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VFC 162: Play vs. Laurentian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Season in the Abyss. 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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rider!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with a low kick.
Cohen throws a big shot that misses.
Rider misses with a wild body shot.
Cohen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rider sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rider fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cohen checks it well.
Cohen works the jab nicely.
Cohen avoids the head kick by Rider.
Rider misses with an uppercut. Cohen saw that one coming.
Cohen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rider's guard.
Cohen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rider dives on top into guard.
Rider throwing strikes but missing.
Rider preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cohen trying to keep a closed guard but Rider is proving a slippery customer.
Rider stays in close to Cohen's body and controls the position.
Cohen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cohen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rider lands a couple of digs.
Rider must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cohen controls Rider momentarily but Rider frees himself.
Cohen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cohen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cohen is on top in guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rider is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lawrence Cohen.
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and Rider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Rider finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cohen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rider.
Rider throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cohen was covering up waiting for the punch and Rider finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cohen looking to control.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cohen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rider throws an elbow that misses. Cohen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rider's guard. Nice move by Cohen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Cohen passes Rider's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen is looking for a kimura here.
Cohen seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rider has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Cohen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cohen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rider is trying to defend but Cohen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cohen is trying to work for a kimura but Rider is defending well.
Cohen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rider sees it coming and defends easily.
Cohen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rider.
Cohen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cohen is working hard here to advance position.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Rider keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cohen.
Cohen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cohen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cohen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Rider keeps moving.
Cohen looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cohen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Lawrence Cohen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cohen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rider enables Cohen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rider manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Rider keeps moving.
Cohen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lawrence Cohen just wasn't active enough.
Cohen lands a nice hook to Rider's body. Rider takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Cohen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cohen sizes up Rider with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rider defending well as Cohen loads up on a big left hand.
Cohen misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rider.
Cohen moves into the clinch successfully.
Cohen is trying to trip Rider. He has hold of a leg but Rider is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cohen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rider keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rider looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cohen is one step ahead there.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rider manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cohen manages to get himself to full guard.
Rider is working Cohen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cohen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rider accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rider is looking to work some ground and pound but Cohen has wrist control.
Cohen trying to control the position.
Cohen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rider loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cohen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cohen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cohen 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.
Rider throws an elbow that misses. Cohen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rider's guard. Nice move by Cohen!
Cohen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rider controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider looking for a sweep. Not yet Rider, not yet.
Rider keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Cohen looking to sit in guard and control but Rider gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rider accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rider preventing the sweep.
Ryan Rider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rider is sitting in close to Cohen's body. Cohen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rider is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rider is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cohen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lawrence Cohen!
A very excited looking Lawrence Cohen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Humphry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millit comes to the cage accompanied by The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey. Humphry has chosen Iggy And The Stooges - as his entrance music. Derek Humphry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Humphry!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphry avoids the head kick by Millit.
Millit connects with a high kick.
Millit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Millit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Humphry throws a body punch but Millit moves out of range.
Humphry blocks the body kick.
Millit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Humphry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millit.
Millit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Humphry's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millit controlling the action here.
Humphry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Humphry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Humphry tries to roll over but Millit keeps him under control.
Humphry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Millit is controlling the pace.
Humphry trying to control from the bottom.
Humphry tries to get to full guard but Millit has control of the leg.
Humphry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit thows a huge punch but Humphry dodges it nicely.
Humphry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Millit.
Humphry won't allow Millit to pass to mount.
Humphry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Humphry won't allow Millit to pass to mount.
Millit is trying to control the action in half guard but Humphry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Millit decides to stand up.
A combination from Millit does no damage.
Millit closes the distance and clinches.
Humphry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Humphry tries to throw a body punch but Millit avoids it by throwing Humphry back against the cage.
Humphry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Millit.
Humphry avoiding damage.
Humphry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Millit.
Humphry tries a body shot but Millit blocks it.
