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Gold Standard Fight Night 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawkins's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sandy Hawkins enters the ring!
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27
167 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
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164 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins moves out of range as Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nongkeeswuit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Nongkeeswuit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Hawkins with a jab.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nongkeeswuit. That one must have hurt.
Nongkeeswuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nongkeeswuit as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nongkeeswuit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Nongkeeswuit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nongkeeswuit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nongkeeswuit is fending him off so far but Hawkins persists. Nope, Nongkeeswuit circles away and we're back to standing.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that Nongkeeswuit avoids nicely.
Nongkeeswuit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nongkeeswuit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Nongkeeswuit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nongkeeswuit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick that misses.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins shoots and misses
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit cracks Hawkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nongkeeswuit swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Nongkeeswuit misses.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nongkeeswuit throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Nongkeeswuit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Hawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nongkeeswuit doesn't seem phased though.
Nongkeeswuit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit keeping full guard, as Hawkins tries to pass.
Nongkeeswuit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hawkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nongkeeswuit dives on top into guard.
Hawkins controls Nongkeeswuit momentarily but Nongkeeswuit frees himself.
Nongkeeswuit wants to get up but he can't break Hawkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nongkeeswuit is one step ahead there.
Hawkins controls Nongkeeswuit momentarily but Nongkeeswuit frees himself.
Hawkins is looking to sweep but instead, Nongkeeswuit has passed into half guard.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep. Nongkeeswuit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins wants to control but Nongkeeswuit is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Hawkins dominated that round.
That's time! Nongkeeswuit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a kick to the body.
Hawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nongkeeswuit clobbers Hawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nongkeeswuit throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Nongkeeswuit misses.
Nongkeeswuit tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Hawkins misses
and Nongkeeswuit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawkins misses with a low kick.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins tries to bum rush Nongkeeswuit with a series of wild strikes but Nongkeeswuit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit tries to land a front kick but Hawkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Nongkeeswuit slips the punch.
Nongkeeswuit walks into a left hand.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins misses with a leg kick
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a series of strikes. Hawkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a hook. Hawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nongkeeswuit throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkins throws a front kick that sends Nongkeeswuit stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nongkeeswuit tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nongkeeswuit lands a head kick!
Sandy Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nongkeeswuit fails to land with a series of punches.
Nongkeeswuit blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nongkeeswuit misses with the combination.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but Nongkeeswuit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawkins scores with a body shot.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins throws a nice head kick!
Hawkins misses with a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins 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.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins with a hook.
A combination from Nongkeeswuit does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nongkeeswuit throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins misses with a double jab
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins throws a push kick but Nongkeeswuit slaps the foot to one side.
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nongkeeswuit takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nongkeeswuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nongkeeswuit scores with a one two! Hawkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nongkeeswuit fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.
Nongkeeswuit looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
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 Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawkins throws a series of strikes that have Nongkeeswuit backpedaling.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
A combination from Nongkeeswuit does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nongkeeswuit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nongkeeswuit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left and a right from Hawkins both land. Nice combination.
Nongkeeswuit pushes Hawkins away with a front kick.
Nongkeeswuit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nongkeeswuit throws the kick towards the body but Hawkins avoids it.
Nongkeeswuit throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins lunges at Nongkeeswuit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nongkeeswuit's hand.
Nongkeeswuit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkins's hands.
Nongkeeswuit slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
Hawkins swings for the body but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to land body kicks.
Hawkins digs a good hook to Nongkeeswuit's body.
Nongkeeswuit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nongkeeswuit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit scores with a head kick. Hawkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hawkins takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of strikes that have Hawkins backpedaling.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nongkeeswuit pinned against the ropes. Nongkeeswuit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Nongkeeswuit is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins shoots for a takedown but Nongkeeswuit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Hawkins.
A good leg kick by Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Nongkeeswuit is out of range.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nongkeeswuit fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.
Hawkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Nongkeeswuit avoids them all with ease.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nongkeeswuit back to the ropes. Hawkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nongkeeswuit swinging wildly here.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Nongkeeswuit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but Nongkeeswuit shows good takedown defense.
Nongkeeswuit throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nongkeeswuit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ferreira.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferreira slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Ferreira's ribs.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Taylor tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Ferreira lands with a nice body kick.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
A big right from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Ferreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira misses with a kick to the body.
