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Starship vs Conan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ran Plan III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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202 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ran Plan III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Ooka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Plan III misses.
Plan III throws a hook but Ooka avoids it easily.
Plan III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ooka.
The strikes coming from Ooka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ooka content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Plan III avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ooka.
Ooka controls the position.
Ooka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plan III keeps working.
Ooka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plan III is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ooka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Plan III struggling a bit here.
Ooka remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Plan III is trying to improve his position.
Plan III is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plan III is looking to regain half guard here but Ooka keeps moving and retains side control.
Plan III is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ooka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ooka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ooka misses with the ground and pound.
Ooka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Plan III is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Plan III parries the strikes from Ooka easily there. Ooka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Plan III to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Plan III is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ooka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ooka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Plan III's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ooka lands some shots froms side control.
Ooka prevents Plan III from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Ooka trying to control the action but Plan III is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooka is trying to get an arm triangle but Plan III is defending well.
Plan III is pushing Ooka's head away, looking to escape. Ooka manages to hold on to the position though.
Ooka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Plan III managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ooka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooka is trying to get an arm triangle but Plan III is defending well.
Ooka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ooka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ooka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ooka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ooka stops Plan III from getting back to his feet.
Ooka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ooka is keen to just control but Plan III is a slippery customer.
Plan III blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ooka.
Ooka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ooka is trying to work for a kimura but Plan III is defending well.
Ooka working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka wants to take a breather but Plan III is having none of it.
Ooka not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Ooka.
Still in half guard, Ooka seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ooka lands a nice short elbow.
Ooka wants to control but Plan III is keeping him busy.
Ooka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Plan III kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Plan III on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plan III tries to get out of the position.
Ooka wants to free his trapped foot but Plan III is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ooka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ooka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plan III sees it coming and defends easily.
Plan III wants to improve his position but Ooka is controlling well.
Ooka is looking to stall here but Plan III recovers full guard.
Plan III controls Ooka momentarily but Ooka frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooka slips nicely into half guard.
Paul Ooka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ooka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Plan III doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ooka.
Ooka is thwarting Plan III's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka thows a huge punch but Plan III dodges it nicely.
Ooka wants to free his trapped foot but Plan III is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Plan III on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ooka slips a nice elbow through Plan III's hands, connecting with Plan III's forehead.
Ooka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Plan III with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ooka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plan III keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plan III keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plan III wants to control but Ooka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ooka trying to control from half guard but Plan III is working away.
Ooka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plan III wants to get back to his feet.
Plan III blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ooka.
Ooka wants to work for an arm triangle but Plan III is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Plan III defending well though.
Plan III is refusing to be controlled, as Ooka sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ooka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ooka fails with a takedown attempt.
Ooka thuds his right hand into Plan III's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ooka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plan III keeping moving, preventing Ooka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Ooka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Plan III wants to clinch.
Plan III throws a leg kick but Ooka checks it.
Plan III misses the jab.
Ooka cracks Plan III with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ran Plan III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooka lands an overhand right.
Ooka lands a jab to Plan III's midsection.
Plan III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooka shoots in for a takedown but Plan III shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ooka slips a jab from Plan III.
Plan III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ooka.
Ooka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ran Plan III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ran Plan III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Ooka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ooka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooka shoots in but no luck this time.
Plan III is looking to clinch.
Plan III connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ooka momentarily.
Plan III lands a nice shot to the body.
Plan III tries a head kick but it misses.
Plan III throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Paul Ooka has been cut.
Ooka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Plan III is trying to defend but Ooka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Plan III is trying to get back to full guard.
Ooka stops Plan III from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka wants to pass the guard but Plan III is defending well.
Ooka passes to full mount!
Ooka controlling the pace for now.
Ooka is working for a guillotine from mount but Plan III frees his head quite easily.
Plan III knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ooka on the ground.
Ooka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Plan III is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Plan III tries to hold on but Ooka postures up.
Ooka controlling from mount.
Ooka dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Plan III that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooka working for a guillotine from mount but Plan III is in no mood to give up.
Ooka raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Ooka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ooka 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Ooka!
