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AD26: Double Trouble PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy McGruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Boyka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy McGruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for McGruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGruger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boyka. Boyka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boyka shoots and misses
and McGruger counters with a one-two to the body.
Boyka with a poor takedown
letting McGruger counter with a right hand.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGruger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Randy McGruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGruger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGruger.
Boyka can't get the takedown.
McGruger has picked Boyka up - he's going for a ride! McGruger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from McGruger.
McGruger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGruger trying to control the action but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Boyka actively working from the bottom here.
Boyka is looking to improve his position.
McGruger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGruger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, McGruger seems content to control.
McGruger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boyka looking for submissions off his back.
Boyka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGruger connects with a nice short shot to Boyka's temple.
Boyka is not content to let McGruger control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for McGruger. Oh but Boyka has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! McGruger goes limp - he's gone! Boyka jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuri Boyka!
A very excited looking Yuri Boyka 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigfredo Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romanov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Max Webster- The Party. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pineda's choice of entrance music: Now or Never by Dope. Sigfredo Pineda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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253 lbs
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287 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolai Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sigfredo Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pineda sprawls well initially but Romanov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanov connects with a nice short shot to Pineda's temple.
Pineda manages to get to full guard.
Pineda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pineda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pineda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pineda is adopting a defensive guard.
Pineda wants to sweep but no luck.
Pineda wants to stand and escape but Romanov is having none of it.
Romanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Sigfredo Pineda has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda pulls Romanov in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pineda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Romanov trying to control the position here.
Pineda trying to control but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Pineda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sigfredo Pineda.
Romanov scores with a punch to the head.
Pineda ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Romanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pineda's guard.
Romanov 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.
That has opened up Sigfredo Pineda's cut even more.
Romanov prevents Pineda from improving his position.
Romanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pineda's head.
Romanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The cut above Sigfredo Pineda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sigfredo Pineda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolai Romanov!
An out of breath Nicolai Romanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes into the arena with Killing In The Name blaring out of the sound system. Campbell has chosen Bring it Back by Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manhoef bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Campbell's head.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Manhoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Manhoef tries a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhoef was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manhoef pinned against the cage. Manhoef gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campbell throws a push kick but Manhoef slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the liver by Manhoef. Beautiful body shot.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manhoef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Manhoef. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manhoef scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Campbell looks gassed!
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!
Manhoef getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
Manhoef throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.
Manhoef with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses.
Campbell scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Campbell.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Manhoef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhoef.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Campbell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef tries to move into range but Campbell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Manhoef blocks the body kick.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Manhoef throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manhoef rather than just go for the knockout.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Campbell tries to bum rush Manhoef with a series of wild strikes but Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manhoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manhoef scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Campbell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manhoef tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Manhoef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.
Campbell lands a brutal head kick. Manhoef looks out on his feet and Campbell throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bruce Campbell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Hain has chosen Time Frame by Dom and Roland as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sam Hain enters the cage!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hain gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Hain trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Hain tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Hain scoring with strikes.
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Hain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hain raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hain looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Hain trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Hain loaded up on that one.
Hain has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hain thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Hain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hain trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Hain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hain throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Hain throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Bart Brown has been cut.
Hain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hain with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown wants to hold on but Hain pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hain dominating with strikes here.
Hain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hain thowing shots but they're missing.
Hain thowing shots but they're missing.
Hain tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Hain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Hain lands a nice shot to the head.
Hain misses with a head shot.
Hain working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hain punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Hain looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hain misses with a few strikes there.
Sam Hain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hain.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hain shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Hain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hain.
Hain darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Hain fails to pull guard.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hain.
Hain wants a takedown.
Hain lands a left hand.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Hain gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Hain taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hain.
Good body shot from Brown.
Hain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hain scores with a shoulder strike.
Hain pulls guard effortlessly.
Hain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hain is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Hain is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets to his feet - Hain follows without any prompting.
Hain avoids the body shot from Brown.
Hain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown wants to control but Hain postures up.
Hain throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hain working the body and head with strikes.
Hain scoring with punches from side control.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hain off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Hain's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown is looking to control Hain but Hain is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hain tries to escape but Brown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hain tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hain sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hain tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Hain is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hain to get to his feet.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hain.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sam Hain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Hain fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a series of punches but Hain avoids them all with ease.
Hain is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bart Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hain throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Hain shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hain moves away and avoids it.
Hain misses with a straight left.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Hain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown misses with a low kick as Hain jumps back.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hain moves away and avoids it.
Hain avoids the body shot from Brown.
Hain misses with the combination.
Hain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hain.
Hain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hain takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hain.
