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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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9 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamovitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamovitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamovitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamovitch misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamovitch misses with a body kick.
Yamovitch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson checks a low kick from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson tests Yamovitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch avoids them all with ease.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamovitch should have avoided that one.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Yamovitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Yamovitch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamovitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamovitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Yamovitch tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well.
Yamovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamovitch misses with a body punch
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Yamovitch.
Yamovitch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a right hand that Yamovitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamovitch also avoids with ease.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamovitch.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch avoids them all with ease.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch moves out of range.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses.
Yamovitch throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Yamovitch counters by clinching up.
Yamovitch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamovitch.
Nate Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamovitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Yamovitch walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Yamovitch counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamovitch wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nate Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Yamovitch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Yamovitch takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
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 Nate Anderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamovitch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Yamovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch'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.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamovitch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Yamovitch counters with a two punch combo.
Yamovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamovitch wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Yamovitch counters by clinching up.
Yamovitch taking a breather.
Anderson tries to circle away but Yamovitch has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Yamovitch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson lunges at Yamovitch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamovitch's hand.
Yamovitch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nate Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kreg Yamovitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamovitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamovitch ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Yamovitch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamovitch misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamovitch slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
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 Nate Anderson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cooper King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaw closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Macaw 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.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Macaw.
Macaw is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Macaw tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
Macaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King wants to improve his position but Macaw is controlling well.
Macaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Macaw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Macaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Macaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Macaw's back!
King looking for the choke but no joy.
King working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Macaw has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
King controlling well, preventing Macaw from escaping the position.
King working for a choke but Macaw is defending well.
Macaw defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Macaw has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
King working for a choke but Macaw reverses nicely into King 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw controlling from the top position.
Macaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Macaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Macaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King wants to get back to his feet but Macaw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Phil Macaw has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Macaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Macaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Macaw.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macaw sprawls well. Macaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Macaw fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Macaw.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Macaw trying to control the position but King is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macaw is staying tight to King's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Macaw is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Macaw dominates the positioning.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Phil Macaw has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Macaw lands a head kick!
It looks like Cooper King has been cut.
Macaw has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macaw misses with a knee to the head.
Macaw throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Macaw pulls King into guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Macaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cooper King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Macaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Macaw.
Macaw tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
Macaw struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King breaks the clinch.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Macaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Macaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Macaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Macaw.
Macaw leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macaw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looking to pass the guard.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King forces his way into half guard.
King is looking for a kimura but Macaw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
Macaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Macaw has his feet on King's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Macaw is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Macaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Macaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Macaw throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King is trying to stand up here but Macaw is controlling him well.
Macaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Macaw sits in half guard.
King is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Macaw wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Macaw is taking a breather. King 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.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Macaw trying to control the pace.
Phil Macaw has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King misses with a head kick.
Macaw shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macaw sprawls well. Macaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Macaw moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macaw just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaw closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
Macaw passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for King!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Macaw with the ground and pound from mount.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macaw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Macaw trying to control but King is having none of it.
Macaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King can't escape the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Macaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cooper King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Macaw gets full guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Macaw is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Macaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King is looking to improve his position.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King wants to stand back up but Macaw manages to pass into side control.
King is not content to let Macaw control the position.
Macaw advances to full mount.
Phil Macaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Macaw is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
Macaw looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw content just to control the position here.
Macaw wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Macaw prevents King from getting the reversal.
Macaw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Macaw tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macaw prevents King from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Macaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Macaw throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Macaw loaded up on that one.
King tries to reverse the position but Macaw maintains control.
Macaw wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Macaw looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Macaw has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Macaw raining down shots from the mount!
Macaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King can't escape the position.
Cooper King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macaw looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Macaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Macaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Pisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trick Daddy-Lets Go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nisse Pisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dj Jackson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to bum rush Pisse with a series of wild strikes but Pisse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pisse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Pisse persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Pisse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Pisse.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pisse.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pisse cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pisse is controlling him.
Pisse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nisse Pisse has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackson throws a body punch but Pisse moves out of range.
Pisse misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pisse thinking.
Dj Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisse slips under a jab from Jackson.
Pisse dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Pisse's head and hops out.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Pisse pushes him off.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Pisse slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pisse fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Pisse pushes him off.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Pisse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisse tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pisse is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson tries to break free but Pisse pushes him back against the cage.
Pisse wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Pisse is trying to stall.
Pisse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is trying to push Pisse away but Pisse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Pisse ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Pisse counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Pisse's head back.
Nice shot lands for Pisse.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Pisse is out of range.
A shot to the body from Pisse misses
and Pisse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Pisse keeps it at a distance.
