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SSF 21 Christmas Carnage PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fausto Carmelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Cahoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Found Me. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fausto Carmelon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calvin Cahoon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cahoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Cahoon with that takedown attempt.
Carmelon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cahoon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cahoon is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmelon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cahoon to his feet.
Cahoon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carmelon digs a good hook to Cahoon's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmelon connects with a looping right hand.
Carmelon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Carmelon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carmelon.
Cahoon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmelon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmelon lands a jab-cross combination.
Cahoon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carmelon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmelon is desperately trying to improve his position but Cahoon has a good base and remains in mount.
Cahoon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carmelon is looking to escape.
Carmelon regains half guard.
Carmelon gets full guard.
Carmelon keeping moving, preventing Cahoon from controlling successfully.
Cahoon prevents Carmelon from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmelon is pulling down on Cahoon's head. It's preventing any offense from Cahoon, at least for the moment.
Carmelon pushes Cahoon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fausto Carmelon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cahoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Carmelon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cahoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carmelon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carmelon throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmelon connects with a right hand. Cahoon shakes it off.
Carmelon lands with a cross.
Cahoon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carmelon as he avoids it easily.
Fausto Carmelon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cahoon.
Carmelon stalks Cahoon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cahoon's face. Cahoon staggers backwards, shaken.
Cahoon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmelon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cahoon is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmelon finish him?
Carmelon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmelon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carmelon connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Cahoon! He's out on his feet! Carmelon rushes in and drops Cahoon with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fausto Carmelon!
In his post fight interview, Fausto Carmelon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game has chosen Spirit in the Sky 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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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amazing Game!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Game on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Game.
Wood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wood is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Game as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Game looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood 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.
Game keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Game is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Game tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Game keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood won't allow Game to sweep him here.
Wood controlling from the top position.
Kenny Wood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wood lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game controlling the position for now.
Wood is thwarting Game's attempts to control the position.
Wood trying to mount his opponent but Game defends it.
Wood is stalling here. Game is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wood seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Game has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Wood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
Wood is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Game are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A control attempt from Wood but he's now mounted!
Game thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wood is trying desperately to improve position.
Game throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Game really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Game trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood regains half guard.
Wood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Game's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Game's back!
Wood trying to control.
Game breaks Wood's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Game trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Game closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wood to the mat! Wood manages to get full guard.
Wood looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Game is defending well. Wood quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Game has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wood celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Wood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Melo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish 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.
Melo connects with a solid leg kick.
Fish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Fish misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fish. Those never looked like landing.
Melo moves forwards but Fish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Melo. Those never looked like landing.
Melo connects with a solid leg kick.
Fish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melo's head backwards.
Melo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fish lands a nice hook to Melo's body. Melo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Melo - the referee stops the clock and Fish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Melo. Fish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Melo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish avoids the head kick by Melo.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Melo tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Melo is just out of range.
Melo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Melo throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Melo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fish throws the left hand but Melo avoids the punch easily.
Melo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Fish.
Melo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
Melo defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fish.
A head kick misses from Melo.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Fish misses.
Fish misses with a straight left.
Melo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Melo misses with a straight right.
Fish stuns Melo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melo.
Fish throws a hook but Melo blocks it.
Melo lands a nice hook to Fish's body. Fish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fish digs a good hook to Melo's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo takes one on the button.
Melo fakes the leg kick and cracks Fish in the body.
Fish throws a poor cross that misses
and Melo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Melo moves away from the strike by Fish.
Fish clinches up against the cage.
Melo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Melo lands a right hand.
Melo misses with some punches.
Melo breaks the clinch.
Melo walks into a stiff left hand from Fish.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albert Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish blocks a jab.
Fish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melo. Melo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Melo is just out of range.
Melo feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
Fish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fish throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Melo misses with a head kick.
A jab from Fish misses.
Melo throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Fish throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
Melo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fish is breathing heavily.
Fish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Melo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Fish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fish takes a swing at Melo's ribcage but misses.
Fish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fish lands a head shot.