Bart Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hain prevents Brown from improving his position.
Hain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Hain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is in trouble now - Hain has advanced to mount!
Hain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brown has worked his arm free - good work by Brown!
Bart Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Hain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Hain keeps moving and retains side control.
Hain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hain working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Hain with a couple of short strikes.
Hain content just to control the position here.
Hain thowing shots but they're missing.
Hain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hain looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hain with good strikes from the mount here!
Hain with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Hain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sam Hain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bart Brown's cut is getting worse.
Hain with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hain 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hain!
Sam Hain 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuyuki Shimizu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuyuki Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Shimizu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nash motions for Shimizu to come forward. Nash throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu swings for the body but Nash moves out of range.
Shimizu misses the shot to the body.
Nash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a right hand that Nash ducks under and follows up with a left that Nash also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Nash is predictable there
and Shimizu counters with a straight right hand.
Shimizu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimizu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nash takes the fight into the clinch.
Nash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shimizu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Shimizu.
Shimizu avoiding damage as Nash throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Shimizu.
Nash throws an elbow but it misses.
Nash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Nash missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shimizu fails to land.
Shimizu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nash gets an underhook and turns Shimizu into the cage.
Come on Nash - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shimizu avoids a wild elbow strike from Nash.
Shimizu scores with a shoulder strike.
Nash scores with a hook to the body.
Nash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shimizu's elbow.
The referee calls for Nash to work.
Nash breaks the clinch.
Shimizu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimizu.
Nash slips a jab from Shimizu.
Nash loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shimizu, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Blake Nash has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimizu connects with a nice looking jab.
Shimizu misses with a looping right.
Nash misses with a straight right.
Shimizu scores with a nice strike.
Shimizu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nash was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimizu.
Shimizu misses the jab.
Nash thuds a left hand into Shimizu's body.
Shimizu slips under a jab.
Shimizu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nash closes the distance and clinches.
Shimizu tries to stall but Nash uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shimizu takes an elbow to the temple.
Nash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimizu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shimizu's sensitive parts.
Shimizu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shimizu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nash slips a jab from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a nice looking combination but Nash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nash lands a nice hook to Shimizu's body. Shimizu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shimizu takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Kazuyuki Shimizu has been cut.
Kazuyuki Shimizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nash misses with a low kick as Shimizu jumps back.
Nash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shimizu.
Nash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shimizu. That did some damage!
Shimizu lands with a shot to the body.
Nash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nash explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shimizu looks gassed!
Nash throws out a leg kick but Shimizu moves out of range and Nash only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimizu.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shimizu scores with a one two! Nash had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shimizu misses the jab.
Shimizu moves out of range of the leg kick from Nash.
Shimizu throws a low kick but Nash moves out of range easily.
Nash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shimizu misses with an uppercut.
Nash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nash on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shimizu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shimizu sizes up Nash with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 Blake Nash will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Nash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nash walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shimizu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nash.
Shimizu throws a good cross that connects.
Shimizu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nash throws a front kick that sends Shimizu stumbling back into the cage.
Nash defending well as Shimizu loads up on a big left hand.
Nash staying out of range there.
Nash defending well as Shimizu loads up on a big left hand.
Nash connects with a leg kick. Shimizu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shimizu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Shimizu misses with a double jab.
Nash tries a low kick but Shimizu avoids it.
Shimizu punishes Nash's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash clinches up with Shimizu and pushes him back against the cage.
Nash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimizu misses with the head strike.
Shimizu has a couple of punches blocked by Nash.
Shimizu lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Shimizu on the inside.
Nash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shimizu's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shimizu.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimizu.
Shimizu managing to block the knees to the body from Nash.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shimizu throws a head punch that misses.
Nash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shimizu backwards.
Nash is pushing Shimizu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nash seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shimizu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shimizu blocks an elbow strike.
Nash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nash blocks an uppercut.
Shimizu managing to block the knees to the body from Nash.
Shimizu letting Nash take a breather here.
Shimizu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nash has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nash there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shimizu lands a head shot.
Nash is rocked!
Shimizu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Nash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shimizu fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Nash square on the jaw! Damn, Nash is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuyuki Shimizu!
Kazuyuki Shimizu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystof Mckay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes into the arena with The Mechanic blaring out of the sound system. Charlie Luciano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
188 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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193 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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World class 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystof Mckay!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mckay.
Mckay misses with an uppercut.
Mckay misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luciano thumps Mckay with a low kick.
Mckay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mckay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano scores with a kick to the body.
Luciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckay avoiding damage.
Luciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckay's face.
