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GSF 1 The Crossover PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oitink Itch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oitink Itch 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oitink Itch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itch misses the shot to the body.
Itch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Itch swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a body kick the misses
and Itch counters with a left to the body.
Itch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itch punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Itch.
Silva throws a low kick but Itch moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Itch blocks the low kick.
Itch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Itch misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Itch.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Itch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Itch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Itch lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Itch - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Itch.
Itch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Itch thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Itch just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Itch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Itch circles away.
Itch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch checks a low kick from Silva.
Itch looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itch.
Itch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Itch is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itch.
Mario Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Itch takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Itch avoids the punch easily.
Itch is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Itch looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Itch avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a low kick but Itch moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch lands with a cross.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Itch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Itch somewhat.
Itch works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva blocks a jab.
Itch cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Itch swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to clinch but Itch moves out of range.
Itch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Itch throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Itch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Itch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Itch as he checks the leg kick.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Itch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Itch throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itch wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to clinch.
Itch throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oitink Itch 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.
Itch gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Itch manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Itch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Itch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Itch is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Itch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mario Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Itch swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Itch stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva drives through and clinches with Itch against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Itch stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Itch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A clash of legs there as Itch blocks the low kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Itch lands a jab.
Itch misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Itch moves out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Itch is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Itch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Itch just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Itch off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Itch misses its intended target.
Itch 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.
Itch throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Itch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Itch swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Itch circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Oitink Itch has been cut.
Silva closes the distance but Itch moves to the side
and Itch counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itch.
Itch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itch takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Itch.
Itch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Itch back into the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Itch blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itch has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oitink Itch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Itch takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva landing knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oitink Itch's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Itch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Itch misses the shot to the body.
Itch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Itch down.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itch misses with a double jab.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itch moves away.
Itch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Itch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Itch on the side of the head.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Itch goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva clinches up with Itch and pushes him back against the cage.
Itch has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Itch is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.
Silva tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Silva needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Itch wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Itch controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Silva prevents Itch from getting a body triangle.
Silva just trying to survive but Itch is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Itch off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Itch trying to control.
Itch is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Itch. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Itch's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oitink Itch.
Itch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Itch throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Itch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Itch misses with a body shot.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Itch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itch staying out of range there.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itch.
Itch staying out of range there.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Itch ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itch was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Itch finds it's target.
Itch moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Silva!
After the fight, Mario Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Slay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slay comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph. Nunes has chosen Pitbull- Hey Baby as his entrance music. Antonio Nunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Slay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Slay.
Slay slaps away a takedown attempt from Nunes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nunes tries for a takedown but Slay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cassius Slay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nunes.
Slay throws a head kick that misses.
Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Slay in a clinch.
Nunes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slay lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunes looking to stall.
Slay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nunes missing with knees to the body.
Slay scores with a shot to the side of Nunes's head.
Nunes avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slay crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nunes pushes off an throws an elbow but Slay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nunes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slay - the referee stops the clock and Nunes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slay. Nunes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slay scoring well with a low kick there.
Slay digs a good hook to Nunes's body.
Nunes looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Slay.
Nunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slay sprawls well. Slay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nunes gets slowly back to his feet.
Slay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay lands a leg kick that knocks Nunes off balance momentarily.
Slay cracks Nunes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nunes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Slay finish him?
Nunes is rocked!
Slay closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Nunes out cold! Nunes corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cassius Slay!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by m.o.v.e - around the world. Taka Tanaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jackson Faber's chin.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka swings for the body but Faber moves out of range.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faber.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Faber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Faber's head.
Tanaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faber misses with an uppercut
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Tanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber connects with a looping right hand.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faber misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws a good cross that connects.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
Faber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanaka takes one to the side of the head.
Faber throws a big shot that misses.
Faber looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Faber misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faber!
Faber stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanaka. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet.
Faber throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Faber was not able to check.
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faber throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Faber looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Faber.
Good exchange - Faber coming out on top.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick from Faber.
Faber missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka loads up on a big right hand but Faber slips the punch.
Faber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanaka momentarily.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Some wild striking there from Faber.
Tanaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Faber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Nice body punch from Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faber thuds his right hand into Tanaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Faber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Faber thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka defending well as Faber loads up on a big left hand.