Millit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Humphry throws a series of punches but Millit avoids them all with ease.
Humphry tries to close the distance and clinch but Millit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Humphry misses with a combination
and Millit counters with a right hand to the body.
Humphry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphry looks to land a combination but Millit avoids it well.
Humphry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Humphry is looking to clinch but Millit is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humphry lands with a hook. Millit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Humphry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Humphry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Millit. Millit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Humphry misses with a straight right.
Millit throws a head kick that misses.
Millit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humphry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Derek Humphry has been cut.
Humphry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Millit manages to avoid it.
Millit wants to land a leg kick but Humphry is out of range.
Millit throws a leg kick that misses.
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 Mike Millit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Humphry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Humphry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Humphry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Humphry has managed to clinch.
Humphry tries a body shot but Millit blocks it.
A body shot lands from Humphry.
Millit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Millit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Humphry can't find room to land a body shot as Millit controls the action.
Humphry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millit up against the cage.
Humphry tries to throw a body punch but Millit avoids it by throwing Humphry back against the cage.
Humphry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Millit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Humphry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Millit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Humphry.
Millit is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Millit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Humphry can't find room to land a body shot as Millit controls the action.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Humphry. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Humphry misses with a punch to the body.
Humphry misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Humphry.
Humphry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Humphry blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humphry lands an uppercut.
Millit tries to break the clinch but Humphry is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millit.
The referee calls for Humphry to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humphry scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Millit is trying to force a seperation but Humphry has the dominant position.
Millit tries to circle away but Humphry has him pinned against the cage.
Humphry misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Humphry.
Humphry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Millit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Humphry has him pressed against the cage.
Humphry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Derek Humphry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphry wants to take the fight to the mat but Millit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Humphry is leaning against Millit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Humphry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millit's elbow.
Humphry tries to work over Millit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Humphry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Humphry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Humphry misses with a punch to the body.
Millit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Humphry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Millit backwards.
Millit tries to circle away but Humphry has him pinned against the cage.
Millit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Humphry misses with a punch to the body.
Humphry tries to throw a body punch but Millit avoids it by throwing Humphry back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Humphry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millit has had enough of the clinch but Humphry keeps him there for the moment.
Humphry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Humphry on the inside.
A short right from Humphry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humphry tries to throw a body punch but Millit avoids it by throwing Humphry back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Humphry.
Millit is looking to break free of the clinch but Humphry has double underhooks.
Millit blocks a body shot from Humphry.
Humphry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Millit backwards.
Millit is rocked!
Humphry unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Millit! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Humphry is unloading with more strikes now! Millit drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Humphry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Drennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Housimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drennan comes to the cage accompanied by Illy-oi!. Palhares has chosen Sound of Madness by Shinedown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Drennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Housimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Drennan finds it's target.
That kick from Drennan tenderised Palhares's leg. Palhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Drennan counters with an inside leg kick.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drennan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drennan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Drennan counters with a straight right hand.
Gary Drennan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Housimar Palhares.
Drennan thumps Palhares with a low kick.
Palhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drennan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palhares. That did some damage!
Drennan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palhares's sensitive parts.
Palhares looks gassed!
Drennan scores with a head kick. Palhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drennan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palhares is defended easily by Drennan.
Drennan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Drennan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drennan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drennan is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, Drennan circles away and we're back to standing.
Drennan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drennan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drennan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drennan. Drennan obviously looking to wear him down.
Drennan stuns Palhares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drennan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palhares in his tracks.
Palhares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drennan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drennan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drennan lands a front kick.
Palhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drennan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drennan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Palhares is rocked!
Drennan lands with a good body shot.
Palhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Drennan finish him?
Gary Drennan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drennan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Palhares gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gary Drennan!
Gary Drennan very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Banuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Victor Banuelos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Victor Banuelos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target.
Banuelos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banuelos. Shain shrugs it off though.
