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CFC 204: End of Summer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has chosen AC/DC - Back In Black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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189 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero connects with a body shot that sends Fredericks's belly button to the back.
Fredericks throws a chopping leg kick but Guerrero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fredericks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guerrero.
Fredericks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guerrero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero connects with a body shot that sends Fredericks's belly button to the back.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guerrero stops Fredericks from standing up.
Fredericks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guerrero wants to stand but Fredericks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fredericks wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks is controlling Guerrero's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fredericks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Fredericks lands but Guerrero takes it in his stride.
Fredericks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guerrero is out of range and Fredericks settles back down.
Guerrero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fredericks tries to avoid it but Guerrero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fredericks to the ground. Fredericks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guerrero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredericks moves into the clinch.
Fredericks looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Fredericks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredericks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guerrero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerrero works over Fredericks's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Fredericks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt - Fredericks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fredericks throws a jab when Guerrero was well out of range.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredericks throws a leg kick but Guerrero checks it.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Fredericks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guerrero.
Guerrero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fredericks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guerrero. That did some damage!
Fredericks feints and then cracks Guerrero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerrero down.
Fredericks misses with a body kick.
Guerrero digs a good body shot into Fredericks's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guerrero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guerrero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe Fredericks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Guerrero.
Fredericks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fredericks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guerrero.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredericks.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fredericks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guerrero's hands.
Fredericks misses with a straight left.
Fredericks feints and then cracks Guerrero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerrero down.
Fredericks walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerrero. Fredericks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fredericks rather than just go for the knockout.
Fredericks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero swings for the body but Fredericks moves out of range.
Fredericks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerrero.
Guerrero throws a right and a left that Fredericks avoids nicely.
Guerrero looks gassed!
Fredericks misses with an uppercut
and Guerrero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A cross from Fredericks lands.
Fredericks is looking to score with low kicks.
Guerrero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredericks.
Guerrero shoots in and drives through. Fredericks sprawls well.
Fredericks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Fredericks misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Fredericks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fredericks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guerrero thows a body shot but no joy.
Guerrero ducks under a wild hook from Fredericks.
Fredericks lunges at Guerrero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guerrero's hand.
Fredericks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fredericks jabs at Guerrero's body.
Guerrero connects with a body shot that sends Fredericks's belly button to the back.
Fredericks throws out a leg kick but Guerrero moves out of range and Fredericks only half commits.
Guerrero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fredericks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredericks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredericks throws a front kick aimed at Guerrero's knee but Guerrero avoids it well.
Guerrero connects with a body shot.
Guerrero digs a good hook to Fredericks's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredericks, right into the meat.
Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredericks was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
Fredericks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guerrero.
Guerrero swinging wildly here.
Fredericks cracks the inside of Guerrero's front leg.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
Guerrero lands with a nice combination. Fredericks backs away looking to recover.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fredericks but Fredericks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fredericks is looking to land body kicks.
Guerrero misses with a wild body shot.
Joe Fredericks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guerrero swings for the body but Fredericks moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fredericks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerrero. Fredericks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredericks was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
Fredericks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guerrero dips to his left and cracks Fredericks with an uppercut!
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!
Guerrero thuds a left hand into Fredericks's body.
Fredericks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guerrero in his tracks.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Fredericks finds it's way through Guerrero's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Guerrero blocks the low kick.
Guerrero swings for the body but Fredericks moves out of range.
Fredericks stuffs the takedown.
Joe Fredericks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Guerrero.
Fredericks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredericks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guerrero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guerrero fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredericks misses with a series of wild punches.
Fredericks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guerrero in his tracks.
Fredericks lands a leg kick that knocks Guerrero off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredericks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fredericks misses with a wild body shot.
Fredericks with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fredericks.
Fredericks darts in and clinches Guerrero up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredericks.
Fredericks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guerreros head.
Guerrero is trying to drag Fredericks to the mat but Fredericks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fredericks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerrero is trying to force a seperation but Fredericks has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Fredericks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Fredericks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guerrero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guerrero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guerrero misses with a body shot.
Fredericks tries to score with a low kick but Guerrero moves his leg out of the way.
Fredericks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredericks tries to score with a low kick but Guerrero moves his leg out of the way.
Fredericks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerrero.
Guerrero moves out of range of the leg kick from Fredericks.