Mckay wants to take the fight to the mat but Luciano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krystof Mckay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano lands an elbow just above Mckay 's eye.
Luciano is stalling here.
Luciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Mckay tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Mckay 's eye.
Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckay.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
Mckay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Mckay looks gassed!
Luciano with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Mckay on that attempt.
Luciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
Luciano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luciano.
Luciano lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luciano as Mckay tries to tie him up.
Luciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mckay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Luciano.
Luciano forces Mckay back against the cage and clinches.
Mckay wants a takedown but no success here.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Luciano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mckay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luciano is struggling to control the position.
Mckay is trying desperately to land a takedown but Luciano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mckay.
Luciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Krystof Mckay has been cut.
Knees to the body from Luciano.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luciano.
Luciano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano cracks the inside of Mckay's front leg.
Mckay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Luciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Luciano lands but Mckay takes it in his stride.
Mckay is rocked!
Mckay walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Mckay limp body while Luciano jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Luciano!
Charlie Luciano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poundre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bones Blows. Dela has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Sarge Dela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sarge Dela!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Dela lands.
Poundre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poundre has his takedown stuffed
and Dela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poundre is breathing heavily.
Dela stuffs the takedown attempt from Poundre. Poundre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poundre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dela scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poundre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poundre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poundre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dela cracks Poundre with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Poundre looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dela finish him?
Poundre is rocked!
It looks like Korter Poundre has been cut.
Dela feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Poundre sprawling to the canvas! Poundre rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dela finish him?!
Oh Poundre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sarge Dela!
Sarge Dela thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18 - 10 - 0 |
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183 lbs
17 - 14 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a hook but Whoddanikabollokoff avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips under a jab.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whoddanikabollokoff moves away.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a takedown attempt - Grant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grant wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grant has his hands on Whoddanikabollokoff's head, controlling the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to move into half guard but instead Grant has managed to sweep!
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whoddanikabollokoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grant controls the pace.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Whoddanikabollokoff is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a head shot. Grant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a strike but Grant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grant being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant preventing the sweep.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to keep Grant in close.
Grant content to stall in guard here.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ted Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant avoids the body shot from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
A left lands for Grant.
It looks like Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff has been cut.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whoddanikabollokoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips a jab from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Ted Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries for a takedown but Grant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff punishes Grant's body with a nice straight punch.
Whoddanikabollokoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of 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!
Grant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves away from the strike by Grant.
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 Ted Grant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff'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.
Grant throws a left and a right that both miss
so Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Grant pulls Whoddanikabollokoff in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grant is on top in guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is desperately trying to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Grant holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whoddanikabollokoff tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to control but Grant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing strikes from the mount.
Whoddanikabollokoff unloads with some shots from mount but Grant bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grant is squirming around, avoiding Whoddanikabollokoff's attempts to control the action.
Grant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whoddanikabollokoff punching from mount but Grant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grant blocking the ground and pound.
Whoddanikabollokoff punching from mount but Grant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grant is looking to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff looking to secure an arm triangle but Grant defends it well.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a heavy elbow.
Whoddanikabollokoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grant is looking to escape.
Whoddanikabollokoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whoddanikabollokoff sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Whoddanikabollokoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grant's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
Grant is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Whoddanikabollokoff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whoddanikabollokoff is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grant is rocked!
Grant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grant throws a series of punches but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff catches Grant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Whoddanikabollokoff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Whoddanikabollokoff misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grant pinned against the cage. Grant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whoddanikabollokoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whoddanikabollokoff.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Whoddanikabollokoff's head but Whoddanikabollokoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whoddanikabollokoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries for a takedown but Grant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Whoddanikabollokoff pushes Grant against the cage but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ted Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks to land a combination. Grant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grant but Grant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ted Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant misses with the combination.
Grant drops Whoddanikabollokoff with a beautiful combination! Whoddanikabollokoff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grant is looking for the KO!
Whoddanikabollokoff is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Whoddanikabollokoff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Grant swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Whoddanikabollokoff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Grant!
Ted Grant is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ted Grant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes into the arena with The American Dream Song blaring out of the sound system. Mora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Nation Army. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 lbs
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164 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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Mora!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cross trying to keep a closed guard but Mora is proving a slippery customer.
Mora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cross has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mora passes into side control.
Mora cracks Cross with a big elbow.
Mora tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mora working away.
Cross is trying to improve his position.
Mora working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
Cross sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Mora not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mora not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cross is looking to control Mora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Mora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mora not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mora is looking for a kimura but Cross is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mora to get the leverage.
Mora wants to free his trapped foot but Cross is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mora is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cross defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to control Mora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cross avoid being mounted?