Melo scores with a body shot.
Melo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Melo looks to land a left hand but Fish moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Melo - just one landing.
Fish misses with a double jab.
Fish lands a jab to Melo's midsection.
Melo throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Melo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fish's head.
Melo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fish's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melo.
Jab by Fish.
Melo lands a high kick!
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
A jab from Melo misses.
Fish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Melo misses.
Fish feints a jab promting Melo to slip. Fish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Melo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Melo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fish tests Melo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Melo.
Fish throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Fish blocks the low kick.
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Melo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Melo counters with a leg kick.
Fish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sergio Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fish digs a good hook to Melo's body.
A shot to the liver by Fish. Beautiful body shot.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch but Melo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fish takes a swing at Melo's ribcage but misses.
Fish throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Fish.
Fish throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melo throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Melo.
Fish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Melo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melo to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Melo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish shoots in for a takedown but Melo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fish misses with a low kick as Melo jumps back.
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo punishes Fish's body with a nice straight punch.
Melo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Fish. Those never looked like landing.
Melo lands with an overhand left.
Fish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Melo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Melo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Melo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish scores with a shot to the body.
Melo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fish does it's job there.
Fish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
Fish tries a low kick but Melo avoids it.
Melo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fish's calf.
Melo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
A swing and a miss from Fish.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melo feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melo. Melo obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Fish.
Melo blocks a low kick nicely.
Melo throws a combination. Fish tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Melo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fish tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fish throws a series of punches but Melo avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fish in his tracks.
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo dips to his left and cracks Fish with an uppercut!
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fish throws an off balance right hand
and Melo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Melo.
Melo throws a series of strikes that have Fish backpedaling.
Melo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Albert Fish's cut is getting worse.
Melo throws a head kick that half lands.
Melo throws a shot to the body.
Fish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Melo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Melo.
Fish jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
Melo works Fish's body with a nice hook.
Melo lands a head kick. Fish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Fish down.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Melo cracks the inside of Fish's front leg.
Melo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo digs a good hook to Fish's body.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Fish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Melo scores with a head kick. Fish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Melo jabs Fish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fish connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Melo.
Sergio Melo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fish looks to land a combination but Melo avoids it well.
Fish misses with a right hand
and Melo counters with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Melo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Melo!
Sergio Melo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat-Techno Kombat. Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao misses with a straight left.
Lao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quaid throws a hook but Lao blocks it.
Quaid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quaid throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao misses with a hook. Quaid ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Quaid blocks the low kick.
Quaid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lao avoids it really well and circles away.
Quaid avoids the body shot from Lao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid lands with a nice combination. Lao backs away looking to recover.
Lao misses with a head kick.
Quaid misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Lao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lao punishes Quaid's body with a nice straight punch.
Lao moves in looking to clinch but Quaid pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Quaid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao connects with a solid leg kick.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Lao.
Quaid gets the takedown into side control.
Lao can't do much from the bottom here.
Lao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quaid off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao biding his time, controlling Quaid.
Lao lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lao tries to get the hooks in deep but Quaid pushed the leg off.
Quaid tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good control from Lao.
Quaid grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Good control from Lao.
Quaid covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Quaid trying to control the position but Lao manages to sink in the hooks.
Lao looking to break Quaid's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Quaid remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lao will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lao is persistently looking for the submission but Quaid is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid tries to escape but Lao has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Quaid is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lao is hanging on to Quaid's back as he tries to escape.
Quaid is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Quaid turns into Lao and is now in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid postures up.
Lao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lao 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.
Quaid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quaid checks a leg kick.
Lao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quaid misses with an uppercut. Lao saw that one coming.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Lao is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Lao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quaid thows a body shot but no joy.
Lao throws out a loose jab but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lao throws a jab but it's blocked by Quaid.
Lao throws a leg kick but Quaid moved away.
Lao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quaid was well out of range. Poor timing from Lao.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Quaid misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lao 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 Quaid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quaid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaid manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Lao thuds a left hand into Quaid's body.
