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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Push It To The Limit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lui!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lui shoots in but Montana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lui throws a sloppy body shot
and Montana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lui's knee momentarily.
Montana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lui misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with a low kick, right behind Lui 's knee.
Lui misses with a jab to the body
and Montana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Montana lands a nice hook to Lui's body. Lui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lui looks gassed!
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jeffrey Lui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lui closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick from Montana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana scores with a kick to the body.
Montana scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montana, as that shot connected.
Montana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Montana throws a leg kick which misses Lui's front leg but catches the back leg as Lui tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana connects with a body shot.
Lui misses with a right hand
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Lui is rocked!
Montana drops Lui with a huge uppercut! Lui drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Montana is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Montana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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159 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masakatsu Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spatz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spatz's guard now.
Ueda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ueda to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Spatz is predictable there
and Ueda counters with a body kick.
Spatz misses with a body punch
and Ueda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spatz wants to get back to his feet but Ueda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ueda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masakatsu Ueda has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spatz throws a leg kick
and Ueda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ueda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ueda working away.
Ueda stands up.
Spatz misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz throws a leg kick
and Ueda counters with an outside leg kick.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ueda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ueda counters with a single leg into guard. Spatz didn't expect that.
Spatz is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spatz jabs at Ueda's body.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spatz quickly recovers to half guard.
Spatz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Spatz can't escape the position.
Ueda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spatz tries to hold on but Ueda postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ueda controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Ueda 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.
Spatz thows a leg kick but Ueda checks it
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Spatz trying to hold on to Ueda's head to control him but Ueda postures up.
Spatz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ueda stops Spatz from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ueda counters with an inside leg kick.
Spatz lands a nice hook to Ueda's body. Ueda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ueda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz with a poor takedown
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown. Spatz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ueda controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Masakatsu Ueda.
Spatz connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz throws a right hand that misses
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ueda content to control rather than advance.
Spatz trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Masakatsu Ueda.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses
and Ueda moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz blocks an elbow strike.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueda pushes off an throws an elbow but Spatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spatz manages to break the clinch.
Spatz misses with a leg kick
and Ueda counters with a leg kick.
Spatz swings widly with a right hand
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ueda stands up from half guard.
Spatz thumps Ueda with a low kick.
Spatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ueda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spatz.
Spatz tries for a takedown but Ueda circles away easily
and Ueda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spatz!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spatz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Ueda dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spatz.
Spatz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ueda is out of range and Spatz settles back down.
Spatz throws a leg kick
letting Ueda counter with a right hand.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Ueda counters with an inside leg kick.
Spatz cracks a nice hook into Ueda's ribs.
Spatz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spatz's guard now.
Spatz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Spatz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ueda moves away.
Spatz misses with a body punch
and Ueda counters with a nice body kick.
Ueda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spatz.
Spatz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Spatz misses
and Ueda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Spatz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ueda rather than just go for the knockout.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Ueda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spatz!
Spatz is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueda avoids the attempt from Spatz to control.
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz tries to lock up and control but Ueda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ueda controlling the pace for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Masakatsu Ueda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Ueda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz cracks a nice hook into Ueda's ribs.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Ueda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Spatz misses
and Ueda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Ueda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ueda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakatsu Ueda!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . Tuomas Keto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
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173 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leclair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keto's calf.
A jab from Keto misses.
Leclair lands a high kick!
Keto misses with a body shot.
Keto scores with a jab to the body.
Keto thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Keto is predictable there
and Leclair counters with a thumping low kick.
Leclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Keto circles away.
Keto shoots in for a double leg but Leclair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leclair counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leclair landing knees to the body.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leclair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keto blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leclair stops a takedown attempt from Keto.
Leclair crunches a lovely knee into Keto's ribcage.
Leclair wants to stall.
Keto is trying to break the clinch but Leclair is controlling him.
Leclair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leclair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leclair with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Leclair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keto's elbow.
Keto avoiding damage as Leclair throws knees to the body.
Keto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.
Keto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leclair tries to score with a low kick but Keto moves his leg out of the way.
