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Gold Standard Fight Night 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menger comes into the arena with Bring Back The Music - by Sweatshop Union blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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153 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Menger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menger.
Menger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Menger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Menger drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller tries to circle away but Menger has him pinned against the cage.
Menger pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Menger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Menger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Menger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Menger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menger is looking to clinch.
Menger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Menger wants it to stay on the feet.
Menger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Carl Menger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller dodges the punch combination from Menger.
Menger shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Menger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Menger tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Menger checks a leg kick.
Menger throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menger circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Menger seems unphased.
Menger throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menger.
Menger looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Menger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carl Menger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Miller.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Menger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Miller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Miller manages to get back to half guard.
Miller manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Menger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Menger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Menger tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Menger misses with a punch to the body.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Menger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Menger missing with knees to the body.
Menger lands a body shot.
Menger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menger moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Menger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Menger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Menger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller throws a body punch but Menger moves out of range.
Menger is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Menger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Menger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Menger. Those never looked like landing.
Menger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Menger tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Menger wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Menger throws a big shot that misses.
Menger throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menger lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Menger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Menger misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Menger slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Menger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Menger dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Menger scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Menger's knee but Menger avoids it well.
Menger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Menger.
Danga de danga de dang - Menger scores with a four punch combination!
Menger scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Menger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Menger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Menger was covering up waiting for the punch and Miller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Menger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Menger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Menger wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Menger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Menger.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menger.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Menger, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Menger against the cage but Menger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Menger scores with a punch to the head.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Menger rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Menger does no damage.
Carl Menger is winning the standup battle so far.
Menger throws a nice head kick!
Menger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Menger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Menger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Menger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Menger looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Menger misses the target.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Carl Menger has been cut.
Menger throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller throws a right and a left that Menger avoids nicely.
Menger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Menger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Menger throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menger lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Menger. That's going to slow Miller down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Menger.
Miller slips a jab from Menger.
Nice shot lands for Menger.
Menger tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Menger sprawls well.
Carl Menger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Miller.
A punch combination from Menger misses.
Menger misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller catches Menger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carl Menger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Menger is rocked!
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Menger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller moves forwards but Menger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menger moves away.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Menger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Menger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menger misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Menger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Menger.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Menger pinned against the cage. Menger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Menger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Menger slips a straight right by Miller.
Menger scores with a nice head shot.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Menger cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Menger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Menger misses
and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Menger didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menger wants to sweep but no luck.
Menger keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menger is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Miller stands up over Menger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Menger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menger throwing short punches from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Menger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Menger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Menger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
Menger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Menger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Menger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menger clinches.
Nice body punch from Menger - that landed with a thud.
Miller is trying to push Menger away but Menger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Menger.
Menger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller tries to break free but Menger pushes him back against the cage.
Menger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Menger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menger prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller blocks a body shot from Menger.
Menger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller wants to break free but Menger has control.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Menger.
Menger misses with a knee to the head.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Menger fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Menger cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Menger.
Menger misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menger looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Menger misses with a straight right.
Miller takes one on the button.
Menger throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Menger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Menger.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Menger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller moves out of range as Menger strikes.
Zack Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menger misses with a series of wild punches.
Menger fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Menger misses with a wild body shot.
Menger tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Menger misses with a looping right.
Menger throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Menger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Menger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Menger looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
A lazy left from Menger finds it's target.
Menger stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Menger checks a leg kick.
Miller digs a good hook to Menger's body.
Menger throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Menger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Menger.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Menger.
Menger scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carl Menger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Miller looks a forlorn figure.
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Menger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Menger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Menger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asteroids Bombereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen Open your eyes before you die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asteroids Bombereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bombereem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bombereem.
Bombereem connects with a body shot.
Bombereem throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Bombereem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Bombereem.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wayne scores with a head kick. Bombereem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wayne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Bombereem.