Banuelos instigates a clinch.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Shain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shain pushes Banuelos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Shain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shain wants a takedown but no success here.
Banuelos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Banuelos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banuelos.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Banuelos lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Shain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banuelos presses Shain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain wants to stall.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Banuelos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banuelos blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banuelos tries to throw a body punch but Shain avoids it by throwing Banuelos back against the cage.
Banuelos keeps control of Shain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banuelos gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Banuelos.
Shain takes a shot to the head.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Banuelos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banuelos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shain working aggressively here.
Banuelos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banuelos.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Banuelos avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Banuelos takes a shot to the head.
Banuelos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shain blocks it with crossed arms.
Banuelos blocks an uppercut.
Shain struggles to land a body shot inside as Banuelos controls his hands.
Banuelos gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banuelos blocks a body shot from Shain.
Banuelos keeps control of Shain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banuelos gets through Shain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banuelos prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banuelos lands an uppercut.
Shain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Banuelos.
Shain is rocked!
Banuelos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Shain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shain is trying to break the clinch but Banuelos has him pressed against the cage.
Shain lands a left hand.
Banuelos lands a left hand.
Banuelos pushes Shain against the cage. Banuelos is working some dirty boxing. Banuelos pushes off with a quick right hook! Shain goes down! Shain tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Banuelos moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Banuelos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vertigo - U2. James Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
19 - 10 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
A big right from Hart misses.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Hart throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hart misses with a right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones clobbers Hart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Hart throws a good cross that connects.
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Hart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Jones throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a low kick but Hart moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
James Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hart lands a jab.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Hart's leg but Hart calmly moves out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jab from Hart.
Jones moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hart slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hart slips a jab from Jones.
Hart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Hart misses.
Hart misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Hart throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Hart.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hart on the side of the head.
Bret Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Hart misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Hart fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hart tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well.
Hart throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Hart lands with a cross.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hart finish him?
Hart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Hart.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Hart fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jones to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jones looks to clinch but Hart throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jones taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bret Hart!
A relieved looking Bret Hart thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sazh Blaskey (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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27
210 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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28
205 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sazh Blaskey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaskey misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacReady lands a nice shot that snaps Blaskey's head back.
A jab from Blaskey misses.
Blaskey misses with a straight right.
MacReady throws a low kick but Blaskey moves out of range easily.
MacReady scores with a punch to the head.
MacReady is looking to land body kicks.
MacReady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaskey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacReady.
MacReady just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaskey throws a big shot that misses.
Blaskey throws a shot to the body.
MacReady clobbers Blaskey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacReady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacReady moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. Blaskey does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacReady misses with a low kick.
MacReady is looking to slow Blaskey down with leg kicks.
Blaskey throws the left hand but MacReady avoids the punch easily.
MacReady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaskey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacReady can pounce on him.
MacReady scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacReady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacReady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacReady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaskey throws out the jab.
MacReady doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaskey circles away.
Blaskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey scores with a sloppy right hand. MacReady should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Blaskey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaskey 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.
MacReady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacReady lands a right hook to the body.
MacReady wants to clinch.
MacReady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MacReady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaskey circles away quickly and effectively.
MacReady bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blaskey's head backwards.
Blaskey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacReady was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaskey.
Good standup being displayed there by Blaskey as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaskey looks to land a combination but MacReady avoids it well.
MacReady scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacReady slips under a jab.
A punch combination from MacReady misses.
Blaskey avoids the body shot from MacReady.
Blaskey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blaskey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacReady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacReady dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaskey. That did some damage!
MacReady misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Blaskey.
MacReady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blaskey misses.
MacReady throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaskey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaskey misses with a two punch combination.
MacReady throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacReady lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaskey lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaskey throws a sloppy body shot
and MacReady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacReady is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaskey thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaskey misses with an uppercut.
MacReady looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacReady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R J MacReady dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacReady lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaskey at a distance.
Blaskey misses with an uppercut.
