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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All The Above - by Maino. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicolosi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mauricio Nicolosi has been cut.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lucas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicolosi tries to clinch up
and Lucas counters with a left to the body.
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!
Nicolosi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucas lands a leg kick that knocks Nicolosi off balance momentarily.
Nicolosi scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Nicolosi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolosi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
Nicolosi misses with a straight right.
Nicolosi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lucas lands with a straight right. Nicolosi didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucas, right into the meat.
Nicolosi is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Lucas finds it's target.
Lucas throws a low kick but Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Nicolosi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Nicolosi. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Nicolosi's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolosi tries to avoid it.
Mauricio Nicolosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas connects with a leg kick. Nicolosi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicolosi tries to move into range but Lucas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lucas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicolosi. That did some damage!
Lucas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lucas misses with a leg kick.
Nicolosi tries to clinch there but Lucas circles away.
Lucas delivers a nice body kick.
Lucas feints and then cracks Nicolosi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nicolosi down.
Nicolosi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lucas is looking to slow Nicolosi down with leg kicks.
Lucas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nicolosi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lucas throws a leg kick but Nicolosi moved away.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nicolosi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lucas - the referee stops the clock and Nicolosi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lucas. Nicolosi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas. That's going to slow Nicolosi down.
Lucas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nicolosi.
Nicolosi 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.
Lucas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicolosi's calf.
Good shot there by Lucas.
Mauricio Nicolosi's cut is getting worse.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horrible takedown by Nicolosi or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi wants to clinch.
Lucas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucas cracks Nicolosi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nicolosi defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Nicolosi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas is looking to chop away at Nicolosi's legs.
Lucas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas throws a head kick that half lands.
Nicolosi is rocked!
Mauricio Nicolosi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lucas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lucas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Nicolosi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucas misses with a low kick.
Nicolosi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas drops Nicolosi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nicolosi looks back up at him and smiles so Lucas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jeez, Mauricio Nicolosi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lucas looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolosi is just out of range.
Lucas feints and then cracks Nicolosi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nicolosi down.
Nicolosi misses with a low kick.
Lucas drops Nicolosi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nicolosi looks back up at him and smiles so Lucas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauricio Nicolosi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Lucas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Animal I Have Become. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heston Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Halike off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Halike wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halike is keeping the position for now.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Halike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Halike sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Halike is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halike tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Halike is defending well.
Gracie passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie trying to control the position but Halike is working away.
Gracie cracks Halike with a big right hand but Halike just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. Halike controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Halike is trying to improve his position.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Halike sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Halike is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Halike pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halike manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Halike keeps moving.
Gracie won't allow Halike to sweep him here.
Halike keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heston Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halike takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halike swinging wildly here.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halike.
Halike throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Halike lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Halike misses with a wild body shot.
Halike misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halike won't be happy with that.
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!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Halike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike struggling a bit here.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halike, who protects the arm well.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Halike is looking for a sweep.
Halike regains half guard, as Gracie was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Halike is a slippery customer.
Gracie is thwarting Halike's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Halike is defending well.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halike defending well though.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Halike is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Halike defending well.
Heston Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halike manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Halike gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie has his feet on Halike's thighs here. He's pushed Halike off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Halike screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heston Gracie!
After the big win, Heston Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Frederman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Frederman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fredericks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Frederman somewhat.
Fredericks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frederman.
Fredericks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fredericks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fredericks is looking to slow Frederman down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredericks lands a left and a right that send Frederman crashing to the mat, dazed. Fredericks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Frederman is rocked!
Fredericks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Frederman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frederman is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fredericks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frederman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frederman seems to have got his legs back now.
Fredericks lands a body shot.
Fredericks lands an elbow just above Frederman 's eye.
Fredericks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frederman backwards.
Fredericks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredericks cracks a nice hook into Frederman's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks lands a jab to Frederman's midsection.
Frederman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fredericks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fredericks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredericks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredericks.
