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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Peters!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peters tries to avoid it but Vera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peters to the ground. Peters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Vera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vera takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Peters.
Mike Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vera gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Peters gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vera is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Peters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid Highwind has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hunter Akbar's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cid Highwind!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akbar darts in and clinches Highwind up against the cage.
Akbar has Highwind pressed against the cage, preventing Highwind from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akbar tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akbar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Highwind looking to stall.
Akbar can't find room to land a body shot as Highwind controls the action.
Akbar stalls.
Akbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Highwind controls his hands.
Highwind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akbar.
Akbar drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Akbar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Highwind!
Akbar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Highwind can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar prevents Highwind from getting the reversal.
Akbar controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akbar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar with the ground and pound from mount.
Akbar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Highwind?
Highwind is working to get back to half guard.
Akbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akbar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Akbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar landing strikes from the mount.
Highwind in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Akbar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Akbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Highwind is looking to get to half guard.
Akbar lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highwind tries to hold on but Akbar postures up.
Akbar working the ground and pound effectively.
Highwind is rocked!
Akbar controlling from the full mount.
Akbar looking to finish Highwind with some ground and pound. This is bad for Highwind!
Highwind is still in real trouble! Can Akbar finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akbar looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Highwind covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Akbar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hunter Akbar made sure he mentioned White Gorilla Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ringo has chosen Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo avoids the body shot from Cote.
Cote lands a nice shot to the body.
Cote doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ringo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cote on the side of the head.
Johnny Ringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringo cracks Cote with an open hand slap.
It looks like Liam Cote has been cut.
Ringo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ringo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cote just misses with a punch to the body.
Ringo misses with a double jab.
Ringo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cote connects with a right hand. Ringo shakes it off.
Cote throws a series of punches but Ringo moves out of range.
Cote throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ringo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cote looks to land a combination but Ringo avoids it well.
Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ringo.
Ringo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cote looks to score with a jab to the body but Ringo is just out of range.
Ringo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cote is rocked!
Ringo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cote at a distance.
Ringo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ringo scores with a hook.
Oh Cote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ringo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cote.
Cote takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ringo drops Cote with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cote! Ringo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Ringo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Ringo made sure he mentioned Fearless Systems Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackob Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Braton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Midnight Run. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackob Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arnold Braton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keen fails to land with a series of punches.
Keen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braton throws a hook but Keen avoids it easily.
Keen throws a series of punches but Braton avoids them all with ease.
Keen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bratons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braton throws an off balance right hand
and Keen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keen misses with a double jab
and Braton counters with a crisp one two that drops Keen! Braton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Keen to his feet! Keen is in big trouble!
Keen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braton sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Keen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Keen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnold Braton!
Arnold Braton gave a mention to White Gorilla Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathurin Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathurin Kerbouchard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kerbouchard or perhaps it was just good defense by Nguyen which made him look bad.
Kerbouchard tries for a takedown but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kerbouchard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nguyen counters with a left and a right that stings Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kerbouchard closes the distance and clinches up with Nguyen, looking for a takedown. Kerbouchard pushes Nguyen against the cage but Nguyen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathurin Kerbouchard.
Nguyen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerbouchard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nguyen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kerbouchard is trying to break the clinch but Nguyen has him pressed against the cage.
Nguyen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen connects with a knee to the head.
Nguyen landing knees to the body.
Kerbouchard looks gassed!
Nguyen lands a shot to the body.
Nguyen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kerbouchard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nguyen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kerbouchard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nguyen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nguyen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen lands an uppercut.
Nguyen pushes Kerbouchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nguyen.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a right hand.
Kerbouchard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nguyen to keep the fight standing.
Nguyen landing knees to the body.
Nguyen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nguyen drops Kerbouchard with a big knee straight up the middle! Kerbouchard is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kerbouchard is rocked!
It looks like Mathurin Kerbouchard has been cut.
Kerbouchard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerbouchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Nguyen finish him?
Mathurin Kerbouchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerbouchard gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
Kerbouchard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nguyen smiles and moves away.
Nguyen cracks Kerbouchard with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nguyen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kerbouchard to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen dances in with a quick combination. Kerbouchard is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nguyen snaps Kerbouchard's head back. Kerbouchard stumbles backwards against the cage. Nguyen steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kerbouchard's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kerbouchard just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Nguyen!
Michael Nguyen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Ducker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Maecenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Ducker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Ducker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaius Maecenas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Ducker.
Some bone on bone action there as Maecenas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ducker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maecenas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ducker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maecenas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ducker misses the shot to the body.
Ducker tries to clinch but Maecenas moves out of range.
Ducker missing with a left hand there. Maecenas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maecenas takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maecenas blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducker is trying to break the clinch but Maecenas has him pressed against the cage.
Maecenas misses with the head strike.
Ducker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maecenas lands a nice uppercut.
Ducker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ducker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ducker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maecenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ducker.
Ducker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maecenas.
Ducker is looking to clinch but Maecenas is avoiding it.
Ducker misses with a body shot.
