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GSF 116 New Years Eve Encore PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels jabs Halpert right on the nose. Halpert blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Halpert misses.
Michaels looks to clinch
and Halpert counters with a crisp one two that drops Michaels! Halpert thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Michaels to his feet! Michaels is in big trouble!
Michaels is rocked!
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!
Michaels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halpert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Halpert finish him?
Halpert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halpert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Michaels misses.
Halpert misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels throws a lazy head kick
and Halpert counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Michaels out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Halpert is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Halpert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Beaulieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn comes into the arena with Wild Thing blaring out of the sound system. Beaulieu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anonymus - Prosternez-vous. 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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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Beaulieu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Vaughn misses its intended target.
A jab from Beaulieu misses.
Vaughn lands a nice looking body shot.
Beaulieu scores with a jab to the head.
Vaughn connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Beaulieu coming out on top.
Vaughn walks into a stiff left hand from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu slips a straight right by Vaughn.
Beaulieu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vaughn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beaulieu, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Vaughn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Vaughn.
Vaughn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vaughn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Beaulieu - that landed with a thud.
Vaughn misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Vaughn.
A left hand lands to the body for Vaughn.
Beaulieu looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaulieu.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn scores with a hook to the body.
Vaughn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beaulieu or not.
Vaughn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vaughn lands a body punch.
Vaughn lands a right hand.
Vaughn is leaning against Beaulieu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaughn lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Vaughn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vaughn.
Vaughn lands with a right to the head.
Vaughn cracks Beaulieu with a nice body shot.
Beaulieu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaughn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Vaughn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaughn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaulieu.
Vaughn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaulieu takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Vaughn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Beaulieu is rocked!
Vaughn lands a shoulder strike.
Beaulieu is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaughn finish him?
Vaughn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vaughn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaulieu tries to land a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks with his arms.
Vaughn throws a big uppercut that drops Beaulieu! More strikes from Vaughn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Beaulieu lies dazed against the cage as Vaughn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Vaughn!
After winning the bout, Rick Vaughn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Topps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Topps!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topps scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Topps avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Topps tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson darts in and clinches Topps up against the cage.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Topps.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Topps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Topps swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Topps misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Topps throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson tries a body shot but Topps blocks it.
Topps blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Topps throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Topps.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Topps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Topps dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Topps stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topps can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Topps misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Jet Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Topps's ribs.
Topps takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Topps throws a big shot that misses.
Topps fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Topps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Topps.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Topps misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Topps fails with a takedown attempt.
Topps misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Topps closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thompson quickly recovers to half guard.
Topps misses with a head shot. Thompson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Topps looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Topps keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topps is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Topps gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson looking to control.
Topps looking to pass the guard.
Topps stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Topps throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Topps's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Topps is keeping the position.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Topps is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Topps keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ian Topps will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Topps doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Topps.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Topps.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Topps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Topps. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Topps manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topps moves away.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson misses with a shot to the body
and Topps counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Topps takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Topps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topps steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Topps is looking to clinch.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Topps tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Ian Topps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson takes a swing at Topps's ribcage but misses.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Topps's shoulder, as Topps tries to avoid the shot.
Jet Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Topps throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson scores with a hook.
Topps tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Topps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries to move into range but Topps moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Topps throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Topps connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Topps drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topps shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jet Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Topps.
Thompson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Topps swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topps moves away.
Topps tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Topps somewhat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Topps does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topps was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Topps might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Topps dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Topps's head and hops out.
Topps lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Topps counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topps.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Topps off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topps throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Topps misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Topps on that attempt.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Topps lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Topps's head but Topps sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Topps's body.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topps.
Topps has managed to clinch.
Topps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Topps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Topps throws a head punch that misses.
Topps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Topps is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Topps down to the mat. Topps avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topps fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Topps will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Topps looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Topps circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Topps closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thompson did well to prevent Topps getting side control.
Topps thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topps looks to land a strike but Thompson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Topps throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Topps moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Topps shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Topps tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
No joy there for Topps, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Topps.
Topps misses the shot to the body.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Topps looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Topps is avoiding it.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Topps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Topps moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Topps jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Topps tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Topps.
Topps lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Topps backwards.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Topps can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Topps stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Topps fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Topps.