Wayne takes a swing at Bombereem's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Bombereem moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bombereem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bombereem tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Bombereem is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombereem wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bombereem misses.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bombereem misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Bombereem should have avoided that one.
Wayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Bombereem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
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!
Bombereem misses with a looping right.
Bombereem misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
Wayne 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem 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.
Wayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zachariah Wayne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bombereem looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bombereem defends it nicely.
Bombereem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Bombereem scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bombereem lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wayne doesn't seem phased though.
Bombereem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bombereem throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bombereem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Bombereem is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wayne's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bombereem manages to avoid it.
Wayne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bombereem throws out a powerful jab.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Bombereem's shoulder, as Bombereem tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Bombereem's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Bombereem ducks down to avoid it.
Bombereem lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Asteroids Bombereem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Bombereem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wayne scores with a jab. Bombereem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bombereem thuds his right hand into Wayne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Bombereem seems unphased.
Bombereem throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bombereem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne clobbers Bombereem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bombereem is rocked!
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Bombereem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bombereem is breathing heavily.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bombereem out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Zachariah Wayne!
Zachariah Wayne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolitho finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolitho, as that shot connected.
Bolitho checks a leg kick.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Bolitho checks it.
Renato Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolitho defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua avoids the body shot from Bolitho.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Bolitho.
Bolitho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolitho.
Rua misses with a kick to the body
and Bolitho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua walks into a jab.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Bolitho moves away and avoids it.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Bolitho sees coming a mile off.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Bolitho finds it's target.
Rua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolitho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Bolitho pushes him off.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bolitho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Bolitho moves away and avoids it.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Bolitho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua throws a head kick but Bolitho moves out of range.
Rua walks into a straight right hand from Bolitho.
Bolitho wants to clinch.
Bolitho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bolitho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bolitho.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bolitho at a distance.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolitho avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua thows a leg kick but Bolitho checks it
and Bolitho counters with a left to the body.
Bolitho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolitho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolitho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolitho throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolitho lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho misses with an uppercut.
Bolitho just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua fakes the leg kick and cracks Bolitho in the body.
Bolitho throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolitho.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Bolitho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolitho looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Bolitho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bolitho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rua.
Bolitho misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws a leg kick but Bolitho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bolitho tries to clinch up.
Bolitho misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bolitho. Those never looked like landing.
Bolitho throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua has Bolitho up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolitho tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolitho's elbow.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolitho avoids it.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Bolitho is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Bolitho lands an uppercut.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolitho scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolitho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolitho.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolitho gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolitho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Bolitho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bolitho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Bolitho throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolitho. That did some damage!
Bolitho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolitho.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolitho was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua is looking to wear down Bolitho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolitho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Good shot there by Rua.
Bolitho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolitho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolitho is just out of range.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Bolitho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bolitho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho misses with a straight left.
Bolitho blocks a head kick by Rua.
Bolitho wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolitho manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Bolitho slips under a jab.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rua darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rua is stalling here. Bolitho is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rua seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bolitho has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rua tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A leg kick checked by Bolitho.
Bolitho checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Rua misses
and Bolitho counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolitho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bolitho with a hook.
Rua is rocked!
Bolitho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bolitho duly obliges.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolitho misses with a low kick.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaime Bolitho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Bolitho checks it.
Bolitho lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolitho is looking to clinch.
Rua walks straight into a right hand from Bolitho - that's dropped him! Bolitho jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rua from any more punishment! Rua complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaime Bolitho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes into the arena with Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Michael Halo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
182 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Weed!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weed moves away.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Weed 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.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weed in his tracks.
Weed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halo!
Weed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Halo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Halo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halo is controlling him.
Halo postures up.
Weed is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Weed is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halo stalls.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halo walks away with a smile on his face. Weed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Weed fails with a takedown attempt.
Weed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Weed.
Weed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Halo scores with a body shot.
