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VFC 192: Conquer vs. Koski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gim Allon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick has chosen Indestructable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gim Allon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Allon.
Bobbick walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allon closes the distance and clinches up with Bobbick, looking for a takedown. Allon pushes Bobbick against the cage but Bobbick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobbick counters with a stiff right hand.
Allon throws a one two combo.
Allon slips a jab and a cross from Bobbick.
Bobbick connects with the punch.
Bobbick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobbick looks to score with a jab to the body but Allon is just out of range.
Bobbick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allon scores with a one two! Bobbick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Allon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bobbick.
Bobbick lands a jab to the nose.
Allon scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bobbick's face.
Bobbick is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allon lands a big elbow - Bobbick is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bobbick is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gim Allon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gim Allon made sure he mentioned 5th Round Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boldin comes into the arena with My time is now blaring out of the sound system. Minotauro has chosen Buckethead - jump man as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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275 lbs
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273 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boldin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ze Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boldin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Minotauro.
A clash of legs there as Minotauro blocks the low kick.
Boldin misses with an uppercut. Minotauro saw that one coming.
Minotauro tries for a takedown but Boldin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boldin throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
A head kick from Boldin lands but Minotauro takes it in his stride.
Boldin looks to throw the jab but Minotauro is out of range.
Boldin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boldin cracks a nice hook into Minotauro's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boldin throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Boldin.
Minotauro 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Minotauro, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro looks to score with a jab to the body but Boldin is just out of range.
Minotauro with a jab.
Minotauro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boldin tries a head kick but it misses.
Boldin throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Boldin misses with a low kick as Minotauro jumps back.
Boldin ducks under a wild hook from Minotauro.
Boldin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minotauro throws a jab but it's blocked by Boldin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boldin.
Robert Boldin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boldin throws a front kick aimed at Minotauro's knee but Minotauro avoids it well.
Boldin misses with a straight left.
A combination from Minotauro does no damage.
Minotauro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Minotauro misses with a low kick.
Boldin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boldin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boldin connects with a right hand. Minotauro shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Minotauro.
Minotauro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro stuns Boldin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Minotauro coming out on top.
Boldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minotauro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Boldin blocks the leg kick.
Minotauro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Boldin slams his shin into Minotauro's torso.
Boldin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minotauro throws out the jab.
Minotauro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boldin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Minotauro really felt that one!
Minotauro looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro throws a hook but Boldin avoids it easily.
Boldin loads up on a big right hand but Minotauro slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Minotauro circles away and keeps his distance.
Minotauro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boldin.
Boldin closes the distance but Minotauro moves to the side
and Minotauro counters with a low kick, right behind Boldin 's knee.
Minotauro misses the body punch
and Boldin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boldin works the jab nicely.
Boldin misses with a wild body shot.
Minotauro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boldin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Minotauro takes a swing at Boldin's ribcage but misses.
Minotauro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Boldin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Minotauro avoids the head kick by Boldin.
Boldin swings widly with a right hand
and Minotauro counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Minotauro is predictable there
and Boldin counters with an inside leg kick.
Boldin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Boldin misses.
A head kick from Boldin lands but Minotauro takes it in his stride.
Boldin 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.
A head kick by Boldin misses
and Minotauro counters with a straight right hand.
Boldin scoring well with a low kick there.
Boldin takes one to the chin there.
Boldin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Minotauro.
Minotauro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minotauro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boldin wants to clinch
and Minotauro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minotauro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minotauro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minotauro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boldin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boldin catches Minotauro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A leg kick checked by Boldin.
Minotauro shoots in and drives through. Boldin sprawls well.
Boldin lands a head kick. Minotauro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
A shot to the body from Minotauro misses
enabling Boldin to counter with a crisp jab.
Minotauro loads up on a big right hand but Boldin slips the punch.
Boldin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minotauro.
Boldin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Minotauro is breathing heavily.
Minotauro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boldin wants to clinch up but Minotauro keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Minotauro.
An inside leg kick from Boldin misses.
Minotauro blocks a head kick by Boldin.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but Boldin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Minotauro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boldin momentarily.
Minotauro wants to land a leg kick but Boldin is out of range.
Boldin connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Minotauro to the floor! Boldin dives in looking for the finish!
Minotauro is rocked!
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 referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Minotauro is concentrating on defense, preventing Boldin from advancing position.
Minotauro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Boldin prevents Minotauro from improving his position.
Minotauro is looking to control Boldin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minotauro avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Minotauro throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minotauro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robert Boldin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Minotauro.
Boldin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Boldin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Minotauro wants to land a leg kick but Boldin is out of range.
Minotauro throws a leg kick
and Boldin counters with an inside leg kick.
