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MLC 69: Moreira vs Landry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elbow Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlando Tucker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elbow Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker darts in and clinches Killa up against the cage.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killa is defending well for now.
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Elbow Killa has been cut.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Killa is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Tucker drives through and clinches with Killa against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tucker obliges.
Tucker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tucker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tucker wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
Tucker lands a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tucker trying to control but Killa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tucker lands a couple of elbows.
Tucker throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Killa is working an open guard so Tucker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Tucker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killa's defenses.
Killa tries to break free but Tucker pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elbow Killa's cut is getting worse.
Come on Tucker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Elbow Killa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tucker working Killa over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tucker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Killa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tucker on the ground.
Tucker gets to his feet - Killa follows without any prompting.
Orlando Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Killa is avoiding it.
Tucker has closed the distance and engaged Killa in a clinch.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tucker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Elbow Killa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into Killa's ribcage.
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tucker obliges.
Tucker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Killa up against the cage.
Tucker lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tucker.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elbow Killa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orlando Tucker!
After winning the bout, Orlando Tucker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brit comes to the cage accompanied by Same in the End. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cloud Strife!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strife checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strife takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Brit tenderised Strife's leg. Strife is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife misses with a straight right.
Brit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strife's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brit.
Brit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strife checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brit slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Brit. Beautiful body shot.
Brit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strife. That did some damage!
Brit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Strife. Those never looked like landing.
Strife avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strife is fending him off so far but Brit persists. Nope, Strife circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brit misses with a hook. Strife ducked under it nicely.
Brit throws a chopping leg kick but Strife manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strife scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brit in his tracks.
Strife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Strife misses the jab.
Strife on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Strife scores with a jab.
Strife misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brit. Strife shrugs it off though.
Brit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strife has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strife misses with a hook
and Brit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strife checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Strife checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brit fails with a takedown attempt.
Strife throws a combination that misses
and Brit counters with a low kick, right behind Strife 's knee.
Brit throws a solid leg kick but Strife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brit.
Brit misses with a low kick.
Brit scores with a hook to the body. Strife takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strife.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit throws the kick towards the body but Strife avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brit misses with a shot to the body
and Strife counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Brit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strife checks a low kick from Brit.
Strife's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brit.
Strife with a jab.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brit.
Brit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Brit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Strife.
Brit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strife thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strife is looking to land body kicks.
Brit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strife is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Brit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brit cracks a nice hook into Strife's ribs.
Jimmy Brit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brit throws a wild body kick that Strife sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strife has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brit.
Strife misses with a combination
and Brit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brit misses with a body kick.
Brit throws a front kick aimed at Strife's knee but Strife avoids it well.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Brit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit lands a front kick.
Strife moves out of range of the leg kick from Brit.
Brit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cloud Strife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy Brit is winning the standup battle so far.
Brit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brit shoots in for a takedown but Strife shows good takedown defense.
Brit is looking to score with low kicks.
Brit looks to land a body kick but Strife moved away.
Brit is looking to wear down Strife with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit wants to slow Strife down by chopping away at his legs.
Strife scores with a nice head shot.
Brit fakes the leg kick and cracks Strife in the body.
Brit pushes Strife away with a front kick.
Brit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brit lands a leg kick that knocks Strife off balance momentarily.
Strife blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Brit dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brit lands a head kick. Strife smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brit misses with a wild body shot.
Strife checks a low kick from Brit.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Brit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brit misses with a leg kick.
Strife swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick there by Brit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brit to score with a decent uppercut.
Brit cracks the inside of Strife's front leg.
Brit misses with a kick to the body.
Strife blocks the body kick.
Brit lands a right hook to the body.
Brit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strife's sensitive parts.
Brit moves out of range of the strikes.
Brit throws a front kick aimed at Strife's knee but Strife avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit misses the shot to the body.
Brit connects with a solid leg kick.
Brit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brit digs a good body shot into Strife's ribs.
Brit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strife tries to bum rush Brit with a series of wild strikes but Brit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brit slips under a jab from Strife.
Strife might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Strife blocks the low kick.
Strife throws a jab but it's blocked by Brit.