Topps tries to clinch up.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Topps swinging wildly here.
Thompson rushes Topps and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Topps is trying to stall.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toppss head.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Topps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toppss head.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Topps controls the action.
Topps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson goes for a takedown attempt but Topps pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Topps manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Topps missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Topps looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jet Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Topps.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Topps looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topps tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Topps doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Topps backwards.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Topps.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Jet Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Topps's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Topps misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Topps throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Topps's head.
Topps is rocked!
Thompson lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Thompson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by -. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matti Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Hoy.
Hoy scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuusela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusela.
Hoy scores with a hook to the body. Kuusela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Kuusela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoy misses with a head kick.
Hoy tries a low kick but Kuusela avoids it.
Hoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela digs a good hook to Hoy's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy missing with a left hand there. Kuusela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuusela throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hoy misses.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick.
Hoy throws a solid leg kick but Kuusela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoy.
Hoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kuusela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kuusela misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hoy wants to control but Kuusela is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Hoy crashes against the mat.
Kuusela managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoy.
Kuusela sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuusela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuusela trying to control from the bottom.
Kuusela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela tries to roll over but Hoy keeps him under control.
Kuusela works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuusela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuusela seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kuusela trying to keep a closed guard but Hoy is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy trying to control but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Hoy wants to pass the guard but Kuusela is keeping the position.
Hoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuusela's guard.
Hoy stops Kuusela from getting back to his feet.
Hoy is looking to take a break and control but Kuusela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela tries to get to full guard but Hoy has control of the leg.
Kuusela won't allow Hoy to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to stand.
Kuusela trying to control from the bottom.
Hoy is pressing down on Kuusela's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuusela is holding on for now.
Hoy thows a huge punch but Kuusela dodges it nicely.
Hoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoy is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Hoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Kuusela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Hoy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuusela is trying to defend but Hoy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoy wants to control but Kuusela is keeping him busy.
Hoy thows a huge punch but Kuusela dodges it nicely.
Kuusela is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hoy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hoy's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kuusela seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Hoy's chin but Hoy turns very nicely into Kuusela's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Hoy.
Hoy trying to control but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Hoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuusela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoy is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuusela is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuusela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kuusela wants to control from the top but Hoy keeps moving.
Hoy is trying to keep Kuusela in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Dane Hoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Hoy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuusela lands with a good body shot.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuusela on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuusela's guard now, I'm sure.
Hoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuusela is keeping the position for now.
Kuusela wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuusela throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kuusela doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hoy postures up and lands a big shot to Kuusela's brow.
Hoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuusela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela working a defensive guard here.
Kuusela throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kuusela wants to sweep here but Hoy controlling him for the moment.
Kuusela keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuusela is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dane Hoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dane Hoy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoy scores with a takedown into Kuusela's guard.
Hoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuusela keeping full guard, as Hoy tries to pass.
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuusela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusela wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuusela is pulling down on Hoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoy, at least for the moment.
Hoy looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela working a defensive guard here.
Hoy works over Kuusela with some ground and pound from guard.
Dane Hoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuusela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoy advances to half guard.
Hoy works his way into side control.
Hoy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusela keeps working.
Matti Kuusela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to control Hoy's posture but Hoy avoids it.
Hoy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hoy trying to control the position but Kuusela is working away.
Hoy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hoy working the strikes but Kuusela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuusela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoy trying to control the action but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuusela punching from the bottom.
Hoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoy is looking to advance position but Kuusela won't allow it.
Hoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusela keeps working.
Kuusela wants to improve his position but Hoy is controlling well.
Hoy is keen to just control but Kuusela is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoy trying to control the action but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Kuusela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuusela wants to control but Hoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuusela tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kuusela is refusing to be controlled, as Hoy sits in half guard.
Hoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusela tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hoy trying to control from half guard but Kuusela is working away.
Kuusela looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Hoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Hoy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Benoit!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit throws a hook but Fendsor avoids it easily.
Fendsor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fendsor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Fendsor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fendsor throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Benoit misses with a body shot
and Fendsor counters with a low kick, right behind Benoit 's knee.
Fendsor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benoit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fendsor is able to avoid easily.
Benoit slips a straight right by Fendsor.
Benoit misses with a leg kick
and Fendsor counters with a nice leg kick.