Keto throws an off balance right hand
and Leclair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jean Leclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Leclair.
Keto swings widly with a right hand
and Leclair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keto's knee momentarily.
Keto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leclair counters with a big head kick but Keto shrugs it off.
Leclair stuffs the takedown.
Jean Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
Keto misses with an uppercut
and Leclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keto misses with a left hand
and Leclair counters with a head kick.
Keto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leclair pinned against the cage. Leclair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leclair.
Keto throws the left hand but Leclair avoids the punch easily.
Keto misses with an uppercut
and Leclair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keto's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Keto misses
and Leclair counters with a low kick, right behind Keto 's knee.
Leclair avoids the body shot from Keto.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leclair enables Keto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leclair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Keto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leclair is on top in guard.
Leclair wants to pass the guard but Keto is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leclair is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keto throws a right hand that misses
and Leclair counters with a leg kick.
Keto throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Keto misses
and Leclair counters with a leg kick.
Keto scores with a jab.
Keto throws an off balance right hand
and Leclair counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leclair moves out of range as Keto strikes.
Leclair moves forwards but Keto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keto misses with a hook to the body
and Leclair counters with a one-two to the body.
Leclair tries to clinch up but Keto circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto keeps the fight on the outside.
Keto thows a body shot but no joy.
Leclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Keto.
Keto punishes Leclair's body with a nice straight punch.
Keto misses with a left hand
and Leclair moves into the clinch.
Leclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keto.
Keto avoiding damage as Leclair throws knees to the body.
Keto is stalling here.
Leclair misses with a knee to the head.
Keto tries to circle away but Leclair has him pinned against the cage.
Leclair wants to stall.
Keto has had enough of the clinch but Leclair keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Leclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keto.
Leclair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Keto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leclair swings wildly with an uppercut but Keto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keto blocks an elbow strike from Leclair.
Keto can't get the takedown.
Leclair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leclair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keto up against the cage.
Leclair misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leclair just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keto's brow.
Keto can't get the takedown.
Jean Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Keto avoids the damage to the body.
Leclair stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keto misses with a takedown attempt - Leclair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuomas Keto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keto misses with an uppercut
and Leclair counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leclair just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keto's brow.
Keto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Keto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Leclair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leclair trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Keto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Keto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tuomas Keto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Keto thuds his right hand into Leclair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Leclair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leclair counters by moving into the clinch.
Leclair tries to land a knee to the head but Keto blocks with his arms.
Keto breaks the clinch.
Leclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keto just misses with a punch to the body.
Keto looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keto is defended easily by Leclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leclair tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair scores with a spinning back kick!
Leclair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keto on the side of the head.
Keto misses with a right hand
and Leclair counters with a stiff right hand.
Keto feints and then cracks Leclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leclair down.
Keto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leclair sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keto somewhat.
Jean Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
Leclair scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leclair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jean Leclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Keto misses the body punch
and Leclair counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leclair connects with an inside leg kick.
Keto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leclair makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Keto really felt that one!
Leclair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keto throws a body kick that misses.
Keto misses with a lunging right hand
and Leclair counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Keto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Keto misses
and Leclair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keto scores with a jab to the head.
Keto throws a right hand that misses
and Leclair moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Keto avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto tries to pull guard but Leclair holds him up against the cage and eventually Keto drops back down to his feet.
Keto tries to pull guard but Leclair holds him up against the cage and eventually Keto drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Leclair.
Keto wants to break free but Leclair has control.
Jean Leclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keto breaks the clinch.
Tuomas Keto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keto lands with a cross.
Keto misses with a hook to the body
and Leclair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keto has a takedown stuffed.
Leclair lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keto throws a leg kick
and Leclair counters with a good, hard body kick but Keto shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leclair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leclair as he jumps to the side.
Keto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leclair at a distance.
Leclair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keto is out of range.
Leclair tries to clinch there but Keto circles away.
Keto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leclair counters with a one-two to the body.
Keto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leclair counters with a thumping low kick.
