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Gold Standard Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada comes into the arena with Metallica - All Nightmare Long blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Akio Takada has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Akio Takada seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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199 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roundius throws a strike but Takada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roundius looking for a sweep. Not yet Roundius, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roundius keeping full guard, as Takada tries to pass.
Roundius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roundius looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takada puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roundius.
Roundius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takada trying to control but Roundius is working from the bottom.
Roundius wants to sweep but no luck.
Roundius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roundius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takada controls the pace.
Roundius is trying to keep Takada in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada stands and throws Roundius's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roundius tries to buck Takada off but Takada is having none of it.
Takada moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Takada decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Roundius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roundius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Takada.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roundius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takada cracks Roundius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roundius is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Roundius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roundius. Takada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roundius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roundius's knee momentarily.
Roundius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takada misses with a body kick.
Roundius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takada cracks Roundius with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takada scores with a nice strike.
Roundius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Roundius blocks the low kick.
Takada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Roundius with that takedown attempt.
Roundius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takada defends it nicely.
Roundius looks gassed!
Roundius throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roundius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roundius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roundius fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roundius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roundius tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Takada dominated that round.
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.
Takada avoids a kick to the body.
Roundius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roundius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roundius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takada throws a leg kick but Roundius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roundius shoots in for a takedown but Takada shows good takedown defense.
A leg kick checked by Roundius.
Takada throws a leg kick but Roundius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roundius.
Akio Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredius Roundius.
Takada throws a leg kick but Roundius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Roundius.
Takada feints and then cracks Roundius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roundius down.
Incredius Roundius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roundius is breathing heavily.
Roundius wants to clinch
and Takada counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius tries to clinch
and Takada counters with a nice leg kick.
Takada lands with a nice body kick.
Takada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takada cracks the inside of Roundius's front leg.
Roundius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takada!
Roundius blocks a leg kick.
Roundius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Incredius Roundius has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada tries to land a leg kick but Roundius saw it coming and moves away.
Roundius throws a series of punches but Takada moves out of range.
Roundius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takada.
Takada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takada cracks the inside of Roundius's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada wants to land a leg kick but Roundius is out of range.
Takada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roundius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roundius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Takada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Takada tenderised Roundius's leg. Roundius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takada throws a wild body kick that Roundius sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Takada.
An inside leg kick from Takada misses.
Roundius checks a leg kick nicely.
Roundius moves out of range of the body kick from Takada.
Takada stuffs the takedown.
Takada scores with a nice head shot.
Roundius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roundius throws a combination that misses
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius checks a low kick from Takada.
Takada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akio Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roundius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takada connects with a leg kick. Roundius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takada!
Takada wants to slow Roundius down by chopping away at his legs.
Takada throws out a leg kick but Roundius moves out of range and Takada only half commits.
Roundius misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Takada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada connects with a leg kick. Roundius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roundius.
Takada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Roundius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roundius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takada thumps Roundius with a low kick.
Takada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roundius can do to turn this around?
Takada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roundius's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takada is looking to slow Roundius down with leg kicks.
Takada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roundius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roundius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Takada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Incredius Roundius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Takada scores with a leg kick.
Roundius misses the shot to the body.
Takada throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Roundius blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Takada.
Takada's corner calls for a 1-2. Takada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundius moves out of range of the leg kick from Takada.
Roundius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takada defends it nicely.
Roundius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takada to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundius closes the distance but Takada moves to the side
and Takada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roundius is rocked!
Good leg kick by Takada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roundius is still on wobbly legs! Can Takada finish him?
Roundius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takada lands a front kick.
Roundius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takada.
Roundius seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada cracks Roundius on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Roundius falls backwards against the cage. Takada follows up with more strikes that drop Roundius to his knees. Takada keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Roundius! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Takada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oitink Itch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itch has chosen Canon in D Major as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oitink Itch!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itch just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulz throws a body punch but Itch moves out of range.
John Schulz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itch throws a jab but it's blocked by Schulz.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Itch's head but Itch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Itch.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Itch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Schulz looks to throw the jab but Itch is out of range.
