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SSF 22 New years Explosion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnitine's entrance music is Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider covering Breaking the Law. A fine choice. 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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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Carnitine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnitine tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Carnitine wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres scores with a jab.
Carnitine misses with the combination.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres slips under a jab from Carnitine.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carnitine drops his hands momentarily and Torres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carnitine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carnitine throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres scores with a head kick. Carnitine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Carnitine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torres controlling the action here for a moment.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carnitines head.
Torres taking a breather.
Torres continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are getting on Torres's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Torres.
Carnitine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carnitine is working for a kimura but Torres is defending it quite comfortably.
Carnitine is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Carnitine eventually gives up the hold.
Carnitine is pressing down on Torres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torres is holding on for now.
Carnitine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carnitine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Carnitine eventually gives up the hold.
Carnitine throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine wants to work for an arm triangle but Torres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carnitine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carnitine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carnitine's back!
Carnitine tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres doesn't have the hooks in and Carnitine manages to turn into his guard.
Carnitine looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres is looking to stand up but Carnitine isn't so interested in that idea.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carnitine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Torres will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torres has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torres trying to stall but Carnitine improves his position.
Carnitine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Carnitine wants to work for an arm triangle but Torres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carnitine is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Torres still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Torres has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Carnitine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carnitine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Torres politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Torres prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carnitine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres controlling from side mount.
Carnitine wants to control but Torres postures up.
Carnitine tries to improve position but can't.
Carnitine wants to control but Torres postures up.
Larry Carnitine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carnitine looks to move to half guard but instead Torres has passed into mount! Damn!
Torres content just to control the position here.
Carnitine tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine is working hard here to advance position.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carnitine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Carnitine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres kicks Carnitine off and gets to his feet.
Carnitine is looking to land body kicks.
Carnitine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Carnitine moves his leg out of the way.
Carnitine shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but Carnitine seems unphased.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Carnitine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torres sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres clinches.
Carnitine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torres is struggling to control the position.
Carnitine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torres smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Carnitine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carnitine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carnitine shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carnitine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torres has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torres scores with a head kick. Carnitine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres avoids the body shot from Carnitine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carnitine tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Carnitine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Carnitine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brian Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres lands with an uppercut that bounces Carnitine off the cage and back into range.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brian Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres lands a lovely overhand right.
Torres cracks Carnitine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carnitine is rocked!
Torres cracks Carnitine on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Carnitine falls backwards against the cage. Torres follows up with more strikes that drop Carnitine to his knees. Torres keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Carnitine! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Torres!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but De Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but De Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva closes the distance and pushes De Gonzales back into the cage.
De Gonzales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up
and De Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva tries to circle away but De Gonzales has him pinned against the cage.
Silva pulls De Gonzales into guard.
De Gonzales wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Gonzales trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Gonzales controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior De Gonzales was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Gonzales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Junior De Gonzales has been cut.
De Gonzales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but De Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Gonzales forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
De Gonzales prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from De Gonzales, against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
De Gonzales pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales avoids the head kick by Silva.
De Gonzales leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but De Gonzales is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and pushes De Gonzales back into the cage.
De Gonzales misses with a body punch.
De Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior De Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
De Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Gonzales seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
De Gonzales blocks a body shot from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Gonzales wants to stall.
De Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is trying to pull guard but De Gonzales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from De Gonzales.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Gonzales.
Silva has De Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing De Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior De Gonzales's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Gonzales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but De Gonzales has double underhooks.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Gonzales looking to stall.
De Gonzales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Gonzales gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva prevents De Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Gonzales leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Gonzales is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Gonzales down to the mat. De Gonzales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
De Gonzales wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but De Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Gonzales tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep De Gonzales thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lyoto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looks to clinch
and De Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva missing with a left hand there. De Gonzales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - De Gonzales circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but De Gonzales circles away.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
De Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A short right from De Gonzales on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Gonzales's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Junior De Gonzales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Gonzales pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Gonzales is controlling him.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva taking a breather.
De Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales is looking to clinch.
De Gonzales blocks a head kick by Silva.