Our winner, Paul Ooka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes into the arena with By the Sword - Slash blaring out of the sound system. Vonstein has chosen Seether - Remedy as his entrance music. The key to victory for Shane Johns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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226 lbs
15 - 22 - 0 |
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223 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vonstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Vonstein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johns quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vonstein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vonstein throwing shots but Johns is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns is not content to let Vonstein control the position.
Vonstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vonstein is pressing down on Johns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johns is holding on for now.
Johns is trying to control but can't.
Johns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns is trying to maintain the position but Vonstein is very close to passing his half guard.
Johns gets back to full guard.
Johns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vonstein manages to get himself to full guard.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Vonstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vonstein wants to sweep here but Johns controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vonstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vonstein keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Shane Johns wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johns works Vonstein's body with a nice hook.
Johns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shane Johns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vonstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vonstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johns.
Johns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vonsteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vonstein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johns.
It looks like Drake Vonstein has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vonstein takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a body kick that misses.
Shane Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vonstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Vonstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Vonstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vonstein throws a front kick aimed at Johns's knee but Johns avoids it well.
Vonstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johns closes the distance and clinches.
Johns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vonstein moves in looking to clinch but Johns pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Johns finds it's target.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Johns misses.
A head kick misses from Johns.
Johns cracks Vonstein with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns checks a leg kick.
Vonstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johns sprawls well. Johns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vonstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Johns checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johns - that will leave a mark!
Johns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johns tries to throw a body punch but Vonstein avoids it by throwing Johns back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Johns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Vonstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Johns.
Vonstein shoots for a takedown but Johns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vonstein dodges the punch combination from Johns.
Vonstein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Vonstein ducks down to avoid it.
Vonstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Johns. That snapped Vonstein's head back.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vonstein looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
Shane Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Vonstein.
Johns lands a high kick!
Vonstein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vonstein dodges the punch combination from Johns.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns tries to bum rush Vonstein with a series of wild strikes but Vonstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shane Johns is winning the standup battle so far.
Johns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vonstein manages to avoid it.
Johns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johns throws a front kick that sends Vonstein stumbling back into the cage.
Johns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Vonstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns takes a swing at Vonstein's ribcage but misses.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vonstein.
Vonstein wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Vonstein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vonstein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johns tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns gets back to half guard.
Johns tries to roll over but Vonstein keeps him under control.
Vonstein wants to take a breather but Johns is having none of it.
Vonstein controlling the action here.
Johns is trying to get back to full guard.
Vonstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake Vonstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johns works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vonstein sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johns's guard.
Vonstein is trying to control. Johns wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vonstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johns is staying active underneath Vonstein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vonstein passes to side control.
Johns can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Johns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drake Vonstein'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice shot lands for Johns.
Vonstein ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
Johns tries a low kick but Vonstein avoids it.
Vonstein defending well as Johns loads up on a big left hand.
Vonstein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johns manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vonstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vonstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johns has an active guard here but Vonstein has managed to pass into half guard.
Vonstein is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johns defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns tries to roll over but Vonstein keeps him under control.
Vonstein trying to control the action but Johns is working from the bottom.
Vonstein trying to pass the guard but Johns defending well.
Drake Vonstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein thows a huge punch but Johns dodges it nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johns tries to get to full guard but Vonstein has control of the leg.
Vonstein throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johns to regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johns holds on and takes a little breather.
Vonstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vonstein trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Vonstein looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein looking to sit in guard and control but Johns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vonstein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vonstein has his foot on Johns's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johns works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnsis looking to pass into half guard but Vonstein pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vonstein is in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vonstein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johns working a defensive guard here.
Vonstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns can't keep his opponent in guard - Vonstein advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johns wants to improve his position but Vonstein is controlling well.
Johns is working hard here to advance position.
Johns has a hand on Vonstein's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vonstein takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vonstein lands with some strikes.
Johns in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Vonstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johns 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Johns!
A relieved looking Shane Johns 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Run This Town. Mal Reynolds has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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33
288 lbs
30 - 28 - 0 |
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250 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws a hook but De Troyer avoids it easily.
Reynolds throws a leg kick which misses De Troyer's front leg but catches the back leg as De Troyer tries to avoid it.
De Troyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the head.
