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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ibrahimovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mind Heist. Mihattovic has chosen Geto Boys - Still as his entrance music. Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses
and Mihattovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Mihattovic throws a head kick that misses.
Ibrahimovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Mihattovic misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice body kick.
Ibrahimovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mihattovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ibrahimovic looks to throw the jab but Mihattovic is out of range.
Ibrahimovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mihattovic avoids a kick to the body.
Mihattovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mihattovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mihattovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Ibrahimovic.
Mihattovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihattovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibrahimovic is just out of range.
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mihattovic.
Ibrahimovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ibrahimovic misses the shot to the body.
Mihattovic misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ibrahimovic - that will leave a mark!
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch there but Mihattovic circles away.
Mihattovic misses with a looping right.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. That's going to slow Mihattovic down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mihattovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mihattovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mihattovic's knee momentarily.
Ibrahimovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibrahimovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mihattovic.
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!
Mihattovic misses with a leg kick.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
Mihattovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook but Mihattovic avoids it easily.
Ibrahimovic blocks the body kick.
Ibrahimovic misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mihattovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibrahimovic.
Mihattovic tries to score with a low kick but Ibrahimovic moves his leg out of the way.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that Mihattovic semi-blocks.
Mihattovic throws a combination that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a body kick that stops Mihattovic in his tracks momentarily.
Mihattovic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mihattovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Ibrahimovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibrahimovic moves out of range as Mihattovic throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mihattovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch.
Mihattovic throws a head kick but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibrahimovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibrahimovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mihattovic is out of range and Ibrahimovic settles back down.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibrahimovic blocks a head kick by Mihattovic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mihattovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mihattovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibrahimovic misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ibrahimovic lands a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Mihattovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mihattovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mihattovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mihattovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ibrahimovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mihattovic misses with a head kick.
Mihattovic moves out of range as Ibrahimovic throws a body kick.
Ibrahimovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ibrahimovic slowing the pace effectively.
Mihattovic pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ibrahimovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ibrahimovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mihattovic is proving hard to escape from.
Ibrahimovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mihattovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ibrahimovic wants to stand but Mihattovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksandar Ibrahimovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ibrahimovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihattovic.
Ibrahimovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mihattovic throws a leg kick
and Ibrahimovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibrahimovic feints and then cracks Mihattovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mihattovic down.
Mihattovic checks a low kick from Ibrahimovic.
Mihattovic scores with the left hand. Ibrahimovic knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic scores with a head kick.
Mihattovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a leg kick but Mihattovic saw it coming and moves away.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch but Mihattovic slips to the side
and Mihattovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Mihattovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahimovic.
Mihattovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Mihattovic keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mihattovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Mihattovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihattovic swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a straight right hand.
Mihattovic staying out of range there.
Ibrahimovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic cracks Mihattovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mihattovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahimovic.
Mihattovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mihattovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Mihattovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibrahimovic. That did some damage!
Mihattovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up
and Mihattovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Mihattovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic thuds his shin into the meat of Mihattovic's side.
Mihattovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ibrahimovic is out of range and Mihattovic settles back down.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihattovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibrahimovic.
A head kick misses from Mihattovic.
Ibrahimovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mihattovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ibrahimovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Mihattovic's head.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up.
Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihattovic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Ibrahimovic as Mihattovic shoots in.
Mihattovic misses with a wild body shot.
Mihattovic throws a head kick that misses.
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 Aleksandar Ibrahimovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Mihattovic.
Mihattovic takes one to the side of the head.
Mihattovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Mihattovic. Those never looked like landing.
Mihattovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mihattovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mihattovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibrahimovic tries to score with a low kick but Mihattovic moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Ibrahimovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ibrahimovic scores with a body shot.
Ibrahimovic has closed the distance and engaged Mihattovic in a clinch.
Ibrahimovic trying to land knees to the body.
Mihattovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic stalling in the clinch but Ibrahimovic improves position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ibrahimovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mihattovic is keeping busy.
Ibrahimovic landing knees to the head.
Ibrahimovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mihattovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mihattovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mihattovic can't get the takedown.
Mihattovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mihattovic creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ibrahimovic with a big uppercut! Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Mihattovic pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ibrahimovic to the mat! Ibrahimovic covers up and Mihattovic unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nebojsa Mihattovic!