De Gonzales wants to clinch.
De Gonzales misses with a double jab.
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 Lyoto Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior De Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
De Gonzales tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
De Gonzales throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Lyoto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Gonzales blocks a head kick by Silva.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Gonzales moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gonzales swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a right hand.
De Gonzales tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing De Gonzales back against the cage.
Silva has De Gonzales pressed against the cage.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
De Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
De Gonzales looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva wants to slow De Gonzales down by chopping away at his legs.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for De Gonzales's leg but De Gonzales calmly moves out of range.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Gonzales but De Gonzales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
De Gonzales misses with some punches.
De Gonzales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Lyoto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up but De Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Gonzales manages to get to full guard.
De Gonzales trying to control the position here.
Lyoto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Gonzales trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Lyoto Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lyoto Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jubal Early!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Early has his takedown stuffed
and Van damm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jubal Early has been cut.
Jubal Early seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Early shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van damm counters with a body kick that stops Early in his tracks momentarily.
Van damm scores with a body shot.
Van damm pushes Early up against the cage in a clinch.
Van damm scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Early has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van damm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tong Van damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jubal Early.
Van damm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van damm prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Van damm.
Early looks gassed!
Van damm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Early backwards.
Van damm breaks from the clinch.
Van damm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van damm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Early paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van damm thumps Early with a low kick.
Tong Van damm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van damm misses with a kick to the body.
Van damm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van damm lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van damm lands a head kick. Early smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Early tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van damm swivels and escapes.
Van damm lands a big head kick that sends Early tumbling to the mat! Van damm takes a step backwards and waves Early back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Early is rocked!
Van damm lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Van damm!
During a confident post fight interview, Tong Van damm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Query (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeeves Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Query!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Query takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
A low kick from Query is predictable there
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Query misses
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Query changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Query working the ground and pound.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Query throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Query keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith is staying active underneath Query, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith pulls Query in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Query doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Query manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Query manages to get himself to full guard.
Query not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Query is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Query seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Query is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Query was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Query avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Query wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Query makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Query.
Query wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Query is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Query tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Query is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeeves Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Query misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Query fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Query scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Query throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Query manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to bum rush Query with a series of wild strikes but Query uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Query ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Query is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Query is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Query.
Query prevents a body shot from Smith.
Query managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
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 Jeeves Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Query counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Query fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Query is able to avoid easily.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is looking to wear down Query with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Query throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Query's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tests Query's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeeves Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query checks a low kick from Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Query down.
Jeeves Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Query throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Query changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Query manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Query scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Query rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Query defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
That's two 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!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Query works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Query uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Query misses with a low kick.
Smith lands a high kick!
Query uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Nice defenses there by Query.
Smith misses with a combination
and Query counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Query scoring with punches from side control.
Query just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Query postures up.
Query advances to mount.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Query trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Query lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Query scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Query landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Smith gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position but Query postures up.
Query must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Query lands a couple of digs.
Query loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Query stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Query lands a couple of elbows.
Query stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Query wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Query won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Query wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Query throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Query showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Query ducks down to avoid it.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith moves forwards but Query connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Query's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Query scrambles back to his feet.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Query checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Query blocks a head kick by Smith.
Query jabs at Smith's body.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Query moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Query gets a takedown into half guard.
Query is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith moves into full guard.
Query got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Query has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Query lands a couple of elbows.
Query is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nate Query has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Query postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Query should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Smith has tightened it up now! Query should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeeves Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 26 Bass by Roni Size. 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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24
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sanji Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Costa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook misses with a kick to the body.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Cook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costa forces Cook back against the cage and clinches.
Costa breaks from the clinch.
Cook checks a leg kick nicely.
Cook connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Cook darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Cook trying to stall but Costa improves his position.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Cook prevents a takedown attempt there.
Costa jumps guard.
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cook is one step ahead there.
Cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Cook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cook defends well.
Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cook defends it easily.
Cook controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cook can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cook slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Costa trying to control the position.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Cook from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sanji Cook just wasn't active enough.