Schulz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Schulz misses.
Itch lunges at Schulz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schulz's hand.
Itch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulz moves away.
Itch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itch looks to land a body kick but Schulz moved away.
Schulz misses with a wild body shot.
Schulz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Itch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itch moves away.
A jab lands there for Itch.
Schulz lands an overhand right.
Schulz thows a body shot but no joy.
Schulz looks to throw the jab but Itch is out of range.
Itch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schulz shoots in but Itch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schulz throws out a loose jab but Itch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itch cracks Schulz with a good jab.
Schulz is looking to wear down Itch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Itch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Itch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Itch.
Schulz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Itch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schulz avoids the body shot from Itch.
Schulz throws a jab but it's blocked by Itch.
Schulz misses with a hook.
Schulz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulz scores with a nice strike.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Schulz just misses with a punch to the body.
Itch scores with a jab. Schulz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schulz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Itch manages to avoid it.
Schulz wants to clinch up but Itch keeps it at a distance.
Schulz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itch.
Schulz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Itch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Itch misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Itch.
Schulz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itch was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulz.
Schulz moves out of range as Itch throws a body kick.
Schulz swings for the body but Itch moves out of range.
Schulz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schulz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itch lands a glancing blow to the side of Schulz's head.
Itch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulz connects with a body shot.
Itch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Itch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itch gets a double leg takedown into Schulz's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schulz keeping moving, preventing Itch from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Itch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schulz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schulz pulls Itch in close to prevent any damage.
Itch trying to control but Schulz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itch preventing the sweep.
Itch tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulz is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oitink Itch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Itch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itch throws a big shot that misses.
Schulz dives in and scores a takedown into Itch's guard.
Schulz wants to control from the top but Itch keeps moving.
Schulz stays in close to Itch's body and controls the position.
Schulz throws a big right hand that misses.
Schulz trying to control but Itch is working from the bottom.
Itch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schulz is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itch works his way into full mount!
Schulz wants to control but Itch is having none of it.
Schulz is squirming around, avoiding Itch's attempts to control the action.
Itch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Schulz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schulz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schulz tries to hold on but Itch pushes him away.
Itch wants to control the pace but Schulz is squirming around nicely.
Schulz tries to hold on but Itch pushes him away.
Itch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Schulz is surviving well by controlling Itch's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz is working to get back to half guard.
Itch controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Schulz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schulz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Itch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schulz looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz is squirming around, avoiding Itch's attempts to control the action.
Schulz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Itch wants to control but Schulz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries to roll over but Itch keeps him under control.
Oitink Itch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Itch is working for a submission of some sort.
Schulz is trying to get back to full guard.
Schulz trying to hold on to Itch's head to control him but Itch postures up.
Schulz is refusing to be controlled, as Itch sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Itch is trying for a kimura here. Schulz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Itch wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oitink Itch!
A very excited looking Oitink Itch 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Xavier David will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed feints a jab promting David to slip. Weed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. David slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Weed scores with a takedown into David's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weed is one step ahead there.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Weed with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
Weed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weed wants to pass the guard but David is keeping the position.
David is trying to control the position but Weed postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weed is one step ahead there.
Weed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Weed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of David's head.
Weed postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
Weed throwing strikes but missing.
David controls Weed momentarily but Weed frees himself.
Weed throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed David's guard.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
Weed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weed trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David trying to keep a closed guard but Weed is proving a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
David with shots to the head and body - Weed looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed wants to control but David is having none of it.
Weed is trying to stand.
David connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
David lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weed hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Weed tries to lock up and control but David gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weed is squirming around, avoiding David's attempts to control the action.
Weed is looking to improve his position but David isn't that keen on the idea.
Weed tries to lock up and control but David gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
David working away from the top, dropping strikes.
David landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weed hang on?
Weed tries to lock up and control but David gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weed is wriggling around trying to escape.
David lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weed hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weed is looking to escape.
Weed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Weed wants to control but David is having none of it.
Weed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
David raining down shots from the mount!
Weed tries to reverse the position but David maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Weed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Weed regains half guard.
David missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that round.