Brit lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brit.
Brit misses with a shot to the body
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brit thows a body shot but no joy.
Brit thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimmy Brit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brit.
Strife throws a right hand that Brit ducks under and follows up with a left that Brit also avoids with ease.
Strife throws a jab but it's blocked by Brit.
Brit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Brit.
Cloud Strife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Brit.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brit throws out a leg kick but Strife moves out of range and Brit only half commits.
Strife misses with a hook. Brit ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Brit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brit 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Brit!
Jimmy Brit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Terrordome. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrews.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrews but Andrews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Andrews misses.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrews tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrews to the ground. Andrews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lane Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Jones.
Andrews jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Andrews's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Andrews has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Andrews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Andrews is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones throws a strike but Andrews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Andrews has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andrews's guard.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones pushing down on Andrews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is trying to control. Andrews wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Andrews throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andrews hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andrews wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews bucks up and throws Jones to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones jumps guard.
Jones controlling Andrews's posture.
Andrews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andrews.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is trying to trip Andrews. He has hold of a leg but Andrews is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Rocky Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Jones.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Andrews throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Lane Andrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries for a takedown but Andrews sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
Andrews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a left and a right that hurts Andrews! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Jones jumps into full mount!
Andrews is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Andrews bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jones and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Jones!
Rocky Jones gave a mention to Anti-Tapout Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McMichaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Niedzwiedzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMichaels's entrance music is When Irish Eyes are Smiling - John McCormack. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Niedzwiedzki's choice of entrance music: Nirvana - You know you're right. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey McMichaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMichaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Niedzwiedzki.
McMichaels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niedzwiedzki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McMichaels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McMichaels tries to move into range but Niedzwiedzki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niedzwiedzki takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki controlling the action here for a moment.
McMichaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMichaels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McMichaels takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niedzwiedzki pushes McMichaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow inside that McMichaels shrugs off.
It looks like Mickey McMichaels has been cut.
McMichaels tries to pull guard but Niedzwiedzki holds him up against the cage and eventually McMichaels drops back down to his feet.
McMichaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMichaels working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
McMichaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMichaels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niedzwiedzki just misses with a elbow thrown towards McMichaels's brow.
McMichaels lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMichaels avoids it.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from McMichaels.
It looks like Andrzej Niedzwiedzki has been cut.
McMichaels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzki lands a shoulder strike.
McMichaels lands with a light punch inside.
McMichaels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niedzwiedzki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McMichaelss head.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMichaels's elbow.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMichaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niedzwiedzki's elbow.
McMichaels wants to break free but Niedzwiedzki has control.
McMichaels working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki lands a hook that snaps the head of McMichaels backwards.
Niedzwiedzki taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzki fails to land.
McMichaels working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short shot to the head.
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but McMichaels avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a left to the head.
McMichaels is trying to drag Niedzwiedzki to the mat but Niedzwiedzki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McMichaels blocks an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki stalling.
McMichaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey McMichaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzki pushes McMichaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki is struggling to control the position.
Niedzwiedzki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niedzwiedzki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMichaels backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMichaels.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
McMichaels can't get the takedown.
McMichaels is trying to force a seperation but Niedzwiedzki has the dominant position.
McMichaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Niedzwiedzki lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzki fails to land.
McMichaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMichaels gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McMichaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McMichaels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McMichaels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niedzwiedzki looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichaels is just out of range.
Niedzwiedzki punishes McMichaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Niedzwiedzki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McMichaels can pounce on him.
Niedzwiedzki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMichaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Niedzwiedzki. Beautiful body shot.
Niedzwiedzki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niedzwiedzki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McMichaels rather than just go for the knockout.
Niedzwiedzki keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niedzwiedzki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Niedzwiedzki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a low kick.
Niedzwiedzki looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichaels is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki slaps away a takedown attempt from McMichaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McMichaels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niedzwiedzki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzki avoids the head kick by McMichaels.
Niedzwiedzki throws a low kick, looking for McMichaels's leg but McMichaels calmly moves out of range.
McMichaels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki tries to work over McMichaels's front leg with a kick but McMichaels checks it.