Quaid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quaid.
Lao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Quaid!
Quaid bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lao keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
Lao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quaid sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quaid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kung Lao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quaid.
Lao has his hands on Quaid's head, controlling the position.
Lao working a defensive guard but Quaid passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lao defending well though.
Lao gets full guard.
Quaid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Lao keeps moving.
Lao trying to control the position here.
Lao wants to sweep here but Quaid controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lao scores with a leg kick.
Lao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quaid trying to hold on to Lao's head to control him but Lao postures up.
Lao trying to control from half guard but Quaid is working away.
Quaid is pressing down on Lao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Quaid is looking for a triangle here but Lao uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lao tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Quaid is thwarting Lao's attempts to control the position.
Lao wants to get back to full guard.
Lao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quaid pulls his head out easily.
Quaid is just content to waste time from the top position. Lao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
Quaid might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lao kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Quaid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lao is pulling down on Quaid's head to control his posture.
Lao is trying to keep Quaid in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quaid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quaid as he avoids it easily.
Quaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Lao throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lao quickly recovers to half guard.
Quaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lao is controlling Quaid's trapped leg to prevent Quaid from advancing to side control.
Quaid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid working the head and body with strikes.
Quaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lao wants to control but Quaid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Quaid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quaid throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Douglas Quaid.
I think Quaid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Quaid!
During a confident post fight interview, Douglas Quaid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Song Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen If Rap Gets Jealous by K'naan as his entrance music. Claude Thompson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Song Lee's chin.
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Song Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson stands up out of Lee's guard for a moment - Lee manages to land a nice upkick.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Lee 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.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee trying to control the position.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Thompson has his hands clasped together but Lee extends an breaks Thompson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Song Lee!
After winning the bout, Song Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pantero Athrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pantero Athrox!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athrox fails with a takedown attempt.
Athrox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Athrox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Athrox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Athrox is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Athrox has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Douglas Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dude might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the Tiger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Super Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dude blocks a leg kick.
Dude feints and then cracks Nongkeeswuit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nongkeeswuit down.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Nongkeeswuit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dude. Dude obviously looking to wear him down.
Nongkeeswuit moves out of range of the body kick.
Dude avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to chop away at Dude's legs.
Dude connects with a jab.
Dude scores with a jab. Nongkeeswuit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nongkeeswuit moves out of range of the leg kick from Dude.
Dude will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nongkeeswuit is out of range.
Dude wants to slow Nongkeeswuit down by chopping away at his legs.
Dude throws a wild body kick that Nongkeeswuit sees coming a mile off.
Nongkeeswuit looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Dude tries to score with a low kick but Nongkeeswuit moves his leg out of the way.
Nongkeeswuit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dude.
Dude throws a leg kick
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice leg kick.
Nongkeeswuit checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dude.
Nongkeeswuit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nongkeeswuit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dude takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude 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.
Dude is looking to chop away at Nongkeeswuit's legs.
Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a few strikes there.
Super Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dude throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a low kick, right behind Dude 's knee.
Dude tries to work over Nongkeeswuit's front leg with a kick but Nongkeeswuit checks it.
Dude lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Nongkeeswuit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Dude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nongkeeswuit under the eye.
Nongkeeswuit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nongkeeswuit checks the leg kick.
No luck for Nongkeeswuit with that takedown attempt.
Nongkeeswuit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nongkeeswuit checks a low kick from Dude.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Nongkeeswuit blocks a low kick nicely.
Nongkeeswuit shoots in for a takedown but Dude shows good takedown defense.
Dude tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nongkeeswuit is able to avoid easily.
Dude throws a sloppy head kick and Nongkeeswuit moves out of range easily.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nongkeeswuit checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to chop away at Dude's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude connects with a right hand. Nongkeeswuit shakes it off.
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 Super Dude will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nongkeeswuit.
Dude throws a sloppy head kick and Nongkeeswuit moves out of range easily.
Dude tries a low kick but Nongkeeswuit avoids it.
Dude fakes the leg kick and cracks Nongkeeswuit in the body.
Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dude throws a leg kick but Nongkeeswuit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dude misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dude.
Dude misses with an uppercut.
Nongkeeswuit blocks a leg kick.
Dude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit wants to slow Dude down by chopping away at his legs.
Dude throws a leg kick but Nongkeeswuit moved away.
Nongkeeswuit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nongkeeswuit moves away from the strike by Dude.
Nongkeeswuit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dude throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a stiff right hand.
Dude throws a leg kick
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a good low kick that Dude was not able to check.
Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nongkeeswuit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nongkeeswuit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nongkeeswuit.
Dude misses with a body kick.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dude misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nongkeeswuit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Dude misses.
Dude throws a leg kick that misses.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to chop away at Dude's legs.
Dude wants to land a leg kick but Nongkeeswuit is out of range.
Nongkeeswuit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dude tries to avoid it but Nongkeeswuit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dude to the ground. Dude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Super Dude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dude blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dude.
Dude tries a low kick but Nongkeeswuit avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Nongkeeswuit.
Dude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nongkeeswuit's calf.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination that misses
and Dude counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Dude tenderised Nongkeeswuit's leg. Nongkeeswuit is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit has a takedown stuffed.
Super Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit.
Dude throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dude lands a lovely overhand right.
Dude throws a leg kick but Nongkeeswuit checks it.
A clash of legs there as Dude blocks the low kick.
Dude throws a leg kick that misses.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nongkeeswuit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nongkeeswuit misses with a series of wild punches.
Dude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nongkeeswuit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dude.
A low kick from Dude misses
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Nongkeeswuit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dude changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dude misses with a leg kick
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a one-two to the body.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dude is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dude misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Dude misses.
Dude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nongkeeswuit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nongkeeswuit checks a low kick from Dude.
Nongkeeswuit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nongkeeswuit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dude - the referee stops the clock and Nongkeeswuit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dude. Nongkeeswuit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dude takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dude tries a head kick but it misses.
Nongkeeswuit tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Dude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nongkeeswuit.
No joy there for Nongkeeswuit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nongkeeswuit avoids a kick to the body.
Dude throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nongkeeswuit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nongkeeswuit fails to land the takedown.
Dude tries to score with a low kick but Nongkeeswuit moves his leg out of the way.
Dude misses with a leg kick
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a good low kick that Dude was not able to check.
Dude throws a solid leg kick but Nongkeeswuit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dude.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit moves out of range of the body kick.
Dude connects with an inside leg kick.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nongkeeswuit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dude throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dude dodges the punch combination from Nongkeeswuit.
Dude 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dude.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nongkeeswuit.
Dude scores with a shot to the body.
Nongkeeswuit scores with a three punch combo!
Nongkeeswuit defending well as Dude loads up on a big left hand.
Nongkeeswuit blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Dude is predictable there
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nongkeeswuit checks a low kick from Dude.
Dude shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nongkeeswuit throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit.
Well Nongkeeswuit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong comes to the cage accompanied by Marijuana . Winner has chosen Anderson Silva Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Winner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Furlong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furlong gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furlong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Furlong is trying to get an arm triangle but Winner is defending well.
Furlong wants to take a breather but Winner manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Furlong.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Furlong from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Furlong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Furlong from controlling successfully.
Furlong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Edward Furlong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winner misses with a double jab
so Furlong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong stops Winner from standing up.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Furlong from controlling successfully.
Furlong tries to free his leg and advance position but Winner is retaining full guard.
Winner wants to stand up but Furlong is controlling him.
Furlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edward Furlong.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Furlong. Furlong gets slowly back to his feet.
Furlong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winner swivels and escapes.
Winner throws a right hand that Furlong ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlong also avoids with ease.
Winner misses with a double jab
and Furlong counters with a stiff right hand.
Milo Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furlong swinging wildly here.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Winner misses with a combination
and Furlong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Furlong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Furlong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner shoots for a double leg takedown but Furlong sprawls well. He's pushed Winner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Furlong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Winner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Furlong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Winner misses the target.