Guerrero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fredericks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fredericks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerrero.
Fredericks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guerrero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero looks to land a left hand but Fredericks moved out of range nicely.
Fredericks thuds his right hand into Guerrero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fredericks tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredericks scoring well with a low kick there.
Guerrero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fredericks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fredericks tries to score with a low kick but Guerrero moves his leg out of the way.
Fredericks cracks Guerrero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Fredericks moves out of range.
Pedro Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lunges at Guerrero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guerrero's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredericks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredericks.
Fredericks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fredericks lands with a kick to the temple. Guerrero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guerrero is rocked!
Fredericks lands with a shot to the body.
Guerrero is still on wobbly legs! Can Fredericks finish him?
Guerrero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fredericks feints and then cracks Guerrero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guerrero down.
Joe Fredericks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fredericks. Fredericks obviously looking to wear him down.
Fredericks scores with a shot to the body.
Fredericks connects with the punch.
Fredericks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerrero can do to turn this around?
Guerrero missing with a left hand there. Fredericks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredericks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guerrero's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredericks. That's going to slow Guerrero down.
Guerrero seems to have recovered his senses.
Fredericks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guerrero under the eye.
Fredericks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guerrero's calf.
A left lands for Fredericks.
Fredericks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fredericks scores with a head kick. Guerrero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circle, before Fredericks throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Guerrero's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fredericks lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Joe Fredericks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bash comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Bash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Couture!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bash misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Bash looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Bash.
Couture with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bash counters with a good, hard body kick but Couture shrugs it off.
Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Couture swings around for an armbar but Bash sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Couture's guard.
Couture looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bash passes into side control.
Couture tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bash off and has taken his back!
Bash is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash trying to control the action but Couture just sinks the hooks in.
Bash manages to reverse the position and now he's in Couture's guard. Nice work there by Bash.
Couture has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bash passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Couture manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Couture looks for a takedown but Bash sprawls well.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Couture.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bash sprawls well. Bash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Bash stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Bash misses.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bash.
Bash lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bash.
Bash lands a jab-cross combination.
Bash stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bash defends it nicely.
Bash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bash misses the jab.
Couture throws a right and a left that Bash avoids nicely.
Couture shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bash to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bash connects with a body shot that sends Couture's belly button to the back.
Bash throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Bash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bash blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bash looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Bash throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture is looking to clinch but Bash is avoiding it.
Couture looks for the body kick but Bash saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bash dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bash sprawls well. Bash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture has his takedown stuffed
and Bash counters with a series of strikes. Couture will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Couture turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Couture manages to end up in side control.
Couture working away.
Bash defending against the ground and pound.
Couture works to advance to full mount. Bash defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bash can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bash can't escape the position.
Couture goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bash is on top in guard.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is looking to sweep but instead, Bash has passed into half guard.
Couture looking for submissions off his back.
Couture is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Couture looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Bash stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bash's waist but Bash gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Couture.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Bash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Bash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couture tries for a takedown but Bash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bash scores with a nice right hand.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bash.
Bruce Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Bash coming out on top.
Bash lands with a good body shot.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Bash finds it's way through Couture's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bash connects with the punch.
Couture tests Bash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture looks for a takedown but Bash sprawls well.
Bash connects with a jab.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Bash sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Bash.
Bash scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Bash. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bash works Couture's body with a nice hook.
Bash fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bash dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bash pinned against the cage. Bash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A leg kick checked by Couture.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bash cracks a nice hook into Couture's ribs.
Couture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couture slips a jab from Bash.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Bash saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Couture.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bash clobbers Couture with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture has his takedown stuffed
and Bash counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bash. That's going to slow Couture down.
Bash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Bash.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bash circles away.
Bash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Couture looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jon Bash is winning the standup battle so far.
Bash lands with a hook. Couture tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bash scores with a leg kick.
Couture takes one on the button.
Bruce Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bash closes the distance and clinches.
Couture is working for takedown but Bash is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bash works on Couture's body with a couple of short punches.
Bash taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Bash.
Bash is pushing Couture up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Couture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bash walks away with a smile on his face. Couture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bash looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt
and Bash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bash is looking to land body kicks.
Bash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jon Bash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Bash there.