MacReady throws a leg kick but Blaskey checks it.
MacReady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaskey throws a shot from downtown. MacReady moves away and avoids it.
MacReady thuds a left hand into Blaskey's body.
Blaskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaskey gets tackled into the cage by MacReady. MacReady maintains the clinch.
MacReady is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
MacReady scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Sazh Blaskey has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaskey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
MacReady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaskey swats away the attempt to clinch by MacReady.
Blaskey throws an off balance right hand
and MacReady counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaskey thinking.
MacReady looks to land a right hand but Blaskey moved out of range.
Jab by MacReady.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaskey blocks the leg kick.
Blaskey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacReady.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blaskey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blaskey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacReady.
Nice body punch from MacReady.
Blaskey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacReady.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blaskey misses.
MacReady throws out a powerful jab.
Blaskey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacReady was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaskey.
MacReady scores with a jab to the body.
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacReady uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Blaskey misses its intended target.
Blaskey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaskey.
Blaskey misses with a combination
and MacReady counters with a straight right hand.
MacReady lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaskey throws a jab when MacReady was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady forces Blaskey back against the cage and clinches.
Blaskey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacReady lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaskey backwards.
MacReady lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacReady as Blaskey tries to tie him up.
Blaskey being controlled against the cage.
Blaskey is trying to maintain a safe position but MacReady gets an underhook and turns Blaskey into the cage.
MacReady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacReady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
R J MacReady is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaskey misses with an uppercut
and MacReady counters with a low kick, right behind Blaskey 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady rushes Blaskey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacReady lands with a short shot to the head.
MacReady prevents the takedown attempt.
Blaskey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacReady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaskey backwards.
MacReady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaskey has MacReady pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacReady tries to throw a body punch but Blaskey avoids it by throwing MacReady back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaskey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. MacReady fights it off and pushes away nicely.
MacReady cracks the inside of Blaskey's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R J MacReady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sazh Blaskey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
MacReady turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaskey misses with a body shot.
Blaskey missing with a left hand there. MacReady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacReady feints and then cracks Blaskey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaskey down.
MacReady lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaskey digs a good body shot into MacReady's ribs.
MacReady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaskey.
A big left from MacReady misses.
Blaskey missing with a left hand there. MacReady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaskey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacReady.
MacReady throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacReady tries to clinch but Blaskey is having none of it.
Blaskey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaskey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacReady is looking to slow Blaskey down with leg kicks.
MacReady fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaskey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaskey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by MacReady. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacReady.
MacReady misses with a straight right.
MacReady throws a solid leg kick but Blaskey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacReady.
Blaskey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaskey avoids the body shot from MacReady.
MacReady fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaskey walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey throws a right hand that misses
and MacReady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacReady moves out of range as Blaskey strikes.
MacReady is looking to clinch but Blaskey is avoiding it.
MacReady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaskey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaskey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from MacReady.
MacReady pushes Blaskey up against the cage in a clinch.
MacReady lands with a right to the head.
MacReady scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacReady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaskey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey throws a looping overhand right but MacReady ducks down to avoid it.
MacReady throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacReady pushes Blaskey up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MacReady takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
MacReady breaks the clinch.
MacReady cracks the inside of Blaskey's front leg.
Blaskey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacReady.
MacReady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sazh Blaskey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacReady gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blaskey just leaning against MacReady, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacReady lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaskey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaskey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
MacReady is trying to break the clinch but Blaskey is controlling him.
MacReady taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
MacReady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaskey misses with a lunging right hand
and MacReady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaskey throws out a loose jab but MacReady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaskey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacReady can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
R J MacReady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacReady has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... R J MacReady!
R J MacReady thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Avril Lavigne - Hot. The crowd seem to be enjoying Heizel's choice of entrance music: Doctor Doctor. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
180 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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25
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Heizel!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heizel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heizel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heizel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heizel misses with some punches.
Heizel working aggressively here.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Heizel tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Heizel misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heizel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ellis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heizel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heizel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elliss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heizel.