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.
David misses with a series of wild punches.
Weed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into David's guard.
Weed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weed passes into half guard.
Weed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. David doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weed.
Weed wants to pass the guard but David is defending well.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. David defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed is trying to work for a kimura but David is defending well.
Weed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but David does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Weed is really struggling to control David but he's trying to hold on to the position.
David tries to get to full guard but Weed has control of the leg.
Weed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Weed looking to sit in guard and control but David gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Weed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
David blocking the ground and pound.
David avoids a series of strikes thrown by Weed.
Weed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David tries to lock up and control but Weed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weed unloading with bombs!
Weed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to get to half guard.
Weed lands a nice shot to the head.
Weed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Weed wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Weed lands a nice shot to the head.
David tries to lock up and control but Weed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
David tries to hold on but Weed pushes him away.
Weed lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed with the ground and pound from mount.
Weed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
David is looking to get to half guard.
Weed with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Weed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David is trying desperately to improve position.
Weed unloads with some shots from mount but David bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Weed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Weed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for David!
Weed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Weed lands a nice shot to the head.
Weed unloads with some shots from mount but David bucks and avoids them well.
Weed thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Weed looking to finish David with some ground and pound. This is bad for David!
Weed misses with a head shot.
Weed tries to control but David wriggling away.
David wants to control but Weed is having none of it.
Weed landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David blocking the ground and pound.
Weed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Weed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weed is landing with some decent strikes but David is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
David slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
David is refusing to be controlled, as Weed sits in half guard.
Weed thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
Weed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
David blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control but Weed postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weed is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
Weed trying to control from half guard but David is working away.
David has hold of Weed's hands but Weed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Weed prevents David from improving his position.
David blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weed.
Weed is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Weed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
Weed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
David trying to control here.
Weed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
David wants to improve his position but Weed is controlling well.
Weed wants to pass to mount but David is defending the position.
David is looking to control Weed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
Weed slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is not content to let Weed control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Weed showed some decent athleticism there.
Weed trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weed content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Weed 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!
Jonathan Weed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tormento throws a front kick that sends Knight stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tormento crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knight - the referee stops the clock and Tormento gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knight. Tormento manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight looking to score a takedown here. Tormento is defending well but Knight drives through and ends up in Tormento's guard.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tormento trying to control the position.
Knight trying to control but Tormento is working from the bottom.
Tormento wants to hit a switch here but Knight passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tormento there!
Knight wants to control the pace but Tormento is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tormento really wants to buck Knight off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
Knight looking to control but Tormento is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tormento is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tormento is squirming around, avoiding Knight's attempts to control the action.
Tormento wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight looking to control but Tormento is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tormento tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tormento turns into him and now he's in Knight's guard.
Tormento with a nice head shot there.
Tormento is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tormento stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Tormento postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tormento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tormento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tormento wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Tormento passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tormento wants to take a breather but Knight manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tormento.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento 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.
Tormento looking to pass the guard.
Tormento trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Tormento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tormento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tormento with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Knight!
Tormento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tormento throws a combination. Knight tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knight avoids the body shot from Tormento.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tormento tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Tormento lands a right hook to the body.
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Tormento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Tormento tries to keep at a distance but Knight has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Tormento stalling in the clinch but Knight improves position.
Tormento throws an elbow but it misses.
Tormento avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Tormento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tormento throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento scores with a nice body kick.
Tormento throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ted Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Tormento misses.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tormento.
Tormento looks to land a body kick but Knight moved away.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Tormento. Beautiful body shot.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Tormento off balance momentarily.
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!
Knight swinging wildly here.
Tormento slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Knight misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight scores with a hook.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Tormento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tormento avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento connects with a body shot.
Tormento misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Tormento.
Tormento lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight throws a hook but Tormento avoids it easily.
Tormento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tormento works the jab nicely.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Tormento.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a head kick. Tormento smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tormento misses with a kick to the body.
Tormento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ted Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Tormento looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tormento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Tormento is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Tormento pushes him off.
Tormento throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tormento.