Couture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bash scores with a jab to the body.
Couture wants to clinch.
Couture takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Bash does no damage.
Bash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jon Bash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couture has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bash with a hook.
Bash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Bash.
Bash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Couture.
Bash lunges at Couture with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Couture's hand.
Bash with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Bash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caldeira has chosen Forever as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
157 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira throws a lazy head kick
and Spatz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
Spatz stuns Caldeira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caldeira throws a leg kick
and Spatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spatz scores with a body shot.
Spatz lands with a shot to the body.
Caldeira looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Caldeira misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Caldeira misses
and Spatz counters with an inside leg kick.
Spatz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caldeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spatz connects with a looping right hand.
Spatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spatz works Caldeira's body with a nice hook.
Spatz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Spatz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spatz.
Caldeira is rocked!
Spatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caldeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Spatz finish him?
Spatz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caldeira in his tracks.
Arturo Caldeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spatz controlling Caldeira's posture.
Spatz pushes Caldeira off and gets back to his feet.
Spatz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spatz thuds a left hand into Caldeira's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spatz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caldeira in his tracks.
Spatz scores with a hook to the body. Caldeira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spatz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caldeira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spatz drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Caldeira right on the button. Caldeira goes down! Spatz follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Spatz gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Spatz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janos Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiger Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janos Prohaska!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.
Bear throws a hook but Prohaska avoids it easily.
Prohaska throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Prohaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Prohaska scores with a nice right hand.
Prohaska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bear thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prohaska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prohaska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bear.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.
Prohaska throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Bear throws a right and a left that Prohaska avoids nicely.
Prohaska checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Prohaska.
Prohaska thows a body shot but no joy.
Prohaska tries to work over Bear's front leg with a kick but Bear checks it.
Prohaska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Prohaska duly obliges.
Prohaska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bear.
Bear is looking to slow Prohaska down with leg kicks.
Prohaska throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prohaska throws a lazy body kick
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Prohaska checks it well.
Prohaska takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Bear with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear misses with a right hand
and Prohaska makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bear throws a hook but Prohaska blocks it.
Bear connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prohaska's hands.
Bear misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Prohaska misses.
Prohaska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Prohaska blocks the low kick.
Prohaska displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Prohaska takes one to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a hook.
Prohaska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prohaska closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Bear scores with a jab.
Prohaska checks a low kick from Bear.
Bear loads up on a big right hand but Prohaska slips the punch.
Prohaska avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Prohaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska throws a leg kick
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear misses with a straight right.
Prohaska throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Prohaska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.
Tiger Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janos Prohaska.
A lazy left from Bear finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prohaska throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Prohaska checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bear misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Prohaska throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear's waist but Bear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prohaska off to one side.
Prohaska tries a head kick but it misses.
Prohaska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Prohaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
A left lands for Bear.
It looks like Janos Prohaska has been cut.
Bear lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiger Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear lands with an overhand left.
Prohaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Prohaska misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prohaska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prohaska is rocked!
Tiger Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Bear throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prohaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bear tries to work over Prohaska's front leg with a kick but Prohaska checks it.
Bear throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bear throws out a powerful jab.
Bear pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bear closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prohaska is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Prohaska walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Prohaska limp body while Bear jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiger Bear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen Skrypture - Look as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Po!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dama avoids the head kick by Po.
Dama has a takedown stuffed.
Dama shoots for a takedown but Po saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Po lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dama at a distance.
Dama misses with a body kick.
Dama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Po tries to avoid it but Dama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Po to the ground. Po escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genki Dama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dama slips a jab and a cross from Po.
A good leg kick by Po.
Po throws a combination. Dama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Genki Dama has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Po throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po connects with a jab.
Dama does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Po is fending him off so far but Dama persists. Nope, Po circles away and we're back to standing.
Po throws a right hand that Dama ducks under and follows up with a left that Dama also avoids with ease.
Po misses with a straight right.
Dama throws out a leg kick but Po moves out of range and Dama only half commits.
Genki Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Po stuffs the takedown attempt from Dama. Dama gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po scores with a kick to the body.
Dama is breathing heavily.
Po scores with a hook to the body. Dama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Po scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dama looks for the body kick but Po saw that one coming.