Leclair connects with a right hand. Keto shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Leclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leclair, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Leclair!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Captain Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis St Laurent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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30
162 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by St Laurent.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
St Laurent lands with an overhand left.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Laurent throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
St Laurent slips under a jab from Murphy.
St Laurent clinches with his opponent.
Murphy tries to break free but St Laurent pushes him back against the cage.
St Laurent lands with a left to the head.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Laurent wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
St Laurent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy looking for a guillotine here but St Laurent defends easily.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Laurent passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Laurent wants to get back to his feet.
St Laurent working over Murphy with some ground and pound. Murphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Laurent wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Laurent lands with a punch from half guard.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Laurent moves nicely into side control.
St Laurent laying and praying for a moment but Murphy takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Laurent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murphy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Laurent.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis St Laurent dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy slips a jab from St Laurent.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and St Laurent moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from St Laurent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
St Laurent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as St Laurent controls the action.
St Laurent pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Laurent fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Laurent looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
St Laurent has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy tries to pull guard but St Laurent holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Laurent gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
St Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy works on St Laurent's body with a couple of short punches.
St Laurent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Laurent just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy tries to work over St Laurent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
St Laurent gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and St Laurent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Laurent.
St Laurent pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Laurent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Laurent is working Murphy over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to break free but St Laurent pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Laurent working aggressively here.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
St Laurent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Laurent lands a left hand.
Murphy tries to pull guard but St Laurent won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for St Laurent.
St Laurent has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
St Laurent digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
St Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
St Laurent is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Laurent lands a shot to the body.
St Laurent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
St Laurent lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy presses St Laurent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Laurent pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from St Laurent as the two fighters clinch.
St Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Laurent connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from St Laurent - that landed with a thud.
Louis St Laurent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Laurent working aggressively here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and St Laurent finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and St Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Laurent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Laurent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Laurent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Laurent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from St Laurent.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Laurent.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
St Laurent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from St Laurent.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy tries to pull guard but St Laurent holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis St Laurent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from St Laurent.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Laurent counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but St Laurent is just out of range.
Murphy tries for a takedown but St Laurent circles away easily
and St Laurent counters with a body kick.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Laurent can pounce on him.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and St Laurent counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
St Laurent tries to clinch up.
St Laurent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Laurent ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from St Laurent.
St Laurent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but St Laurent slips the punch.
Murphy throws a body punch but St Laurent moves out of range.
Murphy shoots and misses
and St Laurent counters with a nice leg kick.
St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
St Laurent is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
St Laurent just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Captain Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from St Laurent.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Laurent.
St Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
St Laurent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Louis St Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Laurent finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Louis St Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Laurent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy misses the jab.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
St Laurent avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Laurent tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
St Laurent throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Laurent. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Laurent throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but St Laurent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and St Laurent counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Murphy tries to move into range but St Laurent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Laurent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Laurent in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Laurent.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Laurent counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Laurent sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Laurent leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but St Laurent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis St Laurent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Laurent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis St Laurent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Brickowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. 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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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
World class 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Brickowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brickowski walks into a left hand.
Brickowski works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Martinez misses the jab.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Brickowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brickowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Brickowski shrugs it off.
Brickowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Brickowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Brickowski back into the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brickowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Brickowski's head but Brickowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brickowski.
Brickowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickowski dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brickowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Brickowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses the jab.
Marco Brickowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brickowski. Brickowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez throws a body punch but Brickowski moves out of range.
Brickowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Brickowski's guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brickowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control but Brickowski is working from the bottom.
Brickowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brickowski trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy body kick from Martinez
and Brickowski counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brickowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez checks a low kick from Brickowski.
Brickowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brickowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brickowski throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brickowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Brickowski keeps it at a distance.
Brickowski avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brickowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brickowski motions for Martinez to come forward. Brickowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez moves out of range as Brickowski throws a body kick.
Brickowski cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Brickowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Brickowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brickowski.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brickowski throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brickowski looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brickowski tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Brickowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Brickowski motions for Martinez to come forward. Brickowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Brickowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brickowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marco Brickowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez misses the body punch
and Brickowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Brickowski misses.
Brickowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brickowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses
and Brickowski counters with a head kick.