A shot to the liver by Niedzwiedzki. Beautiful body shot.
McMichaels blocks the body kick.
Niedzwiedzki just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzki drives through and clinches with McMichaels against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki tries to work over McMichaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McMichaels can't get the takedown.
McMichaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Niedzwiedzki has double underhooks.
Niedzwiedzki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but McMichaels avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki leaning against his opponent.
McMichaels throws a punch but it's blocked by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McMichaels.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McMichaels backwards.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMichaels misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki stalling the fight.
McMichaels goes for a takedown attempt but Niedzwiedzki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey McMichaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMichaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels misses with a straight left.
McMichaels wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichaels. Niedzwiedzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niedzwiedzki clinches up with McMichaels and pushes him back against the cage.
McMichaels trying to control the position but instead, Niedzwiedzki has worked for underhooks and has pushed McMichaels into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Niedzwiedzki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a left to the head.
Niedzwiedzki lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMichaels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki effectively controlling the action here.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels trying to control the position but instead, Niedzwiedzki has worked for underhooks and has pushed McMichaels into the cage.
McMichaels blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMichaels being controlled against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a left hand.
Niedzwiedzki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMichaels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki has a couple of punches blocked by McMichaels.
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but McMichaels avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
McMichaels working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McMichaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMichaels thows a body shot but no joy.
McMichaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McMichaels's head backwards.
McMichaels needs to keep his hands up - Niedzwiedzki had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Niedzwiedzki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niedzwiedzki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McMichaels's head.
Niedzwiedzki connects with an inside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niedzwiedzki lands a jab to the head.
Niedzwiedzki darts in and clinches McMichaels up against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki lands a hook that snaps the head of McMichaels backwards.
Still in the clinch, Niedzwiedzki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, McMichaels scores with a nice short uppercut.
McMichaels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McMichaels blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with an uppercut but McMichaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMichaels backwards.
Niedzwiedzki lands a big left hand right to the temple and McMichaels goes down!
McMichaels is rocked!
Niedzwiedzki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oh McMichaels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzki passes to side control.
McMichaels seems to have got his legs back now.
A lull in the action here.
McMichaels wants to control but Niedzwiedzki postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki taking a breather here.
McMichaels tries to buck Niedzwiedzki off but Niedzwiedzki is having none of it.
McMichaels gets back to half guard.
Niedzwiedzki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Niedzwiedzki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Niedzwiedzki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMichaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niedzwiedzki.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niedzwiedzki.
McMichaels lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niedzwiedzki blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMichaels.
Niedzwiedzki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niedzwiedzki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMichaels's efforts to push away.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMichaels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Niedzwiedzki walks away with a smile on his face. McMichaels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Niedzwiedzki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMichaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki loads up on a big right hand but McMichaels slips the punch.
McMichaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Niedzwiedzki. Beautiful body shot.
Niedzwiedzki cracks a nice hook into McMichaels's ribs.
Niedzwiedzki throws out a loose jab but McMichaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki just misses with a punch 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!
Niedzwiedzki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McMichaels's calf.
Niedzwiedzki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McMichaels feints a jab promting Niedzwiedzki to slip. McMichaels then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Niedzwiedzki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McMichaels ducks right into an uppercut from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands a jab-cross combination.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mickey McMichaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niedzwiedzki misses with a wild body shot.
McMichaels slips a straight right by Niedzwiedzki.
Some bone on bone action there as McMichaels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niedzwiedzki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mickey McMichaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niedzwiedzki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McMichaels is able to avoid easily.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McMichaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niedzwiedzki moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niedzwiedzki 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to my Alliance and all the people supporting me !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. 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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212 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Daw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daw connects with a leg kick. Ballinger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Ballinger misses
and Daw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Daw moves away and avoids it.
Daw staying out of range there.
Ballinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballinger digs a good body shot into Daw's ribs.
Ballinger throws a lazy head kick
and Ballinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballinger throws the kick towards the body but Daw avoids it.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballinger throws a front kick aimed at Daw's knee but Daw avoids it well.
Ballinger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daw.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Daw throws a head kick but Ballinger moves out of range.