Pisse throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pisse.
Pisse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pisse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pisse lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson looks gassed!
Pisse throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
No joy there for Pisse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dj Jackson 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pisse is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pisse.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Jackson catches Pisse right on the button with a cross.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pisse is just out of range.
Pisse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisse lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pisse. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisse manages to avoid it.
Pisse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Pisse.
Nisse Pisse is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Pisse throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dj Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Pisse moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pisse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pisse keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisse throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Pisse.
Pisse misses with a double jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Pisse.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pisse fails to land with a series of punches.
Pisse misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pisse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Pisse moves out of range.
Pisse lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Pisse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Pisse slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nisse Pisse has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pisse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Pisse.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson takes a swing at Pisse's ribcage but misses.
Pisse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pisse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pisse swinging wildly here.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses the jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nisse Pisse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dj Jackson'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. This is the final round!
Jackson jabs Pisse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pisse misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pisse lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pisse feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Nisse Pisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Pisse.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pisse. Pisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Pisse throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Pisse.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Pisse against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Pisse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pisse tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Pisse.
Pisse looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Pisse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pisse throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Pisse is avoiding it.
Pisse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws the left hand but Pisse avoids the punch easily.
Pisse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Pisse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Pisse lands with a nice body punch.
Pisse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pisse misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Pisse swinging wildly here.
Pisse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Pisse connects with a jab.
Jackson checks a low kick from Pisse.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Pisse.
Pisse fails to land with a series of punches.
Pisse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisse misses with a few strikes there.
Pisse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pisse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Pisse gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Pisse is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pisse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pisse throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pisse throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pisse.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nisse Pisse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pisse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nisse Pisse!
A pretty intense looking Nisse Pisse took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Phoenix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh la!!. Walker has chosen Fight Night as his entrance music. Wandy Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
182 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wandy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Simon Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phoenix.
Phoenix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phoenix thows a body kick. Walker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Walker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phoenix misses with a kick to the body.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
That kick from Phoenix tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker blocks a head kick by Phoenix.
Walker wants to land a leg kick but Phoenix is out of range.
Walker tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phoenix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Phoenix won't be happy with that.
Phoenix is rocked!
Walker looks up at the clock and then as Phoenix takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Walker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Phoenix is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Phoenix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phoenix seems to have got his legs back now.
Phoenix is looking to reverse the position.
Phoenix taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Phoenix manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker prevents Phoenix from improving his position.
Walker misses with a head shot. Phoenix uses the momentum to regain guard.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker passes Phoenix's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Walker trying to advance position but Phoenix counters by regaining guard.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Phoenix is keeping the position.
Walker pushes down on Phoenix's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phoenix avoid being mounted?
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walker is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Phoenix reverses the position - he's now on top in Walker's guard.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phoenix is controlling him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wandy Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phoenix throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker moves into the clinch.
Phoenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker prevents Phoenix from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Phoenix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Phoenix counters with a low kick, right behind Walker 's knee.
Simon Phoenix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Walker really felt that one!
Walker looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Phoenix counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phoenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wandy Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phoenix. Phoenix obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker 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 head kick misses from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick that half lands.
Walker avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Walker lands a body punch.
Walker lands a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a lazy body kick
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a leg kick.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Phoenix off the cage and back into range.
Phoenix throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a left hand that sends Phoenix to the canvas!
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker passes into half guard.
Walker passes to side control.
Simon Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix is looking for a sweep.
Walker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Walker working away.
Walker cracks Phoenix with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Walker immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Phoenix is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Walker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wandy Walker!
Wandy Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Gracia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Last Fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
215 lbs
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28
212 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Gracia!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracia.
Gracia tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Gracia saw that one coming.
Gracia moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Gracia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracia lands a head kick!
Gracia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Couture counters with a left to the body.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Gracia wants to clinch but Couture slips to the side
and Couture counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracia moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose Gracia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Gracia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Gracia connects with a high kick.
Gracia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracia darts in trying to clinch
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracia.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracia doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Gracia slips a jab from Couture.
Gracia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Jose Gracia has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Gracia tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Gracia wants to clinch
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracia misses with a head kick.
Couture tests Gracia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Gracia ducks down to avoid it.
Gracia moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracia is looking to clinch.
Couture is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Couture cracks Gracia with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Couture has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gracia to stand back up!
Gracia is rocked!
Gracia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Couture counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Couture!
A victorious Randy Couture thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
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19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Silva is defended easily by Silva.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
De Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if De Silva 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.