Brickowski throws a head kick that misses.
Brickowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Brickowski dominated that round.
That's time! Brickowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brickowski connects with a high kick.
Jesus Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Brickowski throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brickowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Martinez checks a low kick from Brickowski.
Brickowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brickowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brickowski misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brickowski.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Brickowski is just out of range.
Brickowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Brickowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Brickowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickowski has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Brickowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez is working for takedown but Brickowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Brickowski tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez has Brickowski pressed against the cage, preventing Brickowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brickowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brickowski tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Brickowski.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brickowski prevents it.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez is working Brickowski over against the cage.
Martinez avoiding damage as Brickowski throws knees to the body.
Brickowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Brickowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brickowski misses with a wild body shot.
Brickowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez takes a swing at Brickowski's ribcage but misses.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brickowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brickowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brickowski defends it nicely.
Marco Brickowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Brickowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brickowski.
Martinez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brickowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Brickowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez checks a low kick from Brickowski.
Marco Brickowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Brickowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brickowski manages to avoid it.
Martinez blocks a low kick nicely.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez throws a hook but Brickowski avoids it easily.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martinez lands a jab to Brickowski's midsection.
Brickowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brickowski slips a straight right by Martinez.
Brickowski is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brickowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Martinez misses with a kick to the body
and Brickowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Brickowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brickowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Brickowski avoids them all with ease.
Brickowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Brickowski.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brickowski's waist but Brickowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Brickowski throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Brickowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Martinez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brickowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Brickowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brickowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brickowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Brickowski.
Brickowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Brickowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martinez blocks a leg kick.
Brickowski misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Brickowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Brickowski wants to land a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Brickowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brickowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Brickowski throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Brickowski's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Brickowski counters with a good, hard body kick but Martinez shrugs it off.
Brickowski misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brickowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Brickowski misses.
Brickowski throws a low kick, looking for Martinez's leg but Martinez calmly moves out of range.
Brickowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez throws a body punch but Brickowski moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Martinez misses the jab.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brickowski to the ground. Martinez is now in Brickowski's guard.
Martinez won't allow Brickowski to sweep him here.
Martinez prevents Brickowski from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brickowski working a defensive guard but Martinez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jesus Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brickowski tries to improve position but can't.
Martinez tries to advance to mount but Brickowski denies him.
Martinez trying to control the position but Brickowski is working away.
Martinez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brickowski!
Martinez controlling his opponent.
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez prevents Brickowski from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brickowski tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
BOOM! Martinez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Martinez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brickowski tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
Martinez prevents Brickowski from getting the reversal.
Brickowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking for a guillotine from mount but Brickowski is having none of it.
Martinez looking for a guillotine from mount but Brickowski is having none of it.
Martinez breaks from Brickowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Brickowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brickowski?
Martinez avoids the attempt from Brickowski to control.
Brickowski is in a horrible position here. Martinez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brickowski 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Brickowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush's entrance music is Tom Sawyer - Rush. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a left hand
and Rush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rush tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Rush moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Hiroshi Sato has been cut.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
letting Rush counter with a right hand.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Rush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Rush throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sato tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rush is in Sato's guard.
Rush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rush prevents Sato from getting back to his feet.
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sato pushes Rush off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rush throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Rush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rush's knee momentarily.
Rush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
Rush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Rush misses with a straight right.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Rush.
Rush throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Rush.
Rush is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Sato is pushing Rush up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rush has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
Sato avoiding damage.
Rush pulls guard effortlessly.
Rush trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sato has his hands clasped together but Rush extends an breaks Sato's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rush.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesper Rush!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amico blocks a head kick by Popinski.
Excellent takedown into side control there by D Amico.
Popinski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
D Amico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
D Amico is nestled in close to Popinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
D Amico drops an elbow to the side of Popinski's head.
Popinski wants to get back to full guard.
D Amico 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.
D Amico working Popinski over with strikes.
Popinski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from D Amico.
D Amico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
D Amico distracts Popinski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D Amico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Popinski is trying to keep D Amico in close.
D Amico scoring with some ground and pound.
Popinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Popinski, not yet.
Popinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
D Amico connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski wants to sweep here but D Amico controlling him for the moment.
D Amico throwing strikes from guard but Popinski blocks nicely.
D Amico trying to control but Popinski is working from the bottom.
Popinski has momentary wrist control but D Amico slips an elbow through the middle.
Popinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Popinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
D Amico is working Popinski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popinski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in D Amico's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
D Amico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
D Amico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popinski.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
D Amico 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.
D Amico bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Popinski's guard.
D Amico postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Amico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
D Amico with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Popinski is rocked!
D Amico gets to his feet and stands over Popinski, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Popinski felt that one! D Amico unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Popinski from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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23
240 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight wants to control but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knight tries to buck Ivanov off but Ivanov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ivanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
A control attempt from Knight but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Knight to control.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
Ivanov working for a guillotine from mount but Knight is in no mood to give up.
Knight is controlling an arm, preventing Ivanov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ivanov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ivanov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knight is now in Ivanov's guard. A big mistake from Ivanov there, giving up the dominant position!
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knight trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knight wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov working a defensive guard here.
Ivanov looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ivanov controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
Ivanov keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Ivanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ivanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight misses with a hook
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanov misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Ivanov moved out of range nicely.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ivanov misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Ivanov has a takedown stuffed.
Knight takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a hook
and Ivanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Knight scores with the left hand. Ivanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ivanov not doing much here.
Knight is staying active underneath Ivanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ivanov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Ivanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Ivanov trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Ivanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Knight manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knight throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ivanov because Knight loaded up on that one.
Ivanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ivanov is looking to improve his position but Knight isn't that keen on the idea.
Knight looking to ground and pound but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knight punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Knight dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Ivanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanov thinking.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Knight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanov controls the pace.
Ivanov trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Aleksander Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aleksander Ivanov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice shot by Ivanov.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ivanov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Knight keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.
Ivanov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Knight.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses the jab.
Knight lands with a hook. Ivanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danny Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danny Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanov misses with a left hand
and Knight moves into the clinch.
Ivanov wants a takedown.
Ivanov lands an uppercut.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight just leaning against Ivanov, taking a breather.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight pushes Ivanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight wants to clinch but Ivanov slips to the side
and Ivanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight digs a good hook to Ivanov's body.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Ivanov's head.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ivanov swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanov has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Knight.
Ivanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knight 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Knight!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro comes into the arena with Jungle Ugly blaring out of the sound system. 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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215 lbs
18 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Okoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumonte jabs Okoro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okoro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dumonte closes the distance but Okoro moves to the side
and Okoro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dumonte scores with a jab. Okoro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut
and Okoro counters with a nice body kick.
Dumonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okoro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dumonte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okoro will feel that in the morning.
Okoro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dumonte.
Okoro throws a leg kick but Dumonte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okoro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okoro misses with a series of wild punches.
Okoro staying out of range there.
Okoro throws a hook but Dumonte avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro throws a head kick but Dumonte moves out of range.
Okoro slips a jab from Dumonte.
Dumonte scores with the left hand. Okoro knows he should have avoided that one.
Dumonte throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumonte connects with a leg kick. Okoro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dumonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dumonte misses with a left hand
and Okoro counters with a good low kick that Dumonte was not able to check.
Okoro misses with the combination.
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumonte misses with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a good, hard body kick but Dumonte shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okoro.
Okoro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dumonte throws a leg kick
and Okoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okoro.
Okoro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dumonte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okoro can pounce on him.
Dumonte throws a leg kick
and Dumonte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoro misses with a kick to the body.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Okoro moved away.
Dumonte checks the leg kick.
Dumonte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumonte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dumonte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dumonte throws a front kick aimed at Okoro's knee but Okoro avoids it well.
Okoro looks to land a combination but Dumonte avoids it well.
Okoro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okoro misses with a looping right.
Dumonte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Okoro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dumonte is out of range and Okoro settles back down.
Dumonte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dumonte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dumonte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okoro has time to react.