Daw rushes Ballinger and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw takes a shot to the head.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw landing knees to the body.
Ballinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daw avoiding damage as Ballinger throws knees to the body.
Daw scores with a knee to the head.
Daw slowing the pace effectively.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Daw is blocking nicely.
Daw lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballinger won't want to take too many of those.
Ballinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Daw won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
Ballinger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballinger lands a nice elbow.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Daw managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Daw.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Ballinger lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Steve Daw has been cut.
Daw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daw avoids it.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daw looking to slow down the pace here.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Daw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daw lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger tries to throw a body punch but Daw avoids it by throwing Ballinger back against the cage.
Ballinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Daw avoiding damage as Ballinger throws knees to the body.
Daw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daw landing knees to the head.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Daw trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
Daw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw lands an elbow inside.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballinger avoids the damage to the body.
Ballinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daw blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Daw lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw blocks the elbow strike.
Ballinger scores with a shot to the side of Daw's head.
Daw taking a breather.
Ballinger trying to control the position but instead, Daw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ballinger into the cage.
Ballinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daw trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the head but Daw blocks with his arms.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Ballinger crunches a lovely knee into Daw's ribcage.
Ballinger lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger misses with an elbow over the top.
Ballinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Daw won't want to take too many of those.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger crunches a lovely knee into Daw's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Daw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Daw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Ballinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Daw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Daw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ballinger throws a push kick but Daw slaps the foot to one side.
Ballinger throws a sloppy head kick and Daw moves out of range easily.
Ballinger tries to work over Daw's front leg with a kick but Daw checks it.
Daw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Daw pushes Ballinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballinger working Daw over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballinger misses with a body punch.
Ballinger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daw's face.
Daw dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballinger.
Daw lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballinger won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballinger avoids the damage to the body.
Daw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daw avoids the elbow strike from Ballinger, against the cage.
Ballinger being controlled against the cage.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ballinger throws an elbow but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan Ballinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ballinger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Daw avoids the elbow strike from Ballinger, against the cage.
Daw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ballinger is keeping busy.
Daw with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballinger tries to stall but Daw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ballinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daw's brow.
Ballinger with a knee to the head.
Daw is struggling to control the position.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger tries a body shot but Daw blocks it.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.
Daw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Daw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ballinger stalling in the clinch.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daw lands a nice knee to the body.
Daw blocking some punches.
Ballinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Daw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daw looking to stall.
Daw avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
Daw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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 Ryan Ballinger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Daw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daw. Daw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ballinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daw.
Ballinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballinger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daw slips a straight right by Ballinger.
Daw forces Ballinger back against the cage and clinches.
Ballinger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Daw landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Ballinger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daw managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daw is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but Daw blocks it.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballinger as Daw tries to tie him up.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Ballinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballinger avoids the elbow strike from Daw, against the cage.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger throws an elbow that misses.
Daw lands an elbow just above Ballinger 's eye.
Daw pushes off an throws an elbow but Ballinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ballinger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Daw scores a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballinger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daw obliges.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballinger takes an elbow to the temple.
Daw trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Ballinger lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daw avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Daw misses with a knee to the head.
Daw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballinger lands an elbow that stopped Daw in his tracks for a moment.
Ballinger lands a left hand.
Daw dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ballinger blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daw blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Daw is trying to stall.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but Daw blocks it.
Daw avoiding damage as Ballinger throws knees to the body.
Daw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daw scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Daw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Daw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar has chosen That Punjabi Jay-Z song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnar throws a hook to the side of Muakbar's head but Muakbar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muakbar.
Magnar throws the left hand but Muakbar avoids the punch easily.
Magnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muakbar.
Muakbar slips a jab from Magnar.
Magnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muakbar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muakbar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Magnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Magnar throws a combination. Muakbar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Magnar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ballard Magnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnar works over Muakbar's head and body with a nice combination.
Muakbar staying out of range there.
Magnar cracks Muakbar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muakbar throws a lazy right hand but Magnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Muakbar cracks Magnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muakbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Muakbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Magnar hang on?