Halo scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed slips under a jab.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo lands a head kick!
Jab from Halo.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Weed's belly button to the back.
Halo stuffs the takedown attempt from Weed. Weed gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Weed.
Halo throws a leg kick but Weed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halo - that will leave a mark!
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Halo does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weed.
Halo scores with a hook.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halo defends it nicely.
Halo lands a really nice looking cross but Weed seems unphased.
Halo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
A shot to the body from Halo misses
letting Weed counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Weed moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Halo lands a nice hook to Weed's body. Weed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Weed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo thumps Weed with a low kick.
Halo lands a nice shot that snaps Weed's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo cracks Weed with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Weed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weed works Halo's body with a nice hook.
Halo stuffs the takedown attempt from Weed. Weed gets slowly back to his feet.
Weed tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weed walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
Weed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Weed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Weed.
A jab lands there for Halo.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weed.
Halo misses with a jab to the body
and Weed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Weed.
Halo lands with a shot to the body.
Halo thuds his shin into the meat of Weed's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jonathan Weed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Weed misses with a low kick.
Weed walks into a left hand.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Weed.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Weed is out of range and Halo settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Halo takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed avoids the head kick by Halo.
Weed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo avoids the head kick by Weed.
Halo cracks the inside of Weed's front leg.
Halo staying out of range there.
Weed wants to clinch
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Weed's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Weed throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Weed throws a lazy head kick
and Halo counters with a thumping low kick.
Donk. Halo catches Weed right on the button with a cross.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Weed. Beautiful body shot.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halo slips a straight right by Weed.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weed takes the fight into the clinch.
Halo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weed misses with a series of wild punches.
Weed avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Weed tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weed shoots in but Halo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weed will feel that in the morning.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Weed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Weed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weed avoids the body shot from Halo.
Weed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Halo on his heels. He'll look to pass Halo's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Weed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed wants to stand but Halo is controlling the position.
Weed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weed wants to stand but Halo is controlling the position.
Weed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halo lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonathan Weed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weed slips under a jab.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Weed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Halo thanked Firebird Designs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elwood Buckknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elwood Buckknuckle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay avoids the head kick by Buckknuckle.
Jay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buckknuckle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Jay.
Jay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle missing with a left hand there. Jay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckknuckle is just out of range.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay lands with an overhand left.
Buckknuckle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jay pinned against the cage. Jay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jay swings for the body but Buckknuckle moves out of range.
Jay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckknuckle blocks a leg kick.
Jay dips to his left and cracks Buckknuckle with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Jay.
A head kick misses from Buckknuckle.
Jay throws the left hand but Buckknuckle avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buckknuckle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buckknuckle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Jay misses.
Buckknuckle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buckknuckle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jay counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jay Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay throws a wild body kick that Buckknuckle sees coming a mile off.
Buckknuckle throws an off balance right hand
and Jay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buckknuckle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jay wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buckknuckle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buckknuckle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buckknuckle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jay has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buckknuckle throwing shots but Jay is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Buckknuckle works his way into side control.
Buckknuckle working the head and body with strikes.
The strikes coming from Buckknuckle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Buckknuckle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jay tries to escape but Buckknuckle is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jay parries the strikes from Buckknuckle easily there. Buckknuckle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jay to escape.
Buckknuckle working the ground and pound but Jay is defending the strikes.
Jay is trying to buck Buckknuckle off.
Buckknuckle throws an elbow but Jay slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckknuckle cracks Jay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay regains half guard, as Buckknuckle was trying to land strikes.
Buckknuckle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elwood Buckknuckle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jay. Buckknuckle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buckknuckle takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Jay Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay throws a nice looking combination but Buckknuckle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buckknuckle blocks a head kick by Jay.
Buckknuckle has a takedown stuffed.
Jay Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckknuckle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jay moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Jay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buckknuckle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay misses with a looping left.
Jay is looking to chop away at Buckknuckle's legs.