Winner moves into the clinch.
Furlong looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Furlong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winner feints and then cracks Furlong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furlong down.
Winner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Furlong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Furlong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Winner's best efforts.
Winner is looking to pass Furlong's guard but actually Furlong recovers to full guard.
Furlong keeping full guard, as Winner tries to pass.
Winner passes into half guard.
Furlong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winner's back!
Furlong lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furlong looking to break Winner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Winner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Furlong will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong looking for the RNC.
Winner is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Furlong landing with strikes.
Furlong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Furlong is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Winner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Winner holding both Furlong 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong looking to break Winner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Winner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Furlong will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Furlong is looking for the choke from the back position but Winner is controlling his hands well.
Winner defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Furlong's arms.
Edward Furlong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winner manages to stand up with Furlong still on his back. Eventually Furlong drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Winner throws a right hand that Furlong ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlong also avoids with ease.
Furlong fails with a takedown attempt.
Furlong shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Furlong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Winner misses with a double jab
and Furlong counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Winner. Those never looked like landing.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furlong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Furlong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Furlong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winner defends it nicely.
Furlong dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furlong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furlong dives in and scores a takedown into Winner's guard.
Winner wants to get back to his feet but Furlong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Furlong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Winner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furlong has Winner in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Furlong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner pushes down on Furlong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Winner is looking to advance position but Furlong won't allow it.
Furlong is looking to improve his position.
Furlong is looking to control Winner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Furlong avoid being mounted?
Furlong wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands strikes from half guard.
Winner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Furlong looking for submissions off his back.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Winner misses with a head shot. Furlong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Furlong is retaining full guard.
Furlong has momentary wrist control but Winner slips an elbow through the middle.
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is pushing down on Furlong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Furlong is fighting to maintain full guard but Winner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Furlong is looking to improve his position.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winner is trying to control the action in half guard but Furlong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Furlong is looking for a sweep. Winner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Furlong!
Winner breaks from Furlong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner lands a big shot there that rocks Furlong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner landing strikes from the mount.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winner working Furlong over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong is trying desperately to improve position.
Winner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Winner.
Winner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Winner tries to control but Furlong wriggling away.
Furlong is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
Winner lands a nice shot to the head.
Winner with shots to the head and body - Furlong looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner dominating with strikes here.
Winner scoring with strikes but Furlong is staying in there.
Milo Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furlong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Winner has control of Furlong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Furlong regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furlong 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Furlong!
Edward Furlong very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrison's choice of entrance music: East London Rap - Wha we a bout . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasa Sladkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sladkov defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sladkov. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison defending well as Sladkov loads up on a big left hand.
Harrison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrison throws the left hand but Sladkov avoids the punch easily.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sladkov.
Harrison shoots in but Sladkov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Sladkov moved out of range.
Sladkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Sladkov.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sladkov but Sladkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrison has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sladkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sladkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrison walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sladkov throws out the jab.
Harrison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sladkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Sladkov's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Sladkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison won't allow Sladkov to sweep him here.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Sladkov keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Charles Harrison wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrison tries to clinch there but Sladkov circles away.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sladkov with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Sasa Sladkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Harrison.
Sladkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Sladkov missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison misses with the combination.
Sladkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrison is rocked!
It looks like Charles Harrison has been cut.
Sladkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Sladkov finish him?
Harrison looks gassed!
Sladkov lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov throws an uppercut from hell that sends Harrison clean off his feet! He's out cold! Sladkov stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sasa Sladkov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stalin Starksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starksson comes to the cage accompanied by War is my destiny. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stalin Starksson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starksson gets tackled into the cage by Mastain. Mastain maintains the clinch.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starksson blocks a body shot from Mastain.
Starksson lands a body shot.
Mastain throws a punch but it's blocked by Starksson.
Starksson misses with a body punch.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mastain tries to work over Starksson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.
Starksson blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Starksson.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mastain misses the jab.
Mastain scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Mastain lands a nice hook to Starksson's body. Starksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mastain.