De Troyer avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
De Troyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reynolds to the mat! Reynolds manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Reynolds wants to stand but De Troyer is controlling the position.
Reynolds wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds keeping full guard, as De Troyer tries to pass.
Reynolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reynolds's guard.
De Troyer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reynolds knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but De Troyer is controlling well.
Reynolds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Troyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Troyer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reynolds!
De Troyer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
De Troyer landing strikes, looking to finish!
De Troyer landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Troyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reynolds is looking to escape.
De Troyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Troyer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Reynolds has worked his arm free - good work by Reynolds!
De Troyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Troyer scoring with punches from side control.
De Troyer in side control, throwing shots but Reynolds defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Troyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reynolds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Troyer working the ground and pound but Reynolds is defending the strikes.
De Troyer laying and praying for a moment but Reynolds takes advantage and regains half guard.
Reynolds trying to control here.
Reynolds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Troyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer wants to work for an arm triangle but Reynolds is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Troyer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reynolds knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Troyer not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Troyer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reynolds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Troyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier De Troyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Troyer has a takedown stuffed.
Reynolds throws a head kick that De Troyer semi-blocks.
De Troyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
De Troyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Troyer trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Troyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Reynolds is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Olivier De Troyer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Troyer momentarily.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by De Troyer.
Reynolds is looking to slow De Troyer down with leg kicks.
Reynolds throws a head kick that half lands.
Reynolds jabs De Troyer right on the nose. De Troyer blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Troyer misses the jab.
Reynolds with a nice cross.
Reynolds checks a low kick from De Troyer.
De Troyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mal Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped De Troyer's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reynolds. No joy for De Troyer on that attempt.
De Troyer looks to land a body kick but Reynolds moved away.
Reynolds catches De Troyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A thudding body kick lands there by Reynolds!
Reynolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Troyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Troyer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reynolds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds lands a big head kick that sends De Troyer to the canvas! Reynolds follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mal Reynolds!
Mal Reynolds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Cleveland Brown Rap. Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slayer - Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cleveland Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Good work by Liddell as he checks the leg kick.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Nice cross by Liddell.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liddell - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liddell. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown walks into a jab.
It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown slips under a jab from Liddell.
Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell avoids the body shot from Brown.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Liddell moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Liddell lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liddell looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown lands an elbow just above Liddell 's eye.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown is stalling here.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown throws an overhand right that drops Liddell like a sack of potatoes! Brown dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleveland Brown!
A victorious Cleveland Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Duke NukemTheme. Maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. Mathew Maynard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Douglas Santana's chin.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Douglas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Maynard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Douglas Santana has been cut.
Maynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santana as he avoids it easily.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Maynard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maynard scores with a jab.
Santana wants to clinch.
Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and Maynard counters with a straight that turns Santana's legs to rubber! Maynard pushes forward with more strikes and Santana goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Maynard!
A very excited looking Mathew Maynard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Canadian Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). QL Hicks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canadian Kid!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canadian Kid misses with a body shot.
Canadian Kid scoring well with a low kick there.
Hicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canadian Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Canadian Kid avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Hicks shoots in but Canadian Kid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canadian Kid takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Canadian Kid motions for Hicks to come forward. Canadian Kid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canadian Kid avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Canadian Kid swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Canadian Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hicks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canadian Kid misses with a straight left.
Hicks swings for the body but Canadian Kid moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canadian Kid.
Hicks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Canadian Kid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid has Hicks pulled in close to control his posture.
Canadian Kid controls Hicks momentarily but Hicks frees himself.
Canadian Kid keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Hicks postures up in Canadian Kid's guard and throws a big left but Canadian Kid blocks it.
Hicks tries to free his leg and advance position but Canadian Kid is retaining full guard.
Canadian Kid looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Canadian Kid wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hicks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid misses with a hook. Hicks ducked under it nicely.
Jason Canadian Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hicks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Canadian Kid is trying to control but can't.
Hicks is trying to control. Canadian Kid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Canadian Kid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hicks is working away from the top position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks trying to control the pace.
Canadian Kid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hicks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Canadian Kid dodges it nicely.
Canadian Kid won't allow Hicks to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hicks is keen to just control but Canadian Kid is a slippery customer.