Muakbar landing strikes from the mount and Magnar is in trouble!
Muakbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muakbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muakbar controlling the position easily from mount.
Muakbar lands a big shot there that rocks Magnar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Muakbar scoring with strikes but Magnar is staying in there.
Magnar tries to hold on but Muakbar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muakbar landing shots from mount.
Muakbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muakbar with shots to the head and body - Magnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muakbar avoids the attempt from Magnar to control.
Magnar is squirming around, avoiding Muakbar's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Muakbar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnar is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Muakbar.
Magnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muakbar on the ground.
The referee warns Magnar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Muakbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muakbar controlling the position easily from mount.
Muakbar landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muakbar lands a big shot there that rocks Magnar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muakbar.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muakbar ducks under a wild hook from Magnar.
Magnar throws a leg kick but Muakbar moved away.
Muakbar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muakbar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muakbar 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.
Muakbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muakbar fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar blocks a leg kick.
Magnar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Muakbar shoots in for a double leg but Magnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Magnar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Muakbar needs to keep his hands up - Magnar had a free shot at his head there.
Magnar cracks a nice hook into Muakbar's ribs.
Ballard Magnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muakbar needs to keep his hands up - Magnar had a free shot at his head there.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnar moves away.
Magnar slips a jab from Muakbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throws an overhand right that lands on Magnar's shoulder, as Magnar tries to avoid the shot.
Muakbar misses with a kick to the body.
Muakbar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnar is looking to slow Muakbar down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnar misses the shot to the body.
Muakbar misses with a takedown attempt - Magnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muakbar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magnar is refusing to be controlled, as Muakbar sits in half guard.
Magnar trying to hold on to Muakbar's head to control him but Muakbar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar is controlling Muakbar's trapped leg to prevent Muakbar from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Muakbar.
Muakbar working the head and body with strikes.
Magnar is looking for a sweep. Muakbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muakbar looks to land a strike but Magnar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Magnar wants to stand but Muakbar is controlling the position.
Muakbar preventing the sweep.
Magnar is working hard here to advance position.
Muakbar is working Magnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar advances position into side control!
Muakbar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Muakbar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Magnar some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar looks up at the clock and then as Magnar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Muakbar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Muakbar working the ground and pound.
Muakbar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magnar keeps working.
Muakbar grinds an elbow into Magnar's temple.
Magnar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnar is looking to advance position but Muakbar won't allow it.
Muakbar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magnar misses with an uppercut.
Magnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muakbar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnar loads up on a big right hand but Muakbar slips the punch.
Muakbar looks for a takedown but Magnar sprawls well.
Magnar misses with an uppercut. Muakbar saw that one coming.
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar checks a low kick from Magnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar misses with a wild combination.
Muakbar throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
Muakbar throws a good cross that connects.
Magnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muakbar.
Muakbar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magnar on the side of the head.
Magnar throws a right hand that misses
and Muakbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnar lands a really nice looking cross but Muakbar seems unphased.
Muakbar misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
Magnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muakbar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muakbar lands a body shot.
Muakbar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magnar is trying to defend but Muakbar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Muakbar working over Magnar with some ground and pound. Magnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muakbar trying to control from half guard but Magnar is working away.
Magnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magnar tries to get out of the position.
Muakbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muakbar working over Magnar with some ground and pound. Magnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Muakbar thows a huge punch but Magnar dodges it nicely.
Magnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ballard Magnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muakbar is trying to control. Magnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muakbar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Magnar wants to control but Muakbar is keeping busy.
Haji Muakbar 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.
Magnar is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Muakbar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Muakbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnar's head.
Muakbar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Muakbar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Haji Muakbar.
Magnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haji Muakbar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muakbar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haji Muakbar!
A very excited looking Haji Muakbar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Nawrocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Zod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nawrocki's entrance music is Kanye West - Amazing. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
203 lbs
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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Nawrocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, General Zod!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zod throws a lazy right hand but Nawrocki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nawrocki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zod.
Nawrocki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zod pushes Nawrocki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nawrocki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Zod's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nawrocki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zod sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nawrocki wants to take a breather but Zod manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nawrocki.