That kick from Cook tenderised Costa's leg. Costa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cook throws a lazy head kick
and Costa counters with a low kick, right behind Cook 's knee.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Cook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cook wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Costa trying to control the action but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook is looking for a sweep.
Costa throws a strike aimed at the side of Cook's head but Cook avoids it well.
Cook tries to bench press Costa off him but Costa keeps the position.
Cook sneaks back into half guard.
Costa is pressing down on Cook's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cook is holding on for now.
Costa is looking to take a break and control but Cook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cook wants to control but Costa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook is looking to improve his position.
Costa tries to pass to full mount but Cook defends it.
Costa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Costa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa landing shots from mount.
Costa lands a nice shot to the head.
Cook manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cook wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa is thwarting Cook's attempts to control the position.
Costa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Costa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Cook tenderised Costa's leg. Costa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cook lands with a kick to the temple. Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Costa checks a low kick from Cook.
Cook throws a leg kick which misses Costa's front leg but catches the back leg as Costa tries to avoid it.
Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cook closes the distance but Costa moves to the side
and Costa counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Cook!
Cook is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Cook keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cook is looking for a sweep. Costa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Costa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Costa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cook knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cook regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carlos Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Cook wants to sweep here but Costa controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
Cook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costa working some strikes from top position.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Cook is retaining full guard.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cook trying to control the position.
Costa won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa landing some decent shots from guard.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costa stopping the sweep attempt from Cook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Sanji Cook wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big left from Cook misses.
Cook looks to clinch
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
Cook leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Costa gets a clinch.
Costa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Costa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanji Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Costa.
Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook cracks Costa with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cook tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Costa blocks the elbow strike.
Costa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cook gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cook pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Costa blocks it.
Cook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Costa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looks like Carlos Costa has been cut.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cook gets tackled into the cage by Costa. Costa maintains the clinch.
Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Costa manages to pull guard.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Cook pushes his legs off easily.
Costa tries to strike from the bottom.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cook defends well.
Cook looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook stays in close to Costa's body and controls the position.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Cook from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sanji Cook.
Decent striking displayed by Cook there.
Cook feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Costa's calf.
Cook wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick
and Costa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cook.
A big right from Cook misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costa is out of range.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick from Costa.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cook tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Sanji Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage!
Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Costa blocks it.
Cook looking to throw knees to the head but Costa is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Costa has hold of one of Cook's legs. Cook is fighting the takedown attempt but Costa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cook is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
Costa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cook's head.
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!
Costa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Cook is retaining full guard.
Cook trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Cook is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sanji Cook just wasn't active enough.
Costa blocks a jab.
Carlos Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
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 Sanji Cook.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Costa!
After the big win, Carlos Costa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors White Gorilla Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zues Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zues Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Makunochi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makunochi.
Egan wants to slow Makunochi down by chopping away at his legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Egan - that will leave a mark!
Makunochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Makunochi just misses with a punch to the body.
Makunochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egan can pounce on him.
Egan throws a front kick that sends Makunochi stumbling back into the cage.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunochi. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Egan.
Egan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Egan scores with a leg kick.
Makunochi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan throws a front kick aimed at Makunochi's knee but Makunochi avoids it well.
Egan moves out of range as Makunochi strikes.
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makunochi if he has to take too many more of those.
Makunochi throws an overhand right that lands on Egan's shoulder, as Egan tries to avoid the shot.
Makunochi looks to throw the jab but Egan is out of range.
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunochi's calf.
Egan is looking to slow Makunochi down with leg kicks.
Egan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makunochi tries to clinch but Egan is having none of it.
Egan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Makunochi.
Makunochi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makunochi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Egan as he jumps to the side.
Makunochi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makunochi misses the shot to the body.
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Makunochi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makunochi throws a lazy right hand but Egan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egan throws a low kick but Makunochi moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Egan there.
Makunochi 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
Egan is looking to slow Makunochi down with leg kicks.
Egan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makunochi clinches up against the cage.
Egan tries to stall but Makunochi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makunochi misses with a punch on the inside.