Fendsor defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Fendsor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor fails to land with a series of punches.
Fendsor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benoit momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fendsor is defended easily by Benoit.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses
and Fendsor counters with a three punch combo that has Benoit backing up. Benoit nods at Fendsor to acknowledge the strikes.
Fendsor digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
Benoit tries to land a leg kick but Fendsor saw it coming and moves away.
Fendsor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benoit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fendsor somewhat.
Fendsor with a nice cross.
Benoit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barich Fendsor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fendsor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
A punch combination from Fendsor misses.
Benoit tries to score with a low kick but Fendsor moves his leg out of the way.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fendsor.
Benoit lands a leg kick that knocks Fendsor off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fendsor wants to slow Benoit down by chopping away at his legs.
Fendsor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Fendsor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit slaps away a takedown attempt from Fendsor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benoit throws a low kick, looking for Fendsor's leg but Fendsor calmly moves out of range.
Fendsor ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Benoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fendsor tries to land a body kick
and Benoit counters with a left and a right that stings Fendsor.
Sean Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fendsor shoots in for a takedown but Benoit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fendsor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fendsor takes a swing at Benoit's ribcage but misses.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fendsor is breathing heavily.
Fendsor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benoit checks it well.
Fendsor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit scores with a one two! Fendsor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fendsor checks a leg kick.
Fendsor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benoit as he avoids it easily.
Fendsor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit looks to clinch
and Fendsor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benoit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fendsor is just out of range.
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 Barich Fendsor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fendsor needs to keep his hands up - Benoit had a free shot at his head there.
Fendsor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fendsor is rocked!
Fendsor lands a jab to the nose.
Fendsor tries a low kick but Benoit avoids it.
Fendsor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benoit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fendsor - the referee stops the clock and Benoit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fendsor. Benoit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fendsor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benoit walks into a jab.
Benoit lands a head kick!
Oh Fendsor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fendsor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fendsor seems to have got his legs back now.
Fendsor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benoit as he jumps to the side.
Fendsor is looking to chop away at Benoit's legs.
Fendsor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit lunges at Fendsor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fendsor's hand.
Benoit moves out of range of the leg kick from Fendsor.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit lands the left hand.
Fendsor tries to clinch up.
Benoit looks to land a combination but Fendsor avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit slips under a jab from Fendsor.
Benoit throws a leg kick that misses.
Benoit throws a head kick but Fendsor moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Fendsor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fendsor slips a straight right by Benoit.
Fendsor connects with an inside leg kick.
Fendsor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benoit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Fendsor misses with a takedown attempt - Benoit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fendsor takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fendsor stops Benoit from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fendsor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit wriggles free and stands up.
Benoit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fendsor.
Fendsor misses with a body shot.
Benoit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
Sean Benoit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Fendsor feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
Benoit closes the distance and clinches.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Fendsor lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Fendsor.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fendsor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Benoit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Benoit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fendsor scores a takedown into full mount!
Fendsor thowing shots but they're missing.
Benoit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fendsor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fendsor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fendsor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benoit is bucking up trying to escape but Fendsor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Benoit is bucking up trying to escape but Fendsor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fendsor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Benoit because Fendsor loaded up on that one.
Fendsor trying to control but Benoit is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor content just to control the position here.
Benoit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fendsor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Benoit has worked his arm free - good work by Benoit!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor prevents Benoit from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here as Fendsor stalls from top position.
Benoit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fendsor connects with a decent elbow.
Fendsor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Benoit some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Benoit is not content to let Fendsor control the position.
Benoit managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fendsor.
Fendsor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit is trying to escape the position but Fendsor is controlling the position.
Fendsor prevents Benoit from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barich Fendsor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fendsor 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barich Fendsor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan's entrance music is FLAMES. A fine choice. Hain has chosen Time Frame by Dom and Roland as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hain!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hain darts in trying to clinch
and Allan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hain!
Hain wants to control but Allan is having none of it.
Allan controlling the pace for now.
Hain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Allan tries to control but Hain wriggling away.
Hain gets back to half guard.
Hain trying to control but Allan postures up.
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!
Allan prevents Hain from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Allan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hain wants to control but Allan is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zack Allan just wasn't active enough.
Allan with a poor takedown
and Hain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hain wants to clinch
and Allan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Allan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hain manages to get to full guard.