Boldin closes the distance but Minotauro moves to the side
and Minotauro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boldin's knee momentarily.
Minotauro throws a leg kick that misses.
Minotauro has a takedown stuffed.
Minotauro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boldin sprawls well. Boldin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minotauro gets slowly back to his feet.
Boldin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldin lands a front kick.
Boldin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minotauro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boldin throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Minotauro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boldin swivels and escapes.
Robert Boldin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Minotauro.
Boldin wants to clinch
and Boldin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minotauro misses with a body shot.
Minotauro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minotauro tries a low kick but Boldin avoids it.
Boldin throws a head kick that misses
and Minotauro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ze Minotauro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro wants to land a leg kick but Boldin is out of range.
Boldin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minotauro throws the left hand but Boldin avoids the punch easily.
Boldin feints and then cracks Minotauro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minotauro down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro moves out of range of the body kick from Boldin.
Boldin thumps Minotauro with a low kick.
Minotauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boldin.
Boldin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boldin connects with a high kick.
Minotauro throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boldin.
Boldin rushes Minotauro and presses him up against the cage.
Boldin lands an elbow that stopped Minotauro in his tracks for a moment.
Minotauro tries to throw a body punch but Boldin avoids it by throwing Minotauro back against the cage.
Boldin looking to slow down the pace here.
Minotauro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boldin slows down the pace here.
Minotauro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boldin blocks a body shot from Minotauro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin trying to stall but Minotauro improves his position.
Boldin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Minotauro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boldin digs a right hand underneath Minotauro's ribcage. Minotauro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boldin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boldin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minotauro blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Minotauro on the inside.
Minotauro tries to land knees in the clinch but Boldin avoids the damage to the body.
Minotauro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Minotauro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minotauro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Minotauro misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Boldin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boldin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Boldin!
Robert Boldin very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Drennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drennan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Illy-oi!. Iii has chosen IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gary Drennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drennan just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Drennan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drennan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drennan dodges the punch combination from Iii.
Drennan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drennan.
A jab from Iii misses.
Drennan takes one to the chin there.
Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iii misses with a looping right.
Drennan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drennan blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Drennan.
Iii throws a hook to the side of Drennan's head but Drennan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Iii misses.
Iii pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drennan back to the cage. Iii follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan lands a nice shot to the body.
Drennan connects with a leg kick. Iii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drennan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iii throws a lazy right hand but Drennan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drennan manages to avoid it.
Drennan ducks right into an uppercut from Iii.
Drennan is rocked!
Iii throws a hook but Drennan avoids it easily.
Oh Drennan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iii throws out a loose jab but Drennan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Iii misses.
A big right from Iii misses.
Drennan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Iii misses.
Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Drennan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iii might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Iii throws the left hand but Drennan avoids the punch easily.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Drennan's shoulder, as Drennan tries to avoid the shot.
Drennan seems to have got his legs back now.
Iii misses with a body shot
and Drennan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drennan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Iii's head.
Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Drennan throws a sloppy head kick and Iii moves out of range easily.
Drennan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drennan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drennan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iii loads up on a big right hand but Drennan slips the punch.
Drennan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drennan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drennan scores with a three punch combo!
Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Drennan counters with a nice body shot.
Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drennan. Drennan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Drennan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drennan is looking to clinch.
Drennan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iii.
That kick from Drennan tenderised Iii's leg. Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
Iii misses the jab.
Drennan lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drennan lands a leg kick that knocks Iii off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Iii - just one landing.
Iii is looking to clinch.
Drennan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iii throws out the jab.
Drennan moves forwards but Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alexander Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drennan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drennan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Drennan.
Drennan is looking to wear down Iii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drennan slips a jab from Iii.
Iii moves into the clinch successfully.
Drennan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drennan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iii backwards.
Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drennan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Drennan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Iii fails to land.
Drennan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iii backwards.
Iii keeps control of Drennan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drennan.
Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Drennan.
Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drennan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iii backwards.
Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Drennan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iii backwards.
Iii breaks from the clinch.
Drennan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drennan.
Drennan lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Iii.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iii 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.
Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drennan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drennan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iii.
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 Gary Drennan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drennan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drennan misses with a body shot.
Iii misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Iii misses the target.
Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iii misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Drennan.
The fighters circling - Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drennan misses the jab.
Iii misses with a hook
and Drennan counters with a stiff right hand.
Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drennan.
Drennan scores with a nice body kick.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Drennan.
Drennan takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
Iii tries to move into range but Drennan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Iii throws out a loose jab but Drennan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan slips a jab from Iii.
Drennan misses with an uppercut. Iii saw that one coming.
Iii ducks under a wild hook from Drennan.