Ferreira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferreira 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 Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferreira momentarily.
Ferreira punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taylor's head.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Ferreira misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferreira.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronaldo Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Ferreira throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Taylor catches Ferreira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor cracks Ferreira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Ferreira throws a one two combo.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Taylor works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Ferreira in a clinch.
Ferreira lands a shot to the body.
Ferreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferreiras head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the ropes.
Taylor pushes Ferreira back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira walks into a jab.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferreira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Ferreira's ribs.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Ferreira's belly button to the back.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor jabs at Ferreira's body.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira takes a shot to the head.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferreira or not.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor rushes Ferreira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taylor is leaning against Ferreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferreira misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor sizes up Ferreira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferreira rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
Taylor cracks Ferreira with a good jab.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Taylor catches Ferreira right on the button with a cross.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira throws a low kick but Taylor moves out of range easily.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Taylor!
Shane Taylor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ironsides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironsides has chosen The Greatest Spy Theme Ever as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
176 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ironsides!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolitho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ironsides momentarily.
Ironsides wants to clinch up but Bolitho keeps it at a distance.
Bolitho swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironsides.
Ironsides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolitho just misses with a punch to the body.
Ironsides fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ironsides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolitho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ironsides tries to clinch up.
Ironsides misses with the combination.
Ironsides moves in looking to clinch but Bolitho pushes him off.
Bolitho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ironsides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Bolitho misses its intended target.
Bolitho looks to throw the jab but Ironsides is out of range.
Bolitho closes the distance and pushes Ironsides back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironsides throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolitho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ironsides backwards.
Bolitho misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolitho.
Ironsides throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ironsides lands an elbow that stopped Bolitho in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jaime Bolitho has been cut.
Ironsides throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Bolitho.
Bolitho tries to throw a body punch but Ironsides avoids it by throwing Bolitho back against the ropes.
Ironsides throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolitho scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolitho dodges an elbow strike from Ironsides.
Bolitho lands a hook that snaps the head of Ironsides backwards.
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ironsides just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolitho's brow.
Bolitho misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Bolitho.
Ironsides creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ironsides throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironsides throws an elbow but it misses.
Ironsides looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ironsides creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides misses with an elbow strike.
Ironsides throws an elbow that misses.
Bolitho avoids a wild elbow strike from Ironsides.
Bolitho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolitho works on Ironsides's body with a couple of short punches.
Ironsides throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho blocks the elbow strike.
Bolitho blocks the elbow strike.
Bolitho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolitho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ironsides.
Ironsides looks gassed!
Bolitho dodges an elbow strike from Ironsides.
Bolitho blocks an elbow strike.
Bolitho digs a right hand underneath Ironsides's ribcage. Ironsides let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolitho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolitho breaks the clinch.
Bolitho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Jason Ironsides has been cut.
Bolitho scores with a hook to the body. Ironsides takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands with a shot to the body.
Bolitho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ironsides.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho clobbers Ironsides with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolitho lands with a right hand.
Bolitho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ironsides, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bolitho presses Ironsides against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolitho lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolitho.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolitho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ironsides up against the ropes.
Bolitho gets through Ironsides's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolitho stalling in the clinch.
Bolitho blocks an elbow strike from Ironsides.
A right hand to the body from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolitho jabs Ironsides right on the nose. Ironsides blinks but takes it well.
Bolitho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolitho avoids the head kick by Ironsides.
Bolitho clinches with his opponent.
Ironsides throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ironsides throws an elbow but misses.
Bolitho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ironsides misses with an elbow over the top.
Bolitho lands a body punch.
Bolitho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bolitho breaks the clinch.
Ironsides tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolitho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolitho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolitho throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ironsides looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolitho blocks an elbow strike.
Bolitho avoids the elbow strike from Ironsides, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Bolitho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolitho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bolitho scores with a body shot.
Ironsides tries to clinch but Bolitho is having none of it.
Ironsides tries to clinch but Bolitho moves out of range.
Ironsides tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bolitho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolitho has closed the distance and engaged Ironsides in a clinch.
Bolitho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolitho working aggressively here.
Bolitho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolitho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolitho blocks the elbow strike.