Fredericks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fredericks, right into the meat.
Frederman gets tackled into the cage by Fredericks. Fredericks maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredericks.
Fredericks lands an elbow inside that Frederman shrugs off.
Frederman looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frederman takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredericks breaks from the clinch.
Fredericks connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredericks.
Fredericks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fredericks lands a nice hook to Frederman's body. Frederman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredericks lands with an overhand left.
Fredericks scores with a nice right hand.
Fredericks drops Frederman with a naaaaasty hook - Frederman is in real trouble here! Fredericks dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Fredericks!
Joe Fredericks took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Winner's choice of entrance music: It's time for war. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tone Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Winner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner stuffs the takedown.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Cross shoots in but no luck this time.
Cross has his takedown stuffed
and Winner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tone Cross has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tone Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner throws a chopping leg kick but Cross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Winner sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winner did well to prevent Cross getting side control.
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.
Cross passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winner!
Cross has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winner's face.
Winner wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with a head shot.
Cross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winner's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cross thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Winner is trying to stand up.
Cross lands with some strikes.
It looks like Huey Winner has been cut.
Cross throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cross working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throwing strikes here but Winner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cross is trying to take his opponent's back.
Winner is squirming around, avoiding Cross's attempts to control the action.
Cross sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winner looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Huey Winner's cut even more.
Cross swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Winner is now in Cross's guard. A big mistake from Cross there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winner stands up over Cross, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winner throws a big elbow that misses.
Cross 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.
Winner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winner postures up and lands a big shot to Cross's brow.
Winner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winner is in close to Cross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross looking for a guillotine here but Winner defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winner postures up in Cross's guard and throws a big left but Cross blocks it.
Winner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner is in close to Cross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winner working some strikes from top position.
Winner throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Winner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cross is looking to sinch up a triangle. Winner throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cross's body to avoid the submission. Cross has instead reached around Winner's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cross arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tone Cross!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tone Cross waved his t-shirt featuring Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa's entrance music is War drums. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurosawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Ryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
Kurosawa throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
That kick from Kurosawa tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryan as he jumps to the side.
Kurosawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Ryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurosawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurosawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryan sprawls well initially but Kurosawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ryan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kurosawa is pressing down on Ryan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ryan is holding on for now.
Kurosawa works his way into full mount!
Kurosawa moves to back control.
Kurosawa is working for a rear naked choke. Ryan is not defending it well and Kurosawa has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ryan refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ryan's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Kurosawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sim Heer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Heer's front leg but catches the back leg as Heer tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Heer blocks the leg kick.
Heer scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Heer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Heer misses.
Heer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heer closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Heer, against the cage.
Heer blocks an elbow strike.
Heer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Heer throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heer working aggressively here.
Heer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Heer lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson pushes Heer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heer throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Heer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heer lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Heer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heer lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heer throws an elbow that misses.
Heer lands a damaging elbow.
Heer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Heer trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heer.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heer pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Heer breaks from the clinch.
Heer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Heer misses.
Heer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heer looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson digs a good hook to Heer's body.
Heer throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Heer is breathing heavily.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Heer.
Heer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heer misses with a body shot.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heer avoids a kick to the body.
Heer throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominick 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.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Heer throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Heer loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Heer should have avoided that one.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heer doesn't seem bothered though.
Heer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heer tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Heer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Heer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heer tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heer tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a push kick but Heer slaps the foot to one side.
Heer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Heer's shoulder, as Heer tries to avoid the shot.
Heer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Heer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heer misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Heer checks the leg kick.
Heer clinches up against the cage.
Heer prevents a body shot from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Heer controls his hands.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heer blocks it with crossed arms.
Heer prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Heer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heer throws an elbow that misses.
Heer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Heer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Heer takes a shot to the head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Heer.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Heer.