Faber swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Faber misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faber throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Faber missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tanaka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faber misses with an uppercut.
Faber throws a combination that misses
enabling Tanaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka cracks Faber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faber throws a looping overhand right but Tanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Tanaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka shoots in and gets a takedown into Faber's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tanaka distracts Faber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faber controlling the position.
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!
Faber is trying to hold Tanaka in close to prevent damage but Tanaka has managed to pass into half guard.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Faber is having none of it.
Tanaka 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.
Faber controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faber sees it coming and defends easily.
Faber desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Faber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanaka is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Faber misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faber misses with a wild combination.
Faber swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber misses with a double jab.
Tanaka stuns Faber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jackson Faber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Faber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tanaka doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Faber does no damage.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faber wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Faber misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faber thinking.
Faber misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.
Faber misses with a looping left.
Faber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Faber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka feints and then cracks Faber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faber down.
Sloppy strikes from Faber. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faber's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Jackson Faber is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tanaka finds it's way through Faber's defenses.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faber.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a series of strikes. Faber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Faber misses with a double jab
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tanaka does it's job there.
Jackson Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
Faber misses the jab.
Nice cross by Faber.
Tanaka lands with a nice combination. Faber backs away looking to recover.
Faber blocks a jab.
Faber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Faber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Tanaka has control of the leg.
Jackson Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura but Faber is defending well.
Faber manages to get to full guard.
Faber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanaka is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taka Tanaka.
I think Faber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jackson Faber!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zues Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen If Rap Gets Jealous by K'naan as his entrance music. Claude Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
143 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zues Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Thompson tries to bum rush Egan with a series of wild strikes but Egan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Egan counters with a solid body kick.
Egan tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Egan.
Egan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Egan. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Egan thows a body kick. Thompson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Egan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Egan counters with a head kick. That will keep Thompson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Egan.
Egan fakes the leg kick and cracks Thompson in the body.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Claude Thompson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Egan swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Egan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Egan's head back.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Egan cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Egan throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Egan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zues Egan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Thompson.
A head kick misses from Egan.
Egan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egan throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Egan knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zues Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Egan counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Egan.
Thompson lands a high kick!
Egan is looking to score with low kicks.
Thompson throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Egan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Egan throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson looks gassed!
Egan misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egan misses with a body kick.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Egan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Egan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Egan's half guard.
Thompson throws a strike but Egan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Egan has wrist control.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egan is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Egan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Egan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson postures up in Egan's guard and throws a big left but Egan blocks it.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Egan has wrist control.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Egan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egan can pounce on him.
Zues Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egan cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Egan saw that one coming.
Egan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson lands a jab to Egan's midsection.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Egan throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egan.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Egan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Egan's head.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson won't allow Egan to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Egan is on top in guard.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Egan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.
Egan wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Egan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Egan stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Egan wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Thompson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thompson working for a triangle but Egan defends it easily.
Thompson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Egan defends it easily.
Egan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Egan wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Egan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson is looking for a triangle here but Egan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Claude Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
Egan trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Egan seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Egan is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claude Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egan.
Egan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson feints and then cracks Egan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egan down.
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Egan - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Egan. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Egan's guard.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Egan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Egan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Egan is defending well.
Egan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Egan dodges it nicely.
Egan is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Thompson is looking for a kimura but Egan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thompson to get the leverage.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Egan dodges it nicely.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Egan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egan's head.
Egan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Egan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thompson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thompson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thompson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Egan is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working for a triangle but Egan defends it easily.
Egan is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Zues Egan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Egan has picked Thompson up and slammed him! Thompson can't keep hold of the triangle and Egan manages to pass to side control!
Egan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thompson is avoiding damage well.
Egan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thompson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Egan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Egan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
Claude Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Thompson!
Claude Thompson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brownie Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Easy Way Out . Jenkins has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
183 lbs
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28
179 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perko Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins misses with a double jab
and Late counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Late looks for the body kick but Jenkins saw that one coming.
Late closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jenkins did well to prevent Late getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Late is working for a kimura but Jenkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Late seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Late.
Late is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Late stops Jenkins from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Late.
Jenkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Late.
Late is pressing down on Jenkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jenkins is holding on for now.