Ironsides blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho lands a shot to the body.
Bolitho digs a right hand into Ironsides's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ironsides's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Bolitho.
Bolitho avoids the elbow strike from Ironsides, against the ropes.
Ironsides pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bolitho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ironsides throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
Bolitho lands a shot to the body.
Ironsides is breathing heavily.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
Bolitho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ironsides or not.
Bolitho lands with a left to the head.
Bolitho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolitho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolitho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolitho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ironsides backwards.
Ironsides is rocked!
Bolitho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironsidess head.
Ironsides is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolitho finish him?
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ironsides throws an elbow but misses.
Bolitho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Bolitho.
Bolitho can't find room to land a body shot as Ironsides controls the action.
Bolitho presses Ironsides against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolitho lands a shot to the body.
Bolitho looking to slow down the pace here.
Bolitho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho cracks Ironsides with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ironsides ducks right into an uppercut from Bolitho.
Ironsides wants to clinch up but Bolitho keeps it at a distance.
Bolitho lands a right hook to the body.
Bolitho lands a lovely overhand right.
Ironsides doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolitho circles away.
Ironsides misses with a wild combination.
Ironsides takes one to the side of the head.
Ironsides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ironsides seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Bolitho.
Bolitho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolitho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho dips to his left and cracks Ironsides with an uppercut!
Bolitho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bolitho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ironsides thinking.
Bolitho throws a shot to the body.
Ironsides tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bolitho swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironsides.
Ironsides takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bolitho lands a right hook to the body.
Bolitho throws a body punch but Ironsides moves out of range.
Bolitho throws a good cross that connects.
Bolitho cracks Ironsides with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bolitho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolitho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ironsides gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolitho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides wants to clinch but Bolitho slips to the side
and Bolitho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolitho connects with a right hand. Ironsides shakes it off.
Bolitho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ironsides looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolitho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ironsides. That did some damage!
Bolitho throws a nice looking combination but Ironsides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolitho 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.
Ironsides throws a sloppy head kick
and Bolitho counters with a huge left! Ironsides is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bolitho isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ironsides from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bolitho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaime Bolitho!
An out of breath Jaime Bolitho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
279 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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29
272 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokoudjou's calf.
Sokoudjou throws a jab but it's blocked by Mastain.
Mastain throws a lazy right hand but Sokoudjou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mastain ducks under a wild hook from Sokoudjou.
Mastain loads up on a big right hand but Sokoudjou slips the punch.
Mastain scores with a jab. Sokoudjou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mastain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokoudjou.
Mastain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Sokoudjou misses with a left hand
and Mastain counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Sokoudjou does it's job there.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mastain gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Mastain takes a swing at Sokoudjou's ribcage but misses.
Sokoudjou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mastain circles away.
Sokoudjou checks a low kick from Mastain.
Mastain loads up on a big right hand but Sokoudjou slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mastain throws a sloppy head kick and Sokoudjou moves out of range easily.
Mastain tries to clinch but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Mastain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mastain looks to land a left hand but Sokoudjou moved out of range nicely.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Sokoudjou keeps the fight on the outside.
Sokoudjou does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mastain throws a looping overhand right but Sokoudjou ducks down to avoid it.
Sokoudjou swats away the attempt to clinch by Mastain.
Sokoudjou misses with a body shot
and Mastain counters with a straight right hand.
Mastain walks into a left hand.
Sokoudjou misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mastain.
Mastain throws a chopping leg kick but Sokoudjou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sokoudjou counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mastain looks to land a body kick but Sokoudjou moved away.
Sokoudjou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Mastain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokoudjou was well out of range. Poor timing from Mastain.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Sokoudjou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mastain.
Sokoudjou takes a swing at Mastain's ribcage but misses.
Sokoudjou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Sokoudjou walks into a jab.
Sokoudjou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dave Mastain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokoudjou misses the jab.
Sokoudjou ducks under a wild hook from Mastain.
Sokoudjou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sokoudjou throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain looks to throw the jab but Sokoudjou is out of range.
Mastain is looking to clinch but Sokoudjou is avoiding it.
Sokoudjou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mastain on the side of the head.
Mastain looks for the body kick but Sokoudjou saw that one coming.
Mastain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sokoudjou in his tracks.