Cross is trying to control but Mora passes into side control!
Cross taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mora.
Mora working the body and head with strikes.
Mora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Cross defending against the ground and pound.
Cross is trying to control Mora's posture but Mora avoids it.
Mora fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross gets back to half guard.
Mora is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cross gets full guard.
Cross has his hands on Mora's head, controlling the position.
Mora throws an elbow that misses. Cross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mora's guard. Nice move by Cross!
Cross throws a big elbow that misses.
Cross sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mora's guard.
Cross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mora has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross works his way into side control.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mora keeps working.
Cross takes a little break here. Mora wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross working the head with strikes.
Mora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mora sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mora makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mora.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alejandro Mora will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mora shoots in but no luck this time.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross is looking to chop away at Mora's legs.
Mora looks to clinch
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mora takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Cross takes a swing at Mora's ribcage but misses.
Cross checks the leg kick.
Cross throws a body punch but Mora moves out of range.
Mora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mora is looking to clinch.
Mora throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Mora moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cross is fending him off so far but Mora persists. Nope, Cross circles away and we're back to standing.
Cross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mora. Mora circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alejandro Mora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cross connects with a leg kick. Mora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cross lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mora.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Mora.
Mora with a nice cross.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross lands a nice hook to Mora's body. Mora takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mora doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Cross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora misses with a two punch combination.
Cross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mora shoots in looking for a takedown. Cross tries to sprawl out of it but Mora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mora with a poor takedown
and Cross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mora thinking.
Mora avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cross.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Mora scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross is looking to wear down Mora with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mora misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cross blocks a jab.
Mora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cross is out of range and Mora settles back down.
Mora dives in and grabs Cross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes down on Mora's head and hops out.
Mora tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck for Mora with that takedown attempt.
David Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Mora is breathing heavily.
Cross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cross lands a leg kick that knocks Mora off balance momentarily.
Cross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
David Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross lands a glancing blow to the side of Mora's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mora throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mora was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Alejandro Mora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Cross. Beautiful body shot.
Cross cracks Mora with a good jab.
Cross clobbers Mora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mora avoids the body shot from Cross.
Mora with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Cross.
Mora fails with the takedown.
Cross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mora moves into the clinch.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Mora backwards.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross manages to break the clinch.
Mora misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mora fails with the takedown.
Cross is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross lands a high kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.
Mora is rocked!
A lazy left from Cross finds it's target.
Mora is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Mora tries to clinch
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Mora.
Mora seems to have recovered his senses.
Mora moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Mora's shoulder, as Mora tries to avoid the shot.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mora has a takedown stuffed.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Mora.
Mora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cross misses with a kick to the body.
Mora checks a low kick from Cross.
Cross lands an overhand right.
Mora throws a hook but Cross avoids it easily.
Mora fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
Mora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stuns Mora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cross throws a good cross that connects.
Mora shoots in and drives through. Cross sprawls well.
Cross leaves Mora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Cross misses.
Mora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Mora misses
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mora manages to avoid it.
Cross lands a jab to Mora's midsection.
Mora tries to clinch up.
Mora takes one to the chin there.
Cross clobbers Mora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross takes a swing at Mora's ribcage but misses.
Mora shoots for a takedown but Cross saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Mora or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross which made him look bad.
Mora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Mora tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Cross as Mora shoots in.
Good leg kick by Cross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cross avoids it really well and circles away.
Cross lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mora doesn't manage to clinch there - Cross circles away.
Mora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cross throws a shot to the body.
Cross lands a nice looking body shot.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mora manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cross darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cross defends it nicely.
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Cross waved his t-shirt featuring West Coast Apparel 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Aetius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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161 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Flavius Aetius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aetius throws out a leg kick but Sandoval moves out of range and Aetius only half commits.
Aetius throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
Aetius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sandoval cracks Aetius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aetius checks a leg kick nicely.
Aetius throws a head kick that misses.
Aetius is looking to chop away at Sandoval's legs.
Aetius staying out of range there.
Aetius fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sandoval to the ground. Aetius is now in Sandoval's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Aetius lands a couple of digs.
Aetius wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Aetius from controlling successfully.
Aetius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aetius wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aetius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aetius trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flavius Aetius has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sandoval scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Sandoval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aetius keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandoval lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aetius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandoval.
Sandoval chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aetius can pounce on him.
Aetius dives in and grabs Sandoval's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sandoval pushes down on Aetius's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aetius misses with a body kick.
Sandoval lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Aetius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aetius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range and Aetius settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Aetius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aetius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range and Aetius settles back down.