Drennan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iii lands with a right hand.
Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drennan was well out of range. Poor timing from Iii.
Iii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drennan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drennan blocking some punches.
Drennan blocks an uppercut.
Drennan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Drennan has double underhooks.
Iii manages to break the clinch.
Drennan throws a sloppy head kick and Iii moves out of range easily.
Iii stuns Drennan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drennan lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drennan.
Iii is trying to break the clinch but Drennan is controlling him.
Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drennan tries to land a leg kick but Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Drennan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drennan slips a straight right by Iii.
Drennan scoring well with a low kick there.
Drennan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iii.
Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drennan.
Iii tries to clinch there but Drennan circles away.
Iii stalks Drennan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drennan's face. Drennan staggers backwards, shaken.
Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Drennan off the cage and back into range.
A head kick from Drennan lands but Iii takes it in his stride.
Drennan throws a sloppy head kick and Iii moves out of range easily.
Drennan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drennan can pounce on him.
Drennan feints a jab promting Iii to slip. Drennan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Iii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drennan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Iii at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drennan.
Drennan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iii.
Iii tries to clinch but Drennan moves out of range.
Drennan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drennan scores with a sloppy right hand. Iii should have avoided that one.
Drennan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Drennan is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Drennan slips a straight right by Iii.
Donk. Drennan catches Iii right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drennan ducks under a wild hook from Iii.
Drennan fakes the leg kick and cracks Iii in the body.
Iii is breathing heavily.
Drennan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Iii's head backwards.
Drennan scores with a sloppy right hand. Iii should have avoided that one.
Iii is rocked!
Iii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drennan misses with a head kick.
Iii throws a hook but Drennan avoids it easily.
Drennan cracks Iii with a good jab.
Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Drennan finish him?
Drennan thows a body shot but no joy.
Drennan thows a body shot but no joy.
Drennan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drennan.
Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Iii misses.
Iii lands a body shot.
Drennan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Drennan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iii missing with a left hand there. Drennan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drennan slips a jab and a cross from Iii.
Drennan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Drennan counters with a series of strikes. Iii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drennan tries to keep at a distance but Iii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drennan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drennan is working Iii over against the cage.
Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drennan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Drennan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drennan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iii 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!
Drennan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drennan blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Drennan.
Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Drennan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iii backwards.
Gary Drennan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan throws a punch but it's blocked by Iii.
Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drennan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drennan breaks the clinch.
Iii throws a shot from downtown. Drennan moves away and avoids it.
Drennan moves out of range as Iii strikes.
Drennan throws a leg kick but Iii checks it.
Drennan catches Iii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drennan misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Drennan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drennan.
Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drennan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iii's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drennan.
Drennan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Iii misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drennan.
Alexander Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drennan misses with a hook.
Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Drennan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iii throws a jab when Drennan was well out of range.
Drennan throws a sloppy head kick and Iii moves out of range easily.
Drennan connects with a body shot that sends Iii's belly button to the back.
Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drennan.
Iii scores with the left hand. Drennan knows he should have avoided that one.
Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Drennan counters with a stiff right hand.
Drennan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drennan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drennan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan scores with a spinning back kick!
Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drennan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drennan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drennan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drennan.
Drennan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drennan lands with a left to the head.
Drennan pushes Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drennan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drennan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drennan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drennan cracks Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drennan digs a good body shot into Iii's ribs.
Gary Drennan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drennan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drennan scores with a jab. Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Drennan.
Drennan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Iii walks into a left hand.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iii takes a swing at Drennan's ribcage but misses.
Iii tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drennan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iii's sensitive parts.
A big left from Iii misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Drennan.
An inside leg kick lands from Drennan.
Iii loads up on a big right hand but Drennan slips the punch.
Drennan lands with a kick to the temple. Iii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Drennan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drennan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Drennan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gary Drennan waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollywood comes to the cage accompanied by Bang! - Shooting star (Alex Megane Remix) . Hart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vertigo - U2. David Hollywood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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35
196 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
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198 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
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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
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Hollywood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart checks a low kick from Hollywood.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hollywood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hart 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 Hollywood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hollywood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hart slips under a jab.
Hollywood lands a jab.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollywood can pounce on him.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Hollywood had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hart as he connects with a hook.
Hart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hollywood misses with a low kick.
Hollywood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hollywood misses with a straight left.
David Hollywood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Hollywood connects with an inside leg kick.
Hart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollywood to score with a decent uppercut.
Hart slips under a jab from Hollywood.
Hart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hollywood slips a jab from Hart.
Hollywood misses with a jab to the body
and Hart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollywood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hollywood defending well though.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hollywood defending well though.
Hart with the ground and pound but Hollywood uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart throws a strike but Hollywood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hollywood stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollywood has wrist control.