Heizel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Ellis lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Ellis.
Heizel looks gassed!
Ellis tries a body shot but Heizel blocks it.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Heizel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heizel misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heizel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heizel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heizel misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Heizel controls his hands.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heizel's elbow.
Ellis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ellis lands a left hand.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis cracks Heizel with a nice body shot.
Ellis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Heizel's ribcage. Heizel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Heizel controls the action.
Ellis presses Heizel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis tries a body shot but Heizel blocks it.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heizel backwards.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Heizel's ribcage. Heizel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Heizel controls his hands.
Heizel has a couple of punches blocked by Ellis.
Ellis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heizel backwards.
Ellis cracks Heizel with a nice body shot.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis tries a body shot but Heizel blocks it.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Heizel controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis pushes Heizel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Heizel's head.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heizel backwards.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Heizel controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellis lands a left hand.
Heizel prevents a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis tries to work over Heizel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Heizel controls the action.
Ellis digs a right hand into Heizel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heizel's gas tank.
Ellis cracks Heizel with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Heizel's head.
Nice body punch from Ellis.
Ellis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Ellis.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Ellis lands with a short shot to the head.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Heizel controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis digs a right hand into Heizel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heizel's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Ellis.
Heizel takes a shot to the head.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Heizel's head.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heizel.
Ellis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heizel backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellis digs a right hand into Heizel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heizel's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis tries to work over Heizel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
Ellis lands a hook that snaps the head of Heizel backwards.
Ellis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heizel backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Ellis.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ellis connects with a body shot that sends Heizel's belly button to the back.
Ellis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heizel has time to react.
Ellis lands a nice hook to Heizel's body. Heizel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heizel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heizel in his tracks.
Ellis plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Heizel swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Heizel face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Ellis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
190 lbs
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200 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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Redhair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redhair misses the jab.
Redhair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDermot.
McDermot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDermot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redhair's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDermot under the eye.
Redhair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDermot throws a series of punches but Redhair avoids them all with ease.
McDermot thuds a left hand into Redhair's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redhair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDermot.
Redhair misses with a low kick as McDermot jumps back.
Redhair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDermot counters with a crisp one two that drops Redhair! McDermot thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Redhair to his feet! Redhair is in big trouble!
Redhair is rocked!
Redhair is looking to clinch.
Oh Redhair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redhair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermot moves away.
McDermot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Redhair doesn't seem bothered though.
Redhair seems to have got his legs back now.
Redhair is breathing heavily.
McDermot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redhair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDermot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDermot cracks Redhair with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McDermot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Redhair to stand back 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!
McDermot lands a nice looking body shot.
McDermot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDermot jabs Redhair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDermot connects with a jab.
McDermot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Redhair rather than just go for the knockout.
Redhair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDermot.
McDermot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redhair's sensitive parts.
Redhair misses with a right hand
and McDermot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDermot lands a right hook to the body.
McDermot cracks Redhair with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Redhair looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McDermot finish him?
McDermot walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Redhair drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McDermot swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Redhair's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat McDermot!
Pat McDermot gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by I Am by Dale Oliver. Mason Terell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Terell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terell throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Terell - just one landing.
Terell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terell jabs Styles right on the nose. Styles blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Styles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
Terell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terell misses the shot to the body.
Styles jabs Terell right on the nose. Terell blinks but takes it well.
Terell throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles is looking to clinch but Terell is avoiding it.
Styles throws a series of punches but Terell avoids them all with ease.
Mason Terell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Styles is fending him off so far but Terell persists. Nope, Styles circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles slips a jab from Terell.
Terell looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Terell.
Terell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Styles's hands.
Terell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terell 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.
Styles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terell works Styles's body with a nice hook.
Styles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terell cracks a nice hook into Styles's ribs.
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 telegraphed takedown attempt from Styles is defended easily by Terell.