Our winner, Nebojsa Mihattovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ironsides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironsides comes to the cage accompanied by The Greatest Spy Theme Ever. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ironsides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunn has his takedown stuffed
and Lunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ironsides throws a head kick but Lunn moves out of range.
Ironsides moves into the clinch.
Lunn avoids the elbow strike from Ironsides, against the cage.
Ironsides misses with an elbow strike.
Ironsides creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ironsides is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lunn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironsides kicks Lunn off and gets back to his feet.
Ironsides moves into the clinch.
Ironsides stops a takedown attempt from Lunn.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Lunn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunn avoids the elbow strike from Ironsides, against the cage.
Lunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Ironsides shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ironsides.
Lunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ironsides.
Ironsides is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ironsides avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Billy Lunn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ironsides throws an elbow but misses.
Ironsides lands an elbow inside.
Ironsides misses with an elbow strike.
Lunn blocks an elbow strike from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a damaging elbow.
Lunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ironsides.
Ironsides throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow.
Ironsides throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ironsides creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Billy Lunn's cut even more.
Lunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ironsides is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lunn blocks the elbow strike.
Lunn dodges an elbow strike from Ironsides.
Ironsides creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lunn's defenses.
The cut above Billy Lunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ironsides stops a takedown attempt from Lunn.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow.
Lunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ironsides.
Ironsides creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides misses with an elbow over the top.
Lunn wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironsides looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ironsides prevents the takedown attempt.
Ironsides prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ironsides misses with an elbow over the top.
Ironsides looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ironsides misses with an elbow over the top.
Lunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Ironsides lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Lunn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Ironsides!
After winning the bout, Jason Ironsides thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Wayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Open your eyes before you die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Wayne lands but Hawkins takes it in his stride.
Wayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins clinches up with Wayne and pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne pushes Hawkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Hawkins's head and hops out.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Hawkins swinging wildly here.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Hawkins stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Wayne digs a good hook to Hawkins's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a combination. Hawkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Nice cross by Wayne.
Zachariah Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Hawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawkins checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawkins lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawkins prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Hawkins blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Hawkins tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawkins pushes Wayne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkins's brow.
Wayne taking a breather.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Hawkins jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Wayne as he connects with a hook.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Wayne catches Hawkins right on the button with a cross.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
Wayne lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wayne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hawkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wayne because Hawkins loaded up on that one.
Wayne is working to get back to half guard.
Wayne stops Hawkins from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hawkins has control of Wayne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wayne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hawkins trying to control but Wayne is having none of it.
Hawkins avoids the attempt from Wayne to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hawkins goes for an armbar but Wayne turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wayne.
Wayne won't allow Hawkins to sweep him here.
Wayne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wayne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Wayne wants to get up but he can't break Hawkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawkins throws some wild stikes that Wayne manages to avoid easily.
Hawkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wayne because Hawkins loaded up on that one.
Hawkins controlling from the full mount.
Hawkins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wayne is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wayne and Hawkins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins swings around for an armbar but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hawkins's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zachariah Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wayne with a jab.
Hawkins fails with the takedown.
Hawkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Hawkins's body.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Wayne.
Hawkins moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Hawkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Hawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Hawkins shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawkins swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Hawkins moved away.
Wayne throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Hawkins scores with a push kick.
Hawkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawkins misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
Wayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawkins's head.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Hawkins.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Sandy Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawkins. Hawkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Wayne.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hawkins misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Hawkins scores with a leg kick.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Hawkins saw that one coming.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wayne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wayne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hawkins takes one to the chin there.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Hawkins.
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Hawkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.
Hawkins lands a right hook to the body.
Hawkins drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wayne's waist but Wayne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawkins off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wayne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Wayne!
Zachariah Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
145 lbs
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28
154 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giorgio Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Sayre.
Sayre looks to land a combination but Petrosyan avoids it well.
Sayre moves into the clinch.
Sayre misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Sayre.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrosyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre misses with a body punch.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Sayre blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sayre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Sayre.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrosyan gets tackled into the cage by Sayre. Sayre maintains the clinch.
Sayre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Sayre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Petrosyan avoids nicely.