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tormento dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Knight throws a head kick but Tormento moves out of range.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Tormento lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Tormento finds it's target.
Tormento scores with a jab. Knight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tormento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tormento scores with a jab.
Tormento just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight slips under a jab from Tormento.
Knight moves to clinch but Tormento breaks away
and Tormento counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tormento staying out of range there.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Tormento sees coming a mile off.
Tormento looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Massimiliano Tormento will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tormento feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Tormento throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tormento throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knight blocks a head kick by Tormento.
Knight avoids the head kick by Tormento.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tormento.
Tormento lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tormento but Tormento pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Tormento finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tormento scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tormento lands a right hook to the body.
Tormento cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tormento avoids the head kick by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a lazy head kick
and Tormento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tormento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tormento wants to land a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
Tormento looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tormento looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tormento.
Knight lands with a kick to the temple. Tormento shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tormento throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knight was covering up waiting for the punch and Tormento finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tormento throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Tormento is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Massimiliano Tormento is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tormento is one step ahead there.
Knight keeping full guard, as Tormento tries to pass.
Tormento not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tormento looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ted Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Tormento.
Knight wants to control from the top but Tormento keeps moving.
Tormento controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
Tormento has his foot on Knight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knight works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento trying to control the position.
Tormento keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Knight is fighting to break Tormento's control of his arms but Tormento is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tormento keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Tormento is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Massimiliano Tormento wasn't active enough on the ground.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Tormento counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tormento misses with a kick to the body.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tormento has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tormento has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!
Massimiliano Tormento very nearly forgot to thank -OVERDOSE Factory- amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zues Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Free Nelson Mandela. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nelson Mandela enters the cage!
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30
143 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zues Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mandela checks a leg kick.
Mandela throws a chopping leg kick but Egan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mandela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mandela. That's going to slow Egan down.
Egan throws the kick towards the body but Mandela avoids it.
Mandela misses with a double jab.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mandela circles away quickly and effectively.
Egan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mandela throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Egan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mandela is in Egan's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mandela prevents Egan from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mandela is looking to work some ground and pound but Egan has wrist control.
Mandela trying to move into half guard but instead Egan has managed to sweep!
Mandela is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Egan passes Mandela's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mandela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Egan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Egan throws a sloppy head kick and Mandela moves out of range easily.
Zues Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mandela walks into a straight right hand from Egan.
Egan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela drives through with a takedown into Egan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Egan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mandela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egan keeping full guard, as Mandela tries to pass.
Mandela works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mandela works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mandela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mandela with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mandela misses with a head shot.
Egan is trying desperately to improve position.
Mandela with good strikes from the mount here!
Mandela throws some wild stikes that Egan manages to avoid easily.
Mandela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mandela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Egan looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Egan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A big strike lands for Mandela! That's really hurt Egan and he's turned his back - Mandela keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mandela jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Mandela!
A very excited looking Nelson Mandela 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by If Rap Gets Jealous by K'naan. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
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156 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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanaka misses the target.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Tanaka's legs.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka lands a jab to the head.
Thompson slips under a jab from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Tanaka dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Tanaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Claude Thompson has been cut.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thompson's knee momentarily.
Tanaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Thompson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tanaka under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Tanaka.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thompson's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tanaka looking to pass the guard.
Tanaka pushing down on Thompson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanaka prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Tanaka is very close to passing his half guard.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka passes into side control, despite Thompson's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Tanaka crashes against the mat.
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tanaka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Tanaka is very close to passing his half guard.
Tanaka is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now.
Tanaka working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Tanaka is controlling well.
Thompson is pressing down on Tanaka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
Tanaka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanaka throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Tanaka feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Tanaka connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Tanaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanaka, right into the meat.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Tanaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Thompson'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.
Thompson misses the jab.
Tanaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Tanaka.
Tanaka scores with a hook.
A left lands for Thompson.
Tanaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanaka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Tanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Tanaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Tanaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets caught napping as Tanaka dives in and scores a takedown. Thompson manages to retain guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Tanaka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tanaka won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Tanaka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Tanaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thompson trying to control here.