De Silva trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Alvaro De Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Silva off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro De Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alvaro De Silva has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
De Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva is looking to slow De Silva down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Silva in his tracks.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. De Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Silva's defenses.
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
De Silva is rocked!
Silva has closed the distance and engaged De Silva in a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh De Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva thows a body kick. De Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged De Silva in a clinch.
De Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
De Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Alvaro De Silva's cut is getting worse.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Horrible takedown by De Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks De Silva off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Silva's calf.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
De Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva cracks the inside of De Silva's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
No luck for De Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends De Silva's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Silva has a takedown stuffed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow De Silva down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro De Silva'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.
Silva cracks the inside of De Silva's front leg.
De Silva 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.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Silva rushes De Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
De Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Silva up against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into De Silva's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva stalls.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Silva.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva lands an elbow just above De Silva 's eye.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Silva's defenses.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow De Silva down.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
De Silva walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. De Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Silva's defenses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alvaro De Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva feints and then cracks De Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Silva down.
De Silva tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from De Silva.
De Silva tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
De Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into De Silva's ribcage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva working De Silva over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. De Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Mario Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. De Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of De Silva's front leg.
De Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks De Silva in the body.
A good leg kick by Silva.
De Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro De Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
De Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva working De Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. De Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Silva.
De Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva working De Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
De Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into De Silva's ribcage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
Silva is pushing De Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva working De Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Silva's defenses.
Silva lands an elbow just above De Silva 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
De Silva is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into De Silva's ribcage.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Mario Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva wants a takedown.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva stalling the fight.
Alvaro De Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Silva!
Mario Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Christopoulos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rambo somewhat.
Christopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rambo.
Rambo dives in and scores a takedown into Christopoulos's guard.
Rambo trying to control but Christopoulos is working from the bottom.
Rambo throws an elbow that misses. Christopoulos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rambo's guard. Nice move by Christopoulos!
Rambo pushes Christopoulos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Christopoulos circles away easily
enabling Christopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Jason Christopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rambo.
Rambo shoots in but Christopoulos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christopoulos slips under a jab.
Rambo connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopoulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Christopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rambo keeps working.
Christopoulos advances to mount.
Christopoulos looking to finish Rambo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rambo!
Christopoulos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rambo?
Rambo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christopoulos looking to control but Rambo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Christopoulos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rambo is looking to escape.
Rambo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rambo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Christopoulos landing strikes from the mount and Rambo is in trouble!
Christopoulos landing strikes from the mount and Rambo is in trouble!
Rambo tries to reverse the position but Christopoulos maintains control.
Christopoulos cracks Rambo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Christopoulos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes into the arena with Cocteau Twins - Song to the Siren blaring out of the sound system. Oscar Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rege shoots in and bounces Hernandez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rege trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Rege thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rege won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Rege prevents Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Rege postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Rege trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Rege slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Unigu Rege wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hernandez slips a jab from Rege.
Horrible takedown by Rege or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.
Rege shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rege shoots and misses
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Oscar Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Unigu Rege seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the head.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez thuds his right hand into Rege's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rege shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls well. He's pushed Rege's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rege shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rege misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Rege avoids it well.
Rege takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rege stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rege looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands an overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
It looks like Unigu Rege has been cut.
Rege keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rege circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Rege.
Rege misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rege as he avoids it easily.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
Rege throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rege off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Hernandez cracks Rege with a good jab.
Rege slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Rege bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rege.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rege tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rege to the ground. Rege escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege'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.
An inside leg kick from Hernandez misses.
Rege misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rege shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
Oscar Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Rege is looking to clinch.
Hernandez lands a body shot.
Oscar Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rege. That did some damage!
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rege has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Rege ducks under and follows up with a left that Rege also avoids with ease.
Rege tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hernandez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rege on the side of the head.
Hernandez lands a nice hook to Rege's body. Rege takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rege is breathing heavily.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rege backs up against the cage.
Hernandez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rege backs up against the cage.
Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rege keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rege.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rege swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rege to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rege stands up and waves to Hernandez to follow him.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
Hernandez tries a low kick but Rege avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rege closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Rege tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hernandez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rege somewhat.
Rege with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Oscar Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rege shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez lands a jab to Rege's midsection.
Hernandez connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a series of strikes that have Rege backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rege paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rege misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. Rege looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rege manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rege shoots in but no luck this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rege is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez lands a jab.
Hernandez clinches up with Rege and pushes him back against the cage.
Rege wants a takedown but no success here.
Oscar Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Rege is controlling him.
Rege is working for takedown but Hernandez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rege takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rege is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rege has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to break free but Rege pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez cracks Rege with a nice body shot.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rege has double underhooks.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Rege misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Rege keeps it at a distance.