Hollywood wants to sweep but no luck.
Hart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hollywood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart throwing strikes but missing.
Hollywood wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollywood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Hollywood blocks nicely.
Hollywood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Hollywood.
Hollywood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hollywood scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Hollywood.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollywood takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Hollywood wants to slow Hart down by chopping away at his legs.
Hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hollywood is fending him off so far but Hart persists. Nope, Hollywood circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart blocks a low kick nicely.
Hollywood connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
That kick from Hart tenderised Hollywood's leg. Hollywood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hollywood lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hollywood connects with a solid leg kick.
Hollywood throws a head kick that misses.
Hollywood feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hollywood sprawls well. Hollywood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hollywood throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hollywood throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
David Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Hart slips a straight right by Hollywood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
David Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollywood to score with a decent uppercut.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Hollywood saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Hollywood.
Hart checks a leg kick nicely.
Hollywood motions for Hart to come forward. Hollywood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollywood scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Hollywood is out of range.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollywood misses the body punch
and Hart counters with a left to the body.
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollywood which made him look bad.
Hollywood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Crunch! Hollywood slams his shin into Hart's torso.
Hollywood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Hollywood tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hollywood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
Hart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollywood.
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollywood which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hollywood misses with a double jab
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollywood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
David Hollywood is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollywood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollywood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hart counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollywood thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hollywood dominated that second 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!
Hollywood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hollywood throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollywood.
Hollywood looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Hart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hollywood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Hart trying to control but Hollywood is working from the bottom.
Hart passes Hollywood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hart.
Hollywood wants to get back to his feet but Hart passes into half guard.
Hollywood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Hollywood is not content to let Hart control the position.
Hart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control. Hollywood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hollywood defending well though.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Hart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hart thows a huge punch but Hollywood dodges it nicely.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollywood won't allow Hart to pass to mount.
Hart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a strike but Hollywood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hollywood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart distracts Hollywood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hollywood is on top in guard.
Hollywood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hart has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Hollywood is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollywood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hollywood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollywood keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bret Hart thanked 5th Round Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monstra comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Hate Worldwide. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ewing's choice of entrance music: B.o.B. - Created A Monster. Raul Ewing acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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33
278 lbs
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258 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Monstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monstra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ewing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monstra dodges the punch combination from Ewing.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewing throws a series of punches but Monstra avoids them all with ease.
Monstra fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Ewing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monstra.
A big left from Monstra misses.
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Ewing.
Ewing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ewing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Ewing.
Monstra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewing wants to break free but Monstra has control.
Monstra tries to work over Ewing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monstra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ewing trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monstra.
A short right from Monstra.
Monstra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ewing blocking some punches.
Monstra breaks the clinch.
That kick from Ewing tenderised Monstra's leg. Monstra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monstra lands with a right hand.
Ewing blocks a head kick by Monstra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ewing has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Monstra misses its intended target.
Monstra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Monstra throws a head kick that misses
so Ewing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Monstra being controlled here, momentarily.
Ewing wants to control from the top but Monstra keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raul Ewing.
Ewing throws a head kick that misses
and Monstra counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra swings for the body but Ewing moves out of range.
Ewing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monstra lands a head kick!
Monstra throws a right hand that Ewing ducks under and follows up with a left that Ewing also avoids with ease.
Ewing misses with a head kick.
A jab from Monstra misses.
Ewing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ewing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
Monstra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ewing.
Monstra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing throws out a loose jab but Monstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monstra moves out of range of the body kick from Ewing.
Monstra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ewing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monstra's calf.
Ewing is looking to score with low kicks.
Monstra checks a leg kick nicely.
Ewing throws a leg kick but Monstra moved away.
Ewing slips under a jab from Monstra.
Ewing fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Monstra dominated that round.
That's time! Monstra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ewing blocks a head kick by Monstra.
Monstra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ewing has time to react.
Monstra looks to throw the jab but Ewing is out of range.
Ewing is looking to land body kicks.
Ewing misses with a shot to the body
and Monstra counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Monstra lands a nice shot that snaps Ewing's head back.
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!
Monstra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ewing misses with a body kick.
Monstra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Ewing.
Monstra throws a head kick that misses.
Monstra takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Monstra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing moves away from the strike by Monstra.
Monstra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monstra throws a sloppy head kick and Ewing moves out of range easily.
Monstra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ewing lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Monstra lands.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Ewing on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot by Monstra.
Marcus Monstra is winning the standup battle so far.
Ewing avoids the head kick by Monstra.
Ewing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ewing. Monstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Monstra misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monstra.
Monstra scores with a jab.