Jenkins pushes Late off looking to stand but Late dives back in and keeps control.
Late missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Late looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Late is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jenkins!
Late dominating with strikes here.
Jenkins taking shots to the head.
Jenkins taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Late dominating with strikes here.
Jenkins is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jenkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Late.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is bucking up trying to escape but Late cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jenkins really wants to buck Late off and get back to his feet.
Jenkins tries to buck Late off so he can stand up but Late has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Jenkins falls backwards, slamming Late to the mat but Late holds on tight! Jenkins is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Perko Late!
Perko Late bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annunaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tool - Aenima. Dempsey has chosen On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Annunaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Annunaki gets tackled into the cage by Dempsey. Dempsey maintains the clinch.
Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dempsey pushes off an throws an elbow but Annunaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Annunaki lands with a light punch inside.
Annunaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dempsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dempsey prevents a body shot from Annunaki.
Dempsey prevents a body shot from Annunaki.
Annunaki avoids the elbow strike from Dempsey, against the cage.
Annunaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Dempsey controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Annunaki obliges.
Annunaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Annunaki digs a right hand underneath Dempsey's ribcage. Dempsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land.
Annunaki lands a knee to the head.
Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dempsey trying to stall but Annunaki improves his position.
Annunaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dempsey.
Annunaki tries to throw a body punch but Dempsey avoids it by throwing Annunaki back against the cage.
Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Annunaki can't find room to land a body shot as Dempsey controls the action.
Annunaki misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki is stalling here.
Dempsey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Annunaki blocks an uppercut.
Annunaki tries to work over Dempsey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Annunaki lands an uppercut.
Annunaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Annunaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Dempsey controls his hands.
Annunaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Dempsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Annunaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Annunaki fails to land.
Annunaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Annunaki.
Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Annunaki lands an uppercut.
Annunaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Annunaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.
Dempsey prevents a body shot from Annunaki.
Annunaki scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Annunaki taking a breather.
Annunaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Dempsey.
Annunaki tries to throw a body punch but Dempsey avoids it by throwing Annunaki back against the cage.
Annunaki dodges an elbow strike from Dempsey.
A nice left hand lands by Annunaki.
Annunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Annunaki blocks an uppercut.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Annunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Annunaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Annunaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Annunaki missing with knees to the body.
Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey blocks a body shot from Annunaki.
Annunaki takes a shot to the head.
Annunaki gets through Dempsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey working aggressively here.
Annunaki dodges an elbow strike from Dempsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey dodges an elbow strike from Annunaki.
Dempsey scores with a shot to the side of Annunaki's head.
Annunaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Annunaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Annunaki misses with the head strike.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dempsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Annunaki.
Annunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dempsey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Annunaki blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dempsey throws an elbow but misses.
Annunaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dempsey's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Annunaki.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Annunaki.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dempsey crunches a lovely knee into Annunaki's ribcage.
Annunaki tries a body shot but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki is working Dempsey over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Annunaki.
Annunaki digs a right hand underneath Dempsey's ribcage. Dempsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dempsey looks gassed!
Annunaki can't find room to land a body shot as Dempsey controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Annunaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Annunaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Annunaki lands a shoulder strike.
Annunaki misses with a punch to the body.
Annunaki has Dempsey pressed against the cage.
Annunaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dempsey blocks an uppercut.
Annunaki blocks an elbow strike from Dempsey.
Dempsey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Annunaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Dempsey won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Annunaki blocks an uppercut.
Annunaki tries to work over Dempsey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Annunaki lands a nice elbow.
Annunaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Annunaki 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.
Annunaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Annunaki feints and then cracks Dempsey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dempsey down.
Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Annunaki tries to clinch but Dempsey is having none of it.
Dempsey has managed to clinch.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Annunaki.
Annunaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bill Annunaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Annunaki lands a left hand.
Annunaki tries a body shot but Dempsey blocks it.
A short right from Annunaki on the inside.
Annunaki tries to throw a body punch but Dempsey avoids it by throwing Annunaki back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Annunaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dempsey throws an elbow that misses.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it misses.
Annunaki lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dempsey throws an elbow but misses.
Annunaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dempsey.
Dempsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Annunaki has a couple of punches blocked by Dempsey.
Annunaki stalling against the cage.
Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Annunaki.
Annunaki tries to throw a body punch but Dempsey avoids it by throwing Annunaki back against the cage.
Dempsey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Annunaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Annunaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Annunaki misses with some punches.
Dempsey throws an elbow that misses.
Annunaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Annunaki.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Annunaki tries to work over Dempsey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Annunaki lands an elbow inside that Dempsey shrugs off.
Annunaki scores with a shot to the side of Dempsey's head.
Annunaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Annunaki just leaning against Dempsey, taking a breather.
Annunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dempsey.
Annunaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Annunaki.
Annunaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey working aggressively here.
Annunaki digs a right hand underneath Dempsey's ribcage. Dempsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Annunaki digs a right hand underneath Dempsey's ribcage. Dempsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Annunaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Dempsey controls his hands.
Annunaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Annunaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Annunaki lands a right hand.
Dempsey is rocked!
Annunaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Annunaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dempsey is still on wobbly legs! Can Annunaki finish him?
Annunaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dempsey backwards.
Annunaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Annunaki digs a right hand underneath Dempsey's ribcage. Dempsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dempsey seems to have recovered his senses.
Annunaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dempsey can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Annunaki.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Annunaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dempsey to his knees! Annunaki keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Annunaki!
A relieved looking Bill Annunaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjo Hadzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza's entrance music is Welcome To The Jungle. A fine choice. Hadzija is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bos ili Had�ija. Roman Burza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjo Hadzija!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadzija is looking to clinch but Burza is avoiding it.
Hadzija missing with a left hand there. Burza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hadzija's sensitive parts.
Burza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hadzija's waist but Hadzija gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burza off to one side.
Hadzija checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hadzija wants to clinch but Burza slips to the side
and Burza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hadzija darts in trying to clinch
and Burza counters with a two punch combo.
Hadzija darts in trying to clinch
and Burza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hadzija's knee momentarily.
Burza misses with a leg kick.
Burza swings widly with a right hand
and Hadzija connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzija wants to clinch but Burza slips to the side
and Burza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hadzija tries to clinch up
and Burza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hadzija takes the fight into the clinch.
Hadzija swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burza wants a takedown but no success here.
Burza blocks the elbow strike.
Hadzija misses with the head strike.
Burza breaks from the clinch.
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hadzija tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hadzija to the ground. Hadzija escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hadzija.
Hadzija closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hadzija's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hadzija wants to get back to his feet but Burza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burza pushes down on Hadzija's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burza prevents Hadzija from standing back up.
Burza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadzija keeps working.
Burza passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza tries for a kimura but Hadzija is defending well.
Hadzija is not content to let Burza control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burza has an Americana. Hadzija didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Burza is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Burza hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roman Burza!
Roman Burza opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Wulfsburgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wulfsburgh comes to the cage accompanied by The Wolf Is Loose - Mastodon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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201 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulfsburgh throws a series of punches but Ya Down moves out of range.
Ya Down moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ya Down scores with a jab.
Ya Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Wulfsburgh throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh scores with a body shot.
Wulfsburgh misses with a kick to the body.
Ya Down avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Wulfsburgh misses.
Wulfsburgh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wulfsburgh tries to bum rush Ya Down with a series of wild strikes but Ya Down uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ya Down misses with a few strikes there.
Wulfsburgh throws a nice looking combination but Ya Down bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down scores with a one two! Wulfsburgh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fredrick Wulfsburgh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wulfsburgh.
Ya Down misses with a straight right.
Wulfsburgh drops his hands momentarily and Ya Down takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ya Down misses with a looping right.
Ya Down lands a jab to the head.
Ya Down digs a good hook to Wulfsburgh's body.
Ya Down misses with a left hand
and Wulfsburgh counters with a stiff right hand.
Wulfsburgh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wulfsburgh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ya Down.
Wulfsburgh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Taken Ya Down has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulfsburgh lands a jab to Ya Down's midsection.
Taken Ya Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ya Down lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down lands a nice hook to Wulfsburgh's body. Wulfsburgh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ya Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulfsburgh moves away.
Ya Down cracks Wulfsburgh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ya Down thuds his right hand into Wulfsburgh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wulfsburgh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ya Down chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wulfsburgh can pounce on him.