Terell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Styles.
Terell just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles moves out of range as Terell strikes.
A left lands for Terell.
Terell throws a sloppy head kick and Styles moves out of range easily.
Terell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terell gets slowly back to his feet.
Terell cracks Styles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terell throws a series of strikes that have Styles backpedaling.
Styles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terell.
Aj Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Terell.
Styles throws a push kick but Terell slaps the foot to one side.
Terell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.
Terell looks to throw the jab but Styles is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell misses with a body shot.
A cross from Terell lands.
Terell misses with a left hand
and Styles counters with a single leg into guard. Terell didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terell working a defensive guard here.
Terell controlling Styles's posture.
Terell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Terell looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason Terell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terell thows a body shot but no joy.
Terell throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terell shoots in looking for a takedown. Styles tries to sprawl out of it but Terell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Styles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terell looks to throw the jab but Styles is out of range.
Styles slips a jab and a cross from Terell.
Terell misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terell thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles throws a head kick but Terell moves out of range.
Terell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Styles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Styles's head backwards.
Terell scores with the left hand. Styles knows he should have avoided that one.
Terell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Terell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Styles dodges the punch combination from Terell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell misses with a lunging right hand
and Styles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terell's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles won't allow Terell to get back to his feet.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Terell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Styles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Terell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aj Styles.
Styles walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Terell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terell throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
Terell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Terell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terell throws a hook but Styles avoids it easily.
A jab from Terell misses.
Styles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terell pinned against the cage. Terell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Styles on the side of the head.
Terell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Terell misses.
Terell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terell jabs at Styles's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Styles at a distance.
Styles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terell digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terell manages to avoid it.
Terell thuds a left hand into Styles's body.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Terell misses.
Styles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Terell defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Terell.
Styles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Terell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Terell is defended easily by Styles.
Terell misses with a two punch combination.
Terell misses with a double jab
and Styles counters with a takedown into side control.
Terell wants to get back to his feet but Styles drags him back down.
Terell is looking to regain half guard here but Styles keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Styles staying calm.
Aj Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell is trying to get back to half guard.
Terell stops Styles from passing to mount.
Terell manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mason Terell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terell wants to get back to full guard but Styles has passed into side control.
The referee asks Styles politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Styles prefers to stall for the moment though.
Terell tries to improve position but can't.
Styles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terell keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles has control of an arm but Terell manages to advance to Styles's back!
Terell doesn't have the hooks in and Styles manages to turn into his guard.
Styles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Terell wants to get back to his feet but Styles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Terell 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles trying to control but Terell is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mason Terell.
I've got Terell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Terell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play comes to the cage accompanied by Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
181 lbs
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31
181 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play misses the body punch
and Laurentian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Play's knee momentarily.
Play throws a leg kick but Laurentian moved away.
Laurentian lands with a nice body punch.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Play is predictable there
letting Laurentian counter with a right hand.
Play blocks a head kick by Laurentian.
Laurentian is looking to land body kicks.
Play drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Play.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurentian misses with a hook
and Play connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Play tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laurentian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laurentian throws a chopping leg kick but Play manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Play goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a low kick, looking for Play's leg but Play calmly moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a looping overhand right but Play ducks down to avoid it.
Play misses with a low kick.
Play takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laurentian tries a head kick but it misses.
Foul Play seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurentian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
Laurentian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Play misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laurentian scores with a leg kick.
Laurentian tries to score with a low kick but Play moves his leg out of the way.
Laurentian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laurentian misses with a low kick.
Play fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laurentian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Play scores with a shot to the body.
Laurentian throws out a leg kick but Play moves out of range and Laurentian only half commits.
Laurentian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laurentian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Play.
Laurentian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Play walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laurentian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Play connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laurentian momentarily.
Laurentian thows a leg kick but Play checks it
and Play counters with a three punch combo that has Laurentian backing up. Laurentian nods at Play to acknowledge the strikes.