Tanaka trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka controlling the action here.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Tanaka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tanaka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tanaka stacks Thompson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tanaka!
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tanaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Tanaka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tanaka prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thompson prevents Tanaka from moving into mount.
Tanaka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tanaka working away.
Tanaka gets to mount! Thompson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tanaka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Tanaka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tanaka looking to control but Thompson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taka Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanaka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tanaka tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka lands a big elbow - Thompson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Thompson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Taka Tanaka!
An out of breath Taka Tanaka 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 Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juancho Rivera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Balboa shoots in.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Balboa's belly button to the back.
Balboa looks for a takedown but Rivera sprawls well.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balboa pushes Rivera away with a front kick.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivera circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balboa shoots in for a double leg but Rivera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivera which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands with a good body shot.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivera to score with a decent uppercut.
Balboa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balboa off to one side.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Rivera slaps away a takedown attempt from Balboa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balboa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balboa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balboa somewhat.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Balboa. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivera.
Rivera jabs Balboa right on the nose. Balboa blinks but takes it well.
Rivera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivera wants it to stay on the feet.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Balboa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Balboa's belly button to the back.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. Rivera sprawls well.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juancho Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Rivera.
Rivera lands with a straight right. Balboa didn't see that one coming.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rivera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera feints a jab promting Balboa to slip. Rivera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Balboa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera lands a jab.
Rivera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
Rivera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivera lands a right hook to the body.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera lands with a hook. Balboa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balboa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rivera tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Rivera connects with a right hand. Balboa shakes it off.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juancho Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Balboa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rivera throws a good cross that connects.
Balboa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Balboa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rivera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juancho Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balboa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Rivera.
Balboa is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rivera! Balboa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juancho Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patch Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Garcia has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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269 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patch Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tebow. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia looks gassed!
Tebow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Tebow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tebow trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Tebow throwing strikes but Garcia manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tebow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tebow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tebow is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Tebow is right now.
Tebow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tebow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tebow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Tebow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Tebow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tebow looking for submissions off his back.
Tebow kicks off Garcia and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tebow.
Tebow pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia has Tebow pressed against the cage, preventing Tebow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tebow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Tebow working aggressively here.
Tebow tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Tebow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Tebow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tebow lands with a left to the head.
Tebow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tebow.
Tebow drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Tebow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Garcia after a bit of a struggle.
Tebow works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Tebow.
A short right from Tebow.
Tebow pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tebow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tebow.
Tebow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tebow drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Tebow off! Tebow jumps back into Garcia's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow throwing strikes but missing.
Tebow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Tebow from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tebow sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tebow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tebow with a jab.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tebow throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Tebow had a free shot at his head there.
Tebow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tebow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tebow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tebow lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tebow tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
Tebow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Tebow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tebow cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tebow throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Tebow throws out a powerful jab.
Tebow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tebow looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Tebow rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Tebow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tebow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Tebow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tebow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tebow trying to land knees to the body.
Tebow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Tebow swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tebow is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tebow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tebow is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tebow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tebow scores with a shoulder strike.
Tebow lands with a right to the head.
Garcia is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Tebow fails to land.
Tebow breaks from the clinch.
Tebow bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Garcia! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Tebow finish him?
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tebow drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Tebow seems to have locked his on tight now - Garcia screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Tebow, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tim Tebow!
Tim Tebow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Develen Elvington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Develen Elvington!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvington just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a wild combination.
Elvington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Elvington connects with an inside leg kick.
Elvington clinches up against the cage.
Elvington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calzaghe.
Elvington just leaning against Calzaghe, taking a breather.
Calzaghe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calzaghe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elvington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elvington scores with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe blocking some punches.
Elvington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calzaghe is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Calzaghe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Calzaghe looking for a takedown.
Elvington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calzaghe tries to score a body lock takedown but Elvington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Elvington effectively controlling the action here.
Elvington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calzaghe backwards.
Elvington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elvington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calzaghe is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Calzaghe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calzaghe swings wildly with an uppercut but Elvington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elvington'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calzaghes head.
Elvington is pressed up against the cage. Calzaghe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Elvington down to the mat. Elvington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Calzaghe.