Raul Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ewing to counter with a crisp jab.
Monstra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Ewing dodges the punch combination from Monstra.
Monstra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ewing.
Monstra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a body shot.
Monstra works the jab nicely.
Monstra cracks Ewing with an open hand slap.
Monstra lands with a cross.
Monstra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monstra throws a series of punches but Ewing avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Ewing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A right-left combo lands from Monstra.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ewing. Monstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing throws a head kick but Monstra moves out of range.
Ewing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monstra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ewing. Ewing obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy body kick from Ewing
and Monstra counters with a stiff right hand.
Monstra tries to bum rush Ewing with a series of wild strikes but Ewing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ewing.
Ewing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ewing shoots in for a double leg but Monstra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch lands to the side of Ewing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ewing misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monstra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ewing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monstra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Monstra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
That's time! Monstra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ewing throws a body punch but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra misses with a few strikes there.
Monstra connects with a nice looking jab.
Ewing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monstra.
Ewing moves out of range as Monstra strikes.
Ewing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Monstra.
Ewing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monstra.
Monstra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monstra lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monstra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Raul Ewing has been cut.
Ewing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monstra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ewing scores with a nice body kick.
Ewing blocks a jab.
Monstra lands with a right hand.
Ewing blocks a head kick by Monstra.
Ewing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ewing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Ewing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ewing misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
Monstra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but Ewing slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra throws a right hand that Ewing ducks under and follows up with a left that Ewing also avoids with ease.
Monstra swings for the body but Ewing moves out of range.
Ewing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ewing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monstra.
Ewing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monstra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Monstra misses.
Ewing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monstra's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing clinches up against the cage.
Monstra throws a head punch that misses.
Monstra throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Ewing.
Ewing has Monstra pressed against the cage.
Monstra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ewing backwards.
Ewing looking to stall.
Raul Ewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monstra managing to block the knees to the body from Ewing.
Monstra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monstra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ewing backwards.
Ewing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monstra is defending well for now.
Monstra letting Ewing take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to stall but Monstra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Monstra throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus Monstra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monstra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monstra is trying to break the clinch but Ewing has him pressed against the cage.
Monstra wants to break free but Ewing has control.
Monstra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ewing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Monstra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Monstra managing to block the knees to the body from Ewing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing is looking to control Monstra's arms but Monstra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ewing has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ewing tries to land knees in the clinch but Monstra avoids the damage to the body.
Ewing missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Monstra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monstra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Monstra!
Marcus Monstra bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bot Botanovic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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33
175 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay shoots in for a takedown but Botanovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Botanovic feints and then cracks Vandelay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vandelay down.
Vandelay misses with a body shot.
Vandelay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vandelay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Botanovic gets back to full guard.
Botanovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vandelay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Botanovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vandelay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vandelay defends well.
Vandelay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vandelay throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Botanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Botanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vandelay postures up in Botanovic's guard and throws a big left but Botanovic blocks it.
Vandelay stopping the sweep attempt from Botanovic.
Botanovic has his foot on Vandelay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vandelay works his way back into a safe position though.
Botanovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vandelay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vandelay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Vandelay from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Botanovic working a defensive guard here.
Vandelay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Botanovic keeps moving.
Botanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Botanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vandelay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Botanovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vandelay has managed to get both his arms back between Botanovic's legs - danger averted.
Vandelay wants to pass the guard but Botanovic is keeping the position.
Botanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay is in close to Botanovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Botanovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vandelay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vandelay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vandelay landing with the ground and pound.
Botanovic is trying to keep Vandelay in close.
Vandelay trying to control but Botanovic is working from the bottom.
Botanovic working for a triangle but Vandelay defends it easily.
Botanovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vandelay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Botanovic tries to control but Vandelay wriggling away.
Botanovic avoids the attempt from Vandelay to control.
Vandelay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Botanovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botanovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Botanovic working for a guillotine from mount but Vandelay is in no mood to give up.
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 Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vandelay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown but Vandelay shows good takedown defense.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandelay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vandelay.
Vandelay walks forward, straight into a front kick from Botanovic.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vandelay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Botanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Botanovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vandelay is able to avoid easily.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a leg kick
and Vandelay counters with a left to the body.
Vandelay checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vandelay. Botanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Botanovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vandelay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vandelay throws a series of punches but Botanovic moves out of range.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
Vandelay is looking to clinch but Botanovic is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Vandelay with that takedown attempt.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandelay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bot Botanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a lazy head kick
and Vandelay counters with a body kick.
Vandelay tries a head kick but it misses.
Botanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vandelay checks it well.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Vandelay checks it.
Vandelay has a takedown stuffed.
Botanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vandelay misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Botanovic.
Vandelay misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay blocks the body kick.
Vandelay catches Botanovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vandelay checks a leg kick.
Botanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Botanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandelay.
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Botanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Botanovic throws a head kick but Vandelay moves out of range.
Botanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandelay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vandelay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Botanovic has time to react.
Botanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vandelay checks it well.
Botanovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vandelay's waist but Vandelay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Botanovic off to one side.
Vandelay moves into the clinch.
Vandelay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Botanovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandelay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vandelay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Vandelay manages to get underhooks.
Botanovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vandelay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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!
Vandelay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandelay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Botanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vandelay checks it well.
Botanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Botanovic.
Vandelay tests Botanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Botanovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Botanovic is looking to slow Vandelay down with leg kicks.
Vandelay avoids a kick to the body.
Botanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vandelay. That did some damage!
Botanovic throws a low kick, looking for Vandelay's leg but Vandelay calmly moves out of range.
Botanovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a wild body kick that Vandelay sees coming a mile off.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Botanovic throws a low kick but Vandelay avoids it.
Botanovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Vandelay counters with a body kick that stops Botanovic in his tracks momentarily.
Vandelay jabs at Botanovic's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
Vandelay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Botanovic can pounce on him.
Vandelay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vandelay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vandelay struggles to land a body shot inside as Botanovic controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Vandelay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Botanovic is trying to pull guard but Vandelay turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vandelay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vandelay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Botanovic as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Botanovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Botanovic lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay tries to roll over but Botanovic keeps him under control.
Botanovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Vandelay moves into full guard.
Vandelay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Botanovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Botanovic looking to sit in guard and control but Vandelay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bot Botanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Botanovic working a defensive guard here.
Vandelay working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vandelay wants to pass the guard but Botanovic is keeping the position.
Botanovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vandelay defends it easily.
Botanovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vandelay defends well.
Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Botanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Botanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Art Vandelay.
I think Vandelay 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Vandelay!
An out of breath and clearly excited Art Vandelay thanked Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dirty Hous'. Play has chosen Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
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181 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Play avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Play moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Play avoids it.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Play misses with a leg kick.
Play buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva tests Play's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Play looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Play throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva walks into a jab.
Play tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Play.
Some bone on bone action there as Play checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Play scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Play dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Play steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Play will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Play throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws a leg kick but Play moved away.
Play scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Play throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Play scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Play throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Play was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Play's calf.
Play 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.
A combination from Play does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick as Play jumps back.
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Play throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Play counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Play tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Play throws a poor cross that misses
and Play takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Play's leg but Play calmly moves out of range.
Play tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Play throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Play with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Play tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Play throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Play is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Play has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Play takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Play checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Play circles away.
Play lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Play gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a body shot but Play blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Play's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Play tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Play lands a body punch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Play has the dominant position.
Play misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Play finds it's target.
Play scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Play fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Play tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Play.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Foul Play will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva slips a jab from Play.
Play ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Play's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Play takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Foul Play seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Play just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Play takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva pushes Play away with a front kick.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Play.
Play lands with a cross.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Play counters with a stiff right hand.
Play bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Play throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Play is able to avoid easily.
Play throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick but Play moves out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Play throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Play keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Play bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Play lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Play.
Jab by Silva.
Play wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Play.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play misses with an uppercut.
Play uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva avoids the body shot from Play.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Jab by Play.
That kick from Silva tenderised Play's leg. Play is trying to keep his angry face on.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Play misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Play, right into the meat.
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Play moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Play counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Play pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Play avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Play circles away.
Play checks the leg kick nicely there.
Play looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play lands with a cross.
Play connects with an inside leg kick.
Play scores with a body shot.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Play avoids it.
Play throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Play checks it.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Play scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Play throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Play takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Play throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A swing and a miss from Play.
Silva throws the left hand but Play avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Play.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Play lands with a nice body punch.
Play lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Play scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Play tries a head kick but it misses.
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Silva misses.
Play avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Play ducked under it nicely.
Play staying out of range there.
Play looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Play moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Play moves out of range.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Play sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Play is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Play's ribs.
Play slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Play counters with a thumping low kick.
Good shot there by Play.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Play fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Play keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Play only half commits.
Play feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Play misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Play works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Play scores with a leg kick.
Play works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Play looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Play comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Play throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Play.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva connects with a high kick.
Play lands with a right hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Play counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Play looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Play checks it.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Play lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Play takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Play misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Play checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Play cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Play connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Play takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Play connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva with a jab.
Play throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Play lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Play coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Play getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Play blocks a head kick by Silva.