Okoro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dumonte.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Dumonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dumonte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dumonte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okoro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte stuns Okoro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okoro misses with a right hand
and Dumonte counters with a stiff right hand.
Dumonte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okoro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dumonte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dumonte throws a body kick that misses.
Dumonte lands with an overhand left.
Okoro walks into a straight right hand from Dumonte.
Okoro connects with an inside leg kick.
Paul Dumonte 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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dumonte. That's going to slow Okoro down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoro is just out of range.
Dumonte blocks a head kick by Okoro.
Dumonte jabs Okoro right on the nose. Okoro blinks but takes it well.
Good work by Okoro as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okoro lands a leg kick that knocks Dumonte off balance momentarily.
Okoro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okoro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dumonte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okoro checks it well.
Dumonte tries to clinch but Okoro moves out of range.
Dumonte misses with a head kick.
Okoro slips a straight right by Dumonte.
Dumonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Okoro swings widly with a right hand
and Dumonte counters with a stiff right hand.
Dumonte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Dumonte lands.
Dumonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Okoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte misses the shot to the body.
Manu Okoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okoro throws a jab when Dumonte was well out of range.
Okoro connects with a leg kick. Dumonte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okoro scores with a body shot.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
Okoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dumonte.
Dumonte slips under a jab.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Okoro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumonte.
Dumonte lands a jab to Okoro's midsection.
Dumonte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Dumonte lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut
and Okoro counters with a low kick, right behind Dumonte 's knee.
Dumonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Okoro is looking to chop away at Dumonte's legs.
The crowd cheers as Okoro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dumonte doesn't seem phased though.
Okoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Manu Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumonte moves in looking to clinch but Okoro pushes him off.
Okoro misses with a right hand
and Dumonte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Okoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoro is just out of range.
Okoro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dumonte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Okoro counters with a three punch combo that has Dumonte backing up. Dumonte nods at Okoro to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumonte.
Dumonte cracks Okoro with an open hand slap.
Dumonte thuds a left hand into Okoro's body.
Okoro misses with an uppercut
and Dumonte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okoro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dumonte circles away quickly and effectively.
Okoro throws the kick towards the body but Dumonte avoids it.
Dumonte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dumonte misses with a jab to the body
and Okoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Dumonte.
Dumonte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dumonte lands with a good body shot.
Dumonte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dumonte throws a nice head kick!
Okoro circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro ducks right into an uppercut from Dumonte.
Okoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okoro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dumonte's calf.
Okoro lands with a straight right. Dumonte didn't see that one coming.
Dumonte walks into a jab.
Dumonte moves out of range as Okoro strikes.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Dumonte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okoro misses with a low kick.
Dumonte moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoro slips a jab and a cross from Dumonte.
Okoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dumonte throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoro counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dumonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Okoro misses with an uppercut.
Okoro lands with a shot to the body.
Okoro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dumonte has time to react.
Dumonte swinging wildly here.
Okoro moves out of range of the body kick from Dumonte.
Okoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okoro cracks Dumonte with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Dumonte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Okoro checks it.
Dumonte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Okoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dumonte throws a shot from downtown. Okoro moves away and avoids it.
Okoro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dumonte with a nice cross.
Dumonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoro is just out of range.
Dumonte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okoro misses with the combination.
Okoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumonte.
Okoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumonte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okoro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dumonte pushes Okoro away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Dumonte blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dumonte misses with a low kick.
Okoro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dumonte counters with a left to the body.
Okoro throws a series of punches but Dumonte avoids them all with ease.
Dumonte defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Dumonte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dumonte.
Dumonte gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Okoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dumonte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumonte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dumonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dumonte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumonte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Dumonte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Okoro.
Okoro misses with a body punch.
Dumonte can't break the clinch.
Okoro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dumonte.
Okoro is trying to force a seperation but Dumonte has the dominant position.
Dumonte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumonte misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumonte lands a body shot.
Dumonte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro trying to stall but Dumonte improves his position.
Dumonte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okoro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Dumonte looks to land a body kick but Okoro moved away.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a good low kick that Dumonte was not able to check.
Okoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Okoro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dumonte jabs Okoro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okoro avoids a kick to the body.