Buckknuckle misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckknuckle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buckknuckle working the ground and pound.
Buckknuckle throws a strike aimed at the side of Jay's head but Jay avoids it well.
Buckknuckle in side control, throwing shots but Jay defends.
Buckknuckle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buckknuckle lands a few punches from side control.
Buckknuckle is trying to ground and pound but Jay uses the momentary lack of control by Buckknuckle to regain half guard.
Buckknuckle throwing shots but Jay is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jay reverses the position - he's now on top in Buckknuckle's guard.
Buckknuckle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buckknuckle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay wants to control from the top but Buckknuckle keeps moving.
Buckknuckle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle looking to finish with strikes here!
Jay gets back to half guard.
Buckknuckle is looking for a kimura here.
Buckknuckle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle throws a strike but Jay avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Buckknuckle throwing strikes from guard but Jay blocks nicely.
Buckknuckle with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckknuckle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elwood Buckknuckle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Buckknuckle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Jay misses.
Buckknuckle dodges the punch combination from Jay.
Jay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buckknuckle counters with a straight right hand.
Buckknuckle shoots in looking for a takedown. Jay tries to sprawl out of it but Buckknuckle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buckknuckle throws a head kick that misses.
Buckknuckle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Buckknuckle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buckknuckle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buckknuckle has gone for a leg lock! Jay slips out almost immediately though and dives into Buckknuckle's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buckknuckle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jay controls the pace.
Buckknuckle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buckknuckle looking for a guillotine here but Jay defends easily.
Buckknuckle working for submissions but it's allowed Jay to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay wants to get back to his feet.
Jay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buckknuckle keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle manages to get to full guard.
Jay trying to control but Buckknuckle is working from the bottom.
Buckknuckle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jay!
Jay Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle looking to ground and pound but Jay is blocking nicely.
Buckknuckle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Elwood Buckknuckle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buckknuckle is landing with some decent strikes but Jay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buckknuckle with shots to the head and body - Jay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckknuckle raining down shots from the mount!
Buckknuckle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elwood Buckknuckle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Buckknuckle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elwood Buckknuckle!
Elwood Buckknuckle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Old Spice Guy Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tormento checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tormento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tormento moves away.
Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tormento.
A low kick from Guy misses
and Tormento makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tormento drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tormento in side control, throwing shots but Guy defends.
Tormento trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.
Tormento tries to advance to mount but Guy denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tormento thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Tormento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guy is staying active underneath Tormento, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tormento 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tormento connects with a nice short shot to Guy's temple.
Tormento working Guy over with strikes.
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tormento trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Tormento postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tormento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tormento has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tormento tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
Tormento throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tormento drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guy!
Tormento tries to improve position but can't.
Guy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tormento misses with a body kick.
Tormento throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Tormento's head back.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tormento misses with a wild body shot.
Guy needs to keep his hands up - Tormento had a free shot at his head there.
Tormento looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy throws a body punch but Tormento moves out of range.
Guy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tormento missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tormento throws out a powerful jab.
Guy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tormento throws a low kick, looking for Guy's leg but Guy calmly moves out of range.
Guy moves out of range as Tormento strikes.
Tormento ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Tormento both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Tormento finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Tormento's shoulder, as Tormento tries to avoid the shot.
Guy staying out of range there.
Tormento defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Guy throws a body punch but Tormento moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tormento.
Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tormento tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tormento's calf.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Massimiliano Tormento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy motions for Tormento to come forward. Guy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
Tormento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tormento connects with an inside leg kick.
Massimiliano Tormento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tormento has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tormento and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tormento shoots for a takedown but Guy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tormento counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guy won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tormento wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tormento throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is trying to improve his position.
Tormento sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tormento postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tormento in side control, throwing shots but Guy defends.
Guy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tormento wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tormento throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tormento lands some shots froms side control.