Sayre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrosyan avoids a kick to the body.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Sayre moves out of range.
Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan rushes Sayre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sayre won't want to take too many of those.
Sayre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sayre prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Sayre misses
and Petrosyan counters with a nice body kick.
Petrosyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan thows a body kick. Sayre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Sayre does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Petrosyan misses.
Sayre moves out of range of the body kick from Petrosyan.
Sayre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrosyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Sayre counters with a straight right hand.
Sayre scores with a jab.
Sayre just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrosyan throws a leg kick which misses Sayre's front leg but catches the back leg as Sayre tries to avoid it.
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sayre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrosyan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sayre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayre avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayre is defending well for now.
Sayre missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Sayre throws knees to the body.
Sayre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sayre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayre avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to break the clinch but Sayre is controlling the position.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sayre.
Sayre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Sayre throws knees to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrosyan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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!
Petrosyan blocks a body shot from Sayre.
Sayre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sayre missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sayre misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sayre throws a series of punches but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan forces Sayre back against the cage and clinches.
Petrosyan stalling the fight.
Sayre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sayre.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Sayre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sayre avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Sayre fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayre is defending well for now.
Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Sayre blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sayre managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sayre avoids it.
Petrosyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrosyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Sayre has double underhooks.
Petrosyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sayre keeps control of Petrosyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sayre lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sayre obliges.
Sayre misses with some punches.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Petrosyan.
Sayre lands with a light punch inside.
Sayre lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sayre.
A short left from Sayre.
Sayre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sayre pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrosyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sayre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sayre tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrosyan avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sayre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sayre struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.
Sayre can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Sayre.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sayre avoids it.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayre avoids the damage to the body.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Sayre blocks with his arms.
Sayre lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Sayre managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Sayre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sayre avoids it.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayre blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sayre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayre.
Petrosyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sayre can pounce on him.
Petrosyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sayre is able to avoid easily.
Sayre works the jab nicely.
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Sayre throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Sayre as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Sayre digs a right hand into Petrosyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrosyan's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Sayre.
Sayre pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrosyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sayre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sayre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sayre to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sayre misses with a head kick.
Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayre pushes Petrosyan up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teddy Sayre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Petrosyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sayre lands a jab to Petrosyan's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Sayre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sayre throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrosyan throws a head kick but Sayre moves out of range.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Sayre.
Petrosyan looks to land a body kick but Sayre moved away.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Sayre.
Sayre lands with a nice combination. Petrosyan backs away looking to recover.
Petrosyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sayre.
Petrosyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrosyan.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sayre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sayre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrosyan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan stalling in the clinch but Sayre improves position.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayre is defending well for now.
Petrosyan is looking to control Sayre's arms but Sayre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrosyan has his back to the cage.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Sayre throws knees to the body.
Sayre lands an elbow inside.
Sayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrosyan avoids it.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Sayre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Sayre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sayre prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrosyan up against the cage.
Giorgio Petrosyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrosyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sayre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sayre landing knees to the head.
Sayre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sayre misses with the head strike.
Sayre avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Sayre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrosyan is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a left and a right that stings Sayre.
Sayre connects with an inside leg kick.
Sayre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrosyan throws a solid leg kick but Sayre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrosyan.
Sayre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Sayre throws a front kick that sends Petrosyan stumbling back into the cage.
Sayre scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Sayre instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sayre fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sayre stalling in the clinch but Petrosyan improves position.
Sayre misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Sayre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sayre moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Sayre throws knees to the body.
Sayre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrosyan is trying to stall.
Sayre scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Sayre throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayre avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Sayre looks to land a body kick but Petrosyan moved away.
Sayre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Petrosyan misses
and Sayre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sayre. Petrosyan shrugs it off though.
Sayre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrosyan blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sayre tries to keep at a distance but Petrosyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sayre tries to work over Petrosyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Sayre blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teddy Sayre.
Well Sayre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Sayre!
Teddy Sayre thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brunson comes into the arena with Move blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson ducks under a wild hook from Helio.
Brunson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brunson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brunson.
Helio misses with a body kick.
Helio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brunson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brunson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Helio's head.
Helio scores with a leg kick.
Brunson throws a right and a left that Helio avoids nicely.