Hicks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hicks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hicks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canadian Kid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Canadian Kid manages to get to full guard.
Hicks trying to control but Canadian Kid is working from the bottom.
Canadian Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks slips nicely into half guard.
Hicks stalling.
Canadian Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but Canadian Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
QL Hicks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canadian Kid misses with a body shot.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canadian Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks drops his hands momentarily and Canadian Kid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hicks shoots in but Canadian Kid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Canadian Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Canadian Kid takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canadian Kid. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canadian Kid throws out the jab.
Hicks is looking to wear down Canadian Kid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Canadian Kid tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Canadian Kid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Canadian Kid lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid throws a hook but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches up with Canadian Kid, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes Canadian Kid against the cage but Canadian Kid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Canadian Kid scores with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Hicks.
Canadian Kid jabs Hicks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Canadian Kid is rocked!
Hicks fakes the body blow, causing Canadian Kid to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Canadian Kid goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). QL Hicks!
QL Hicks retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking QL Hicks 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius has chosen Sexion d'Assaut - Desole as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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32
303 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sean ORiordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORiordan closes the distance and clinches up with Meridius, looking for a takedown. ORiordan pushes Meridius against the cage but Meridius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meridius wants to land a leg kick but ORiordan is out of range.
ORiordan thows a body shot but no joy.
ORiordan lands a really nice looking cross but Meridius seems unphased.
ORiordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ORiordan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Meridius!
ORiordan is breathing heavily.
ORiordan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Meridius is in all sorts of trouble here.
ORiordan misses with a head shot.
Meridius is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Meridius tries to get to full guard but ORiordan has control of the leg.
Meridius controlling the position well.
Meridius tries to roll over but ORiordan keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maximus Meridius.
Meridius ducks under a wild hook from ORiordan.
ORiordan misses with a looping left.
Meridius lands a right hook to the body.
Meridius checks a leg kick nicely.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ORiordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORiordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
ORiordan misses with an uppercut
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
ORiordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meridius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but ORiordan is just out of range.
Meridius thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORiordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
ORiordan looking to control but Meridius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ORiordan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meridius wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by ORiordan.
ORiordan misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius wants to hold on but ORiordan pushes him away.
Meridius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Meridius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ORiordan looking to control but Meridius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean ORiordan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meridius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. ORiordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meridius cracks a nice hook into ORiordan's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meridius digs a good body shot into ORiordan's ribs.
Meridius stalks ORiordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into ORiordan's face. ORiordan staggers backwards, shaken.
ORiordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meridius throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meridius, right into the meat.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius pushes ORiordan away with a front kick.
Meridius lands a lovely overhand right.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORiordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Meridius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ORiordan throws out the jab.
ORiordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meridius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt ORiordan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meridius scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Meridius.
Meridius lands a big head kick that sends ORiordan tumbling to the mat! Meridius takes a step backwards and waves ORiordan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
ORiordan is rocked!
BAM! Meridius delivers a spinning backfist that drops ORiordan like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Maximus Meridius!
A very excited looking Maximus Meridius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes into the arena with . blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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204 lbs
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223 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Flay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flay.
Flay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flay scores with a push kick.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flay throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flay connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida wants to slow Flay down by chopping away at his legs.
Machida clinches with his opponent.
Machida prevents a body shot from Flay.
A bit of stalling here from Flay.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flay misses with a punch to the body.
Flay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Flay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Flay lands with a light punch inside.
Flay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flay lands a shoulder strike.
Flay lands a right hand.
Machida misses with some punches.
Flay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Flay's ribcage. Flay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flay.
Flay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Flay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machida.
Flay avoiding damage.
Flay tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Flay.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Flay tries to tie him up.
Flay stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Flay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machida circles away.
Flay looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Flay tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flay has time to react.
Machida checks a low kick from Flay.
Machida misses with a hook. Flay ducked under it nicely.
Machida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flay's hands.
Machida jabs at Flay's body.
Machida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flay lands an overhand right.
Machida throws a leg kick but Flay checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a right hand that Flay ducks under and follows up with a left that Flay also avoids with ease.
Machida throws a jab when Flay was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay is looking to chop away at Machida's legs.