Tormento creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tormento wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
Guy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tormento taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento landing a few strikes.
Tormento in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Guy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tormento is trying to get an arm triangle but Guy is defending well.
Tormento is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tormento in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento landing strikes.
Tormento connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Guy some visible discomfort.
Tormento in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tormento working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tormento advances to full mount.
Guy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Guy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tormento lands with some strikes.
Tormento lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tormento landing strikes from the mount.
Tormento controlling from the full mount.
Tormento landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tormento putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guy is rocked!
Tormento tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Guy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tormento wants to control the pace but Guy is squirming around nicely.
Tormento unloading with bombs!
Guy is in a horrible position here. Tormento smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Guy taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy working to try and regain half guard.
Tormento unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Guy takes one on the button.
Tormento swinging wildly here.
Tormento ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tormento lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Tormento scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guy throws a solid leg kick but Tormento takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guy.
Tormento misses the shot to the body.
Tormento uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Tormento throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tormento swinging wildly here.
Tormento throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tormento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tormento scores with the left hand. Guy knows he should have avoided that one.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Tormento moves out of range easily.
Guy avoids the body shot from Tormento.
A jab from Tormento misses.
Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tormento throws a leg kick but Guy checks it.
Tormento connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tormento misses with an uppercut.
Tormento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Tormento works the jab nicely.
Tormento swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Tormento jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tormento has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tormento and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Guy misses
and Tormento counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tormento tries to pass to full mount but Guy defends it.
Tormento controlling the action here.
Guy tries to get to full guard but Tormento has control of the leg.
Well, if Tormento is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento passes to full mount!
Tormento controlling from mount.
Guy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tormento controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Massimiliano Tormento wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tormento throws a wild body kick that Guy sees coming a mile off.
Guy cracks the inside of Tormento's front leg.
Tormento fails with the takedown.
Tormento slips a straight right by Guy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy motions for Tormento to come forward. Guy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento misses with a looping right.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!
An out of breath and clearly excited Massimiliano Tormento thanked OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Develen Elvington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandela has chosen Free Nelson Mandela as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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33
152 lbs
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159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Develen Elvington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elvington as he avoids it easily.
Mandela fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandela misses with a low kick.
Mandela misses with an uppercut.
Mandela gets tackled into the cage by Elvington. Elvington maintains the clinch.
Elvington connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nelson Mandela has been cut.
Mandela lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandela.
Mandela throws a head punch that misses.
Elvington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mandela manages to break the clinch.
Elvington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Elvington moves into the clinch.
Elvington lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elvington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Elvington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Elvington.
Elvington cracks Mandela with a nice body shot.
A short right from Mandela on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mandela is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Elvington to the mat. Elvington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Elvington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mandela's guard.
Mandela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mandela has his foot on Elvington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elvington works his way back into a safe position though.
Elvington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandela is keeping the position for now.
Elvington landing with the ground and pound.
Mandela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elvington is one step ahead there.
Elvington trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elvington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela 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.
Elvington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elvington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mandela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elvington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elvington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mandela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mandela keeping moving, preventing Elvington from controlling successfully.
Mandela looking for a sweep. Not yet Mandela, not yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elvington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elvington postures up and lands a big shot to Mandela's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela controls Elvington momentarily but Elvington frees himself.
Elvington throws an elbow that misses. Mandela uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Elvington's guard. Nice move by Mandela!
Mandela throws a big right hand that misses.
Mandela preventing the sweep.
Elvington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mandela defends well.
Mandela is pushing down on Elvington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Elvington is fighting to maintain full guard but Mandela has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mandela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elvington keeps working.
Elvington controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Elvington is trying to maintain the position but Mandela is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Mandela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvington tries to get to full guard but Mandela has control of the leg.
Elvington is working hard here to advance position.
Mandela trying to control from half guard but Elvington is working away.
Mandela working over Elvington with some ground and pound. Elvington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elvington is staying active underneath Mandela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mandela has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mandela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elvington wants to control but Mandela is having none of it.