Elvington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Elvington misses
and Calzaghe counters with a shoot takedown. Elvington fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elvington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe trying to control but Elvington is working from the bottom.
Elvington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calzaghe trying to control the position from guard on top but Elvington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elvington pulls Calzaghe in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calzaghe wants to control from the top but Elvington keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Calzaghe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Elvington closes the distance and pushes Calzaghe back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Elvington gets underhooks to prevent Calzaghe's takedown attempt.
Calzaghe wants to take the fight to the mat but Elvington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Calzaghe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Elvington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Elvington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calzaghe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elvington walks away with a smile on his face. Calzaghe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elvington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elvington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elvington misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Calzaghe.
Elvington misses with a wild body shot.
Calzaghe with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Elvington to counter with a crisp jab.
Elvington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Calzaghe rather than just go for the knockout.
Elvington is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elvington misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Develen Elvington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Elvington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Calzaghe counters with a nice uppercut.
Elvington blocks a head kick by Calzaghe.
Elvington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calzaghe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elvington has Calzaghe up against the cage in a clinch.
Elvington misses with a punch to the body.
Elvington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzaghe blocks an elbow strike.
Elvington slowing the pace effectively.
Elvington misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calzaghe as Elvington tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvington is pushing Calzaghe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Elvington is trying to maintain a safe position but Calzaghe gets an underhook and turns Elvington into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Develen Elvington.
Calzaghe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calzaghe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Elvington, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Elvington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Elvington is not content to let Calzaghe control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Calzaghe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Calzaghe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Elvington gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Elvington is looking to improve his position.
Elvington is looking to control Calzaghe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elvington avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Elvington is not content to let Calzaghe control the position.
Calzaghe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calzaghe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elvington trying to control here.
Calzaghe trying to mount his opponent but Elvington defends it.
Calzaghe 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.
Calzaghe is working for a submission of some sort.
Elvington is positioning himself well to prevent Calzaghe advancing to mount.
Calzaghe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calzaghe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elvington's head.
Calzaghe works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe with a couple of short strikes.
Elvington really wants to buck Calzaghe off and get back to his feet.
Elvington is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Elvington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Calzaghe looking to secure an arm triangle but Elvington defends it well.
Calzaghe avoids the attempt from Elvington to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elvington can't escape the position.
Calzaghe trying to control but Elvington is having none of it.
The referee warns Elvington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that second round.
That's time! Calzaghe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Calzaghe lands with a nice combination. Elvington backs away looking to recover.
Good exchange - Elvington coming out on top.
Elvington misses with a wild body shot.
Elvington misses with a wild body shot.
Elvington throws a low kick but Calzaghe avoids it.
Develen Elvington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elvington tries to land a leg kick but Calzaghe saw it coming and moves away.
Calzaghe misses with the combination.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Calzaghe blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvington swings for the body but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Develen Elvington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elvington connects with a leg kick. Calzaghe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calzaghe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Elvington is pressing down on Calzaghe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Elvington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calzaghe defends well.
Calzaghe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elvington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calzaghe trying to control but Elvington is working from the bottom.
Calzaghe looking to pass the guard.
Calzaghe wants to control from the top but Elvington keeps moving.
Joe Calzaghe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Calzaghe cracks Elvington with an open hand slap.
Calzaghe shoots in for a takedown but Elvington shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elvington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calzaghe, pushing him back against the cage.
Calzaghe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Elvington regains guard.
Elvington wants to sweep but no luck.
Calzaghe wants to pass the guard but Elvington is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvington looking to control.
Elvington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calzaghe manages to get himself to full guard.
Calzaghe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Elvington stacks Calzaghe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Elvington!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elvington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elvington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Calzaghe is trying to get back to half guard.
Elvington takes a little break here. Calzaghe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Calzaghe is looking for a sweep.
Elvington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calzaghe keeps working.
Calzaghe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvington seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Elvington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calzaghe keeps working.
Calzaghe wants to get back to full guard but Elvington has passed into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe can't do much from the bottom here.
Elvington working the head and body with strikes.