Wulfsburgh lands a big head kick that sends Ya Down tumbling to the mat! Wulfsburgh takes a step backwards and waves Ya Down back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ya Down is rocked!
Wulfsburgh misses with an uppercut
and Ya Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Ya Down decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wulfsburgh is trying to maintain the position but Ya Down is very close to passing his half guard.
Ya Down sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wulfsburgh defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ya Down with shots to the head and body - Wulfsburgh looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wulfsburgh is looking to get to half guard.
Ya Down scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ya Down lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ya Down is landing with some decent strikes but Wulfsburgh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulfsburgh taking shots to the head.
Wulfsburgh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ya Down on the ground.
Wulfsburgh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wulfsburgh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ya Down lands a big shot there that rocks Wulfsburgh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wulfsburgh is rocked!
Ya Down has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wulfsburgh is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down landing strikes from the mount and Wulfsburgh is in trouble!
Oh Wulfsburgh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wulfsburgh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wulfsburgh seems to have got his legs back now.
Ya Down controlling the pace for now.
Ya Down scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wulfsburgh?
Wulfsburgh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wulfsburgh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wulfsburgh tries to get out of the position.
Ya Down controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ya Down has hold of Wulfsburgh's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wulfsburgh manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Taken Ya Down dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taken Ya Down's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ya Down works Wulfsburgh's body with a nice hook.
Wulfsburgh looks to land a body kick but Ya Down moved away.
Ya Down misses with a straight left.
Wulfsburgh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ya Down staying out of range there.
Wulfsburgh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ya Down misses with a hook.
Wulfsburgh catches Ya Down with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ya Down misses with a straight left.
Wulfsburgh misses with a body kick.
Ya Down dips to his left and cracks Wulfsburgh with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wulfsburgh tries a head kick but it misses.
Wulfsburgh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ya Down cracks Wulfsburgh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ya Down throws a shot from downtown. Wulfsburgh moves away and avoids it.
Wulfsburgh throws a nice looking combination but Ya Down bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ya Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulfsburgh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ya Down.
Wulfsburgh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fredrick Wulfsburgh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ya Down with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wulfsburgh to score with a decent uppercut.
Wulfsburgh looks to land a body kick but Ya Down moved away.
Ya Down misses with a body shot.
Ya Down misses with a shot to the body
and Wulfsburgh counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down feints a jab promting Wulfsburgh to slip. Ya Down then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wulfsburgh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ya Down bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wulfsburgh's head.
Wulfsburgh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wulfsburgh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ya Down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ya Down lands with an overhand left.
Ya Down scores with a punch to the head.
Fredrick Wulfsburgh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Wulfsburgh misses.
Wulfsburgh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ya Down keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wulfsburgh throws a head kick that misses
and Ya Down counters with a left to the body.
Wulfsburgh connects with a right hand. Ya Down shakes it off.
Ya Down fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ya Down lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wulfsburgh doesn't seem phased though.
Ya Down swings for the body but Wulfsburgh moves out of range.
Ya Down misses with a straight left.
Ya Down scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ya Down showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh misses with a few strikes there.
Wulfsburgh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ya Down moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wulfsburgh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ya Down scores with the left hand. Wulfsburgh knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh throws a wild body kick that Ya Down sees coming a mile off.
Wulfsburgh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ya Down sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wulfsburgh throws a leg kick but Ya Down sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ya Down uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wulfsburgh.
Nice shot by Ya Down.
Ya Down uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wulfsburgh.
Ya Down has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ya Down misses with a body shot.
Ya Down throws out a loose jab but Wulfsburgh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wulfsburgh scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wulfsburgh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ya Down's sensitive parts.
Wulfsburgh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ya Down connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wulfsburgh scrambles back to his feet.
Ya Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulfsburgh is just out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taken Ya Down will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taken Ya Down's cut.
That's time! 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.
Wulfsburgh throws a hook to the side of Ya Down's head but Ya Down sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ya Down lands with a shot to the body.
Ya Down slips under a jab.
Wulfsburgh misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Ya Down.
Ya Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ya Down paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wulfsburgh scores with a shot to the body.
Ya Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ya Down misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ya Down.
Ya Down thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh is pushing Ya Down's head away, looking to escape. Ya Down manages to hold on to the position though.