Aetius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sandoval to the mat! Sandoval manages to get full guard.
Sandoval wants to sweep here but Aetius controlling him for the moment.
Sandoval manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aetius manages to get himself to full guard.
Aetius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aetius keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Aetius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aetius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aetius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sandoval is just riding it out for now. Aetius eventually gives up the hold.
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!
Aetius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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 Flavius Aetius will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aetius misses with a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aetius shoots in for a takedown but Sandoval shows good takedown defense.
Aetius shoots in looking for a takedown. Sandoval tries to sprawl out of it but Aetius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sandoval manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sandoval tests Aetius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sandoval checks a low kick from Aetius.
Sandoval tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aetius is able to avoid easily.
Sandoval throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
Aetius drops his hands momentarily and Sandoval takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aetius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aetius wants to control for a moment but Sandoval uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Aetius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sandoval knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aetius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sandoval sees it coming and defends easily.
Aetius is looking to stall here but Sandoval recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Aetius from controlling successfully.
Sandoval has momentary wrist control but Aetius slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aetius wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius is fighting to break Sandoval's control of his arms but Sandoval is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aetius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aetius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aetius trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aetius is in close to Sandoval's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aetius postures up in Sandoval's guard and throws a big left but Sandoval blocks it.
Aetius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aetius working some strikes from top position.
Aetius stays in close to Sandoval's body and controls the position.
Sandoval is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aetius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Aetius dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aetius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.
Sandoval works Aetius's body with a nice hook.
Aetius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sandoval throws the kick towards the body but Aetius avoids it.
Aetius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
Both fighters circling a little - Aetius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aetius throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aetius throws a push kick but Sandoval slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sandoval dips to his left and cracks Aetius with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Sandoval as Aetius shoots in.
Aetius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sandoval connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aetius scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Sandoval.
Aetius throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Sandoval fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aetius checks it well.
Aetius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandoval can pounce on him.
Aetius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sandoval's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandoval obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aetius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
Flavius Aetius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Aetius.
Aetius throws a low kick but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval throws a one two combo.
Sandoval checks a leg kick.
Aetius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aetius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sandoval checks a leg kick.
Aetius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandoval checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Aetius is looking to chop away at Sandoval's legs.
Aetius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aetius blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Aetius.
Sandoval chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aetius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sandoval. That did some damage!
Aetius misses with a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Sandoval defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aetius.
Sandoval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandoval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aetius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval really 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.
Aetius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandoval checks it well.
Aetius wants to slow Sandoval down by chopping away at his legs.
Aetius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
Aetius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sandoval sprawls well. Sandoval wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aetius gets slowly back to his feet.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval jabs Aetius right on the nose. Aetius blinks but takes it well.
Aetius thows a leg kick but Sandoval checks it
and Sandoval counters with a three punch combo that has Aetius backing up. Aetius nods at Sandoval to acknowledge the strikes.
Aetius throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a low kick, looking for Aetius's leg but Aetius calmly moves out of range.
Aetius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Aetius misses
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Aetius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aetius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sandoval.
Aetius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range and Aetius settles back down.
Sandoval checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Aetius misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandoval throws a hook but Aetius avoids it easily.
Sandoval connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aetius momentarily.
Aetius throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
Sandoval uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aetius has time to react.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Aetius circles away.
Aetius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aetius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandoval checks it well.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Aetius moves away and avoids it.
Aetius walks into a jab.
Horrible takedown by Aetius or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandoval which made him look bad.
Sandoval fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aetius on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sandoval throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sandoval lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aetius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aetius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Aetius circles away.
Aetius scores with a push kick.
Aetius drops his hands momentarily and Sandoval takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sandoval catches Aetius right on the button with a cross.
Sandoval fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sandoval enables Aetius to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sandoval manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sandoval looking for a guillotine here but Aetius defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aetius wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Aetius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandoval throws out the jab.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Aetius ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval cracks Aetius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Sandoval blocks a leg kick.
Sandoval jabs Aetius right on the nose. Aetius blinks but takes it well.
Aetius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aetius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sandoval but Sandoval pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aetius trying to control from Sandoval's half guard. Sandoval has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Aetius wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Sandoval keeping full guard, as Aetius tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandoval wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aetius won't allow Sandoval to sweep him here.
Aetius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sandoval manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aetius throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sandoval uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sandoval controls the position.
Aetius is looking to regain half guard here but Sandoval keeps moving and retains side control.
Sandoval decides to stand back up.
Aetius checks a low kick from Sandoval.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandoval throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flavio Sandoval.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Sandoval!
Flavio Sandoval is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Flavio Sandoval made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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