Dama shoots in looking for a takedown. Po tries to sprawl out of it but Dama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Po manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Po lands a nice looking body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Po.
Dama misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dama is rocked!
Po lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dama - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Po!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Po!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Kloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilcox has chosen Danger: Wildman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Kloss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacoby Wilcox!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilcox wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilcox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kloss circles away.
Wilcox tries to clinch up but Kloss circles away and keeps his distance.
Kloss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kloss drives through and clinches with Wilcox against the cage.
Wilcox throws a head punch that misses.
Wilcox misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilcox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nolan Kloss has been cut.
Kloss taking a breather.
Wilcox can't find room to land a body shot as Kloss controls the action.
Wilcox is trying to maintain a safe position but Kloss gets an underhook and turns Wilcox into the cage.
Wilcox tries a body shot but Kloss blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Wilcox.
Kloss wants the takedown. Wilcox is fighting it off but Kloss persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wilcox's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilcox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilcox working a defensive guard here.
Kloss trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
Kloss is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilcox has wrist control.
Kloss looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kloss accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilcox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kloss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kloss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilcox keeping moving, preventing Kloss from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss chips away with some ground and pound.
Kloss landing with the ground and pound.
Wilcox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kloss won't allow Wilcox to sweep him here.
Klossis looking to pass into half guard but Wilcox pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wilcox is in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilcox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kloss pushes Wilcox off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kloss's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kloss duly obliges.
Kloss moves into range and clinches up with Wilcox.
Kloss is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilcox has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilcox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kloss is breathing heavily.
Wilcox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kloss as Wilcox tries to tie him up.
Kloss is pushing Wilcox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wilcox avoids a wild elbow strike from Kloss.
Wilcox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilcox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilcox misses with some punches.
Wilcox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kloss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilcox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kloss is keeping busy.
Wilcox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilcox.
Wilcox can't find room to land a body shot as Kloss controls the action.
Wilcox is trying to maintain a safe position but Kloss gets an underhook and turns Wilcox into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilcox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilcox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kloss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilcox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Kloss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kloss.
Wilcox lands a hook that snaps the head of Kloss backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kloss.
Kloss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kloss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilcox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilcox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kloss under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilcox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kloss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kloss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nolan Kloss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilcox leaves Kloss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kloss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kloss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilcox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilcox misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kloss.
Wilcox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilcox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kloss moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kloss has Wilcox pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilcox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Kloss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kloss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilcox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kloss's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilcox.
Wilcox tries a body shot but Kloss blocks it.
Kloss tries to land a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks with his arms.
Kloss trying to control the position but instead, Wilcox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kloss into the cage.
Wilcox is pressed up against the cage. Kloss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilcox down to the mat. Wilcox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kloss throws a series of punches but Wilcox moves out of range.
Wilcox tries to clinch up.
Kloss is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilcox's half guard.
Wilcox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kloss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss prevents Wilcox from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilcox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilcox moves into full guard.
Kloss throwing strikes from guard but Wilcox blocks nicely.
Wilcox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilcox working a defensive guard here.
Kloss preventing the sweep.
Kloss chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilcox working for a triangle but Kloss defends it easily.
Kloss is pushing down on Wilcox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilcox is fighting to maintain full guard but Kloss has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nolan Kloss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kloss pulls his head out easily.
Wilcox is looking for a sweep. Kloss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilcox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kloss is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kloss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kloss thows a huge punch but Wilcox dodges it nicely.
Kloss scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss thows a huge punch but Wilcox dodges it nicely.
Wilcox missing with punches from the bottom.
Kloss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilcox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kloss.
Ground and pound from Kloss.
Kloss prevents Wilcox from improving his position.
Kloss is looking for a kimura but Wilcox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kloss to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilcox is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Kloss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kloss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kloss misses with a wild combination.
Wilcox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilcox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kloss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nolan Kloss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kloss fails to land the takedown.
Wilcox avoids the head kick by Kloss.
Wilcox misses with a hook. Kloss ducked under it nicely.
Nolan Kloss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Kloss.
Wilcox stuffs the takedown attempt from Kloss. Kloss gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilcox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kloss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilcox misses with a wild body shot.