Ya Down cracks Wulfsburgh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ya Down lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wulfsburgh down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulfsburgh is looking to regain half guard here but Ya Down keeps moving and retains side control.
Wulfsburgh is letting Ya Down control him for a moment.
Wulfsburgh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ya Down lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wulfsburgh down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulfsburgh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ya Down scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wulfsburgh to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Wulfsburgh's face as Ya Down controls the position.
Ya Down scoring with punches and elbows.
Ya Down working the head and body with strikes.
Wulfsburgh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ya Down connects with a decent elbow.
Ya Down in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wulfsburgh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ya Down grinds an elbow into Wulfsburgh's temple.
Wulfsburgh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wulfsburgh is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh looks to move to half guard but instead Ya Down has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ya Down lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Wulfsburgh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ya Down is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wulfsburgh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wulfsburgh tries to hold on but Ya Down pushes him away.
Ya Down dominating with strikes here.
Ya Down has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ya Down is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Ya Down!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taken Ya Down!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taylor will feel that in the morning.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.
Taylor takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Taylor gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Taylor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Taylor digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Anderson tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson slips under a jab from Taylor.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson lands a head kick!
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Anderson is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sam Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Donk. Anderson catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sam Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is rocked!
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shane Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Taylor creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Anderson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Anderson drops to his knees and Taylor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Taylor!
Shane Taylor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Van Damme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme staying out of range there.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Damme's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Damme.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Van Damme swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Van Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Damme.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Damme.
Pacquiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Damme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao is looking to land body kicks.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Damme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Van Damme avoids it easily.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Van Damme knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damme.
Jab by Van Damme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
A low kick from Pacquiao misses
and Van Damme counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Van Damme is out of range.
Van Damme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Damme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Van Damme finds it's target.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Van Damme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick.
Pacquiao jabs Van Damme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pacquiao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Damme shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pacquiao eats them both and turns towards Van Damme to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Damme misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a solid body kick.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Damme throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Pacquiao cracks Van Damme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Damme lands a nice hook to Pacquiao's body. Pacquiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao misses with a leg kick.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Van Damme misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a low kick, right behind Van Damme 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao walks into a left hand.
Pacquiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Van Damme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Damme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Van Damme was well out of range.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Damme moves out of range of the body kick from Pacquiao.
A slow jab from Van Damme misses its intended target.
Van Damme slips under a jab.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Van Damme misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme works over Pacquiao's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Damme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pacquiao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Van Damme saw that one coming.
Van Damme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
and Van Damme counters with a body kick that stops Pacquiao in his tracks momentarily.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Nice defenses there by Van Damme.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damme.
Van Damme thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme lands a nice hook to Pacquiao's body. Pacquiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacquiao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Van Damme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Damme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Van Damme throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao misses with a leg kick.
Pacquiao connects with a right hand. Van Damme shakes it off.
Van Damme throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao wants to slow Van Damme down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Damme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Van Damme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Van Damme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Damme just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a kick to the body.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Van Damme takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lunges at Pacquiao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pacquiao's hand.
Good leg kick by Van Damme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Damme missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a push kick but Van Damme slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacquiao at a distance.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Van Damme slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Van Damme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacquiao.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herman Pacquiao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Damme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Van Damme throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Damme scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao wants to land a leg kick but Van Damme is out of range.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Van Damme swinging wildly here.
Van Damme throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks Van Damme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Damme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pacquiao is out of range and Van Damme settles back down.
Pacquiao scores with a leg kick.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that misses
and Van Damme counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Van Damme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Van Damme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Pacquiao is predictable there
letting Van Damme counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme misses with a hook to the body
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Van Damme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacquiao doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Damme scores with a nice head shot.
Pacquiao closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Van Damme misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
Van Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacquiao controls his hands.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Van Damme - that landed with a thud.
Van Damme pushes Pacquiao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Pacquiao controls the action.
Van Damme tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
Van Damme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Van Damme.
Pacquiao pushes Van Damme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Damme is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Pacquiao.
Oh Van Damme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pacquiao unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Van Damme! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pacquiao is unloading with more strikes now! Van Damme drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao is the new welterweight champion!
Herman Pacquiao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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