Egan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makunochi's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi throws a head punch that misses.
Makunochi prevents Egan from breaking the clinch.
Makunochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunochi lands a hook that snaps the head of Egan backwards.
Makunochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Egan.
Makunochi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makunochi has a couple of punches blocked by Egan.
Egan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egan misses with the head strike.
Makunochi misses with the head strike.
Makunochi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makunochi working aggressively here.
Makunochi misses with the head strike.
Makunochi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makunochi has a couple of punches blocked by Egan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makunochi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egan.
Makunochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunochi has a couple of punches blocked by Egan.
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 Zues Egan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Egan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunochi. That did some damage!
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egan, right into the meat.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zues Egan is winning the standup battle so far.
Egan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zues Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egan 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 Makunochi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makunochi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egan scores with a nice head shot.
Egan pushes Makunochi away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunochi misses with an uppercut. Egan saw that one coming.
Makunochi blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Makunochi misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
Makunochi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Egan slams his shin into Makunochi's torso.
Makunochi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Egan. That one must have hurt.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makunochi 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.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan cracks the inside of Makunochi's front leg.
Egan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Egan throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Egan misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunochi's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Makunochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egan was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunochi.
Makunochi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
Egan throws a right hand that Makunochi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunochi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makunochi throws a right hand that misses
and Egan counters with a leg kick.
Egan swats away the attempt to clinch by Makunochi.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egan. That's going to slow Makunochi down.
Makunochi misses with a hook.
Makunochi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Egan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunochi.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunochi's sensitive parts.
Makunochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egan.
Egan avoids the body shot from Makunochi.
Egan thumps Makunochi with a low kick.
Egan scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Egan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
Makunochi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egan. Egan obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan connects with a leg kick. Makunochi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunochi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zues Egan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Egan.
Makunochi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makunochi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Egan.
Makunochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunochi's calf.
Makunochi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makunochi looks to throw the jab but Egan is out of range.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunochi's sensitive parts.
Egan is looking to slow Makunochi down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunochi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makunochi misses with a straight right.
Makunochi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Zues Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makunochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egan can pounce on him.
Egan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makunochi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Makunochi tries to clinch up.
Makunochi checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Egan scores with a push kick.
Egan scores with a leg kick.
Makunochi misses with a left hand
and Egan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makunochi really felt that one!
Nice body kick there by Egan.
Makunochi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egan throws a head kick but Makunochi moves out of range.
Makunochi cracks Egan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Egan - that will leave a mark!
Egan connects with a leg kick. Makunochi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makunochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Makunochi. That snapped Egan's head back.
Egan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zues Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zues Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Egan lands but Makunochi takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Egan.
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!
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makunochi if he has to take too many more of those.
Egan connects with a leg kick. Makunochi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makunochi misses with a straight left.
Egan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ippo Makunochi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egan lands a leg kick that knocks Makunochi off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Egan misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zues Egan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zues Egan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choco Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late comes to the cage accompanied by Raise HELL. Salmon has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music. Choco Late has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
282 lbs
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275 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Choco Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon is looking to score with low kicks.
Salmon misses with a head kick.
Salmon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salmon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Late. That's going to slow Salmon down.
Late checks the leg kick nicely there.
Late scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Cleon Salmon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Late looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Late connects with a high kick.
Late misses with a body shot.
Late really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Late swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salmon.
Salmon misses with a low kick.
Late walks into a stiff left hand from Salmon.
Salmon throws a jab when Late was well out of range.
Salmon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salmon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salmon thows a leg kick but Late checks it
and Late counters with a straight right hand.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Late throws a head kick that Salmon semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Late throws a right and a left that Salmon avoids nicely.
Salmon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Late misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salmon throws a head kick that misses.
Late misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salmon throws a body punch but Late moves out of range.
Cleon Salmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Salmon tenderised Late's leg. Late is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salmon misses with a wild body shot.
Salmon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salmon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Late quickly recovers to half guard.
Salmon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Late avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salmon.
Salmon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Late is breathing heavily.
Salmon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salmon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Late knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salmon on the ground.