Play moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Foul Play is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Play's leg but Play calmly moves out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Play off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a push kick but Play slaps the foot to one side.
Silva wants to clinch.
Mauricio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Play scores with a nice strike.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Play's torso.
Silva scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Play, right into the meat.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Play counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Play checks the leg kick.
Play scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Play's shoulder, as Play tries to avoid the shot.
Play misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foul Play comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Play 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foul Play!
Foul Play very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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278 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes a swing at Fujita's ribcage but misses.
Fujita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waul scoring well with a low kick there.
Fujita throws a jab when Waul was well out of range.
Waul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujita.
Waul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujita lands a jab to Waul's midsection.
Fujita cracks the inside of Waul's front leg.
Fujita stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fujita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Waul is trying to defend but Fujita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fujita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waul trying to hold on to Fujita's head to control him but Fujita postures up.
Fujita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fujita prevents Waul from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita is just content to waste time from the top position. Waul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fujita is working Waul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fujita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Waul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waul pulls Fujita in to control the position.
Fujita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujita trying to control but Waul is working from the bottom.
Fujita stops Waul from standing up.
Fujita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waul is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fujita is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul has his hands on Fujita's head, controlling the position.
Waul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita 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 Fujita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fujita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fujita slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fujita working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita is looking to take a break and control but Waul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waul on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Waul is looking for a sweep.
Fujita throwing strikes but Waul manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Waul working away.
Fujita holding on.
Waul goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fujita has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Waul but great work by Fujita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujita.
Fujita lands a few punches from side control.
Fujita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Waul is avoiding damage well.
Waul is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waul taking a bit of punishment here - Fujita scoring with strikes.
Waul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Waul is trying to control Fujita's posture but Fujita avoids it.
Waul tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fujita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fujita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita trying to control the action but Waul is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita 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.
Waul slips a jab and a cross from Fujita.
Fujita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waul tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujita throws an overhand right that lands on Waul's shoulder, as Waul tries to avoid the shot.
Fujita blocks a low kick nicely.
Fujita lands with a shot to the body.
Waul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujita shoots in for a double leg but Waul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fujita looks to land a right hand but Waul moved out of range.
Waul looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujita is just out of range.
Waul drops his hands momentarily and Fujita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujita throws a leg kick which misses Waul's front leg but catches the back leg as Waul tries to avoid it.
Fujita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waul tries to clinch there but Fujita circles away.
Waul takes a swing at Fujita's ribcage but misses.
Fujita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waul. Waul obviously looking to wear him down.
Fujita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waul circles away.
Waul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown but Waul shows good takedown defense.
Paul Waul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Waul is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Fujita both land. Nice combination.
Fujita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waul misses with the combination.
Waul thumps Fujita with a low kick.
Fujita throws an overhand right that lands on Waul's shoulder, as Waul tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waul wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Waul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujita.
Waul is looking to score with low kicks.
Fujita avoids the body shot from Waul.
Fujita misses with a hook.
Fujita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waul at a distance.
Waul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waul throws a front kick that sends Fujita stumbling back into the cage.
Waul lands a lovely overhand right.
Waul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fujita takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a hook
and Waul counters with a two punch combo.
Fujita moves forwards but Waul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waul looks to clinch
and Fujita counters with a straight right hand.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paul Waul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fujita stuns Waul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waul misses with a head kick.
Fujita moves out of range of the body kick from Waul.
Fujita moves out of range as Waul strikes.
Waul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fujita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waul.
Waul gets caught flat footed, as Fujita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kazaki Fujita has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujita postures up.
Fujita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waul working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fujita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Waul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Waul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waul 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita throwing strikes but missing.
Waul being controlled here, momentarily.
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 Paul Waul will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Waul misses with a left hand
and Fujita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Waul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Waul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujita checks a leg kick nicely.
Fujita throws a body kick that misses.
Waul is looking to clinch.
Fujita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waul throws a sloppy head kick and Fujita moves out of range easily.
Waul thuds a left hand into Fujita's body.
Fujita feints and then cracks Waul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waul down.
Waul throws a push kick but Fujita slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fujita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waul circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waul.
Waul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fujita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fujita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Waul tries to get to full guard but Fujita has control of the leg.
Fujita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Waul manages to get to full guard.
Waul looking for a guillotine here but Fujita defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujita postures up and lands a big shot to Waul's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul is looking for a triangle but Fujita pushes his legs off easily.
Fujita looking to pass the guard.
Fujita postures up and lands a big shot to Waul's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fujita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Waul pushes Fujita off and scrambles back to his feet.