Heer tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heer tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Heer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heer.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Heer lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson presses Heer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sim Heer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries to work over Heer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heer pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Heer blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Heer throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heer.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heer avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Heer blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heer throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Heer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Heer taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Heer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heer scores with a jab to the head.
Heer throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Heer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson lands a jab to Heer's midsection.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson takes a swing at Heer's ribcage but misses.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Heer misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heer.
Heer throws a big shot that misses.
Heer misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Heer.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Dominick Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Heer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Heer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson tests Heer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heer lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Heer is just out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Heer misses with a looping left.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Heer avoids it.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Heer.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson catches Heer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson tries a low kick but Heer avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heer misses with a straight right.
Heer wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heer avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Heer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heer if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Heer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sim Heer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Heer. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Heer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heer throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heer lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson thumps Heer with a low kick.
Heer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Heer looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Heer avoids it.
Heer checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Push It To The Limit. Antonio Montana had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabe Thurgood!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurgood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thurgood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thurgood's back!
Will Montana go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Thurgood trying to control the action but Montana just sinks the hooks in.
Montana tries to keep control of the position but Thurgood is staying busy.
Thurgood wants to control his opponent's hands but Montana gets his hands free.
Montana working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Thurgood right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to get the hooks in deep but Thurgood pushed the leg off.
Thurgood tries to escape but Montana has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Montana controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Montana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Montana throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thurgood throws a chopping leg kick but Montana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thurgood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Thurgood tries to move into range but Montana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thurgood throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana is looking to slow Thurgood down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Montana.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thurgood.
Thurgood lands a jab to Montana's midsection.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montana.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Thurgood is just out of range.
Montana dips to his left and cracks Thurgood with an uppercut!
Thurgood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thurgood thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thurgood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Montana wants to stand but Thurgood is controlling the position.
Thurgood pushes down on Montana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Montana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thurgood escapes and throws Montana's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Montana throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Montana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thurgood throws a big shot that misses.
Thurgood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montana is out of range and Thurgood settles back down.
Thurgood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Montana feints and then cracks Thurgood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thurgood down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montana.
Thurgood is breathing heavily.
Montana lands a head kick!
Thurgood is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Montana ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Thurgood clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Montana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes has chosen uncle otis- the game as his entrance music. Vlad Tepes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangizwe moves away from the strike by Tepes.
Tepes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangizwe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tepes throws a hook but Bangizwe blocks it.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangizwe.
Tepes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bangizwe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tepes misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangizwe counters with a big head kick but Tepes shrugs it off.
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!
Tepes throws the left hand but Bangizwe avoids the punch easily.
Bangizwe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangizwe.
Tepes walks into a jab.
Bangizwe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick from Bangizwe misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe checks a leg kick nicely.
Tepes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bangizwe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes.
Bangizwe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tepes if he has to take too many more of those.
Tepes looks gassed!
Tepes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bangizwe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangizwe keeps Tepes at a distance using the push kick.
Bangizwe is looking to slow Tepes down with leg kicks.
Bangizwe misses with a body kick.
Bangizwe moves into the clinch.
Tepes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tepes is looking to control Bangizwe's arms but Bangizwe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tepes has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bangizwe prevents a body shot from Tepes.
Tepes is looking to control Bangizwe's arms but Bangizwe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tepes has his back to the cage.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Bangizwe goes for a takedown attempt but Tepes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bangizwe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes swings for the body but Bangizwe moves out of range.
Tepes thows a body shot but no joy.
Bangizwe checks a leg kick.
Jab from Tepes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Bangizwe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes tries to land a body kick
and Bangizwe counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangizwe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tepes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bangizwe lands with a nice body kick.
Tepes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangizwe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tepes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tepes checks it well.
Bangizwe lands a nice looking body kick.
Bangizwe throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Bangizwe fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mandla Bangizwe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bangizwe throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bangizwe.
The fighters circle, before Bangizwe throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Tepes's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bangizwe lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mandla Bangizwe!