Allan is pushing down on Hain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hain is fighting to maintain full guard but Allan has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allan tries to stand and escape but Hain actually recovers to full guard.
Hain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Allan defends it easily.
Allan wants to control from the top but Hain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan wants to stand but Hain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hain is looking for a triangle but Allan pushes his legs off easily.
Allan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Allan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hain is keeping the position for now.
Hain has his foot on Allan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allan works his way back into a safe position though.
Allan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allan wants to control from the top but Hain keeps moving.
Hain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Allan looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan controlling from the top position.
Hain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allan is aware though and is defending well.
Hain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Allan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hain is retaining full guard.
Allan trying to control but Hain is working from the bottom.
Allan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zack Allan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hain showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan wants to get back to full guard.
Hain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Allan is trying to stand.
Allan wants to improve his position but Hain is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hain prevents Allan from standing back up.
Allan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hain.
Hain moves into full mount! Allan won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan wants to hold on but Hain pushes him away.
Allan is bucking up trying to escape but Hain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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 Zack Allan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Hain with that takedown attempt.
Allan tries for a takedown but Hain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hain shoots in for a takedown but Allan shows good takedown defense.
Hain fails to land the takedown.
Zack Allan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hain.
Hain instigates a clinch.
Allan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hain has him pressed against the cage.
Allan manages to break the clinch.
Hain moves to clinch but Allan breaks away
and Allan counters with a shoot takedown. Hain fights it but they end up in guard.
Hain looking to control.
Allan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allan has managed to get both his arms back between Hain's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hain, up you get!
Hain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Allan wants it to stay on the feet.
Hain is breathing heavily.
Hain tries to clinch but Allan is having none of it.
Hain wants to clinch up but Allan keeps it at a distance.
Hain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Allan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hain counter with a right hand.
Allan fails with the takedown.
Hain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hain wants it to stay on the feet.
Hain tries to clinch but Allan is having none of it.
Allan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hain to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Allan is trying to defend but Hain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Allan is trying to control but can't.
Zack Allan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hain prevents Allan from standing back up.
Allan kicks Hain off and gets back to his feet.
Hain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hain!
Allan content just to control the position here.
Allan is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Allan wants to control but instead Hain manages to regain half guard.
Allan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan is working hard here to advance position.
Hain actively working from the bottom here.
Allan wants to take a breather but Hain is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hain tries to get to full guard but Allan has control of the leg.
Allan works his way into side control.
Allan is looking to take a break and control but Hain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Allan wants to control for a moment but Hain uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hain moves into full guard.
Allan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Allan is looking to stand up but Hain won't let him.
Allan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan passes Hain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allan not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allan pinned against the cage. Allan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hain wants it to stay on the feet.
Hain has managed to clinch.
Allan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hain has him pressed against the cage.
Allan is trying to break the clinch but Hain is controlling him.
Allan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hain tries to clinch but Allan moves out of range.
Hain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allan closes the distance and clinches up with Hain, looking for a takedown. Allan pushes Hain against the cage but Hain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hain fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Allan is fending him off so far but Hain persists. Nope, Allan circles away and we're back to standing.
Allan moves out of range as Hain strikes.
Hain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Allan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hain's guard.
Hain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Allan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hain is keeping the position for now.
Allan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hain tries to bench press Allan off him but Allan keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hain is not content to let Allan control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allan staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zack Allan just wasn't active enough.
Hain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Allan avoids it really well and circles away.
Zack Allan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hain.
Allan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Allan lands in his opponent's guard.
Hain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allan is aware though and is defending well.
Allan gets to his feet. Hain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hain wants it to stay on the feet.
Hain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hain moves into full guard.
Hain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allan is aware though and is defending well.
Sam Hain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allan wants to control from the top but Hain keeps moving.
Allan is looking to stand up but Hain won't let him.
Hain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allan has managed to get both his arms back between Hain's legs - danger averted.
Allan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zack Allan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allan shoots and misses
and Hain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Allan content to stall in guard here.
Hain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Allan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Allan!
Zack Allan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I caught that Kevin Johnson guy spanking in the showers. It scared me a little. Then the guy next to him dropped the soap. What happened next scared me more. ;-)'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
176 lbs
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32
178 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolitho manages to avoid it.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolitho.
Bolitho blocks a low kick nicely.