Helio dodges the punch combination from Brunson.
Helio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brunson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helio. That one must have hurt.
Helio blocks a low kick nicely.
Brunson swings for the body but Helio moves out of range.
Helio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brunson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brunson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brunson tries to clinch up
and Brunson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helio takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Brunson as he checks the leg kick.
Helio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brunson.
Helio throws a chopping leg kick but Brunson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helio takes a swing at Brunson's ribcage but misses.
Helio cracks the inside of Brunson's front leg.
Donk. Brunson catches Helio right on the button with a cross.
Helio fails with a takedown attempt.
Helio misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson throws a lazy right hand but Helio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brunson has managed to clinch.
Helio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunson struggles to land a body shot inside as Helio controls his hands.
Helio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Helio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Brunson.
Brunson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helio backwards.
Helio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brunson.
Helio throws a wild body kick that Brunson sees coming a mile off.
Helio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brunson throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson throws a jab when Helio was well out of range.
Brunson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helio.
Brunson looks to land a right hand but Helio moved out of range.
Helio moves out of range of the strikes.
Mike Brunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brunson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helio. Helio obviously looking to wear him down.
Brunson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Helio gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Helio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brunson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Helio trying to control from half guard but Brunson is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Helio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brunson prevents Helio from improving position.
Helio works to advance to full mount. Brunson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikal Helio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brunson misses with a series of wild punches.
Helio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brunson is trying to stand back up but Helio is controlling him
Helio works his way into side control.
Brunson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunson is trying to improve his position.
Helio trying to control the position but Brunson is working away.
Brunson is trying to control Helio's posture but Helio avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Helio trying to control the action but Brunson is working from the bottom.
Helio working the body and head with strikes.
Helio throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brunson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Helio slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson trying to control here.
Helio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Helio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Helio wants to advance to full mount but Brunson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Helio is working Brunson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio throws a big right hand that misses.
Helio trying to control but Brunson is working from the bottom.
Helio advances to half guard.
Brunson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Helio seems to be looking for submissions.
Brunson wants to get back to his feet.
Mikal Helio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helio trying to control the action but Brunson is working from the bottom.
Helio stops Brunson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio is trying to control the action in half guard but Brunson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brunson's head.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Helio winds up and cracks Brunson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Helio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Helio wants to pass the guard but Brunson is defending well.
Helio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brunson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Helio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brunson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helio scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helio.
Helio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brunson throws out a loose jab but Helio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helio thows a body kick. Brunson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brunson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Helio throws out a leg kick but Brunson moves out of range and Helio only half commits.
Helio avoids the body shot from Brunson.
Brunson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brunson tries to close the distance and clinch but Helio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brunson is out of range and Helio settles back down.
Brunson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Helio backs up against the cage.
Brunson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Helio has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson looks to land a left hand but Helio moved out of range nicely.
Brunson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helio was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunson.
Helio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brunson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Helio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Helio.
Brunson checks a leg kick.
Brunson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brunson.
Brunson closes the distance and pushes Helio back into the cage.
Helio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brunson scores with a jab to the body.
Brunson throws a good cross that connects.
Helio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brunson.
Helio throws a head kick that misses.
Mikal Helio 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.
Helio throws a front kick aimed at Brunson's knee but Brunson avoids it well.
Helio delivers a nice body kick.
Helio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunson throws a low kick but Helio moves out of range easily.
Brunson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helio moves away.
Helio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Brunson lands.
Brunson scores with a jab to the head.
Brunson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helio thows a body kick. Brunson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brunson tries to clinch there but Helio circles away.
Good exchange - Brunson coming out on top.
Helio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helio throws a body punch but Brunson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Brunson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brunson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helio.
Helio throws a leg kick but Brunson checks it.
Brunson missing with a left hand there. Helio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brunson throws a hook but Helio avoids it easily.
Brunson takes a swing at Helio's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brunson.
Mike Brunson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brunson. Helio does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Brunson.
Brunson throws a looping overhand right but Helio ducks down to avoid it.
Brunson misses the jab.
Brunson cracks a nice hook into Helio's ribs.
A slow jab from Brunson misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helio 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 Brunson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brunson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio slips a jab and a cross from Brunson.
A jab from Brunson misses.
Helio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brunson clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Helio - that landed with a thud.