Our winner, Mandla Bangizwe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has chosen Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
215 lbs
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27
215 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles scores with a hook.
Charles's corner calls for a 1-2. Charles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Charles misses.
Charles clinches up with Cavalera and pushes him back against the cage.
Cavalera blocks a body shot from Charles.
Cavalera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cavalera.
Charles trying to stall but Cavalera improves his position.
Cavalera prevents Charles from breaking the clinch.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cavalera backwards.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalera being controlled against the cage.
Cavalera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cavalera can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cavalera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Charles can't fight it off and eventually Cavalera manages to take the fight to the floor. Charles looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cavalera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cavalera stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
Cavalera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Cavalera is proving a slippery customer.
Cavalera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Cavalera advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera is thwarting Charles's attempts to control the position.
Cavalera seems to be looking for submissions.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Cavalera has control of the leg.
Charles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cavalera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavalera wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Charles wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cavalera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
Cavalera wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
Charles wants to get back to his feet but Cavalera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cavalera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cavalera's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cavalera is on top in guard.
Charles trying to strike off his back.
Charles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Charles is trying to keep Cavalera in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera stops Charles from standing up.
Cavalera has gone for a leg lock! Charles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cavalera's guard.
Charles wants to control from the top but Cavalera keeps moving.
Cavalera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Charles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cavalera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Charles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that round.
That's time! Cavalera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cavalera avoids the body shot from Charles.
Cavalera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cavalera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cavalera swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cavalera on the side of the head.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavalera was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Cavalera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles looks to land a right hand but Cavalera moved out of range.
Cavalera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cavalera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Cavalera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ray Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalera is just out of range.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalera is just out of range.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cavalera's hands.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cavalera at a distance.
Cavalera misses with a wild body shot.
Cavalera shoots in but no luck this time.
Charles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charles connects with the punch.
Cavalera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles takes a swing at Cavalera's ribcage but misses.
Charles moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Cavalera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charles misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cavalera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Charles connects with a right hand. Cavalera shakes it off.
Cavalera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charles misses with a hook. Cavalera ducked under it nicely.
Cavalera throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Charles swings for the body but Cavalera moves out of range.
Charles misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles swings for the body but Cavalera moves out of range.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
Cavalera lands with a shot to the body.
Cavalera lands with an uppercut that bounces Charles off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the body from Charles misses
and Cavalera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Charles swings for the body but Cavalera moves out of range.
Cavalera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.
Cavalera moves into the clinch successfully.
Cavalera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charless head.
Charles avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cavalera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Charles or not.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Cavalera tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Cavalera back against the cage.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cavalera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cavalera tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalera breaks the clinch.
Charles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cavalera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cavalera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavalera was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Cavalera is looking to wear down Charles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charles takes one to the chin there.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cavalera throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charles clinches with his opponent.
Cavalera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cavalera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cavalera prevents a body shot from Charles.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Cavalera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cavalera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cavalera swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cavalera controls his hands.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Cavalera avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cavalera.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cavalera controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ray Charles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cavalera looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles scores with a shot to the side of Cavalera's head.
Cavalera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles blocking some punches.
Cavalera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cavalera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Cavalera.
Nice takedown defense from Charles. No joy for Cavalera on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Cavalera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavalera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a shot to the body.
Cavalera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charles.
Charles takes a swing at Cavalera's ribcage but misses.
Ray Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cavalera avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles throws a body punch but Cavalera moves out of range.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles lands a jab to the head.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Cavalera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavalera.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Charles misses.
Cavalera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Cavalera.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavalera was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Max Cavalera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cavalera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cavalera misses with a hook
and Charles counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cavalera moves away.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charles throws a body punch but Cavalera moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Charles 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!
Ray Charles really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go To Sleep. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lunar's choice of entrance music: Seperate Ways by Journey. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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22
180 lbs
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31
178 lbs
29 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar motions for Lunar to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar tries to keep at a distance but Lunar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lunar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lunar controls his hands.
Edgar stalls.