Salmon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salmon slips a nice elbow through Late's hands, connecting with Late's forehead.
Salmon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salmon is taking a breather. Late says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Salmon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Late defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cleon Salmon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Late blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Late.
Late blocks a head kick by Salmon.
Salmon lands with a shot to the body.
Late looks to land a combination but Salmon avoids it well.
Salmon lands with a good body shot.
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!
Salmon clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Salmon.
Salmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salmon scores with a shot to the side of Late's head.
Salmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salmon drops Late onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Late is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Late is rocked!
Salmon lands a big right hand that drops Late! The killer instinct kicks in and Salmon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Salmon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Salmon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asher Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Canmelianenko's choice of entrance music: Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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256 lbs
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260 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodef Canmelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canmelianenko blocks a head kick by Asher.
Asher lands a nice shot that snaps Canmelianenko's head back.
It looks like Rodef Canmelianenko has been cut.
Canmelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asher misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Asher.
Canmelianenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Asher Asher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Canmelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Canmelianenko looks gassed!
Asher tries a head kick but it misses.
Asher throws a sloppy head kick and Canmelianenko moves out of range easily.
Asher scores with a kick to the body.
Canmelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Asher.
Asher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher throws a series of punches but Canmelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Asher lands with a hook. Canmelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asher misses with the combination.
Asher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canmelianenko blocks a head kick by Asher.
Asher Asher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asher works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Rodef Canmelianenko's cut even more.
Asher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Canmelianenko takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Canmelianenko's calf.
No joy there for Asher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Asher.
A solid body kick from Asher.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asher.
Asher lands with an uppercut that bounces Canmelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Asher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asher misses with a two punch combination.
Asher lands a big head kick that sends Canmelianenko tumbling to the mat! Asher takes a step backwards and waves Canmelianenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Canmelianenko is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Canmelianenko head around and knocks him out cold! Asher hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asher Asher!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaphod Beeblebrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Old Spice Guy Intro. Beeblebrox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Unearth - One Step Away. The Guy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zaphod Beeblebrox's chin.
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23
186 lbs
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26
183 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zaphod Beeblebrox!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beeblebrox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guy tests Beeblebrox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beeblebrox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Guy scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Beeblebrox.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Guy checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beeblebrox slips a straight right by Guy.
Guy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Zaphod Beeblebrox has been cut.
Beeblebrox throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Beeblebrox with that takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guy.
Guy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guy can pounce on him.
Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beeblebrox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Beeblebrox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guy. Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
Beeblebrox fails with a takedown attempt.
The Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox looks gassed!
Guy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beeblebrox at a distance.
The Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy blocks a low kick nicely.
Beeblebrox checks a leg kick nicely.
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy throws a leg kick but Beeblebrox moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Guy misses.
Guy is looking to chop away at Beeblebrox's legs.
Guy cracks Beeblebrox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Beeblebrox moved out of range nicely.
Guy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guy connects with a right hand. Beeblebrox shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Guy.
Guy with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Beeblebrox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beeblebrox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beeblebrox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beeblebrox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beeblebrox wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.
Beeblebrox won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guy holds on and takes a little breather.
Guy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Beeblebrox manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beeblebrox is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaphod Beeblebrox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guy tries to work over Beeblebrox's front leg with a kick but Beeblebrox checks it.
The Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy thumps Beeblebrox with a low kick.
Beeblebrox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy works the jab nicely.
Beeblebrox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Beeblebrox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beeblebrox slips a jab from Guy.
Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beeblebrox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Beeblebrox throws a combination that misses
and Guy counters with a low kick, right behind Beeblebrox 's knee.
Beeblebrox defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Beeblebrox defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Beeblebrox punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Guy throws a hook but Beeblebrox avoids it easily.
Beeblebrox shoots in and gets a takedown into Guy's guard.
Beeblebrox tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
Guy wants to stand up but Beeblebrox is controlling him.