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!
Brunson can't find room to land a body shot as Helio controls the action.
Brunson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brunson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mike Brunson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brunson misses with a punch on the inside.
Brunson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Brunson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Helio 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mikal Helio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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279 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoudjou thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sokoudjou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sokoudjou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokoudjou lands a jab to Collins's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Sokoudjou.
It looks like Devon Collins has been cut.
Collins checks a leg kick.
Collins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokoudjou misses with a few strikes there.
Collins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins looks to throw the jab but Sokoudjou is out of range.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sokoudjou.
Collins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokoudjou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou scores with a jab. Collins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sokoudjou scores with a nice right hand.
Sokoudjou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sokoudjou throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Sokoudjou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Sokoudjou.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokoudjou thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Sokoudjou misses with a straight left.
Sokoudjou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokoudjou.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Sokoudjou misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sokoudjou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
Sokoudjou stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokoudjou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Sokoudjou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Collins throws a body punch but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Rashad Sokoudjou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins slips under a jab from Sokoudjou.
Collins moves away from the strike by Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sokoudjou counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a body punch
and Sokoudjou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Devon Collins's cut is getting worse.
Sokoudjou cracks Collins with a good jab.
Sokoudjou does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sokoudjou lands with a shot to the body.
Collins drops his hands momentarily and Sokoudjou takes advantage with a crisp 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!
Sokoudjou lands a right hook to the body.
Collins slips a straight right by Sokoudjou.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou lands with a nice body punch.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Collins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou slips a straight right by Collins.
Sokoudjou cracks Collins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Devon Collins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sokoudjou thumps Collins with a low kick.
Sokoudjou is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Collins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sokoudjou scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou lands a nice shot that snaps Collins's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Sokoudjou.
Collins takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Sokoudjou - just one landing.
Jeez, Devon Collins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Collins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rashad Sokoudjou!
Rashad Sokoudjou 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by j. Clem has chosen Symphony X- as his entrance music. Rashad Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Clem!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Clem scores with a leg kick.
Clem looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
Clem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clem throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Clem lands with a straight right. Evans didn't see that one coming.
Clem feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Clem connects with a leg kick. Evans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clem throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clem.
Clem lands a head kick. Evans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clem tries to land a leg kick but Evans saw it coming and moves away.
Evans moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clem prevents it.
Clem lands a left hand.
Clem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Clem has the dominant position.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clem can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Clem.
Evans looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Clem.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Clem fails to land.
Clem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clem swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Clem as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem misses with a punch to the body.
Clem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Clem digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clem pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clem lands a head shot.
Clem connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Clem.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Clem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Evans if he has to take too many more of those.
Clem feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
A good leg kick by Clem.
Clem lands with an uppercut that bounces Evans off the cage and back into range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clem - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem connects with an inside leg kick.
Clem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bubba Clem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Clem sprawls well.
Clem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clem scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clem.
Clem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bubba Clem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clem, right into the meat.
Clem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Clem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clem.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Clem 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.
Clem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clem enables Evans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clem manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Clem lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Clem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Clem landing strikes from the mount.
Clem working Evans over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Clem.
Clem landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Clem connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clem blocks Evans's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clem lands a big shot there that rocks Evans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Evans looks a forlorn figure.
Evans is rocked!
Evans takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Clem's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Clem!
Post fight, Bubba Clem stared into the camera and said 'I dedicate this victory to my eternal manager Barnabas Sackett.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Shotokahn (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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26
169 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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32
165 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jin Shotokahn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shotokahn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shotokahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano works on Shotokahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Shotokahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shotokahn misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shotokahn takes a shot to the head.
Shotokahn is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Shotokahn into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shotokahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
Shotokahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shotokahn.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shotokahn.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shotokahn is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Shotokahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shotokahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shotokahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Shotokahn.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Marciano digs a right hand into Shotokahn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shotokahn's gas tank.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shotokahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano lands with a right 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!
Shotokahn lands a right hand.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of Shotokahn's head.
Shotokahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Shotokahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shotokahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shotokahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Shotokahn stalls.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Marciano.
Shotokahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
A head punch on the inside from Shotokahn fails to land.
Marciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shotokahn.