Kloss misses with a two punch combination.
Kloss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilcox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kloss moves away.
Wilcox misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kloss to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wilcox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilcox is trying to keep Kloss in close.
Kloss is in close to Wilcox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilcox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kloss manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kloss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kloss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilcox is one step ahead there.
Wilcox distracts Kloss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilcox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilcox thows a big elbow that misses.
Kloss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kloss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nolan Kloss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilcox is looking to work some ground and pound but Kloss has wrist control.
Wilcox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilcox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wilcox trying to mount his opponent but Kloss defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kloss is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilcox pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kloss wants to improve his position but Wilcox is controlling well.
Wilcox is trying to control the action in half guard but Kloss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jacoby Wilcox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilcox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kloss is just riding it out for now. Wilcox eventually gives up the hold.
Wilcox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacoby Wilcox.
I think Kloss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nolan Kloss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. The crowd seem to be enjoying Montana's choice of entrance music: Push It To The Limit. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez darts in and clinches Montana up against the cage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Martinez tries a body shot but Montana blocks it.
Montana has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Montana is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinez.
Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Montana swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Montana takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Montana defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez scores with a spinning back kick!
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
Montana throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montana.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Montana blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Montana, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Montana against the cage but Montana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Montana misses.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
Martinez stalks Montana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montana's face. Montana staggers backwards, shaken.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Montana scores with a push kick.
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Montana's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Montana.
Montana swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Montana.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez misses with a hook to the body
and Montana counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Montana throws a head kick that half lands.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montana under the eye.
Montana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Montana connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Montana thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Montana throws a shot to the body.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Montana throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Montana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Montana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Montana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Montana checks it.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
Antonio Montana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Montana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montana throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Montana misses.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
Montana throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Martinez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Montana's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Montana controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Martinez prevents Montana from getting back to his feet.
Martinez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montana is keeping the position for now.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez stands and throws Montana's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martinez swinging wildly here.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Montana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Montana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana is pressing down on Martinez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Montana is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez won't allow Montana to get back to his feet.
Montana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Montana has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Jesus Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Montana.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Montana is retaining full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice shot by Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez slips under a jab from Montana.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Montana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Montana blocks a leg kick.
Montana is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Jab by Montana.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Montana catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Martinez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Montana to the ground. Martinez is now in Montana's guard.
Montana is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Martinez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lunar comes to the cage accompanied by Seperate Ways by Journey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
178 lbs
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173 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Lunar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto throws a looping overhand right but Lunar ducks down to avoid it.
Lunar checks a low kick from Keto.
Keto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lunar finds it's way round the side to connect with Keto's head.
Keto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keto swats away the attempt to clinch by Lunar.
Keto looks to land a right hand but Lunar moved out of range.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keto's head backwards.
Keto fails with the takedown.
Lunar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keto throws a sloppy body shot
and Lunar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto misses with the combination.
Lunar moves out of range of the strikes.
Lunar misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lunar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lucas Lunar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keto blocks a head kick by Lunar.
Keto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lunar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Lunar.
Keto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lunar slaps away a takedown attempt from Keto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Keto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas Lunar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
Lunar scores with a push kick.
Lunar slaps away a takedown attempt from Keto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Keto slips under a jab.
Lunar thumps Keto with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Keto.
Lunar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keto's calf.
Keto takes a swing at Lunar's ribcage but misses.
Keto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lunar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keto.
Keto looks for a takedown but Lunar sprawls well.
Keto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lunar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lunar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lunar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lunar ducks under a wild hook from Keto.
Lunar throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Keto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Keto throws a poor cross that misses
and Lunar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keto misses with a jab to the body
and Lunar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunar connects with an inside leg kick.
Keto shoots in but Lunar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lunar was well out of range. Poor timing from Keto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keto takes a swing at Lunar's ribcage but misses.
Lunar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keto defending well as Lunar loads up on a big left hand.
Lunar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lunar lands a jab to Keto's midsection.
Keto thows a body shot but no joy.
Keto tries to score with a low kick but Lunar moves his leg out of the way.
Keto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lunar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Keto.
Keto misses with a lunging right hand
and Lunar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lunar tries to clinch there but Keto circles away.