Edgar presses Lunar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lunar's efforts to push away.
Edgar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lunar controls his hands.
Edgar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Lunar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lunar digs a good body shot into Edgar's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Edgar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Edgar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Lunar controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lunar.
Edgar misses with a body punch.
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lunar lands a nice elbow.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lunar misses with an elbow over the top.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lunar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lunar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lunar throws an elbow but it misses.
Edgar is trying to push Lunar away but Lunar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Lunar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edgar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edgar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lunar.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from Lunar, against the cage.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lunar working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from Lunar, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lunar.
Lunar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lunar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edgar.
Edgar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Lunar.
Lunar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar moves out of range as Lunar strikes.
Lunar throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Edgar swings for the body but Lunar moves out of range.
Lunar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Lunar.
Edgar misses with a kick to the body.
Lunar blocks a leg kick.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lunar manages to avoid it.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lunar throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar moves out of range as Edgar throws a body kick.
Edgar misses with an uppercut. Lunar saw that one coming.
Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Lunar. Lunar maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Lunar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lunar tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lunar needs to keep his hands up - Edgar had a free shot at his head there.
Edgar throws a wild body kick that Lunar sees coming a mile off.
Lunar swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Lunar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edgar misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edgar ducks right into an uppercut from Lunar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar throws a body punch but Lunar moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edgar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lunar - the referee stops the clock and Edgar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lunar. Edgar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lunar.
Lunar throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lunar throws an elbow but misses.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Lunar pushes off an throws an elbow but Edgar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lunar.
Lunar throws an elbow but it misses.
Lunar throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lunar.
Edgar is trying to stall.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Edgar missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Lunar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Edgar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lunar throws a shot to the body.
Edgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas Lunar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lunar throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Lunar lands a jab to the nose.
Lunar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edgar instigates a clinch.
Lunar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hans Edgar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunar manages to break the clinch.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lunar.
Edgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edgar.
Lunar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lunar scores with a kick to the body.
Edgar slips a jab from Lunar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lunar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lunar catches Edgar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lunar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edgar.
A jab from Lunar finds it's way through Edgar's defenses.
Lunar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lunar.
Lunar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lunar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edgar walks into a straight right hand from Lunar.
Edgar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lunar counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edgar at a distance.
Lunar punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Lunar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lunar avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Lunar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lunar moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lunar.
Lunar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lunar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Lunar both land. Nice combination.
Edgar is rocked!
Lunar jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lunar looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lunar.
Lunar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lunar.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lunar throws out the jab.
Lunar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edgar's head.
Edgar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lunar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lunar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lunar.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar slips a jab from Lunar.
Lunar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lunar tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lunar tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lunar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Lunar.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Lunar backs away looking to recover.
Edgar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edgar.
Edgar scores with a head kick.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and Lunar moves out of range easily.
Lunar tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lunar lands with a kick to the temple. Edgar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lunar just leaning against Edgar, taking a breather.
Lunar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lunar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lunar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Lunar catches Edgar right on the button with a cross.
Lunar misses with a body shot.
Lunar looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Edgar throws a front kick aimed at Lunar's knee but Lunar avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lunar loads up on a big right hand but Edgar slips the punch.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edgar tried to score with a low kick but Lunar checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lunar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lunar. That's going to slow Edgar down.
Lunar throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Lunar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lunar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lunar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lunar throws an elbow but misses.
Lunar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from Lunar, against the cage.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar wants to break free but Lunar has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lunar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar stalls.
Lunar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lunar trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar is trying to maintain a safe position but Lunar gets an underhook and turns Edgar into the cage.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar blocks the elbow strike.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lunars head.
Edgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands an uppercut.
Edgar dodges an elbow strike from Lunar.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lunar throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike from Lunar.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.
Lunar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lunar lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lunar.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lunar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lunar throws an elbow but misses.
Edgar avoids the elbow strike from Lunar, against the cage.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Lunar stalling.