Shotokahn has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Shotokahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Shotokahn can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Shotokahn avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Marciano working Shotokahn over with knees to the body.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shotokahn digs a right hand underneath Marciano's ribcage. Marciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marciano tries to work over Shotokahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shotokahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of Shotokahn's head.
Shotokahn is rocked!
Marciano has Shotokahn pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Shotokahn is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Marciano - that's hurt Shotokahn badly! Oh, another knee lands and Shotokahn is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Shotokahn doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raphael Marciano!
A very excited looking Raphael Marciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeus Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Once in a Lifetime. Jie Liu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amadeus Astra's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amadeus Astra!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
Jie Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Liu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Astra!
Liu throws a low kick, looking for Astra's leg but Astra calmly moves out of range.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Astra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Astra connects with a body shot that sends Liu's belly button to the back.
Liu lands a jab to the head.
Astra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu clinches up against the cage.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Liu lands.
Astra throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
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!
Liu misses with a body shot.
Astra looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Astra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws a low kick, looking for Astra's leg but Astra calmly moves out of range.
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Astra blocks a head kick by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Astra throws a one two combo.
Astra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Astra is defended easily by Liu.
Liu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Astra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liu counters by moving into the clinch.
Astra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liu's defenses.
Astra misses with a punch on the inside.
Liu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Astra or not.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Astra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu misses with some punches.
Astra blocks a body shot from Liu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Astra fails to land.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Astra.
A hook to the body from Astra.
Astra lands a right hand.
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Astra controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astra.
Nice elbow from Astra.
Astra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Astra trying to stall but Liu improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astra.
Liu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Astra tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liu avoids the elbow strike from Astra, against the cage.
Liu digs a right hand underneath Astra's ribcage. Astra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra misses with a punch on the inside.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Astra has double underhooks.
Astra struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Astra throws an elbow that misses.
Astra lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astra.
Liu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Liu stalling in the clinch but Astra improves position.
Liu seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Astra is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Astra.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Astra controls his hands.
Liu lands a hook that snaps the head of Astra backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astra.
Astra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lius head.
Liu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Astra backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Liu blocks an elbow strike from Astra.
Astra misses with an elbow over the top.
Astra working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
Liu lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Astra throws an elbow but misses.
Astra prevents a body shot from Liu.
Astra tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
A short right from Astra on the inside.
Liu misses with some punches.
Astra trying to stall but Liu improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Astra misses with the head strike.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Astra.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Astra controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astra.
Astra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jie Liu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astra.
Astra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Astra looks to land a combination but Liu avoids it well.
Astra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Astra throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Amadeus Astra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Astra moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Astra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liu is fending him off so far but Astra persists. Nope, Liu circles away and we're back to standing.
Astra misses the shot to the body.
Astra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liu's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Astra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liu tries to get to full guard but Astra has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Liu is looking to control Astra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liu avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Astra thows a huge punch but Liu dodges it nicely.
Astra wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.
Liu tries to roll over but Astra keeps him under control.
Astra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Astra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Liu wants to improve his position but Astra is controlling well.
Liu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Astra.
Liu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Astra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Astra trying to control the action but Liu is working from the bottom.
Astra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Liu moves into full guard.
Astra wants to pass the guard but Liu is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astra throws a strike but Liu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu is looking to stand up but Astra won't let him.
Liu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Astra is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Liu stacks Astra on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Liu!
Astra seems a little lost for a moment, as Liu dominates the positioning.
Astra tries to improve position but can't.
Astra stops Liu from passing to mount.
Liu is trying to ground and pound but Astra uses the momentary lack of control by Liu to regain half guard.
Liu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Astra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Astra is looking to control Liu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Astra avoid being mounted?
Astra tries to get to full guard but Liu has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra trying to control from the bottom.
Astra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Astra.
Liu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Astra struggling a bit here.
Astra prevents Liu from improving position.
Liu in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Amadeus Astra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Astra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Astra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Astra slips the punch.
Astra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Liu.
Astra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liu backs up against the cage.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Astra misses with a double jab.
Astra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Liu looks to land a left hand but Astra moved out of range nicely.
Astra tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Astra shoots in for a double leg but Liu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Astra defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Astra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra gets a double leg takedown into Liu's guard.
Astra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Liu trying to control the position.
Astra wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Liu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Astra preventing the sweep.