Mastain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sokoudjou avoids the head kick by Mastain.
Sokoudjou works Mastain's body with a nice hook.
Sokoudjou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mastain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokoudjou.
Mastain takes a swing at Sokoudjou's ribcage but misses.
Sokoudjou misses with a body shot.
Mastain misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokoudjou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokoudjou misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sokoudjou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mastain works on Sokoudjou's body with a couple of short punches.
Sokoudjou scores with a hook to the body.
Mastain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
Sokoudjou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sokoudjou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Sokoudjou avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the ropes.
Mastain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mastain tries to circle away but Sokoudjou has him pinned against the ropes.
Sokoudjou lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokoudjou's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mastain breaks the clinch.
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 Dave Mastain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mastain slips under a jab.
Mastain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokoudjou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokoudjou connects with a jab.
Sokoudjou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mastain is looking to clinch but Sokoudjou is avoiding it.
Sokoudjou misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Mastain.
Sokoudjou tests Mastain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sokoudjou. That's going to slow Mastain down.
Sokoudjou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain throws a looping overhand right but Sokoudjou ducks down to avoid it.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mastain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sokoudjou throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain loads up on a big right hand but Sokoudjou slips the punch.
Mastain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Sokoudjou falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mastain counter with a right hand.
Sokoudjou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mastain clinches up against the ropes.
Mastain can't find room to land a body shot as Sokoudjou controls the action.
Mastain misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokoudjou prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Sokoudjou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokoudjou prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Sokoudjou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Sokoudjou avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the ropes.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
A short left from Sokoudjou.
Mastain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.
Sokoudjou prevents a body shot from Mastain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.
Sokoudjou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sokoudjou is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mastain stops a takedown attempt from Sokoudjou.
Mastain tries to work over Sokoudjou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sokoudjou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sokoudjou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mastain is looking to break free of the clinch but Sokoudjou has double underhooks.
Mastain misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain pushes Sokoudjou back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mastain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mastain.
Mastain blocks an uppercut.
Dave Mastain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands a glancing blow to the side of Sokoudjou's head.
Sokoudjou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sokoudjou misses with a leg kick.
Mastain moves out of range of the strikes.
Sokoudjou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mastain. Mastain obviously looking to wear him down.
Sokoudjou scores with a jab.
Mastain takes a swing at Sokoudjou's ribcage but misses.
Mastain misses with a kick to the body.
Sokoudjou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mastain as he jumps to the side.
Dave Mastain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Sokoudjou.
A jab from Sokoudjou misses.
Mastain lands a right hook to the body.
Sokoudjou checks a leg kick.
Mastain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokoudjou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mastain circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Mastain as Sokoudjou shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokoudjou slips a straight right by Mastain.
Sokoudjou blocks a head kick by Mastain.
Mastain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sokoudjou throws a hook to the side of Mastain's head but Mastain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokoudjou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Sokoudjou gets tackled into the ropes by Mastain. Mastain maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mastain.
Sokoudjou blocking some punches.
Sokoudjou prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Sokoudjou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mastain backwards.
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 Dave Mastain 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. This is the final round!
Sokoudjou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mastain throws a leg kick which misses Sokoudjou's front leg but catches the back leg as Sokoudjou tries to avoid it.
Sokoudjou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokoudjou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mastain as he avoids it easily.
Sokoudjou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sokoudjou misses.
Mastain throws a hook to the side of Sokoudjou's head but Sokoudjou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokoudjou takes one to the chin there.
Sokoudjou connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mastain. Mastain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mastain takes a swing at Sokoudjou's ribcage but misses.
Mastain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokoudjou.
Mastain throws a shot from downtown. Sokoudjou moves away and avoids it.
Mastain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sokoudjou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mastain misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mastain swings for the body but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Mastain tries to clinch but Sokoudjou is having none of it.
Mastain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mastain with a jab.
Sokoudjou misses with a looping right.
Sokoudjou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sokoudjou, as that shot connected.
Mastain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sokoudjou throws a big shot that misses.
Mastain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokoudjou misses with a low kick.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Sokoudjou pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokoudjou.
A combination from Mastain does no damage.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Mastain misses
and Sokoudjou counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mastain's knee momentarily.
Sokoudjou scoring well with a low kick there.