Rege avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Rege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rege.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rege can do to turn this around?
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rege shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rege is rocked!
That has opened up Unigu Rege's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rege takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rege is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Hernandez circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rege drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hernandez follows Rege to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes into the arena with Steel Panther - Party all Day blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Villegas's choice of entrance music: War is my destiny. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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204 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Villegas!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
It looks like Harry Villegas has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Villegas.
Villegas shoots in but no luck this time.
Villegas throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Villegas ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a jab when Villegas was well out of range.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Villegas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campbell's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell is trying to keep Villegas in close.
Villegas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Villegas wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villegas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Villegas throws an elbow that misses. Campbell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Villegas's guard. Nice move by Campbell!
Villegas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villegas looking for a sweep. Not yet Villegas, not yet.
Villegas trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Campbell throws a hook but Villegas avoids it easily.
Campbell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Villegas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Villegas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campbell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Villegas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Campbell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Villegas trying to control from half guard but Campbell is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Villegas prevents Campbell from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Campbell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Villegas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Campbell is looking for a triangle here but Villegas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Campbell is trying to get back to full guard.
Villegas throws a strike but Campbell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Villegas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villegas wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Villegas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Villegas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Villegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Villegas blocks the low kick.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villegas gets a takedown into half guard.
Villegas is looking to stall here but Campbell recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell pulls Villegas in close to prevent any damage.
Campbell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Villegas is in close to Campbell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas 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.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villegas connects with a couple of short punches.
Villegas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas forces his way into half guard.
Villegas trying to control from Campbell's half guard. Campbell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
Villegas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Villegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell controls Villegas momentarily but Villegas frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Villegas looking to sit in guard and control but Campbell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Villegas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Campbell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Villegas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Campbell stacks Villegas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Campbell!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Villegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Villegas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Campbell has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Campbell.
Villegas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Campbell prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Villegas fails to land.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Villegas avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the cage.
Villegas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villegas lands a nice uppercut.
Villegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villegas backwards.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body.
Villegas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villegas scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villegas.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Campbell on the inside.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Villegas blocks an uppercut.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Villegas blocking some punches.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Villegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campbell tries a body shot but Villegas blocks it.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell gets underhooks to prevent Villegas's takedown attempt.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villegas taking a breather.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Villegas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Campbell tries to work over Villegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Villegas controls his hands.
Villegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce Campbell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Villegas blocking some punches.
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Villegas avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Villegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villegas's elbow.
Villegas can't get the takedown.
Bruce Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Villegas.
Villegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Villegas controls the action.
Villegas blocks a body shot from Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Campbell lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell tries to work over Villegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Campbell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villegas backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Campbell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villegas.
Villegas blocks a body shot from Campbell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villegas has Campbell pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Bruce Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Villegas 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Villegas!
Harry Villegas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Basilan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paavo Smith's chin.
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180 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basilan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Basilan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Basilan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Basilan!
Basilan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Basilan's guard.
Basilan keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basilan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Basilan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Basilan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Basilan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Basilan controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Basilan keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Basilan has wrist control.
Smith wants to control from the top but Basilan keeps moving.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Basilan.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Basilan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith trying to control but Basilan is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paavo Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Basilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Basilan misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paavo Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Basilan moves away and avoids it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Basilan, as that shot connected.
Basilan is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Basilan slips a straight right by Smith.
Basilan throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Basilan misses.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries for a takedown but Basilan circles away easily
and Basilan counters with a nice body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Basilan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Basilan looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Basilan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Basilan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a straight right.
Basilan tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Basilan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Basilan throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basilan. That's going to slow Smith down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Basilan is just out of range.
Basilan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Basilan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilan defending well though.
Paavo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Basilan trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Basilan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Basilan defends it.
Smith is trying to control. Basilan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is just content to waste time from the top position. Basilan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Basilan keeps moving.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Basilan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Smith is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Basilan is defending well.
Basilan is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilan defending well though.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to control but Basilan is keeping him busy.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Basilan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Basilan throws a body kick that misses.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Basilan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Basilan throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Basilan.
Basilan misses with a body shot.
Basilan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Basilan throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basilan tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Basilan checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Basilan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Basilan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Basilan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith misses the jab.
Basilan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Basilan ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Basilan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilan misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Paavo Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basilan pinned against the cage. Basilan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
Basilan misses with a few strikes there.
Smith checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Basilan rather than just go for the knockout.
Basilan throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilan.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Basilan to the mat! Basilan manages to get full guard.
Basilan being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paavo Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Basilan lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Basilan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Smith!
A victorious Paavo Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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