Zod is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nawrocki landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nawrocki looking to pass the guard.
Nawrocki trying to control but Zod is working from the bottom.
Nawrocki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nawrocki advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Nawrocki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zod is not content to let Nawrocki control the position.
Nawrocki laying and praying for a moment but Zod takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zod is trying to stand.
Zod slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nawrocki looking to pass the guard.
Nawrocki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nawrocki trying to control the action but Zod is working from the bottom.
Zod is trying to control Nawrocki's posture but Nawrocki avoids it.
Nawrocki wants to control but Zod is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki is trying to get an arm triangle but Zod is defending well.
Nawrocki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zod is avoiding damage well.
Zod regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nawrocki's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nawrocki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Nawrocki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zod cracks a nice hook into Nawrocki's ribs.
Nawrocki misses with a low kick.
Zod digs a good hook to Nawrocki's body.
Nawrocki looks for a takedown but Zod sprawls well.
Zod lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Nawrocki misses.
Zod misses the shot to the body.
Nawrocki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zod throws a hook to the side of Nawrocki's head but Nawrocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nawrocki tries to close the distance and clinch but Zod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zod jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Piotr Nawrocki has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nawrocki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zod defends it nicely.
Nawrocki fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Nawrocki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zod misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nawrocki moves out of range as Zod strikes.
Nawrocki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zod blocks a head kick by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki rushes Zod and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zod is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Zod's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nawrocki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zods head.
Zod breaks the clinch.
General Zod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Nawrocki.
Zod throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Zod - just one landing.
General Zod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nawrocki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nawrocki 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.
Zod throws the left hand but Nawrocki avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki ducks under a wild hook from Zod.
Nawrocki misses with a low kick as Zod jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Zod.
Piotr Nawrocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nawrocki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zod thows a body shot but no joy.
Zod looks to land a combination but Nawrocki avoids it well.
Zod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nawrocki throws a head kick but Zod moves out of range.
Zod checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zod digs a good hook to Nawrocki's body.
Zod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zod misses with a looping left.
Nawrocki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Zod as Nawrocki shoots in.
Zod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Zod.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki misses with a head kick.
Zod misses with a body shot.
Nawrocki wants to clinch up but Zod keeps it at a distance.
Zod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nawrocki on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nawrocki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zod under the eye.
Zod takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nawrocki misses with a low kick as Zod jumps back.
Zod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki lands a really nice looking cross but Zod seems unphased.
Nawrocki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zod to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki tries to land a leg kick but Zod saw it coming and moves away.
Zod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zod lands with a good body shot.
Zod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zod misses the shot to the body.
Nawrocki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zod's half guard.
Nawrocki is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Zod reverses the position - he's now on top in Nawrocki's guard.
Nawrocki working for submissions but it's allowed Zod to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nawrocki wants to improve his position but Zod is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Zod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piotr Nawrocki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zod ducks under a wild hook from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki misses with a body kick.
Nawrocki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zod leaves Nawrocki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zod. Nawrocki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zod drops Nawrocki with a beautiful combination! Nawrocki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zod is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Zod as he checks the leg kick.
Zod misses with a two punch combination.
Zod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nawrocki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nawrocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki tries to score with a low kick but Zod moves his leg out of the way.
Nawrocki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nawrocki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nawrocki lands a nice looking body shot.
Zod cracks Nawrocki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Piotr Nawrocki's cut is getting worse.
Zod misses with a hook. Nawrocki ducked under it nicely.
Zod connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zod. Nawrocki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nawrocki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nawrocki is rocked!
Nawrocki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zod throws out the jab.
Zod throws the left hand but Nawrocki avoids the punch easily.
Zod throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nawrocki on the side of the head.
Oh Nawrocki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Nawrocki tenderised Zod's leg. Zod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nawrocki seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nawrocki has time to react.
Zod loads up on a big right hand but Nawrocki slips the punch.
and Zod counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nawrocki! He's just covering up as Zod starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). General Zod!
General Zod very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laguna Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dreadlock Holiday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grzegorz Bomba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laguna Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grzegorz Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba lands with a nice combination. Highwind backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Bomba. Those never looked like landing.
