! Hicks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Robinson lands a really nice looking cross but Hicks seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a body kick.
Hicks falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson scores with a nice head shot.
Robinson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hicks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robinson. Robinson obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
QL Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Hicks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Hicks backing up. Hicks nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Hicks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Robinson as he connects with a hook.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hicks.
A shot to the body from Hicks misses
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicks stalks Robinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robinson's face. Robinson staggers backwards, shaken.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Hicks counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Hicks is proving a slippery customer.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson pulls Hicks in to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rick Robinson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Nice body kick from Robinson.
Robinson thows a leg kick but Hicks checks it
and Hicks counters with a left to the body.
Robinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hicks. Hicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters with a leg kick.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a jab to Hicks's midsection.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Robinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hicks moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Robinson.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicks's calf.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
QL Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Rick Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson lands with a cross.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hicks's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Robinson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charm Demarsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charm Demarsh!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Demarsh counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Demarsh moves into the clinch.
Demarsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
The referee calls for Demarsh to work.
Tyson tries a body shot but Demarsh blocks it.
Demarsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tyson is looking to control Demarsh's arms but Demarsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.
Demarsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demarsh working Tyson over with knees to the body.
Demarsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Demarsh.
Demarsh letting Tyson take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Demarsh back against the cage.
Tyson wants to break free but Demarsh has control.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Demarsh trying to land knees to the body.
Demarsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Demarsh has double underhooks.
Demarsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demarsh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Demarsh tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Demarsh back against the cage.
Demarsh tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Demarsh back against the cage.
Demarsh is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demarsh misses with a knee to the head.
Demarsh tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demarsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demarsh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demarsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Demarsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demarsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demarsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demarsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demarsh has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Demarsh avoiding damage.
Demarsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Good body shot from Demarsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Demarsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Demarsh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Demarsh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Demarsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demarsh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Demarsh tries a low kick but Tyson avoids it.
Demarsh throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demarsh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Demarsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demarsh blocks a jab.
Demarsh throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Demarsh counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Demarsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyson misses with a left hand
letting Demarsh counter with a right hand.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Demarsh slams his shin into Tyson's torso.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Demarsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charm Demarsh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Demarsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demarsh has managed to clinch.
Demarsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demarsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Demarsh.
Demarsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Demarsh.
Tyson works on Demarsh's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Demarsh on the inside.
Tyson is looking to control Demarsh's arms but Demarsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Demarsh.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Demarsh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Demarsh has him pressed against the cage.
Demarsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demarsh misses with some punches.
Demarsh pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demarsh misses with the head strike.
Tyson stalling in the clinch but Demarsh improves position.
Demarsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demarsh has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Demarsh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Demarsh has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Demarsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Demarsh keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demarsh lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Charm Demarsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demarsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Demarsh gets a clinch.
Demarsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demarsh.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh misses with a body punch
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demarsh misses with a hook to the body
and Tyson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Demarsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Demarsh 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 Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Demarsh scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Demarsh misses the target.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by Tyson as he checks the leg kick.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Demarsh counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Demarsh.
Demarsh tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demarsh.
A shot to the body from Tyson misses
and Demarsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demarsh. That's going to slow Tyson down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tyson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demarsh - the referee stops the clock and Tyson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demarsh. Tyson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Demarsh scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarsh throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Demarsh counters with a low kick, right behind Tyson 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charm Demarsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demarsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demarsh is able to avoid easily.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demarsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demarsh's corner calls for a 1-2. Demarsh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demarsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Demarsh blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Demarsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demarsh blocking some punches.
Demarsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demarsh has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Demarsh has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Demarsh has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Demarsh.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling him.
Demarsh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Demarsh.
Demarsh crunches a lovely knee into Tyson's ribcage.
Demarsh works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demarsh blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tyson is trying to stall.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Demarsh avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demarsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Demarsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Demarsh cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Demarsh lands an elbow just above Tyson 's eye.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Demarsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Demarsh missing with knees to the body.
Demarsh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Demarsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
The referee calls for Tyson to work.
Demarsh lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Demarsh scores with a knee to the head.
Demarsh tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Demarsh back against the cage.
Demarsh taking a breather.
Demarsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Demarsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Nice elbow from Demarsh.
Demarsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Demarsh has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Demarsh.
Demarsh crunches a lovely knee into Tyson's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Demarsh controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes Demarsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demarsh misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyson obliges.
Tyson cracks Demarsh with a nice body shot.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Demarsh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Demarsh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Demarsh landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Demarsh misses with a punch to the body.
Demarsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demarsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Demarsh is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charm Demarsh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson blocks the body kick.
Demarsh moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demarsh prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Demarsh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demarsh misses with a punch to the body.
Demarsh lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson won't want to take too many of those.
Demarsh trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demarsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Demarsh controls his hands.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Demarsh has him pressed against the cage.
Demarsh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demarsh tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Demarsh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Demarsh.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Demarsh keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Demarsh won't allow it.
Demarsh leaning against his opponent.
Demarsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Demarsh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Demarsh.
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.
Demarsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Demarsh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Demarsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demarsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Demarsh gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demarsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demarsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Demarsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoids a wild elbow strike from Demarsh.
Demarsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tyson pushes Demarsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Demarsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Demarsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Demarsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson is looking to control Demarsh's arms but Demarsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.
A short left from Demarsh.
Demarsh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demarsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demarsh.
Demarsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Demarsh controls the action.
Demarsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demarsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demarsh prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Demarsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demarsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Demarsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charm Demarsh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Demarsh.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demarsh looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Demarsh counters with a low kick, right behind Tyson 's knee.
Tyson digs a good hook to Demarsh's body.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demarsh counters with a body kick that stops Tyson in his tracks momentarily.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Demarsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses the body punch
and Demarsh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson takes a swing at Demarsh's ribcage but misses.
Tyson checks the leg kick.
Tyson misses the body punch
and Demarsh counters with an outside leg kick.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Demarsh counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demarsh counters with a left to the body.
Demarsh connects with a high kick.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Demarsh to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Demarsh. Demarsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Demarsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demarsh counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson misses with a combination
and Demarsh counters with a thumping low kick.
Demarsh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Demarsh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Demarsh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson's side.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demarsh counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyson misses with a shot to the body
and Demarsh counters with an outside leg kick.
Demarsh is looking to clinch.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demarsh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Demarsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Demarsh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Demarsh makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tyson really felt that one!
Demarsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Demarsh.
Tyson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Demarsh misses with a straight right.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Demarsh counters with an inside leg kick.
Charm Demarsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Demarsh counters with a low kick, right behind Tyson 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demarsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Demarsh.
Demarsh tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Demarsh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Demarsh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charm Demarsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demarsh 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 44:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 44:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charm Demarsh! Charm Demarsh retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gim Allon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zjues Xhombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zjues Xhombre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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258 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gim Allon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zjues Xhombre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xhombre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xhombre misses with a combination
and Allon counters with a stiff right hand.
Xhombre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allon walks into a stiff left hand from Xhombre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xhombre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xhombre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xhombre tries a head kick but it misses.
Xhombre scores with a nice body kick.
Gim Allon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allon throws a leg kick
and Xhombre counters with a good low kick that Allon was not able to check.
Xhombre scores with a nice body kick.
Allon is breathing heavily.
Xhombre swings widly with a right hand
and Allon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xhombre thinking.
Xhombre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhombre lands with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Xhombre.
Xhombre scores with a head kick. Allon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xhombre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xhombre is looking to slow Allon down with leg kicks.
Xhombre misses with an uppercut.
Zjues Xhombre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Xhombre! Allon is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zjues Xhombre!
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