Mandela trying to control but Elvington is having none of it.
Mandela scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nelson Mandela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Elvington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mandela counters with an inside leg kick.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elvington's hands.
Elvington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandela.
Mandela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mandela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elvington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandela throws a right and a left that Elvington avoids nicely.
Mandela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mandela rushes Elvington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mandela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elvington tries to work over Mandela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elvington leaning against his opponent.
Elvington tries to work over Mandela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvington lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandela goes for a takedown attempt but Elvington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Elvington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mandela scores with a decent looking hook.
Elvington just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandela scores with a hook.
Mandela throws a lazy right hand but Elvington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandela swinging wildly here.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandela blocks the leg kick.
Mandela misses with a hook
and Elvington counters with a nice uppercut.
Elvington takes a swing at Mandela's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela misses with a hook
enabling Elvington to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mandela cracks the inside of Elvington's front leg.
Elvington blocks a leg kick.
Mandela misses with a low kick.
Mandela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mandela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandela is looking to chop away at Elvington's legs.
Nice defenses there by Elvington.
Mandela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elvington's head.
Elvington blocks a head kick by Mandela.
Elvington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Elvington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mandela up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mandela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Elvington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandela.
Elvington looking to stall.
Mandela working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandela.
Elvington taking a breather.
Mandela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Elvington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Develen Elvington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elvington lands a shot to the body.
Mandela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elvington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mandela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nelson Mandela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandela drives through and clinches with Elvington against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvington wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandela.
Elvington gets underhooks to prevent Mandela's takedown attempt.
Mandela swings wildly with an uppercut but Elvington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandela pushes Elvington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Mandela blocks an uppercut.
Elvington throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandela.
Elvington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mandela.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elvington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandela's elbow.
Elvington tries a body shot but Mandela blocks it.
Elvington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nelson Mandela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mandela checks a leg kick nicely.
Mandela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandela closes the distance and clinches up with Elvington, looking for a takedown. Mandela pushes Elvington against the cage but Elvington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mandela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Elvington moves into the clinch.
Elvington has Mandela pushed against the cage.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elvington closes the distance and clinches.
Elvington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elvington pushes Mandela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Elvington has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Elvington fails to land.
Elvington avoiding damage as Mandela throws knees to the body.
Mandela lands with a short shot to the head.
Elvington lands with a right to the head.
Develen Elvington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela wants to take the fight to the mat but Elvington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mandela is working for takedown but Elvington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Develen Elvington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandela.
Mandela lands with a left to the head.
Elvington tries a body shot but Mandela blocks it.
Mandela tries for a takedown but Elvington manages to get underhooks.
Mandela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elvington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mandela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elvington.
Mandela looks to land a body kick but Elvington moved away.
Elvington takes a swing at Mandela's ribcage but misses.
Mandela misses with a hook. Elvington ducked under it nicely.
Elvington has closed the distance and engaged Mandela in a clinch.
Elvington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mandela gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elvington presses Mandela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Develen Elvington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson Mandela 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.
Mandela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elvington successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elvington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mandela is one step ahead there.
Mandela sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Elvington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mandela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mandela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mandela pushing down on Elvington's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Elvington actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mandela in particular looking to stall.
Elvington is trying to control but can't.
Mandela is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Elvington!
Mandela content just to control the position here.
Elvington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela content just to control the position here.
Elvington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Elvington trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mandela controlling the pace for now.
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!
Elvington can't escape the position.
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.
Mandela looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nelson Mandela.
I've got Mandela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Mandela!
An out of breath Nelson Mandela 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes comes to the cage accompanied by uncle otis- the game. Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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27
277 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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28
273 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pope throws a low kick but Tepes avoids it.
Pope misses with a hook to the body
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Pope cracks Tepes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tepes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tepes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Tepes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tepes slips a straight right by Pope.
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tepes's hands.