A shot to the liver by Keto. Beautiful body shot.
Keto throws a body punch but Lunar moves out of range.
Lunar jabs at Keto's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunar moves away.
Keto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lunar misses with a kick to the body.
Lunar misses with a body kick.
Lunar swings for the body but Keto moves out of range.
Keto fails with the takedown.
Keto moves out of range of the strikes.
Lunar has closed the distance and engaged Keto in a clinch.
Keto is looking to control Lunar's arms but Lunar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keto has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lunar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keto's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lunar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keto's brow.
Keto managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
Lunar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keto tries to break free but Lunar pushes him back against the cage.
Keto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keto is trying to break the clinch but Lunar has him pressed against the cage.
Keto takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lunar misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lunar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keto.
Keto misses with a body punch.
Lunar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lunar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lunar tries to stall but Keto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lunar tries to break the clinch but Keto is controlling the position.
Keto blocks the elbow strike.
Lunar is struggling to control the position.
Lunar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keto looking for a takedown.
Lucas Lunar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Tuomas Keto's cut even more.
Keto avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lunar throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lunar throws an elbow but misses.
Lunar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lunar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keto working hard to break the clinch.
Keto taking a breather.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunar lands a nice knee to the body.
Lunar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keto managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunar forces Keto back against the cage and clinches.
Keto takes an elbow to the temple.
Keto avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
Keto managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
Lunar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keto wants a takedown.
Lunar lands a good knee to the midsection. Keto won't want to take too many of those.
Lunar pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keto can't break the clinch.
Keto avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto prevents Lunar from breaking the clinch.
Keto managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
Keto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lucas Lunar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lunar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keto.
Keto lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Keto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keto is looking to take a break and control but Lunar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keto passes into side control, despite Lunar's attempt to control the position.
Lunar manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto trying to mount his opponent but Lunar defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lunar's head.
Keto slows the pace down in half guard.
Keto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lunar keeps working.
Lunar looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lunar controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Keto.
Lunar keeping moving, preventing Keto from controlling successfully.
Lunar looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tuomas Keto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lunar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Keto.
Keto scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar thuds a left hand into Keto's body.
Keto throws a right hand that misses
and Lunar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keto avoids it.
Keto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lunar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lunar has had enough of the clinch but Keto keeps him there for the moment.
Lunar throws an elbow but it misses.
Keto is trying to force a seperation but Lunar has the dominant position.
Keto dodges an elbow strike from Lunar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Keto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lunar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lucas Lunar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Lunar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lunar slips a jab from Keto.
Lunar lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Keto misses.
Lunar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lunar throws out a powerful jab.
Lunar tries to clinch but Keto moves out of range.
Keto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lunar.
Lunar throws a sloppy head kick and Keto moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lunar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keto misses with a two punch combination.
Lunar stuffs the takedown attempt from Keto. Keto gets slowly back to his feet.
Lunar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lunar cracks a nice hook into Keto's ribs.
Keto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lunar.
Keto lands with a straight right. Lunar didn't see that one coming.
Lunar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keto's sensitive parts.
Lunar staying out of range there.
Lunar throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Tuomas Keto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lunar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Lunar.
Lunar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keto with a nice cross.
Keto misses with a hook.
Lunar misses with a left hand
and Lunar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto throws a hook to the side of Lunar's head but Lunar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucas Lunar is winning the standup battle so far.
Lunar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Lunar.
Lunar looks to score with a jab to the body but Keto is just out of range.
Lunar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keto.
Jab by Keto.
Keto pushes Lunar away with a front kick.
Lunar throws a hook but Keto blocks it.
A big right from Keto misses.
Nice body kick there by Lunar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar tries to clinch but Keto moves out of range.
Keto misses with a body shot.
Lunar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keto.
A head kick misses from Keto.
Lunar blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lunar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lunar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lunar manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keto on the side of the head.
Lunar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar had his way with Tuomas Keto in that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keto misses with a takedown attempt - Lunar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keto throws a lazy right hand but Lunar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keto tries a low kick but Lunar avoids it.
Lunar tries to clinch up but Keto circles away and keeps his distance.
Lunar defending well as Keto loads up on a big left hand.
Lunar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keto's head.
Lunar misses the shot to the body.