Bomba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Highwind, pushing him back against the cage.
Bomba tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Highwind backwards.
Bomba swings wildly with an uppercut but Highwind uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Highwind.
Bomba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Highwind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bomba pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bomba wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with the combination.
Bomba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bomba. That's going to slow Highwind down.
Bomba takes the fight into the clinch.
Bomba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bomba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bomba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bomba controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomba is trying to maintain a safe position but Highwind gets an underhook and turns Bomba into the cage.
Nice body punch from Bomba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomba tries to throw a body punch but Highwind avoids it by throwing Bomba back against the cage.
Bomba misses with a body punch.
Bomba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Highwind is trying to drag Bomba to the mat but Bomba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba lands with a right to the head.
Bomba cracks Highwind with a nice body shot.
Bomba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomba working aggressively here.
Bomba lands with a left to the head.
Bomba tries a body shot but Highwind blocks it.
Highwind prevents a body shot from Bomba.
Bomba misses with a punch on the inside.
Bomba has a couple of punches blocked by Highwind.
Bomba working aggressively here.
Bomba tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highwind has clasped his hands together around Bomba's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Highwind throws a strike aimed at the side of Bomba's head but Bomba avoids it well.
Highwind lands a few punches from side control.
Bomba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Highwind off and has taken his back!
Bomba has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Highwind is having to fend off submission attempts from Bomba, who is looking to sink in the choke. Bomba doesn't have the hooks in though and Highwind manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Highwind accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Bomba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Highwind shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bomba sprawls well. Bomba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Highwind gets slowly back to his feet.
Highwind will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Highwind shoots in looking for a takedown but Bomba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Highwind's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laguna Highwind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Highwind dives in and grabs Bomba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bomba pushes down on Highwind's head and hops out.
Bomba misses with a two punch combination.
Bomba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Highwind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bomba.
Bomba thows a body kick. Highwind tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Highwind moves into the clinch.
Highwind drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bomba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba struggles to land a body shot inside as Highwind controls his hands.
Bomba gets through Highwind's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Highwind blocks an uppercut.
Bomba stalling in the clinch but Highwind improves position.
Bomba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bomba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Highwind backwards.
Bomba looking to stall.
Bomba misses with some punches.
Bomba misses with the head strike.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bomba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Highwind has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bomba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bomba misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bomba fails to land.
Bomba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bomba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Highwind backwards.
Bomba tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Highwind has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bomba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Highwind takes a shot to the head.
Bomba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Highwinds head.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bomba.
Highwind is rocked!
Bomba has a couple of punches blocked by Highwind.
Oh Highwind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Bomba.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bomba fails to land.
Bomba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Highwind is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Bomba fails to land.
Bomba is leaning against Highwind and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bomba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Highwind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bomba.
Highwind blocks a punch 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!
Bomba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bomba throws a punch but it's blocked by Highwind.
Highwind blocks an uppercut.
Bomba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomba misses with a punch on the inside.
Bomba throws a head punch that misses.
Bomba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Highwind.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Bomba.
Highwind seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bomba misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba lands a left hand.
Bomba avoiding damage.
Bomba gets through Highwind's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bomba works on Highwind's body with a couple of short punches.
Bomba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bomba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomba has a couple of punches blocked by Highwind.
Highwind prevents a body shot from Bomba.
Highwind blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Bomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Bomba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bomba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bomba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomba has managed to clinch.
Bomba leaning against his opponent.
Bomba misses with a body punch.
Bomba struggles to land a body shot inside as Highwind controls his hands.
Bomba misses with the head strike.
Highwind wants a takedown but no success here.
Bomba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bomba is working Highwind over against the cage.
Bomba tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba digs a right hand underneath Highwind's ribcage. Highwind let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bomba slows down the pace here.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomba working aggressively here.
Bomba lands a shoulder strike.
Bomba tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Bomba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highwind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bomba tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Highwind can't get the takedown.
Bomba is looking to control Highwind's arms but Highwind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bomba has his back to the cage.
Bomba tries to throw a body punch but Highwind avoids it by throwing Bomba back against the cage.