Mastain takes a swing at Sokoudjou's ribcage but misses.
Mastain looks to land a body kick but Sokoudjou moved away.
Sokoudjou just misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain throws a hook but Sokoudjou avoids it easily.
Mastain throws a nice head kick!
Sokoudjou shoots in for a takedown but Mastain shows good takedown defense.
Mastain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Mastain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sokoudjou throws a poor cross that misses
and Mastain counters with a left to the body.
Rashad Sokoudjou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokoudjou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain feints and then cracks Sokoudjou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokoudjou down.
The fighters circling - Mastain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Mastain blocks the low kick.
Sokoudjou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mastain.
A slow jab from Mastain misses its intended target.
Sokoudjou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sokoudjou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokoudjou is looking to chop away at Mastain's legs.
Sokoudjou throws a sloppy head kick
and Mastain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mastain lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rashad Sokoudjou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokoudjou does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sokoudjou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mastain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou moves out of range as Mastain strikes.
Mastain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sokoudjou missing with a left hand there. Mastain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mastain looks to land a combination but Sokoudjou avoids it well.
Sokoudjou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mastain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokoudjou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mastain.
Sokoudjou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Mastain dips to his left and cracks Sokoudjou with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Sokoudjou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mastain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rashad Sokoudjou!
An out of breath Rashad Sokoudjou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perez checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perez.
Perez tries to clinch but Dumonte moves out of range.
Perez lands a right hook to the body.
Dumonte takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dumonte's sensitive parts.
Dumonte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez throws a low kick but Dumonte avoids it.
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Dumonte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Dumonte avoids it by throwing Perez back against the ropes.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Perez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumonte lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Dumonte lands with a left to the head.
Perez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Dumonte moves out of range easily.
Dumonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Dumonte throws a jab but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Dumonte lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the ropes and back into range.
A lazy left from Dumonte finds it's target.
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Dumonte is blocking nicely.
Dumonte misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Paul Dumonte has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Dumonte tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumonte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dumonte is defending well for now.
Dumonte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dumonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Dumonte.
Perez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dumonte avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumonte avoids the damage to the body.
Dumonte working aggressively here.
Dumonte can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dumonte avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Dumonte blocks with his arms.
Dumonte pushes Perez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumonte.
Dumonte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dumonte misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Dumonte in a clinch.
Dumonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dumonte struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dumonte avoids it.
Dumonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Dumonte is controlling him.
Dumonte lands with a light punch inside.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Dumonte throws a head punch that misses.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Dumonte managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dumonte.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dumonte dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
Perez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perez throws a low kick but Dumonte avoids it.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumonte throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dumonte.
Dumonte throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Dumonte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez looks for the body kick but Dumonte saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Perez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dumonte.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumonte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Dumonte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Dumonte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perez moves out of range as Dumonte strikes.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dumonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Dumonte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Dumonte's ribcage.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Dumonte tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Dumonte back against the ropes.
Dumonte dodges an elbow strike from Perez.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dumonte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez throws an elbow but it misses.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez blocks a body shot from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dumonte has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Dumonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dumonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez thuds his right hand into Dumonte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dumonte moves out of range as Perez throws a body kick.
Dumonte blocks a head kick by Perez.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dumonte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.
Dumonte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perez avoids the body shot from Dumonte.
Dumonte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Perez checks a low kick from Dumonte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumonte. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a lazy head kick
and Dumonte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez connects with a leg kick. Dumonte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend 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!
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Dumonte lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.
Dumonte throws a low kick but Perez moves out of range easily.
Dumonte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez checks the leg kick.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dumonte on the side of the head.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dumonte dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
A bone on bone clash there as Perez blocks the leg kick.
Dumonte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Perez.
A swing and a miss from Dumonte.
Perez misses with a leg kick.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Dumonte avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez tries to work over Dumonte's front leg with a kick but Dumonte checks it.
Dumonte throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Dumonte clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dumonte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dumonte blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Come on Dumonte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dumonte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dumonte is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Dumonte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumonte scores with a shot to the side of Perez's head.
Dumonte breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perez, right into the meat.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dumonte finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.
Perez misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dumonte.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dumonte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perez if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dumonte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perez at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumonte rushes Perez and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Dumonte on the inside.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Dumonte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Dumonte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Dumonte's cut.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dumonte misses with a wild combination.