Flay misses with a body kick.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
Machida jabs at Flay's body.
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Flay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida throws a push kick but Flay slaps the foot to one side.
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
Flay throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Bobby Flay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Flay slips a jab from Machida.
Machida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flay rather than just go for the knockout.
Flay swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Flay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Flay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Flay takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Flay's shoulder, as Flay tries to avoid the shot.
Flay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay throws a low kick but Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida cracks a nice hook into Flay's ribs.
Spider Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Flay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flay throws a head kick that misses.
Flay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Flay.
Flay is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Machida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Machida wants to control but Flay postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Flay lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flay scoring with punches and elbows.
Flay creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Flay throwing strikes but Machida manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Flay struggling a bit here.
Flay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flay is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay gets back to half guard.
Machida is looking to take a break and control but Flay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flay wants to control but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida trying to control from half guard but Flay is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flay.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Flay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machida checks it well.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flay moves away.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flay tries to clinch up.
Spider Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Machida misses.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Flay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flay. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Flay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flay.
Machida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Flay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida connects with a high kick.
Flay misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Flay.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Flay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flay cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flay was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Flay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flay moves away.
Flay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flay on the side of the head.
Flay checks a leg kick.
Flay throws a shot to the body.
Flay misses the shot to the body.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Flay.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flay will feel that in the morning.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Flay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Machida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flay to score with a decent uppercut.
Spider Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flay blocks a leg kick.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flay.
Machida throws a hook to the side of Flay's head but Flay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Flay avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Flay throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Flay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida takes a swing at Flay's ribcage but misses.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Flay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flay scores with a shot to the body.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flay pushes Machida away with a front kick.
Flay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Machida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flay - the referee stops the clock and Machida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flay. Machida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Machida quickly recovers to half guard.
Flay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flay with the ground and pound but Machida uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Flay with a nice head shot there.
Flay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flay throwing strikes from guard but Machida blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Flay!
Bobby Flay retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Flay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Kinkeri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Kang's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Kinkeri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Kang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang throws the left hand but Kinkeri avoids the punch easily.
Kinkeri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kang wants to clinch up but Kinkeri keeps it at a distance.
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kang moves forwards but Kinkeri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kinkeri.
Kinkeri lands a head shot.
Kang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Kang lands.
Kinkeri thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkeri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kang.
An inside leg kick lands from Kang.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up.
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!
Kang thumps Kinkeri with a low kick.
Kang misses with a few strikes there.
Kang closes the distance and clinches.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Kinkeri controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri managing to block the knees to the body from Kang.
Kang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kinkeri landing knees to the head.
Kinkeri keeps control of Kang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kinkeri tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang pushes Kinkeri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kinkeri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kinkeri blocks a body shot from Kang.
Kinkeri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinkeri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kinkeri.
Kinkeri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri is breathing heavily.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Kang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang throws a head punch that misses.
Kang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinkeri's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kinkeri trying to land knees to the body.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Kinkeri has him pressed against the cage.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Kinkeri avoids it by throwing Kang back against the cage.
Kinkeri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kinkeri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Kinkeri prevents Kang from breaking the clinch.
Kang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang blocks a body shot from Kinkeri.
Kang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinkeri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kinkeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kang's elbow.
Kang stalling the fight.
Kang has a couple of punches blocked by Kinkeri.
Kang trying to control the position but instead, Kinkeri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kang into the cage.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang has had enough of the clinch but Kinkeri keeps him there for the moment.
Kinkeri tries to throw a body punch but Kang avoids it by throwing Kinkeri back against the cage.
Kang tries a knee to the head but Kinkeri blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kinkeri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.
Kang lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinkeri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kang is trying to push Kinkeri away but Kinkeri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri trying to land knees to the body.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Kinkeri lands a shot to the body.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinkeri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kinkeri throws a body kick that misses.
Kang digs a good hook to Kinkeri's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kang.
Kinkeri misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinkeri.
Kinkeri cracks Kang with a good jab.
An inside leg kick from Kang misses.
Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinkeri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kang defending well as Kinkeri loads up on a big left hand.
Kinkeri avoids the body shot from Kang.