Starksson avoids the body shot from Mastain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain closes the distance and clinches.
Mastain misses with the head strike.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starksson's elbow.
Starksson digs a right hand underneath Mastain's ribcage. Mastain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Starksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mastain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mastain wants to get back to striking at distance but Starksson won't allow it.
Mastain breaks the clinch.
Starksson drives through and clinches with Mastain against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.
Starksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starksson digs a right hand underneath Mastain's ribcage. Mastain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mastain blocks a body shot from Starksson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starksson blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starksson throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mastain.
Starksson misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starksson's elbow.
Starksson tries a body shot but Mastain blocks it.
A body shot lands from Starksson.
Starksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mastain is keeping busy.
Starksson prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Starksson misses with the head strike.
Mastain is trying to break the clinch but Starksson is controlling him.
Starksson misses with some punches.
Mastain gets underhooks to prevent Starksson's takedown attempt.
Starksson tries to throw a body punch but Mastain avoids it by throwing Starksson back against the cage.
Mastain pushes Starksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Starksson tries to work over Mastain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Starksson lands a jab to Mastain's midsection.
Dave Mastain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starksson misses the shot to the body.
Starksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain cracks Starksson with a good jab.
Starksson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mastain throws out the jab.
Starksson throws a hook to the side of Mastain's head but Mastain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Starksson misses with a looping left.
Mastain takes a swing at Starksson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mastain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain takes a swing at Starksson's ribcage but misses.
Mastain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Starksson is just out of range.
Mastain gets a clinch.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain tries a body shot but Starksson blocks it.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mastain.
Mastain can't find room to land a body shot as Starksson controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mastain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mastain.
A short body shot lands from Mastain as the two fighters clinch.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starksson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mastain after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Starksson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dave Mastain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starksson clinches up against the cage.
Starksson prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.
Starksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dave Mastain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Starksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Starksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mastain's elbow.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Starksson avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.
Mastain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starksson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Starksson.
Starksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mastain controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starksson backwards.
Mastain lands a shoulder strike.
Mastain tries a body shot but Starksson blocks it.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Starksson avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.
Starksson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain is trying to force a seperation but Starksson has the dominant position.
Starksson takes a shot to the head.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Starksson.
Mastain tries a body shot but Starksson blocks it.
Starksson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mastain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Starksson controls his hands.
Mastain scores with a shot to the side of Starksson's head.
Starksson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stalin Starksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastain working aggressively here.
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain is trying to break the clinch but Starksson is controlling him.
Good body shot from Mastain.
Starksson can't find room to land a body shot as Mastain controls the action.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain blocking some punches.
Starksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mastain misses with a punch to the body.
Starksson blocks a body shot from Mastain.
Starksson can't find room to land a body shot as Mastain controls the action.
Starksson scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mastain.
Mastain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Starksson prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Starksson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mastain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Starksson taking a breather.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starksson's head backwards.
Mastain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mastain stuffs the takedown attempt from Starksson. Starksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mastain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starksson at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mastain misses the target.
Mastain lands a nice hook to Starksson's body. Starksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starksson dodges the punch combination from Mastain.
Mastain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Mastain lands a jab to Starksson's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain rushes Starksson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mastain is trying to break the clinch but Starksson has him pressed against the cage.
Mastain scores with a hook to the body.
Mastain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starksson backwards.
A hook to the body from Mastain.
Mastain presses Starksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Mastain.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain connects with a right hand. Starksson shakes it off.
Starksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starksson at a distance.
Starksson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starksson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starksson has time to react.
Mastain is looking to slow Starksson down with leg kicks.
Starksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mastain forces Starksson back against the cage and clinches.
Mastain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Starksson controls his hands.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Starksson controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Mastain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain throws a punch but it's blocked by Starksson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Mastain - that landed with a thud.
Mastain tries to work over Starksson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starksson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mastain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain tries to work over Starksson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastain forces Starksson back against the cage and clinches.
Starksson misses with a body punch.