Maecenas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maecenas throws the left hand but Ducker avoids the punch easily.
Ducker darts in trying to clinch
and Maecenas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donald Ducker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Ducker. That snapped Maecenas's head back.
Maecenas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ducker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maecenas is pushing Ducker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maecenas working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ducker blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducker looking to slow down the pace here.
Maecenas tries a body shot but Ducker blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ducker.
Maecenas working aggressively here.
Ducker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maecenas has Ducker pushed against the cage.
Ducker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Ducker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ducker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ducker scores with a nice head shot.
Maecenas swings for the body but Ducker moves out of range.
Ducker misses with a body shot.
Maecenas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducker is just out of range.
Ducker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maecenas.
Ducker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maecenas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maecenas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ducker.
Maecenas lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducker misses with a looping left.
Ducker connects with a body shot that sends Maecenas's belly button to the back.
Maecenas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ducker misses the jab.
Ducker misses with a hook.
Ducker tries to land a leg kick but Maecenas saw it coming and moves away.
Ducker 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.
Maecenas misses with a body shot
and Ducker counters with a nice uppercut.
Maecenas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Ducker.
Ducker tries to clinch there but Maecenas circles away.
Ducker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducker misses with a hook. Maecenas ducked under it nicely.
Maecenas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maecenas swings for the body but Ducker moves out of range.
Maecenas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducker throws a leg kick but Maecenas checks it.
Ducker tests Maecenas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ducker.
Ducker stuns Maecenas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ducker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ducker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maecenas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ducker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maecenas misses the shot to the body.
Maecenas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducker.
Maecenas staying out of range there.
Maecenas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ducker tries to clinch but Maecenas is having none of it.
Ducker swings for the body but Maecenas moves out of range.
Maecenas clinches.
Ducker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ducker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ducker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ducker seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Maecenas is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ducker tries a body shot but Maecenas blocks it.
Ducker throws a head punch that misses.
Ducker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maecenas lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maecenas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Ducker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maecenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ducker.
Ducker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maecenas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ducker thows a body shot but no joy.
Ducker misses with a hook.
Ducker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducker. Maecenas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Ducker.
Ducker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maecenas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ducker.
Maecenas takes a swing at Ducker's ribcage but misses.
Maecenas swings widly with a right hand
and Ducker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducker fails to land with a series of punches.
Maecenas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ducker.
Ducker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maecenas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ducker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ducker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ducker wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Ducker misses its intended target.
Maecenas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducker manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducker dips to his left and cracks Maecenas with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Ducker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Maecenas misses.
Maecenas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ducker rather than just go for the knockout.
Maecenas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maecenas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ducker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maecenas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ducker just misses with a punch to the body.
Maecenas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducker.
Maecenas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maecenas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ducker forces Maecenas back against the cage and clinches.
Maecenas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ducker up against the cage.
Ducker throws a head punch that misses.
Maecenas misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maecenas prevents a body shot from Ducker.
Gaius Maecenas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Ducker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maecenas lands a left hand.
Ducker blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ducker can't find room to land a body shot as Maecenas controls the action.
Maecenas wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donald Ducker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ducker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Ducker!
After the big win, Donald Ducker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors White Gorilla Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Spataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Spataro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Taylor's chin.
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158 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Spataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spataro lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into range.
Spataro lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Spataro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taylor eats them both and turns towards Spataro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spataro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spataro gets caught napping as Taylor dives in and scores a takedown. Spataro manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spataro wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spataro dives on top into guard.
Spataro tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Spataro is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Spataro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Taylor.
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!
Taylor tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Spataro isn't that keen on the idea.
Spataro landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Taylor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Spataro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spataro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Spataro has a good base and remains in mount.
Spataro cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spataro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taylor is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spataro lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Spataro finish him?
Spataro 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.
Spataro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Spataro cracks Taylor with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Spataro!
Julio Spataro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fearless Systems Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Rua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Rook!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rook.
It looks like Arturo Rua has been cut.
Rua is looking to clinch but Rook is avoiding it.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Rook in his tracks for a moment.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rook tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rook can't get the takedown.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rook avoids it.
Rook managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Rook.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rook tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mickey Rook has been cut.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rook being controlled against the cage.
Rook goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rook throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua rushes Rook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rook wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rook tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rook.
Rook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rook is looking for a takedown.
Rua just leaning against Rook, taking a breather.
Rook drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rua clinches up with Rook and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rook looks gassed!
Rua lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Rook shrugs off.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rook takes an elbow to the temple.
Rook takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rook is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rook up against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rook.
Rua working Rook over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rua dominated that round.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rua defends it nicely.
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mickey Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Rook back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Rook avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Rook in his tracks for a moment.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Mickey Rook's cut even more.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Rook's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua working Rook over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow just above Rook 's eye.
The cut above Mickey Rook's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rook is rocked!
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rook.
Knees to the body from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rook is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Mickey Rook's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rook avoids it.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rook seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rook's defenses.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rook's defenses.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Rook's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
Arturo Rua managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN, into his post fight interview.
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