Kinkeri lands with a kick to the temple. Kang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kang scores with a hook to the body. Kinkeri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses
and Kang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kang slips a jab from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to land a front kick but Kang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Kinkeri moved out of range.
Kinkeri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kang backs up against the cage.
Kinkeri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinkeri is looking to chop away at Kang's legs.
Kinkeri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kinkeri misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kinkeri blocks a leg kick.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinkeri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kang throws a hook to the side of Kinkeri's head but Kinkeri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri lands with a nice body kick.
Kang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kang tries to clinch up but Kinkeri circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kang.
Kinkeri tries a head kick but it misses.
Kang connects with the punch.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinkeri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Kang coming out on top.
Kang avoids a kick to the body.
Kang throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kinkeri - the referee stops the clock and Kang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kinkeri. Kang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkeri ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Paulo Kang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinkeri tries a head kick but it misses.
Kang misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri throws a jab when Kang was well out of range.
Kinkeri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kinkeri avoids the body shot from Kang.
Kinkeri misses with a straight left.
Kinkeri scores with a leg kick.
Kinkeri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkeri dodges the punch combination from Kang.
Kinkeri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kinkeri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kinkeri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri scores with a jab to the body.
Kang throws a head kick that misses.
Kang has closed the distance and engaged Kinkeri in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kinkeri misses with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kang avoids it.
Kinkeri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kinkeri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinkeri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang tries to break free but Kinkeri pushes him back against the cage.
Kang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Kang lands with a right to the head.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Kinkeri throws an elbow that misses.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinkeri tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kinkeri lands a good knee to the midsection. Kang won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinkeri tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang tries to work over Kinkeri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinkeri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kang's face.
Kang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang avoiding damage as Kinkeri throws knees to the body.
Kang missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinkeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Kang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kinkeris head.
Kang misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kinkeri dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kinkeri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kang clinches up with Kinkeri and pushes him back against the cage.
Kinkeri managing to block the knees to the body from Kang.
Kinkeri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kang wants to stall.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kang lands a body shot.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kinkeri tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kinkeri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Kinkeri can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kinkeri as Kang tries to tie him up.
Kinkeri tries to throw a body punch but Kang avoids it by throwing Kinkeri back against the cage.
Kang looking to throw knees to the head but Kinkeri is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kinkeri - that landed with a thud.
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinkeri looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Kang wants to stall.
Kinkeri can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
Kinkeri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kinkeri throws an elbow but it misses.
Kinkeri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinkeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kinkeri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kang's face.
It looks like Paulo Kang has been cut.
Kang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinkeri struggles to land a body shot inside as Kang controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri working Kang over with knees to the body.
Kinkeri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalle Kinkeri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kang lands a knee to the head.
Kang wants to stall.
Kang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinkeri misses with a body punch.
Kinkeri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Kinkeri is controlling him.
Kinkeri lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kinkeri is keeping busy.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kinkeri connects with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri missing with knees to the body.
Kinkeri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri lands with a light punch inside.
Kinkeri lands a good knee to the midsection. Kang won't want to take too many of those.
Kang can't break the clinch.
Kang with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinkeri trying to land knees to the body.
Kinkeri tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinkeri avoids it.
Kinkeri pushes Kang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinkeri tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kinkeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinkeri avoids the damage to the body.
Kang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinkeri misses with a knee strike.
Kang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Kinkeri has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinkeri throws a head kick but Kang moves out of range.
Kinkeri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Kang lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kinkeri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kinkeri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kinkeri!
Kalle Kinkeri retains his middleweight title!
Kalle Kinkeri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starship Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by Decisive Battle. Conan Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Starship Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
It looks like Starship Pain has been cut.
Jones avoids the head kick by Pain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Pain counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Conan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pain.
Pain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Pain connects with an inside leg kick.
Pain blocks a jab.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Pain counters with a nice body kick.
Jones looks gassed!
Pain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pain lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pain scores with a shot to the body.
Pain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Pain connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pain drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands with a right to the head.
Pain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Pain.
Nice body punch from Pain.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pain.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Pain scores with a hook to the body.
Pain lands a right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Pain unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jones! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pain is unloading with more strikes now! Jones drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starship Pain!
Starship Pain retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Starship Pain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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