Bolitho slips under a jab.
Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bolitho was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Bolitho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Bolitho!
Bolitho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bolitho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolitho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bolitho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez working for a triangle but Bolitho defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bolitho uses it to pass to side control.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Martinez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Martinez tries to roll over but Bolitho keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bolitho jumps into side control!
Martinez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bolitho presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martinez wants to hold on but Bolitho pushes him away.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolitho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez closes the distance but Bolitho moves to the side
and Bolitho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolitho fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Bolitho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Bolitho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bolitho swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Bolitho moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolitho. That did some damage!
Martinez lands with a hook. Bolitho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Bolitho blocks the leg kick.
Martinez sizes up Bolitho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolitho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bolitho.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
A head kick misses from Bolitho.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bolitho's waist but Bolitho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Jaime Bolitho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolitho throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a thumping low kick.
Bolitho gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Bolitho.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez tries a body shot but Bolitho blocks it.
Bolitho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolitho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolitho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is working Bolitho over against the cage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolitho lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolitho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho misses with a body punch.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolitho controls his hands.
Bolitho digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
Bolitho tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolitho controls his hands.
Bolitho misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez is working Bolitho over against the cage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez lands a jab to Bolitho's midsection.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Bolitho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolitho works the jab nicely.
Jesus Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolitho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Bolitho.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolitho dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Bolitho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolitho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
enabling Bolitho to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolitho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez tries to work over Bolitho's front leg with a kick but Bolitho checks it.
Martinez swings for the body but Bolitho moves out of range.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bolitho rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolitho moves away.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolitho throws out the jab.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to slow Bolitho down with leg kicks.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolitho scores with the left hand. Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
Martinez swings for the body but Bolitho moves out of range.
Bolitho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolitho looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Bolitho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jaime Bolitho has been cut.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Bolitho there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolitho misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolitho misses with a looping left.
Martinez throws a low kick but Bolitho moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaime Bolitho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with a body shot.
Bolitho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolitho thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolitho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Bolitho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinez can pounce on him.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Bolitho avoids nicely.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolitho's calf.
Bolitho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolitho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez wants to slow Bolitho down by chopping away at his legs.
Bolitho throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Bolitho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolitho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolitho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Bolitho as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Bolitho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolitho.
Bolitho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Bolitho. Bolitho maintains the clinch.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolitho misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Bolitho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolitho's elbow.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaime Bolitho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Bolitho's ribcage. Bolitho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez tries a body shot but Bolitho blocks it.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolitho's elbow.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolitho's elbow.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Bolitho.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolitho backwards.
Bolitho misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Bolitho can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolitho lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolitho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolitho misses with a straight left.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolitho circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Bolitho's head back.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolitho checks a low kick from Martinez.
Bolitho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bolitho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolitho is just out of range.
Bolitho misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Martinez throws a hook but Bolitho avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bolitho lands a right hook to the body.
Bolitho swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Bolitho moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Bolitho swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with some punches.
Bolitho prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Bolitho lands a shot to the body.
Bolitho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
An out of breath Jesus Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaiser comes into the arena with German National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Human Sacrifice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
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267 lbs
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World class MT
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser blocks the body kick.
Kaiser connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Kaiser avoids a kick to the body.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Kaiser checks it.
Kaiser avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaiser checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a nice hook to Kaiser's body. Kaiser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaiser stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaiser lands with a slapping head kick.
Kaiser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Kaiser's head but Kaiser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaiser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kaiser.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaiser throws out the jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kaiser moved away.
Kaiser throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaiser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Kaiser misses.
Nice body punch from Kaiser.
Kaiser slips a straight right by Silva.
Kaiser throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kaiser.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaiser is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Kaiser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaiser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaiser as he jumps to the side.
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!
Kaiser misses with a wild body shot.
Kaiser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kaiser.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kaiser won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kaiser avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kaiser tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Kaiser gets full guard.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaiser's head.
Kaiser is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaiser blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva working Kaiser over with strikes.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the ground and pound but Kaiser uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva works over Kaiser with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Kaiser misses.
Kaiser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaiser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Kaiser throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Kaiser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Kaiser thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaiser throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Kaiser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaiser misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kaiser moved away.
