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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuin has chosen Remo WIlliams Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chuin jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Chuin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chuin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan swings for the body but Chuin moves out of range.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chuin. Chuin obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Chuin. Those never looked like landing.
Chuin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan walks into a jab.
Khan slips a straight right by Chuin.
Chuin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chuin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Chuin.
Chuin scores with a shot to the body.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Chuin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuin looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Chuin scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chuin slips a jab from Khan.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chuin swivels and escapes.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Chuin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chuin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chuin slips nicely into half guard.
Chuin seems to be looking for submissions.
Chuin is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuin looking for a submission but Khan manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan keeping moving, preventing Chuin from controlling successfully.
Chuin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chuin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuin trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Chuin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chuin has Khan in his guard.
Chuin looking for a triangle here. Khan is fighting it but it looks tight! Chuin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Khan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Master Chuin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon's entrance music is Gros jambon. A fine choice. Silver has chosen Snow (Hey Oh) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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134 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Silver!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vachon shoots in looking for a takedown but Silver manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vachon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vachon ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook. Vachon ducked under it nicely.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vachon moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver digs a good body shot into Vachon's ribs.
Vachon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vachon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silver's waist but Silver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vachon off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vachon.
Vachon misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vachon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mad Dog Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vachon shoots in looking for a takedown but Silver manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vachon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vachon.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silver as he avoids it easily.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Vachon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vachon moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Vachon.
Silver stops a takedown attempt from Vachon.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vachon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vachon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon connects with a knee to the head.
Vachon throws an elbow that misses.
Vachon tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Vachon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silver to keep the fight standing.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Silver as Vachon shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vachon doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Vachon wants to clinch.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Vachon moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vachon misses with a double jab.
Vachon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vachon throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vachon fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Vachon throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vachon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon slips under a jab from Silver.
Vachon with a poor takedown
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vachon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver leaves Vachon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vachon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vachon is defended easily by Silver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vachon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Jean Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Silver will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silver misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Vachon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vachon walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Vachon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silver's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vachon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silver!
Silver working the ground and pound from side control.
Silver tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vachon's legs.
Vachon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vachon gets full guard.
Silver wanted to stand there but Vachon had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silver won't allow Vachon to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
Silver is pushing down on Vachon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vachon is fighting to maintain full guard but Silver has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vachon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Vachon is defending well.
Silver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silver is trying to control the action in half guard but Vachon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vachon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vachon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vachon trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vachon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Vachon is tightening it up a little... Silver has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silver reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silver taps out! Nice BJJ there by Vachon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mad Dog Vachon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dube comes into the arena with The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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32
163 lbs
21 - 19 - 1 |
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165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Baker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker blocks a head kick by Dube.
Dube throws a lazy head kick
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Dube throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker throws a head kick but Dube moves out of range.
Dube tries a head kick but it misses.
Dube tries a head kick but it misses.
Dube throws a head kick that misses
and Baker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dube throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dube pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Dube.
Dube throws a lazy head kick
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Dube takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dube is breathing heavily.
Baker sizes up Dube with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker stuns Dube with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker lands a glancing blow to the side of Dube's head.
Dube is rocked!
Baker throws a pinpoint strike between Dube's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Dube crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Baker scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Baker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gim Allon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil DeBlunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeBlunt has chosen Westside Connection - Bow Down 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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280 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gim Allon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil DeBlunt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBlunt thuds his right hand into Allon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for DeBlunt.
DeBlunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Allon misses.
DeBlunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allon moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Allon does no damage.
A left and a right from DeBlunt both land. Nice combination.
DeBlunt misses with a body shot.
DeBlunt throws an off balance right hand
and Allon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeBlunt looks to land a left hand but Allon moved out of range nicely.
DeBlunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Allon.
DeBlunt looks to land a combination but Allon avoids it well.
DeBlunt misses with the combination.
Allon throws a body punch but DeBlunt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allon moves into range and clinches up with DeBlunt.
Allon misses with a body punch.
DeBlunt being controlled against the cage.
Allon breaks from the clinch.
Allon thows a body shot but no joy.
Allon blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBlunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Allon misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Allon.
A swing and a miss from DeBlunt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from DeBlunt enables Allon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. DeBlunt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
DeBlunt wants to stand up but Allon is controlling him.
Allon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allon won't allow DeBlunt to get back to his feet.
Allon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
DeBlunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Allon works over DeBlunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Allon wants to control from the top but DeBlunt keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allon prevents DeBlunt from getting back to his feet.
Allon pushing down on DeBlunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Allon there.
Allon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeBlunt's head.
Allon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeBlunt defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeBlunt's head.
DeBlunt is trying to stand back up but Allon is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Allon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Allon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allon 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.
DeBlunt is staying active underneath Allon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Allon prevents DeBlunt from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gim Allon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
DeBlunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Allon showed some decent athleticism there.
DeBlunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Allon.
Allon is looking to take a break and control but DeBlunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeBlunt wants to get back to his feet.
DeBlunt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Allon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
DeBlunt is trying to stand up here but Allon is controlling him well.
Gim Allon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. DeBlunt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Allon.
Allon wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeBlunt keeps working.
Allon working DeBlunt over with strikes.
Allon thows a huge punch but DeBlunt dodges it nicely.
Allon not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBlunt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Allon Rushes DeBlunt and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! DeBlunt is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Allon Piles on the pressure and DeBlunt crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gim Allon!
After the big win, Gim Allon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley comes to the cage accompanied by Step into a World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leshley ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
Leshley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Douglas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Leshley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leshley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leshley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas feints and then cracks Leshley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leshley down.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leshley was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Nice jab there from Douglas.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Leshley moved out of range.
Leshley missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Leshley.
Nice straight punches there by Leshley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leshley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Leshley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Leshley to counter with a crisp jab.
Leshley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leshley staying out of range there.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leshley.
Leshley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Leshley closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Leshley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Leshley misses with a punch to the body.
Leshley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leshley throws a head punch that misses.
Leshley leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Leshley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Leshley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Leshley avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Leshley lands an uppercut.
Leshley lands a left hand.
Leshley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leshley's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Leshley's head.
Leshley lands with a left to the head.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leshley stops a takedown attempt from Douglas.
Leshley misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Leshley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leshley is struggling to control the position.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leshley lands a right hand.
It looks like Tony Douglas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley misses with a body punch.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leshley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leshley misses with some punches.
Leshley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leshley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Leshley is controlling him.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leshley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Leshley blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley misses with a punch on the inside.
Leshley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Leshley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Douglas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leshley wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Leshley punishes Douglas's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Leshley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leshley misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Leshley.
Leshley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tony Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leshley dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Leshley off the cage and back into range.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leshley tries to clinch up.
Leshley lands with a nice body kick.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Leshley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Leshley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leshley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Leshley with a jab.
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!
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
letting Leshley counter with a right hand.
Bobby Leshley is winning the standup battle so far.
Leshley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leshley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leshley lands a jab to the head.
Leshley lands with a nice body kick.
Leshley thumps Douglas with a low kick.
Leshley is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Leshley tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and Leshley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
Douglas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leshley.
Leshley wants to clinch.
Leshley cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
Leshley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leshley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leshley moves into the clinch.
Leshley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Leshley.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leshley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leshley cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
Leshley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Tony Douglas's cut even more.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Leshley on the inside.
Leshley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leshley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leshley is pushing Douglas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Leshley misses with a punch on the inside.
Leshley stalling.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Leshley controls the action.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Leshley avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
Leshley slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas tries to break the clinch but Leshley is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leshley misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leshley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Leshley moves away and avoids it.
Douglas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leshley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a body shot that sends Leshley's belly button to the back.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Douglas throws a hook but Leshley blocks it.
Douglas with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leshley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Leshley.
Leshley connects with a crisp jab.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leshley fakes the leg kick and cracks Douglas in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leshley is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Leshley misses.
Leshley forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
Leshley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas is looking for a takedown.
Leshley tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Leshley back against the cage.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leshley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leshley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Tony Douglas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Leshley lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas is rocked!
Leshley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Leshley finish him?
Tony Douglas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leshley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leshley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leshley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leshley.
Leshley dips a shoulder and cracks Douglas with a mighty uppercut! Douglas falls back against the cage and Leshley unloads with a barrage of strikes! Douglas is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Leshley screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Leshley!
A less than humble Bobby Leshley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank has chosen The Trooper 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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23
132 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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31
141 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gites tries a head kick but it misses.
Hank Le Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gites throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le Tank drives through with a takedown into Gites's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gites keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.
Gites is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Le Tank is aware though and is defending well.
Gites throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le Tank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Tank is sitting in close to Gites's body. Gites has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Le Tank is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Le Tank is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gites.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Gites!
John Gites really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rōnin logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mora's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seven Nation Army. Matmat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. pass tha axe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Mora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat moves into the clinch successfully.
Matmat digs a right hand into Mora's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mora's gas tank.
Matmat keeps control of Mora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matmat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matmat misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Matmat on the inside.
Matmat scores with a shot to the side of Mora's head.
Mora goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matmat prevents it.
Matmat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matmat backwards.
Mora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mora tries to break the clinch but Matmat is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matmat.
A short uppercut from Matmat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora tries to break free but Matmat pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mora.
Matmat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matmat misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matmat.
Mora is trying to stall.
Matmat works on Mora's body with a couple of short punches.
Mora manages to break the clinch.
Mora gets the takedown into side control.
Mora throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Matmat works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mora is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matmat wants to improve his position but Mora is controlling well.
Mora 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matmat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mora.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matmat controlling the position well.
Matmat trying to control here.