A slow jab from Tepes misses its intended target.
Pope checks a leg kick.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
Tepes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope lands a right hook to the body.
Pope misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
Pope throws a series of punches but Tepes moves out of range.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Tepes looks for the body kick but Pope saw that one coming.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Tepes stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pope looks gassed!
The crowd cheers as Tepes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pope doesn't seem phased though.
Tepes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pope checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Tepes.
Nice body punch from Tepes.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes.
Tepes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes lands a left and a right that send Pope crashing to the mat, dazed. Tepes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pope is rocked!
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Tepes is looking to slow Pope down with leg kicks.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes is looking to wear down Pope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tepes misses with a hook.
Tepes tries a low kick but Pope avoids it.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Tepes forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Tepes tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Tepes landing knees to the body.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Tepes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pope avoids it.
Tepes avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Pope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Tepes missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tepes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tepes digs a right hand into Pope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pope's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Tepes.
Tepes lands a knee to the body.
Tepes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Tepes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pope.
Tepes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tepes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tepes.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Tepes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
Tepes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tepes duly obliges.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Tepes misses.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Tepes misses with a head kick.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Tepes slips the punch.
Tepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tepes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Tepes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Tepes's head back.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Tepes moves into the clinch.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Tepes avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
Tepes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
Vlad Tepes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tepes moves into the clinch successfully.
Tepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tepes scores a nice knee to the body.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Tepes avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope is looking to break free of the clinch but Tepes has double underhooks.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Tepes in his tracks for a moment.
Tepes is trying to stall.
Tepes tries to land a knee to the head but Pope blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tepes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tepes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope tries a body shot but Tepes blocks it.
Tepes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pope takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tepes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pope.
Tepes controlling the action here for a moment.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Tepes.
Tepes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tepes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Tepes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes lands with an uppercut that bounces Pope off the cage and back into range.
Tepes throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Tepes punishes Pope's body with a nice straight punch.
Tepes stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pope crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tepes - the referee stops the clock and Pope gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tepes. Pope manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tepes does no damage.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tepes throws a push kick but Pope slaps the foot to one side.
Pope goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Tepes pushes him off.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
Tepes cracks the inside of Pope's front leg.
Tepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes connects with a crisp jab.
Tepes connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes throws out the jab.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Jab by Tepes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope walks into a jab.
Pope throws a head kick that misses
and Tepes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tepes misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes dominated that second round.
That's time! Tepes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tepes's hands.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tepes takes a step back to recover.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Tepes misses with a body shot.
Pope jabs at Tepes's body.
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
Tepes tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tepes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vlad Tepes is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes moves away.
Pope scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope connects with a single shot there.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Tepes.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tepes lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tepes.
Tepes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tepes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepes looks to land a body kick but Pope moved away.
Tepes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pope's hands.
Pope throws a leg kick but Tepes checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Tepes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tepes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pope.
Pope lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pope obliges.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope breaks the clinch.
Tepes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pope counters with a good, hard body kick but Tepes shrugs it off.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tepes avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands an elbow just above Tepes 's eye.
Tepes trying to land knees to the body.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trent Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes misses with a wild combination.
Tepes misses with a head kick.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Tepes connects with a solid leg kick.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes has Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope throws a low kick but Tepes moves out of range easily.
Tepes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pope throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tepes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tepes!
Vlad Tepes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pope takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tepes 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes!
Vlad Tepes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Fillipovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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221 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Fillipovitch!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Fillipovitch moves away and avoids it.
Thompson clinches up with Fillipovitch and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fillipovitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Fillipovitch controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fillipovitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fillipovitch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Fillipovitch avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Fillipovitch tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries a body shot but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fillipovitch controls his hands.
Fillipovitch tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Fillipovitch misses with the head strike.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fillipovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Fillipovitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fillipovitch misses with a body punch.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Fillipovitch controls the action.
Fillipovitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fillipovitch throws a head punch that misses.