Dumonte scoring well with a low kick there.
Dumonte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perez throws out a leg kick but Dumonte moves out of range and Perez only half commits.
Paul Dumonte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dumonte was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dumonte is out of range and Perez settles back down.
Perez thumps Dumonte with a low kick.
Dumonte jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dumonte punishes Perez's body with a nice straight punch.
Dumonte lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a head kick.
Dumonte tried to score with a low kick but Perez checks it.
Perez cracks the inside of Dumonte's front leg.
Dumonte lands with a slapping head kick.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Dumonte.
Dumonte closes the distance and clinches.
Dumonte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dumonte wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Perez prevents a body shot from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with the head strike.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Dumonte blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dumonte as Perez tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Dumonte prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Dumonte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez throws a low kick, looking for Dumonte's leg but Dumonte calmly moves out of range.
Perez throws a push kick but Dumonte slaps the foot to one side.
Dumonte is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Dumonte down.
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Dumonte can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez is trying to stall.
Dumonte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dumonte avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dumonte.
Dumonte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Dumonte lands a right hand.
Dumonte lands with a right to the head.
Dumonte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dumonte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dumonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis Alberto Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumonte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dumonte.
Dumonte lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dumonte as the two fighters clinch.
Dumonte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dumonte lands with a left to the head.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dumonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dumonte.
Perez is rocked!
Dumonte lands a big right hand that drops Perez! The killer instinct kicks in and Dumonte finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dumonte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Dumonte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega comes to the ring accompanied by Dead N Gone. Mandela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Free Nelson Mandela. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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27
159 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega.
Vega blocks a jab.
Mandela closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Mandela on the inside.
Mandela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mandela scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
A right hand to the body from Mandela.
Vega tries to work over Mandela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mandela lands with a right to the head.
Mandela can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandela avoids it.
Mandela blocking some punches.
Mandela scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
Mandela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega blocking some punches.
Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mandela scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega connects with a looping right hand.
Mandela lands the left hand.
Mandela loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
Vega stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mandela bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vega is trying to improve his position.
Mandela misses with the ground and pound.
Vega managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mandela.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Vega takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vega struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mandela.
Mandela throws a strike aimed at the side of Vega's head but Vega avoids it well.
Mandela slows the pace down.
Mandela working the strikes but Vega uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mandela prevents Vega from improving his position.
Mandela trying to mount his opponent but Vega defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela prevents Vega from improving his position.
Mandela trying to control from half guard but Vega is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vega is in trouble now - Mandela has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vega is trying desperately to improve position.
Vega is squirming around, avoiding Mandela's attempts to control the action.
Vega is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega is working hard here to advance position.
Mandela fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vega is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandela misses with a head shot.
Vega is looking to improve his position but Mandela isn't that keen on the idea.
Mandela looking to control but Vega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vega looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Mandela dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mandela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandela shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vega napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vega manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vega is trying to control. Mandela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vega passes to full mount!
Vega get's back to his feet.
Mandela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega misses with a body shot.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega dips to his left and cracks Mandela with an uppercut!
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vega getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mandela getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vega scores with a leg kick.
Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela clinches up against the ropes.
Mandela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mandela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Mandela.
Mandela lands with a left to the head.
Mandela presses Vega against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mandela as Vega tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mandela.
Vega takes a shot to the head.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandela controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Mandela.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mandela.
Vega wants to stall.
Vega tries to circle away but Mandela has him pinned against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Mandela.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Mandela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Mandela.
Mandela connects with a leg kick. Vega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mandela thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vega if he has to take too many more of those.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandela.
Mandela lands a jab to Vega's midsection.
Vega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mandela.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Mandela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandela misses with a straight right.
Mandela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vega.
Vega fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandela lands a nice shot that snaps Vega's head back.
Vega throws a hook but Mandela blocks it.
Vega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mandela cracks Vega with a good jab.
Mandela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vega but Vega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mandela misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vega.
Mandela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mandela tries to close the distance and clinch but Vega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandela fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandela misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Mandela lands with a slapping head kick.
Mandela throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandela avoids a kick to the body.
Mandela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mandela scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Mandela misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Mandela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mandela just misses with a punch to the body.