Dumonte moves into the clinch successfully.
Dumonte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dumonte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dumonte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Dumonte.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dumonte doesn't manage to clinch there - Okoro circles away.
Dumonte wants to clinch but Okoro slips to the side
and Okoro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dumonte really dominated that round.
That's time! Okoro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dumonte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dumonte misses with a low kick.
Okoro checks a low kick from Dumonte.
A shot to the liver by Dumonte. Beautiful body shot.
Okoro misses with a left hand
and Dumonte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dumonte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dumonte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoro.
Dumonte throws a solid leg kick but Okoro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dumonte.
Dumonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Dumonte throws out a loose jab but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro's corner calls for a 1-2. Okoro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dumonte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro takes one on the button.
Dumonte walks into a left hand.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Okoro.
Dumonte defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Dumonte misses with a wild body shot.
Okoro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Okoro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okoro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dumonte is out of range.
Okoro checks the leg kick.
Okoro throws a sloppy head kick
and Dumonte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Okoro slips under a jab from Dumonte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dumonte connects with a looping right hand.
Dumonte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dumonte throws out a loose jab but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dumonte.
No joy there for Okoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okoro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okoro misses with a wild body shot.
Dumonte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okoro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dumonte wants to land a leg kick but Okoro is out of range.
Dumonte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okoro thuds his shin into the meat of Dumonte's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro throws a sloppy head kick and Dumonte moves out of range easily.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Dumonte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Okoro!
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Dumonte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okoro.
Dumonte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okoro blocks a head kick by Dumonte.
Dumonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okoro slips under a jab.
Dumonte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okoro. Okoro obviously looking to wear him down.
Dumonte tries to clinch up.
Dumonte swings widly with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a good low kick that Dumonte was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoro.
A low kick from Dumonte is predictable there
and Okoro counters with a good, hard body kick but Dumonte shrugs it off.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Dumonte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okoro on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okoro, right into the meat.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dumonte misses with a left hand
and Okoro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dumonte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okoro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoro.
A clash of legs there as Dumonte blocks the low kick.
Okoro lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro had his way with Paul Dumonte in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Okoro throws the left hand but Dumonte avoids the punch easily.
Okoro throws a lazy right hand but Dumonte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dumonte ducks under a wild hook from Okoro.
Dumonte scores with a kick to the body.
Okoro lands a nice looking body shot.
Dumonte tries to move into range but Okoro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okoro throws a shot from downtown. Dumonte moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Okoro.
Both fighters circling a little - Dumonte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okoro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okoro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dumonte, right into the meat.
Dumonte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okoro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dumonte misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Okoro.
It looks like Paul Dumonte has been cut.
Dumonte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Dumonte tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Dumonte back against the cage.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dumonte defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Dumonte tries to land a front kick but Okoro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dumonte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okoro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dumonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dumonte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okoro throws a leg kick but Dumonte checks it.
Dumonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a body kick.
Dumonte throws a head kick that misses
and Okoro counters with a leg kick.
Okoro throws out a powerful jab.
Okoro checks a leg kick.
Okoro lands a slapping body shot.
Dumonte looks to land a right hand but Okoro moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a left hand
letting Okoro counter with a right hand.
Okoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dumonte.
Okoro cracks Dumonte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dumonte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses
and Dumonte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okoro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Dumonte slips under a jab from Okoro.
Dumonte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okoro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manu Okoro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dumonte.
Dumonte tries to clinch but Okoro moves out of range.
Okoro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okoro connects with a single shot there.
Dumonte misses with a jab to the body
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dumonte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Okoro scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro checks a leg kick.
A big right from Okoro misses.
Okoro connects with a right hand. Dumonte shakes it off.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte misses with a hook
and Okoro counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dumonte.
Dumonte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoro.
Dumonte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paul Dumonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumonte moves in looking to clinch but Okoro pushes him off.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut
and Okoro counters with an inside leg kick.
Okoro ducks right into an uppercut from Dumonte.
Nice straight punches there by Okoro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okoro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Okoro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okoro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Okoro!
Manu Okoro retains his light heavyweight title!
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