Play works the jab nicely.
Play takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laurentian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laurentian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Play is breathing heavily.
Play takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Play bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laurentian looks to land a right hand but Play moved out of range.
Laurentian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Play dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurentian. That did some damage!
Laurentian throws a head kick but Play moves out of range.
Laurentian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Play.
Laurentian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laurentian throws a big shot that misses.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Play sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Play thuds his shin into the meat of Laurentian's side.
Play looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurentian is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurentian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
Play looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Play fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range.
Laurentian scores with the left hand. Play knows he should have avoided that one.
Play punishes Laurentian's body with a nice straight punch.
Play is looking to wear down Laurentian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Play throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Play connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Play connects with a crisp jab.
Play throws a lazy uppercut
and Laurentian counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurentian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Play.
Laurentian lands a slapping body shot.
Laurentian misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Play tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laurentian was well out of range. Poor timing from Play.
Play misses with an uppercut. Laurentian saw that one coming.
Laurentian tries a head kick but it misses.
Play misses with a body kick.
Laurentian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Play throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laurentian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laurentian takes a swing at Play's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Play avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Play defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Play throws a sloppy body shot
and Laurentian counters with an outside leg kick.
Laurentian looks to throw the jab but Play is out of range.
Nice shot by Laurentian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Play is out of range.
Laurentian throws a head kick that misses
and Play counters with a straight right hand.
Laurentian ducks right into an uppercut from Play.
Play bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laurentian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laurentian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Play throws a nice outside leg kick.
Play has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Play checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Play as he checks the leg kick.
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by Play.
Play digs a good hook to Laurentian's body.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laurentian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laurentian is breathing heavily.
Play connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laurentian momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Laurentian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Play.
Play uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laurentian.
Laurentian loads up on a big right hand but Play slips the punch.
Laurentian 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.
Play keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Play avoids a kick to the body.
Laurentian throws a low kick, looking for Play's leg but Play calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Play misses
and Laurentian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laurentian throws out a loose jab but Play uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurentian scores with a jab. Play acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laurentian clobbers Play with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a poor cross that misses
and Play counters with a nice body shot.
Play scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laurentian needs to keep his hands up - Play had a free shot at his head there.
Laurentian throws out a powerful jab.
Laurentian lands a nice shot to the body.
Play bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Play. Those never looked like landing.
Laurentian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Play is able to avoid easily.
Play throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laurentian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laurentian tries to work over Play's front leg with a kick but Play checks it.
Laurentian misses with a low kick.
Laurentian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Play connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laurentian scrambles back to his feet.
Laurentian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Play misses with a low kick.
Laurentian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laurentian.
Laurentian misses with a low kick.
Play ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Play checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laurentian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Play lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laurentian will feel that in the morning.
Play scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laurentian in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurentian throws a leg kick but Play sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laurentian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Play.
Play thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Foul Play will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laurentian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Play checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Play is predictable there
and Play takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laurentian wants to slow Play down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Play darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Play. That's going to slow Laurentian down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laurentian.
Play takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Laurentian misses
and Play counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Laurentian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Play throws a solid leg kick but Laurentian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Play.
Laurentian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Play there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Play throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Play throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurentian manages to avoid it.
Laurentian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Play scores with a nice strike.
Some bone on bone action there as Play checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Play's head but Play sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Play chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laurentian can pounce on him.
Play lands a nice looking body shot.
Play lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laurentian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Play moves away.
Laurentian works the jab nicely.
Play throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Play sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Play 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.
Laurentian keeps Play at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Play looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurentian is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Play lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laurentian doesn't seem phased though.
Laurentian moves away from the strike by Play.
Play lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laurentian's sensitive parts.
Play moves out of range of the body kick from Laurentian.
A low kick from Laurentian misses
and Play counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laurentian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Play dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurentian. That did some damage!