Vega connects with a right hand. Mandela shakes it off.
Mandela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mandela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vega moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mandela checks a leg kick nicely.
Nelson Mandela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vega is out of range and Mandela settles back down.
Mandela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mandela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vega throws out the jab.
Vega misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Vega coming out on top.
Mandela ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Vega seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Vega.
Vega throws a body punch but Mandela moves out of range.
Esteban Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandela drops Vega with a right and a left! Mandela comes rushing in but Vega regains his composure and manages to keep Mandela in guard.
Mandela is looking to work some ground and pound but Vega has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mandela looking to sit in guard and control but Vega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mandela's guard.
Vega preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela looking to control.
Mandela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandela controls Vega momentarily but Vega frees himself.
Mandela looking for a sweep. Not yet Mandela, not yet.
Nelson Mandela has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nelson Mandela was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vega throws a hook but Mandela avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandela.
Mandela throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mandela momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega moves out of range as Mandela strikes.
Vega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandela cracks Vega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mandela thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandela.
Vega blocks a jab.
Mandela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esteban Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandela connects with a solid leg kick.
Mandela scores with a push kick.
Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mandela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mandela misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mandela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson Mandela 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.
Mandela shoots in but no luck this time.
Mandela misses with a body shot.
Mandela pushes Vega up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vega is trying to stall.
Mandela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandela.
Mandela lands with a light punch inside.
Vega is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mandela has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandela misses with some punches.
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandela avoids the damage to the body.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Mandela controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Mandela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mandela 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Mandela!
Nelson Mandela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein has chosen Puritania as his entrance music. Otis Gein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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32
195 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otis Gein!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clothesoff with a hook.
Clothesoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gein.
A swing and a miss from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff throws a sloppy head kick and Gein moves out of range easily.
Clothesoff throws a leg kick but Gein moved away.
Gein avoids the head kick by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clothesoff tests Gein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clothesoff throws a leg kick but Gein checks it.
A clash of legs there as Clothesoff blocks the low kick.
Clothesoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clothesoff misses the shot to the body.
Clothesoff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gein throws a shot from downtown. Clothesoff moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clothesoff's head.
Clothesoff throws a body punch but Gein moves out of range.
Clothesoff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clothesoff misses with a body shot.
Gein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Gein scores with a four punch combination!
Clothesoff scores with a hook to the body. Gein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clothesoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clothesoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clothesoff misses with a hook. Gein ducked under it nicely.
Clothesoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Gein is just out of range.
Gein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clothesoff moves away.
Clothesoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gein moves away.
Gein throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clothesoff.
Gein wants to land a leg kick but Clothesoff is out of range.
Gein swings for the body but Clothesoff moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. Clothesoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clothesoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Gein missing with a left hand there. Clothesoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clothesoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gein.
Clothesoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff looks to land a right hand but Gein moved out of range.
Clothesoff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clothesoff is looking to score with low kicks.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Clothesoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff misses with a looping left.
Clothesoff misses with a leg kick.
Gein misses with a low kick.
Clothesoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clothesoff.
Gein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clothesoff moves out of range of the strikes.
Gein jabs at Clothesoff's body.
Clothesoff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gein's sensitive parts.
Gein catches Clothesoff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Clothesoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clothesoff connects with a nice looking jab.
Clothesoff misses with a hook.
Clothesoff stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clothesoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Gein is just out of range.
Clothesoff scores with a shot to the body.
Clothesoff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clothesoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Clothesoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clothesoff tests Gein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clothesoff misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Clothesoff 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.
Clothesoff swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Clothesoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clothesoff throws a hook but Gein blocks it.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clothesoff 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.
Gein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clothesoff digs a good hook to Gein's body.
Oliver Clothesoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Gein connects with a looping right hand.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gein doesn't seem bothered though.
Gein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clothesoff scores with a sloppy right hand. Gein should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothesoff checks the leg kick.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clothesoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gein defending well as Clothesoff loads up on a big left hand.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clothesoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
Gein cracks Clothesoff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gein looks to throw the jab but Clothesoff is out of range.
Gein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clothesoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gein throws a series of punches but Clothesoff moves out of range.
Clothesoff slips under a jab from Gein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff misses with an uppercut. Gein saw that one coming.