Lunar checks a low kick from Keto.
Keto thows a body shot but no joy.
Keto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lunar's waist but Lunar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keto off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto slips a jab from Lunar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keto. Lunar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Lunar.
Keto scores with a shot to the body.
Lunar clobbers Keto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lunar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keto can do to turn this around?
Lunar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lunar was well out of range. Poor timing from Keto.
Keto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunar is just out of range.
Lunar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lunar. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto shoots in looking for a takedown. Lunar tries to sprawl out of it but Keto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lunar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas Lunar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomas Keto.
Keto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lunar.
Keto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lunar.
Keto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lunar.
Lunar catches Keto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 looping hook to the body misses from Lunar. Keto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keto misses with a takedown
and Lunar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lunar tries to close the distance and clinch but Keto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lunar throws a sloppy head kick and Keto moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lunar. Keto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuomas Keto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lunar misses with a body shot.
Keto looks to throw the jab but Lunar is out of range.
Keto punishes Lunar's body with a nice straight punch.
Lunar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keto's sensitive parts.
Keto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lunar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar misses the shot to the body.
Keto throws a right hand that misses
and Lunar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lunar catches Keto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keto throws a right hand that Lunar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lunar also avoids with ease.
Lunar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Lunar finds it's way through Keto's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunar moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Lunar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lunar, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Lunar!
Lucas Lunar retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sting Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox comes to the cage accompanied by With a little help from my friends. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sting Steiner enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sting Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Pox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Pox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steiner slips under a jab from Pox.
Steiner tries to work over Pox's front leg with a kick but Pox checks it.
Steiner misses with a body kick.
Steiner throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steiner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pox. Pox obviously looking to wear him down.
Pox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pox.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steiner.
Pox misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Pox blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox throws a leg kick but Steiner moved away.
Pox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steiner blocks a jab.
Pox fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steiner. That's going to slow Pox down.
Pox blocks a leg kick.
Pox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Steiner.
Nice defenses there by Steiner.
Steiner cracks Pox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Steiner catches Pox right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steiner dips to his left and cracks Pox with an uppercut!
Pox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Pox checks it.
Steiner misses with a body kick.
Pox checks a low kick from Steiner.
Steiner lands a jab to Pox's midsection.
A big right from Steiner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner tries a head kick but it misses.
Steiner throws an overhand right that lands on Pox's shoulder, as Pox tries to avoid the shot.
Pox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pox blocks the body kick.
Pox misses with a looping right.
Steiner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pox misses with a right hand
and Steiner counters with a right hand to the body.
Steiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pox.
Pox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pox, right into the meat.
Sting Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pox.
Pox cracks the inside of Steiner's front leg.
Steiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Pox.
Pox misses with a body kick.
Steiner stuns Pox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pox lands an overhand right.
Steiner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pox. Pox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pox misses with a body kick.
Steiner thuds a left hand into Pox's body.
Pox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sting Steiner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steiner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pox counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Steiner. Beautiful body shot.
Pox throws a series of punches but Steiner avoids them all with ease.
Steiner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pox was well out of range. Poor timing from Steiner.
Steiner throws a sloppy body shot
and Pox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steiner misses with a low kick as Pox jumps back.
Pox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pox connects with a single shot there.
Steiner avoids the body shot from Pox.
Sting Steiner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steiner misses the jab.
Pox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner misses the shot to the body.
Pox scores with a sloppy right hand. Steiner should have avoided that one.
Pox tries to land a front kick but Steiner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pox throws a head kick but Steiner moves out of range.
Pox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Pox misses
and Steiner counters with a stiff right hand.
Pox looks to throw the jab but Steiner is out of range.
Steiner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steiner misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Steiner misses.
Pox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pox there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner stuns Pox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pox, right into the meat.
Pox throws a head kick but Steiner moves out of range.
Steiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Steiner throws out a loose jab but Pox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steiner misses with a body shot.
Steiner takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steiner moves out of range of the body kick.
Steiner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steiner throws a jab when Pox was well out of range.
Steiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pox manages to avoid it.
Pox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pox is just out of range.
Pox checks a leg kick nicely.
Steiner throws a front kick aimed at Pox's knee but Pox avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Pox.
Nice defenses there by Steiner.