Elvington controls the position.
Calzaghe manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe tries to get to full guard but Elvington has control of the leg.
Elvington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calzaghe keeps working.
Elvington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Develen Elvington.
I think Elvington 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Develen Elvington!
Our winner, Develen Elvington, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Fillipovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Rum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Fillipovitch!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fillipovitch, pushing him back against the cage.
Rum throws a punch but it's blocked by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum.
Fillipovitch takes a shot to the head.
Rum lands with a short shot to the head.
Fillipovitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rums head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch blocks a body shot from Rum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rum.
Fillipovitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fillipovitch moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rum tries to throw a body punch but Fillipovitch avoids it by throwing Rum back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum.
Still in the clinch, Rum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rum tries a body shot but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Nice body punch from Rum - that landed with a thud.
Rum misses with some punches.
Rum manages to break the clinch.
Fillipovitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rum.
Rum swings widly with a right hand
and Fillipovitch moves into the clinch.
Fillipovitch misses with some punches.
Fillipovitch is trying to force a seperation but Rum has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch prevents a body shot from Rum.
Rum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rum lands a hook that snaps the head of Fillipovitch backwards.
Rum lands with a right to the head.
Fillipovitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Rum controls his hands.
Rum manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fillipovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fillipovitch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fillipovitch misses with a straight right.
Rum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fillipovitch.
Rum with a jab.
Rum cracks Fillipovitch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fillipovitch takes the fight into the clinch.
Rum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum throws a body punch but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
Rum misses with a looping right.
Fillipovitch moves out of range of the leg kick from Rum.
Fillipovitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rum moves out of range of the strikes.
Fillipovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fillipovitch is looking to land body kicks.
Fillipovitch walks into a straight right hand from Rum.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fillipovitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Rum does no damage.
Fillipovitch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick.
Fillipovitch rushes Rum and presses him up against the cage.
Fillipovitch misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fillipovitch avoids it.
Fillipovitch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rum throws an elbow but misses.
Fillipovitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fillipovitch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fillipovitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Rum.
Fillipovitch has managed to clinch.
Rum misses with a punch on the inside.
Fillipovitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rum's elbow.
Fillipovitch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fillipovitch lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rum looking to throw knees to the head but Fillipovitch is blocking nicely.
A short right from Rum.
Fillipovitch misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rum.
Rum throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but Fillipovitch blocks with his arms.
Fillipovitch digs a right hand underneath Rum's ribcage. Rum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rum is breathing heavily.
Fillipovitch lands a body punch.
Fillipovitch lands with a short shot to the head.
Fillipovitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fillipovitch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rum's head.
Fillipovitch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fillipovitch lands with a shot to the body.
Rum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch obviously looking to wear him down.
Fillipovitch has Rum up against the cage in a clinch.
Fillipovitch works on Rum's body with a couple of short punches.
Fillipovitch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rum or not.
Fillipovitch gets through Rum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fillipovitch lands a nice uppercut.
Fillipovitch digs a right hand underneath Rum's ribcage. Rum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fillipovitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fillipovitch just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Fillipovitch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rum throws a leg kick
and Fillipovitch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rum's knee momentarily.
Rum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fillipovitch. That one must have hurt.
Fillipovitch misses with a body kick.
Fillipovitch rushes Rum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fillipovitch.
A shot in the inside from Fillipovitch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rum.
Rum has a couple of punches blocked by Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rum misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Fillipovitch fails to land.
Mirko Fillipovitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fillipovitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rum wants to break free but Fillipovitch has control.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fillipovitch lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fillipovitch blocks an uppercut.
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fillipovitch's face.
Fillipovitch lands with a light punch inside.
Fillipovitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rum's elbow.
A short left from Fillipovitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch is struggling to control the position.
Fillipovitch lands a hook that snaps the head of Rum backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rum is rocked!
Rum blocks an uppercut.
Oh Rum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fillipovitch throws a big uppercut that drops Rum! More strikes from Fillipovitch and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rum lies dazed against the cage as Fillipovitch celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Fillipovitch!
During a confident post fight interview, Mirko Fillipovitch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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