Gein throws a right hand that Clothesoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Clothesoff also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Clothesoff. That snapped Gein's head back.
Gein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Clothesoff.
Oliver Clothesoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch but Clothesoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clothesoff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clothesoff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clothesoff misses with a looping right.
Gein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein tries to land a leg kick but Clothesoff saw it coming and moves away.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Clothesoff.
Some bone on bone action there as Clothesoff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gein feints a jab promting Clothesoff to slip. Gein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clothesoff slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gein throws a low kick, looking for Clothesoff's leg but Clothesoff calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Clothesoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clothesoff slips a jab and a cross from Gein.
Gein thows a body shot but no joy.
Gein scores with a nice right hand.
Gein throws a leg kick but Clothesoff checks it.
Gein takes one on the button.
Clothesoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Clothesoff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clothesoff lands with a nice body punch.
Clothesoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clothesoff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gein. That did some damage!
Gein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clothesoff misses with a straight right.
Clothesoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Clothesoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clothesoff.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clothesoff takes a swing at Gein's ribcage but misses.
Gein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clothesoff misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Clothesoff dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clothesoff misses with a straight right.
Clothesoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clothesoff. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
Gein throws a series of punches but Clothesoff moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gein might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Clothesoff has got the better of the exchanges.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Clothesoff.
Gein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clothesoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clothesoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gein is out of range.
Clothesoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clothesoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gein circles away quickly and effectively.
Clothesoff misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothesoff throws a lazy right hand but Gein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clothesoff throws a low kick, looking for Gein's leg but Gein calmly moves out of range.
Clothesoff throws a jab when Gein was well out of range.
Clothesoff misses with a takedown attempt - Gein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Gein misses the target.
Clothesoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clothesoff misses with a hook.
Clothesoff scores with a nice head shot.
Gein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver Clothesoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Clothesoff. Beautiful body shot.
Clothesoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clothesoff lands a right hook to the body.
Clothesoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clothesoff misses with a low kick as Gein jumps back.
Clothesoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gein is fending him off so far but Clothesoff persists. Nope, Gein circles away and we're back to standing.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein thuds his right hand into Clothesoff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gein walks into a stiff left hand from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clothesoff.
Gein sizes up Clothesoff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gein throws a body punch but Clothesoff moves out of range.
Clothesoff misses the shot to the body.
Gein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clothesoff scores with a jab to the head.
Gein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clothesoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Clothesoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gein can do to turn this around?
Clothesoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Otis Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein misses with a looping left.
Clothesoff fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Clothesoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Clothesoff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gein tries to move into range but Clothesoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clothesoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Clothesoff throws a lazy right hand but Gein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clothesoff lands the left hand.
Clothesoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Gein is just out of range.
Gein throws a right hand that Clothesoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Clothesoff also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clothesoff can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clothesoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Clothesoff as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Clothesoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clothesoff 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Clothesoff!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeus Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astra has chosen Once in a Lifetime as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amadeus Astra!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astra closes the distance and clinches.
Astra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Astra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Astra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marciano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marciano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Astra fails to pull guard.
Marciano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raphael Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Astra.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Marciano.
Astra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Astra trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Astra into the ropes.
Astra misses with the head strike.
Astra gets control of Marciano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Astra will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marciano wants to control from the top but Astra keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano preventing the sweep.
Marciano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Astra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Astra looking to control.
Marciano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Astra keeping full guard, as Marciano tries to pass.
Astra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Astra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marciano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Astra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Astra being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raphael Marciano just wasn't active enough.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Raphael Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Astra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Astra circles away.
Marciano looks to land a body kick but Astra moved away.
Astra misses with a straight left.
Astra checks the leg kick.
Astra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marciano swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astra. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astra.
Astra moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Astra looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Marciano clinches up with Astra and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Astra.
Astra throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Astra jumps guard and drags Marciano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Astra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marciano stacks Astra on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marciano!
Marciano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Astra will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Marciano tries to move to mount but Astra blocks the move with his legs.
Astra is trying to get back to half 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano decides to stand back up.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Astra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano 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.
Astra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Astra throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Astra looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Astra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Astra throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marciano defends it nicely.
Marciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Astra throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astra misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a left right combination that sends Astra crashing to the mat - Marciano wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Astra out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Marciano!
Raphael Marciano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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