A big left from Kaiser misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaiser is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva tries for a kimura but Kaiser is defending well.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kaiser to see if he's OK.
Kaiser is trying to buck Silva off.
Kaiser controls the position for a moment.
Silva has hold of Kaiser's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kaiser seems comfortable defending it but Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kaiser is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kaiser is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rich Silva!
Rich Silva gave a mention to Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Contemprato has chosen This Is How We Do It as his entrance music. Noel Contemprato told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Contemprato.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contemprato.
Contemprato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Contemprato throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Contemprato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Contemprato tries to score with a low kick but Hawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Contemprato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Hawkins misses with a double jab
and Contemprato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Contemprato misses the jab.
Noel Contemprato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to clinch there but Contemprato circles away.
Contemprato tries to land a front kick but Hawkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawkins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Contemprato on his heels. He'll look to pass Contemprato's guard now, I'm sure.
Contemprato is trying to control the position but Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins is fighting to break Contemprato's control of his arms but Contemprato is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hawkins trying to control but Contemprato is working from the bottom.
Hawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Contemprato is retaining full guard.
Contemprato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Contemprato swings widly with a right hand
and Hawkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins throws an elbow but Contemprato slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is trying to control Hawkins's posture but Hawkins avoids it.
Hawkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Contemprato is looking to regain half guard here but Hawkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawkins is trying to get an arm triangle but Contemprato is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contemprato is looking to regain half guard here but Hawkins keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato prevents Hawkins from improving position.
Hawkins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Contemprato will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hawkins is looking to take a break and control but Contemprato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Contemprato struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato pushes Hawkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hawkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hawkins advances to full mount.
Hawkins lands with some strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Contemprato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins wants to control the pace but Contemprato is squirming around nicely.
Hawkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Hawkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato avoids it really well and circles away.
Contemprato tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Contemprato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawkins has time to react.
Hawkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Contemprato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Contemprato counters with a good low kick that Hawkins was not able to check.
Hawkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Contemprato tries to sprawl out of it but Hawkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Contemprato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contemprato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Contemprato circles away and keeps his distance.
Contemprato throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noel Contemprato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Contemprato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Contemprato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Hawkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Contemprato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Contemprato scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contemprato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Contemprato circles away.
Hawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contemprato.
Contemprato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Contemprato lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawkins off the cage and back into range.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Contemprato avoids the punch easily.
Contemprato tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Contemprato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Contemprato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noel Contemprato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sandy Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Contemprato misses with a looping right.
Contemprato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Contemprato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Contemprato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Contemprato is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Contemprato throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Hawkins connects with a body shot that sends Contemprato's belly button to the back.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hawkins drives through with a takedown into Contemprato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sandy Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Contemprato's guard.
Hawkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Contemprato defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins controlling the pace.
Hawkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Contemprato wants to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noel Contemprato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's time! Hawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Contemprato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hawkins somewhat.
Contemprato looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Contemprato throws a jab when Hawkins was well out of range.
Contemprato feints a jab promting Hawkins to slip. Contemprato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Contemprato slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
Contemprato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato looks to land a combination. Hawkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Contemprato. That snapped Hawkins's head back.
Contemprato throws a big shot that misses.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contemprato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hawkins.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawkins 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 Contemprato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Contemprato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Contemprato.
Contemprato avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
A punch combination from Contemprato misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with the body kick
and Contemprato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. Contemprato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Contemprato throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato lands a jab to the nose.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contemprato throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.
Hawkins cracks Contemprato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Contemprato throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Contemprato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a body kick that misses.
Contemprato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawkins is defended easily by Contemprato.
Contemprato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Contemprato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins 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.
Contemprato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Contemprato misses with a left hand
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Contemprato misses with a jab to the body
and Hawkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Contemprato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contemprato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contemprato throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hawkins duly obliges.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Contemprato avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contemprato throws a lazy right hand but Hawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Contemprato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawkins swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contemprato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Contemprato needs to keep his hands up - Hawkins had a free shot at his head there.
Contemprato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Noel Contemprato just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a right hand that Contemprato ducks under and follows up with a left that Contemprato also avoids with ease.
Hawkins moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Contemprato connects with the punch.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Contemprato.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Contemprato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawkins misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Contemprato scores with a body shot.