Pox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pox moves out of range as Steiner strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steiner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner misses with a low kick as Pox jumps back.
Pox throws the kick towards the body but Steiner avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Pox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steiner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pox rather than just go for the knockout.
Steiner throws a body punch but Pox moves out of range.
Pox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pox wants to clinch.
Pox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steiner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Big Pox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steiner checks a low kick from Pox.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pox.
Steiner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pox.
Steiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steiner slips a straight right by Pox.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pox.
Pox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steiner.
Pox throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Pox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pox.
Pox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steiner moves out of range of the leg kick from Pox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner swings for the body but Pox moves out of range.
Pox throws a low kick but Steiner avoids it.
Steiner works Pox's body with a nice hook.
Pox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steiner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Pox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steiner to score with a decent uppercut.
Steiner tries to land a front kick but Pox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox misses with an uppercut.
Pox throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Steiner misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Steiner.
Steiner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steiner throws a front kick aimed at Pox's knee but Pox avoids it well.
Steiner misses with a body shot.
Steiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steiner throws a lazy body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Pox finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steiner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pox counters with a stiff right hand.
Steiner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pox.
Steiner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steiner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steiner's knee momentarily.
Steiner throws a leg kick but Pox checks it.
Steiner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pox is out of range and Steiner settles back down.
Steiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steiner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pox. Pox obviously looking to wear him down.
Pox throws a body punch but Steiner moves out of range.
Pox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pox. Pox obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Steiner.
Pox throws a leg kick but Steiner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pox throws a nice looking combination but Steiner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Pox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steiner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pox.
Pox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steiner's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pox 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner misses with a jab to the body
and Pox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pox throws a leg kick but Steiner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steiner walks into a straight right hand from Pox.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Pox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pox 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Big Pox!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov comes to the cage accompanied by Soviet National Anthem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Dragunov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McFarlen misses.
McFarlen blocks a head kick by Dragunov.
McFarlen tries to clinch but Dragunov is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from McFarlen misses.
Dragunov throws a head kick but McFarlen moves out of range.
McFarlen ducks under a wild hook from Dragunov.
Dragunov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dragunov to counter with a crisp jab.
McFarlen throws a push kick but Dragunov slaps the foot to one side.
McFarlen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragunov.
McFarlen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dragunov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragunov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McFarlen tries to clinch up but Dragunov circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragunov throws a head kick that misses.
Dragunov keeps the fight on the outside.
McFarlen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dragunov misses with a head kick.
McFarlen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragunov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McFarlen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen lunges at Dragunov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dragunov's hand.
McFarlen is looking to clinch but Dragunov is avoiding it.
Dragunov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McFarlen. That did some damage!
Dragunov wants to land a leg kick but McFarlen is out of range.
Dragunov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragunov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McFarlen's calf.
McFarlen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dragunov will feel that in the morning.
McFarlen misses with a two punch combination.
Dragunov just misses with a punch to the body.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragunov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen lands with a nice body kick.
Dragunov is looking to chop away at McFarlen's legs.
McFarlen misses with a wild body shot.
McFarlen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dragunov lands with a slapping head kick.
Dragunov lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragunov lands with a right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - McFarlen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McFarlen blocks a head kick by Dragunov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragunov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFarlen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dragunov at a distance.
Dragunov is breathing heavily.
McFarlen throws the kick towards the body but Dragunov avoids it.
McFarlen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragunov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dragunov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McFarlen.
McFarlen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragunov in his tracks.
McFarlen throws the kick towards the body but Dragunov avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - McFarlen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry McFarlen 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.
Dragunov misses with a leg kick
and McFarlen counters with an inside leg kick.
McFarlen has closed the distance and engaged Dragunov in a clinch.
McFarlen lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but Dragunov blocks with his arms.
McFarlen misses with a knee to the head.
McFarlen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McFarlen lands an elbow that stopped Dragunov in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Maxim Dragunov has been cut.
A short right from McFarlen on the inside.
McFarlen crunches a lovely knee into Dragunov's ribcage.
McFarlen lands with a short shot to the head.
McFarlen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dragunov - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from McFarlen, and another! Dragunov is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dimitry McFarlen!
Dimitry McFarlen is the new heavyweight champion!
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