Guy keeping full guard, as Beeblebrox tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beeblebrox wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Beeblebrox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beeblebrox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beeblebrox wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Beeblebrox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Beeblebrox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beeblebrox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Beeblebrox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beeblebrox is in close to Guy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beeblebrox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beeblebrox wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beeblebrox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beeblebrox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Beeblebrox from controlling successfully.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox looking to sit in guard and control but Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beeblebrox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy preventing the sweep.
Guy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beeblebrox pulls Guy in close to his closed guard and prevents Guy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beeblebrox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy wanted to stand there but Beeblebrox had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beeblebrox misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaphod Beeblebrox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zaphod Beeblebrox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beeblebrox throws a head kick that misses.
Beeblebrox cracks Guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Guy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beeblebrox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guy counters with an outside leg kick.
Beeblebrox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guy cracks Beeblebrox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Beeblebrox.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beeblebrox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Beeblebrox.
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guy thumps Beeblebrox with a low kick.
Guy takes one on the button.
Guy cracks Beeblebrox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guy avoids the body shot from Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Beeblebrox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beeblebrox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guy defending well though.
Guy is trying is best to control the position here.
Guy wants to control but Beeblebrox is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beeblebrox decides to return to a standing position.
Beeblebrox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Guy connects with a single shot there.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Beeblebrox to counter with a crisp jab.
Beeblebrox fails with a takedown attempt.
Beeblebrox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Guy blocks the low kick.
Guy cracks Beeblebrox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaphod Beeblebrox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guy.
Beeblebrox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guy throws a right hand that Beeblebrox ducks under and follows up with a left that Beeblebrox also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy throws a body punch but Beeblebrox moves out of range.
Guy scores with a leg kick.
Beeblebrox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zaphod Beeblebrox's cut.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Beeblebrox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beeblebrox trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Beeblebrox works over Guy with some ground and pound from guard.
Beeblebrox chips away with some ground and pound.
Beeblebrox trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Beeblebrox counters with a nice uppercut.
Beeblebrox tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beeblebrox throws a sloppy head kick
and Guy counters with a low kick, right behind Beeblebrox 's knee.
Beeblebrox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beeblebrox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beeblebrox walks into a straight right hand from Guy.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Beeblebrox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beeblebrox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beeblebrox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beeblebrox shoots in looking for a takedown but Guy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beeblebrox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beeblebrox.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Beeblebrox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy scores with a nice body kick.
Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beeblebrox takes one to the side of the head.
Beeblebrox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Beeblebrox does no damage.
Guy catches Beeblebrox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beeblebrox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Guy lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy lands a leg kick that knocks Beeblebrox off balance momentarily.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beeblebrox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guy can pounce on him.
That kick from Guy tenderised Beeblebrox's leg. Beeblebrox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guy tries to work over Beeblebrox's front leg with a kick but Beeblebrox checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy had his way with Zaphod Beeblebrox in that round.
The cut man is working on Zaphod Beeblebrox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
Beeblebrox misses with a wild body shot.
Beeblebrox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beeblebrox has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beeblebrox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Beeblebrox working the ground and pound but Guy is defending the strikes.
Beeblebrox is chipping away with strikes.
Guy defending against the ground and pound.
Beeblebrox is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guy regains half guard, as Beeblebrox was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beeblebrox misses with a head shot. Guy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Beeblebrox throwing strikes but missing.
Beeblebrox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beeblebrox wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox passes Guy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beeblebrox is trying to control the action in half guard but Guy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beeblebrox is working for a kimura but Guy is defending it quite comfortably.
Beeblebrox is working for an americana but Guy has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Beeblebrox was thinking about the submission.
Beeblebrox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beeblebrox postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeblebrox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beeblebrox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beeblebrox tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
Beeblebrox is in close to Guy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beeblebrox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beeblebrox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guy has momentary wrist control but Beeblebrox slips an elbow through the middle.
Beeblebrox trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beeblebrox postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Beeblebrox is working Guy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beeblebrox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beeblebrox passes Guy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guy tries to roll over but Beeblebrox keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Beeblebrox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaphod Beeblebrox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Guy!
The Guy retains his welterweight title!
The Guy very nearly forgot to thank Prestige Nutrition (160! $99) 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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