Contemprato throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Contemprato avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins fails with the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Contemprato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to slow Contemprato down by chopping away at his legs.
Contemprato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Contemprato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Contemprato tenderised Hawkins's leg. Hawkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Contemprato misses.
Contemprato looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins slips under a jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato connects with a looping right hand.
Hawkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Contemprato.
Hawkins moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Contemprato does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawkins misses with a wild combination.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Contemprato.
Some wild striking there from Contemprato.
Good leg kick by Hawkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Contemprato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contempratos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Contemprato keeps it at a distance.
Contemprato moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkins.
Contemprato avoids the head kick by Hawkins.
Contemprato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Contemprato connects with a body shot that sends Hawkins's belly button to the back.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins lunges at Contemprato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Contemprato's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contemprato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Contemprato takes a swing at Hawkins's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Contemprato lands a high kick!
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contemprato manages to avoid it.
Contemprato connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Contemprato tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contemprato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawkins misses with a low kick.
Contemprato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hawkins gets a clinch.
Hawkins tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkins missing with knees to the body.
Hawkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Contemprato after a bit of a struggle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
Contemprato keeps control of Hawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Contemprato is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Contemprato lands a shoulder strike.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Hawkins misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
Sandy Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hawkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkins.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contemprato swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Contemprato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a body kick.
Contemprato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkins in his tracks.
Hawkins swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Hawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Contemprato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawkins.
Hawkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Contemprato circles away and keeps his distance.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Contemprato.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Contemprato throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawkins on the side of the head.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Contemprato.
Hawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Contemprato at a distance.
Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Contemprato moves out of range as Hawkins throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noel Contemprato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noel Contemprato.
I think Contemprato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Contemprato!
Noel Contemprato is the new lightweight champion!
Noel Contemprato took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am bery happy por all da fans in the Phillipines! I win this belt for all of you! I would like to fight Martinez again. Tank You Mr. Kevin Johnson'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Art of War. Glozman has chosen enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Harry Distacio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glozman moves away.
Glozman throws a body punch but Distacio moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Distacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Distacio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glozman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Distacio misses with a body kick.
Glozman checks a leg kick.
Distacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glozman manages to avoid it.
Distacio wants to clinch.
Distacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Distacio throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut.
Distacio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glozman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Distacio is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Distacio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Glozman will feel that in the morning.
Distacio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Glozman wants to clinch.
Glozman moves out of range of the strikes.
Distacio lands with a good body shot.
Glozman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Distacio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glozman's sensitive parts.
Distacio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Glozman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Distacio somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Distacio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harry Distacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Distacio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Distacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Distacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glozman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Distacio moves into the clinch.
Glozman managing to block the knees to the body from Distacio.
Distacio takes a shot to the head.
Distacio takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glozman.
Distacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glozman has him pressed against the cage.
Glozman is working Distacio over against the cage.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Distacio avoids it.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glozman avoids it.
Glozman lands a good knee to the midsection. Distacio won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Glozman.
Distacio tries to throw a body punch but Glozman avoids it by throwing Distacio back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio trying to land knees to the body.
Distacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glozman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Distacio misses with some punches.
Distacio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Distacio tries to throw a body punch but Glozman avoids it by throwing Distacio back against the cage.
Distacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glozman misses with an elbow over the top.
Distacio lands a nice elbow.
Glozman crunches a lovely knee into Distacio's ribcage.
Distacio is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glozman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glozman.
Distacio is looking to break free of the clinch but Glozman has double underhooks.
Distacio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glozman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Distacio.
Distacio letting Glozman take a breather here.
Glozman gets through Distacio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glozman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glozman can't find room to land a body shot as Distacio controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glozman lands with a left to the head.
Distacio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Glozman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Distacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glozman digs a right hand underneath Distacio's ribcage. Distacio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glozman lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Distacio obliges.
Distacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glozman lands a right hand.
Distacio working aggressively here.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Distacio.
Glozman throws an elbow but it misses.
Distacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Distacio takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Harry Distacio has been cut.
Distacio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glozman.
Distacio is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glozman pushes Distacio against the cage. Glozman is working some dirty boxing. Glozman pushes off with a quick right hook! Distacio goes down! Distacio tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Glozman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Glozman!
Igor Glozman is the new middleweight champion!
Igor Glozman 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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