Liu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Astra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Astra is one step ahead there.
Amadeus Astra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Astra defends it easily.
Liu working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu keeping moving, preventing Astra from controlling successfully.
Liu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is working hard here to advance position.
Liu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Astra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Astra's guard.
Liu trying to control but Astra is working from the bottom.
Astra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Liu stopping the sweep attempt from Astra.
Astra looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throwing strikes from guard but Astra blocks nicely.
Astra controls Liu momentarily but Liu frees himself.
Liu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Astra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Liu is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jie Liu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liu lands a front kick.
Astra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Astra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Astra off balance momentarily.
Astra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Astra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Astra showed some decent athleticism there.
Astra 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.
Astra is nestled in close to Liu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Liu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. Astra connects with a nice short shot to Liu's temple.
Liu is looking for a sweep. Astra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Astra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu wants to improve his position but Astra is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Astra.
Nice strikes from Astra there.
Astra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Liu tries to roll over but Astra keeps him under control.
Astra trying to control from half guard but Liu is working away.
Liu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Astra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra working Liu over with strikes.
Liu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Astra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Astra's back!
Liu doesn't have the hooks in and Astra manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Astra wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Astra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
Astra stopping the sweep attempt from Liu.
Liu is trying to control the position but Astra postures up.
Liu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Astra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Astra wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Liu trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Astra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liu throws a body punch but Astra moves out of range.
Astra fails with a takedown attempt.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu lands with a nice body kick.
Liu throws a right and a left that Astra avoids nicely.
Astra looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu throws a chopping leg kick but Astra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Astra or perhaps it was just good defense by Liu which made him look bad.
Jie Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Astra.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Astra.
Liu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Liu is thwarting Astra's attempts to control the position.
Astra is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Astra dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Liu tries to work over Astra's front leg with a kick but Astra checks it.
Astra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liu clinches up with Astra and pushes him back against the cage.
Astra digs a right hand underneath Liu's ribcage. Liu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liu looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liu.
Astra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Astra misses with a punch to the body.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Astra.
Astra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Astra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Astra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liu trying to control but Astra is working from the bottom.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Liu landing with the ground and pound.
Liu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Astra being controlled for a moment.
Liu is putting a hurting on Astra here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra struggling a bit here.
Astra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Liu's best efforts.
Astra manages to get to full guard.
Astra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Astra keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu tries to free his leg and advance position but Astra is retaining full guard.
Liu lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liu manages to get himself to full guard.
Astra tries to free his leg and advance position but Liu is retaining full guard.
Liu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Astra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Astra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Astra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liu working for a triangle but Astra defends it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Astra lands a couple of elbows.
Astra trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
Liu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Astra looking to sit in guard and control but Liu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Astra keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu wants to control but Astra is keeping him busy.
Liu misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jie Liu.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jie Liu!
Jie Liu retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Predator Theme. Kane has chosen Under a Killing Moon by Thrice as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
31 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane breaks the clinch.
Archer cracks Kane with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Jigoro Kane has been cut.
Kane misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kane misses.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Archer.
Kane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
Kane throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kane tries to keep at a distance but Archer has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer is leaning against Kane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane blocking some punches.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Archer tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Archer is trying to break free.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Kane wants to break free but Archer has control.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Archer back against the cage.
Archer breaks from the clinch.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Archer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Kane is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Archer.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Archer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Archer is controlling the position.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane blocks a body shot from Archer.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Archer finish him?
Archer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Archer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer thuds his shin into the meat of Kane's side.
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer connects with a right hand. Kane shakes it off.
Kane lands with a kick to the temple. Archer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice shot lands for Kane.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Archer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane checks a leg kick nicely.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Archer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mason Archer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Archer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer breaks the clinch.
Kane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Archer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Archer scores with a body shot.
Kane 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.
Kane moves into range and clinches up with Archer.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Archer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer breaks from the clinch.
Kane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Archer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
Archer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Archer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kane tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane pushes Archer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Archer back against the cage.
Archer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Kane is trying to stall.
Archer works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer blocks a body shot from Kane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Kane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Archer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kane or not.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Archer working Kane over with knees to the body.
Archer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Archer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kane to his knees! Archer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Archer!
After the fight, Mason Archer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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