Edgar takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar dodges an elbow strike from Lunar.
Lunar is looking to control Edgar's arms but Edgar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lunar has his back to the cage.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar pushes off an throws an elbow but Edgar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lunar.
Edgar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lunar's elbow.
Edgar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lunar breaks from the clinch.
Lunar jabs at Edgar's body.
Lunar is looking to slow Edgar down with leg kicks.
Lunar walks into a straight right hand from Edgar.
Lunar connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lunar lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lunar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edgar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
Edgar pushes Lunar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edgar as Lunar tries to tie him up.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike.
Edgar leaning against his opponent.
Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lunar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lunar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lunar pushes Edgar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lunar lands a nice elbow.
Lunar pushes off an throws an elbow but Edgar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lunar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Lunar.
Lunar scores with a head kick.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edgar throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lunar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lunar slips under a jab.
Edgar throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Edgar misses.
Edgar has Lunar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar avoiding damage as Lunar throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Lunar.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar moves out of range as Lunar strikes.
Edgar throws out a loose jab but Lunar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edgar throws a right hand that misses
and Lunar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lunar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edgar lands an overhand right.
Edgar delivers a nice body kick.
Lunar thuds a left hand into Edgar's body.
Edgar missing with a left hand there. Lunar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lunar clinches.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lunar.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Lunar throws an elbow that misses.
Lunar wants to stall.
Lunar manages to break the clinch.
Edgar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lunar rushes Edgar and presses him up against the cage.
Lunar tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edgar.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lunar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Lunar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing Edgar back against the cage.
Lunar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lunar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lunar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lunar.
Edgar tries to land a front kick but Lunar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edgar lands with an uppercut that bounces Lunar off the cage and back into range.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Lunar.
Lunar tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Edgar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lunar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar is looking to slow Edgar down with leg kicks.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Lunar avoids it well.
Lunar throws a leg kick but Edgar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar misses with an uppercut.
Lunar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunar is just out of range.
Lunar misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Lunar avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Edgar. Those never looked like landing.
Lunar checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Lunar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lunar lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Lunar throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar closes the distance and pushes Lunar back into the cage.
Lunar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lunar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hans Edgar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Edgar throws a series of strikes that have Lunar backpedaling.
Edgar misses with a low kick.
Lunar drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lunar controls his hands.
Lunar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edgar blocks an elbow strike.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
Lunar misses with an elbow over the top.
Lunar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar.
Lunar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lunar lands an elbow inside that Edgar shrugs off.
Lunar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Lunar taking a breather.
Lunar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edgar takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Lunar.
Lunar slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
Lunar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lunar.
Edgar missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lunar lands a knee to the body.
Lunar missing with knees to the body.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Edgar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lunar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lunar stalling in the clinch.
Edgar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar prevents a body shot from Edgar.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar tries a body shot but Lunar blocks it.
Edgar dodges an elbow strike from Lunar.
Lunar blocks a body shot from Edgar.
Lunar is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
Edgar lands with a right to the head.
Lunar taking a breather.
Lunar blocking some punches.
Lunar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Edgar has Lunar pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edgar as Lunar tries to tie him up.
Lunar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lunar.
Edgar lands a hook that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Edgar can't find room to land a body shot as Lunar controls the action.
Lunar scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lunar.
Lunar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lunar wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Lunar manages to break the clinch.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar moves into the clinch.
Lunar throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar lands with a short shot to the head.
Edgar lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Hans Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar slips a jab and a cross from Lunar.
Edgar blocks a head kick by Lunar.
Edgar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lunar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lunar is still on wobbly legs! Can Edgar finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Edgar! Lunar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Edgar!
Hans Edgar is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Hans Edgar took to the microphone: 'Wow man, what a day! I flew to the wrong location and had to fly in here to Montreal just hours before the fight. Luckily I made it! Hopefully next time I get here in time! Thank you all!'.
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