Fillipovitch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Fillipovitch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Fillipovitch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fillipovitch misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Fillipovitch.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fillipovitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Fillipovitch swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Fillipovitch ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Fillipovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fillipovitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fillipovitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fillipovitch circles away.
Fillipovitch tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson tests Fillipovitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fillipovitch moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Fillipovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fillipovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fillipovitch connects with a solid leg kick.
Fillipovitch throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Fillipovitch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Fillipovitch lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut.
Fillipovitch needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Fillipovitch scores with a jab.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Fillipovitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson throws a right hand that Fillipovitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Fillipovitch also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a jab to Fillipovitch's midsection.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Fillipovitch's shoulder, as Fillipovitch tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Fillipovitch's head.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fillipovitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Fillipovitch circles away.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Fillipovitch lands with a slapping head kick.
Fillipovitch avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Fillipovitch's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson is looking to clinch but Fillipovitch is avoiding it.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson scores with a jab. Fillipovitch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet 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 body punch
and Fillipovitch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fillipovitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thompson checks it well.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fillipovitch is just out of range.
Fillipovitch clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson gets through Fillipovitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fillipovitch's elbow.
Fillipovitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fillipovitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jet Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Fillipovitch fails to land.
Fillipovitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson tries a body shot but Fillipovitch blocks it.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Fillipovitch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fillipovitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fillipovitch feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Fillipovitch wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson throws a body punch but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Fillipovitch's shoulder, as Fillipovitch tries to avoid the shot.
Fillipovitch is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Fillipovitch takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson misses with a hook. Fillipovitch ducked under it nicely.
Fillipovitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fillipovitch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fillipovitchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fillipovitch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson throws a body punch but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jet Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fillipovitch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson with a jab.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Fillipovitch misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
Fillipovitch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Fillipovitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fillipovitch cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Fillipovitch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fillipovitch misses with the combination.
Fillipovitch is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Fillipovitch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fillipovitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Fillipovitch's belly button to the back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thompson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thompson catches Fillipovitch right on the button with a cross.
Fillipovitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fillipovitch misses with a leg kick.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fillipovitch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Fillipovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fillipovitch digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fillipovitch.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fillipovitch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fillipovitch has time to react.
Fillipovitch lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mirko Fillipovitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Fillipovitch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fillipovitch.
Thompson swings for the body but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
A jab from Fillipovitch misses.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fillipovitch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fillipovitch is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Fillipovitch misses its intended target.
Fillipovitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fillipovitch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fillipovitch misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Fillipovitch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fillipovitch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipovitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fillipovitch. Fillipovitch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fillipovitch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fillipovitch connects with a body shot that sends Thompson's belly button to the back.
Thompson tries to move into range but Fillipovitch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Fillipovitch ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fillipovitch throws out the jab.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Fillipovitch is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fillipovitch swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Fillipovitch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fillipovitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Fillipovitch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Fillipovitch looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Fillipovitch.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fillipovitch misses the shot to the body.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fillipovitch.
Thompson digs a good hook to Fillipovitch's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson digs a good hook to Fillipovitch's body.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Fillipovitch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson is working for takedown but Fillipovitch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fillipovitch prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fillipovitch.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fillipovitch's elbow.
Fillipovitch lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fillipovitch blocks an uppercut.
Fillipovitch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fillipovitch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fillipovitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fillipovitch misses with some punches.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipovitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fillipovitch won't allow it.
Fillipovitch lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson digs a right hand into Fillipovitch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fillipovitch's gas tank.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fillipovitch scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Fillipovitch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fillipovitch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fillipovitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Fillipovitch.
Fillipovitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fillipovitch breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fillipovitch misses the shot to the body.
Fillipovitch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson throws a body punch but Fillipovitch moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mirko Fillipovitch.
I think Fillipovitch 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Fillipovitch!
An out of breath Mirko Fillipovitch 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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