Play fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laurentian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Play is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laurentian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Play checks a low kick from Laurentian.
Play checks the leg kick.
Laurentian throws a good cross that connects.
Laurentian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laurentian throws a leg kick but Play sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Play bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laurentian's head.
Laurentian tries a low kick but Play avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Play lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laurentian doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Play 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 Laurentian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laurentian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Play looks to land a left hand but Laurentian moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play connects with a body shot.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play misses the shot to the body.
Play throws a leg kick but Laurentian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laurentian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laurentian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Play moves away.
Laurentian misses the jab.
Play keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Play throws a leg kick that misses.
Play connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laurentian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Play stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Play checks a leg kick.
Play tries a low kick but Laurentian avoids it.
Play moves forwards but Laurentian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Play swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Play moves out of range of the strikes.
Play connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Play cracks the inside of Laurentian's front leg.
Laurentian avoids the body shot from Play.
Play dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurentian connects with a leg kick. Play looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Play throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laurentian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Play thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Play.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Play throws a lazy head kick
and Laurentian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Play's knee momentarily.
Play lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laurentian's sensitive parts.
Laurentian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Play.
Laurentian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurentian is looking to score with low kicks.
Play shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Play misses with a low kick as Laurentian jumps back.
Laurentian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Play.
Play connects with a high kick.
Laurentian throws a low kick, looking for Play's leg but Play calmly moves out of range.
Play throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laurentian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laurentian throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Play misses with a body punch
and Laurentian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laurentian.
Laurentian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Play misses.
Laurentian 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.
Laurentian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurentian looks for the body kick but Play saw that one coming.
Laurentian connects with an inside leg kick.
Laurentian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Play sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laurentian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Play.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian takes a swing at Play's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian connects with a leg kick. Play looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurentian looks to land a combination but Play avoids it well.
Laurentian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Play moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Play.
Play misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Play blocks the body kick.
Play moves out of range as Laurentian strikes.
Play on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurentian is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Play.
Laurentian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurentian misses with a straight left.
Play chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laurentian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Play misses with a low kick.
Play changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurentian 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Play finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laurentian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice shot by Play.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Laurentian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Play checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laurentian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Play.
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
Play pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laurentian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Play's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Play.
Play throws a lazy uppercut
and Laurentian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Play lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laurentian throws a leg kick that misses.
Play connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Play slips under a jab from Laurentian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play thumps Laurentian with a low kick.
Laurentian throws a leg kick but Play sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Play tenderised Laurentian's leg. Laurentian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laurentian is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Play pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Play moves out of range of the body kick from Laurentian.
Laurentian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
Laurentian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laurentian tries to land a leg kick but Play saw it coming and moves away.
Laurentian jabs Play to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Play misses with a low kick.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Play sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurentian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a low kick but Play avoids it.
Laurentian misses with a low kick.
Play chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Play fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laurentian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Laurentian tenderised Play's leg. Play is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Play misses with a wild body shot.
Play moves out of range as Laurentian strikes.
Laurentian misses with a hook. Play ducked under it nicely.
Laurentian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Play counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laurentian's knee momentarily.
Laurentian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laurentian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Play throws out the jab.
Laurentian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Play.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laurentian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Laurentian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Play misses with a body shot
enabling Laurentian to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurentian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Play throws a low kick but Laurentian avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laurentian.
Laurentian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Play. Play obviously looking to wear him down.
Laurentian misses with a head kick.
Play misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Play there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Play misses with a hook. Laurentian ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Play misses the target.
Laurentian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Play.
Play tries to bum rush Laurentian with a series of wild strikes but Laurentian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laurentian cracks Play with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Play checks a leg kick.
Laurentian moves out of range of the body kick from Play.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Play.
Play misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Laurentian finds it's way through Play's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Foul Play.
I think Play has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foul Play!
Foul Play retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Foul Play waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.
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