Waul scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita throws a looping overhand right but Waul ducks down to avoid it.
Waul ducks right into an uppercut from Fujita.
Waul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujita was well out of range. Poor timing from Waul.
Waul tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujita misses with a leg kick
and Waul counters with an outside leg kick.
Fujita swinging wildly here.
Fujita drives through with a takedown into Waul's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Waul looking for a guillotine here but Fujita defends easily.
Waul keeping moving, preventing Fujita from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fujita connects with a couple of short punches.
Waul can't keep his opponent in guard - Fujita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Fujita looks to land a strike but Waul avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fujita tries to free his leg and advance position but Waul is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fujita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Waul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujita throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita advances to half guard.
Fujita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fujita drops an elbow to the side of Waul's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazaki Fujita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fujita 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazaki Fujita!
A very excited looking Kazaki Fujita made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Supernova is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Karma Police. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sunny Supernova!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Supernova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Supernova is looking to land body kicks.
Supernova moves out of range of the strikes.
Supernova scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Supernova takes one on the button.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
Supernova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Supernova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Supernova throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee checks a low kick from Supernova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supernova throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Supernova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Supernova lands the left hand.
Supernova is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Supernova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sunny Supernova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Supernova. Those never looked like landing.
Lee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Supernova sprawling to the canvas! Supernova rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lee finish him?!
Supernova is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supernova feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Supernova is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
A head kick misses from Supernova.
Supernova works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Supernova seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Supernova to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Supernova looks to clinch but Lee throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Supernova taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Barney Lee!
After the big win, Barney Lee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 5th Round Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski has chosen Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conquer This!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This tries to clinch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski scores with a nice strike.
Koski swats away the attempt to clinch by This.
This misses with a low kick.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski throws a front kick that sends This stumbling back into the cage.
This scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
This lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
This misses with a kick to the body.
Koski takes the fight into the clinch.
This tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Koski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of This backwards.
Koski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by This after a bit of a struggle.
This is working Koski over against the cage.
Koski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This lands with a short shot to the head.
Koski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but This uses good head movement to avoid it.
This lands a nice uppercut.
Koski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Koski.
Koski misses with the head strike.
This scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Koski.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski presses This against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with the head strike.
This stops a takedown attempt from Koski.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
This prevents a body shot from Koski.
This tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski tries a body shot but This blocks it.
This lands with a left to the head.
This has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
This lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koski.
A head punch on the inside from This fails to land.
This softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koski blocking some punches.
This can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Koski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Koski fails to land.
This throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from This.
This working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koski misses with the head strike.
This swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Nice body punch from This - that landed with a thud.
Koski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down This.
This is breathing heavily.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip This to the mat. This regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koski tries to free his leg and advance position but This is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski drops back looking for a leg! This is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and This manages to kick Koski off! Koski jumps back into This's guard.
Koski trying to control but This is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
This not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This keeping moving, preventing Koski from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tomi Koski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
This swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
This on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This lands a big head kick that sends Koski tumbling to the mat! This takes a step backwards and waves Koski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from This.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conquer This dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Koski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This misses with a wild body shot.
Koski misses with a hook. This ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for This.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This gets underhooks to prevent Koski's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by This.
Conquer This has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koski.
This swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski lands a right hand.
Koski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
This misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as This controls his hands.
This lands with a left to the head.
This blocks an uppercut.
This misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Koski.
This working aggressively here.
This misses with a punch to the body.
Koski misses with some punches.
Koski tries to score a body lock takedown but This shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
This misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
This can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
This takes a shot to the head.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Koski prevents a body shot from This.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
This tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
This throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This checks a low kick from Koski.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from This.
Koski connects with a jab.
Koski ducks right into an uppercut from This.
This misses the jab.
Koski thumps This with a low kick.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This misses with a right hand
and Koski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koski throws a right hand that This ducks under and follows up with a left that This also avoids with ease.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from This misses.
Koski has closed the distance and engaged This in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski tries for a takedown but This manages to get underhooks.
Conquer This has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Koski.
This swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
This presses Koski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This 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!
This goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for This.
Koski is breathing heavily.
This tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, This scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koski tries for a takedown but This manages to get underhooks.
This misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from This.
This can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
This lands a body punch.
This digs a right hand into Koski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koski's gas tank.
This misses with a body punch.
This lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
This misses with a short punch on the inside.
This misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
A head punch on the inside from This fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from This.
This lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski blocks a body shot from This.
This lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conquer This dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Koski's cut.
That's time! This's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
This connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koski. Koski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koski is rocked!
This throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski is still on wobbly legs! Can This finish him?
This is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Koski hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Conquer This!
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