Mastain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mastain.
Mastain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mastain.
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!
Starksson takes a shot to the head.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Mastain misses with a low kick as Starksson jumps back.
Mastain forces Starksson back against the cage and clinches.
Mastain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mastain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mastain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkssons head.
Mastain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mastain can't find room to land a body shot as Starksson controls the action.
Starksson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.
Starksson has Mastain pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Starksson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mastain tumbling to the mat - Starksson dives into Mastain's guard.
Mastain controlling the position.
Mastain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mastain is keeping the position for now.
Mastain controlling the position.
Starksson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mastain's head.
Mastain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mastain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Starksson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dave Mastain has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mastain clinches up with Starksson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starksson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastain blocks a body shot from Starksson.
Starksson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mastain backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Mastain.
Mastain stops a takedown attempt from Starksson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mastain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain tries a body shot but Starksson blocks it.
Mastain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Starksson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mastain after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stalin Starksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Starksson avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.
Starksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starksson taking a breather.
A short right from Mastain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Starksson avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Starksson misses with an uppercut
and Mastain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mastain.
Starksson can't find room to land a body shot as Mastain controls the action.
Mastain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starksson taking a breather.
Mastain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starksson backwards.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Starksson controls his hands.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mastain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mastain!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mastain drives through and clinches with Starksson against the cage.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starksson blocks a body shot from Mastain.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mastain has Starksson pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mastain.
Starksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starksson's elbow.
Mastain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starksson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mastain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Starksson.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson works on Mastain's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastain stops a takedown attempt from Starksson.
Mastain prevents a body shot from Starksson.
Starksson missing with knees to the body.
Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mastain misses.
Starksson misses the shot to the body.
Mastain has managed to clinch.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Starksson.
Mastain is leaning against Starksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Starksson lands a left hand.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starksson blocks a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starksson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mastain.
Mastain prevents a body shot from Starksson.
Starksson has Mastain pressed against the cage, preventing Mastain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mastain misses with a punch on the inside.
Starksson blocks an uppercut.
Mastain digs a right hand into Starksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Starksson's gas tank.
Starksson has Mastain pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Starksson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mastain tumbling to the mat - Starksson dives into Mastain's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Starksson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain pulls Starksson in to control the position.
Starksson postures up in Mastain's guard and throws a big left but Mastain blocks it.
Mastain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starksson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Starksson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mastain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mastain misses with a shot to the body
and Starksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starksson connects with a body shot that sends Mastain's belly button to the back.
Starksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starksson shoots in for a takedown but Mastain shows good takedown defense.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Starksson slips under a jab.
Mastain misses with a jab to the body
and Starksson counters with a left to the body.
Starksson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Starksson shoots and misses
and Mastain counters with a nice uppercut.
Starksson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mastain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Starksson. Mastain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Mastain misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Starksson is just out of range.
Starksson lands with a nice combination. Mastain backs away looking to recover.
Starksson is looking to wear down Mastain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mastain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice body punch from Mastain.
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!
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Starksson controls his hands.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Starksson avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain works the jab nicely.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starksson clinches.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starksson drives through and clinches with Mastain against the cage.
Mastain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starksson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mastain lands a nice uppercut.
Starksson misses with a body punch.
Starksson prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mastain lands a body punch.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mastain misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mastain forces Starksson back against the cage and clinches.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starksson is trying to stall.
Mastain blocking some punches.
Mastain lands a right hand.
Mastain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starksson manages to avoid it.
Mastain closes the distance and pushes Starksson back into the cage.
Mastain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starksson backwards.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Starksson controls his hands.
Good body shot from Mastain.
Mastain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mastain.
Starksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mastain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mastain.
Mastain closes the distance and clinches.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain moves away from the strike by Starksson.
Mastain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mastain.
Starksson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mastain back to the cage. Starksson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Starksson misses with a wild body shot.
Stalin Starksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starksson throws out a loose jab but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starksson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mastain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mastain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mastain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mastain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!
Dave Mastain is the new heavyweight champion!
Dave Mastain decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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