Mora thows a huge punch but Matmat dodges it nicely.
Mora not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matmat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mora scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mora looking to sit in guard and control but Matmat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mora is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mora is trying to control the position but Matmat postures up.
Mora tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mora looking for subs off his back but Matmat has passed one foot through into half guard.
Matmat drops an elbow to the side of Mora's head.
Mora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matmat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mora is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matmat is trying to work for a kimura but Mora is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora wants to improve his position but Matmat is controlling well.
Matmat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mora regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mora preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matmat advances to half guard.
Mora wants to improve his position but Matmat is controlling well.
Mora wants to control but Matmat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matmat trying to control the pace.
Matmat working over Mora with some ground and pound. Mora looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matmat misses with a looping right.
Mora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mora moves into range and clinches up with Matmat.
Mora wants a takedown.
Mora wants to take the fight to the mat but Matmat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Matmat swings wildly with an uppercut but Mora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matmat lands a good knee to the midsection. Mora won't want to take too many of those.
Mora blocking some punches.
Matmat throws a punch but it's blocked by Mora.
Mora wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Mora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matmat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mora blocks a body shot from Matmat.
Mora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matmat gets underhooks to prevent Mora's takedown attempt.
Matmat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mat Matmat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat tries to clinch up.
Matmat looks to land a combination but Mora avoids it well.
Matmat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mora has closed the distance and engaged Matmat in a clinch.
Matmat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mora or not.
Mora working hard to break the clinch.
Mora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matmat lands a hook that snaps the head of Mora backwards.
A right hand to the body from Matmat.
Mora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matmat can't find room to land a body shot as Mora controls the action.
Matmat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matmat can't find room to land a body shot as Mora controls the action.
Good body shot from Matmat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matmat scores with a shot to the side of Mora's head.
Matmat gets through Mora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matmat backwards.
Matmat misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matmat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mora is rocked!
Matmat is trying to stall.
Oh Mora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mora drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matmat is stalling here.
Mora seems to have got his legs back now.
Matmat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Mora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matmat.
Matmat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mora manages to break the clinch.
Mora throws a right and a left that Matmat avoids nicely.
Mora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mora lands a body shot.
Matmat lands with a good body shot.
Mora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matmat moves away.
Mora moves into the clinch.
Matmat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matmat misses with some punches.
Matmat is leaning against Mora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matmat cracks Mora with a nice body shot.
Matmat lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora can't break the clinch.
Matmat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matmat trying to control the position but instead, Mora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matmat into the cage.
Matmat pushes Mora back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matmat lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alejandro Mora has been cut.
Mora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matmat blocks a body shot from Mora.
A right handed body shot lands from Matmat.
Matmat effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matmat lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matmat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Mora's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matmat scores with a leg kick.
Mora darts in and clinches Matmat up against the cage.
Matmat lands with a light punch inside.
Mora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matmat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mora manages to break the clinch.
Mora closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matmat's guard.
Matmat wants to sweep but no luck.
Matmat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matmat tries to control but Mora wriggling away.
Matmat raining down shots from the mount!
Mat Matmat has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mora scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Matmat land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Matmat stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mat Matmat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomaz Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Taylor Gang as his entrance music. David Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
130 lbs
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25
144 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomaz Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
Taylor misses the jab.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomaz Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Taylor.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Taylor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taylor tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murphy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy connects with a jab.
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!
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Murphy wants to slow Taylor down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomaz Taylor 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.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Taylor moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
David Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Murphy.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Taylor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy catches Taylor with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Taylor forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Murphy!
David Murphy is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, David Murphy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Theiroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua's entrance music is Diesal Power. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Theiroff's choice of entrance music: Knuck If You Buck - Crime Mob. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Theiroff!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theiroff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fuqua counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Theiroff.
Fuqua closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Theiroff quickly recovers to half guard.
Theiroff is trying to get back to full guard.
Theiroff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuqua.
Theiroff is looking to get back to full guard here but Fuqua has managed to pass to side control instead.
Theiroff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fuqua is trying to get an arm triangle but Theiroff is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuqua gets to mount! Theiroff was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuqua trying to control but Theiroff is having none of it.
Fuqua looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Theiroff working to try and regain half guard.
Fuqua scoring with strikes but Theiroff is staying in there.
Fuqua lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuqua avoids the attempt from Theiroff to control.
Theiroff takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Aaron Theiroff has been cut.
Fuqua avoids the attempt from Theiroff to control.
Fuqua working for a guillotine from mount but Theiroff is in no mood to give up.
Theiroff tries to lock up and control but Fuqua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theiroff is looking to escape.
Fuqua working for a submission but Theiroff is keeping him at bay.
Theiroff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fuqua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Theiroff?
Theiroff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Theiroff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fuqua.
Oooh a big shot lands for Fuqua! Theiroff is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frenchy Fuqua!
After the big win, Frenchy Fuqua made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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