The referee calls for Bomba to work.
Bomba lands with a left to the head.
Bomba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Highwind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bomba pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laguna Highwind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomba fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Highwind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Highwind circles away from the clinch attempt.
Highwind shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bomba as he jumps to the side.
Grzegorz Bomba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bomba throws the kick towards the body but Highwind avoids it.
Laguna Highwind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomba misses with a body shot.
Highwind scores with a takedown into Bomba's guard.
Bomba looking for a guillotine here but Highwind defends easily.
Highwind throws a strike but Bomba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba is looking to stand up but Highwind won't let him.
Bomba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Highwind dives on top into guard.
Highwind loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Highwind gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bomba wants to stand and escape but Highwind is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grzegorz Bomba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bomba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzegorz Bomba!
Our winner, Grzegorz Bomba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Descharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Descharme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Descharme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Descharme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Noir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Descharme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Descharme is fending him off so far but Noir persists. Nope, Descharme circles away and we're back to standing.
Noir fails with the takedown.
Noir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Descharme to the ground. Noir is now in Descharme's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Descharme looking for a sweep. Not yet Descharme, not yet.
Descharme working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Noir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Noir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Descharme keeping full guard, as Noir tries to pass.
Noir landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Descharme can't keep his opponent in guard - Noir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Descharme works his way to full guard. Good work.
Noir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Descharme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noir has managed to get both his arms back between Descharme's legs - danger averted.
Noir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Descharme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Descharme is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Noir is controlling him.
Noir pushing down on Descharme's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Noir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Noir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Noir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Descharme is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noir uses his free foot to push down on Descharme's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Descharme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir with good strikes from the mount here!
Noir looking to finish Descharme with some ground and pound. This is bad for Descharme!
Noir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Noir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Descharme is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Noir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Descharme's face.
Descharme is rocked!
Noir loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Descharme scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Noir land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Noir stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Noir!
Marshall Noir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira misses with a wild combination.
Landry lands a nice looking body shot.
Landry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Landry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreira.
Landry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Moreira misses.
A jab from Moreira misses.
Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira lands an overhand right.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Landry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Landry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Landry scores with a hook to the body. Moreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oooooh!!! Moreira has knocked Landry down with a huge combo! Moreira steps away and waves a wobbly Landry back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Landry is rocked!
It looks like Brutus Landry has been cut.
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!
Landry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreira finish him?
Moreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Landry seems to have recovered his senses.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Moreira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Landry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry scores with a shot to the side of Moreira's head.
Landry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira is trying to maintain a safe position but Landry gets an underhook and turns Moreira into the cage.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreira taking a breather.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Moreira avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Moreira leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Moreira.
Moreira working aggressively here.
Landry misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreira controls his hands.
Moreira misses with the head strike.
Landry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Landry lands a right hand.
Moreira stalls.
Moreira lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Moreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moreira blocking some punches.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moreira lands an elbow inside that Landry shrugs off.
Landry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Moreira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreira misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Moreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreira misses with a body punch.
Landry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landry pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreira misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moreira gets through Landry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moreira is trying to maintain a safe position but Landry gets an underhook and turns Moreira into the cage.
Landry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Moreira.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
Moreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Moreira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land.
Landry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moreira's elbow.
Moreira taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Vieira Moreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Landry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Landry struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreira controls his hands.
Moreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landrys head.
Landry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Landry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moreira lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Moreira.
A short right from Moreira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry tries to circle away but Moreira has him pinned against the cage.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Moreira.
Moreira can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Moreira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Landry.
Moreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Landry working aggressively here.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landry blocks an uppercut.
Moreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry tries a body shot but Moreira blocks it.
Moreira throws a head punch that misses.
Moreira presses Landry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moreira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Moreira.
Landry is breathing heavily.
Landry misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moreira.
Moreira digs a right hand underneath Landry's ribcage. Landry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Moreira.
Moreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moreira lands a right hand.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Moreira avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Moreira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landry.
Moreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreira drops Landry onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Landry is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Moreira creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Landry's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Landry drops to his knees and Moreira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Vieira Moreira!
An out of breath Daniel Vieira Moreira 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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