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EEC 206 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Destruction!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekdal clobbers Destruction with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rekdal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Destruction counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Destruction loads up on a big right hand but Rekdal slips the punch.
Rekdal tries a low kick but Destruction avoids it.
A jab from Rekdal finds it's way through Destruction's defenses.
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!
Destruction misses with a body shot.
Rekdal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Destruction blocks a jab.
Destruction takes a swing at Rekdal's ribcage but misses.
Rekdal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Destruction throws a lazy right hand but Rekdal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rekdal throws a jab when Destruction was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rekdal, right into the meat.
Rekdal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Destruction was well out of range. Poor timing from Rekdal.
Destruction misses with a leg kick
and Rekdal counters with an inside leg kick.
Rekdal takes a swing at Destruction's ribcage but misses.
Destruction misses with a body punch
and Rekdal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Destruction misses with an uppercut.
Destruction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rekdal.
The fighters circling - Rekdal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekdal misses with a lunging right hand
and Destruction counters with a stiff right hand.
Shawn Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekdal throws a solid leg kick but Destruction takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rekdal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rekdal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Destruction dives in and grabs Rekdal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rekdal pushes down on Destruction's head and hops out.
Destruction digs a good hook to Rekdal's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Destruction as he connects with a hook.
Rekdal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rekdal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Destruction has a takedown stuffed.
Destruction tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Destruction's sensitive parts.
Destruction misses with an uppercut
and Rekdal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Destruction looks gassed!
Destruction 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.
Rekdal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Destruction has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rekdal looks for the body kick but Destruction saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rekdal. Destruction does a little dance to reset his feet.
Destruction tries to clinch but Rekdal moves away
and Rekdal counters by moving into the clinch.
Rekdal works on Destruction's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Rekdal.
Destruction blocks an uppercut.
Rekdal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rekdal lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal controlling the action here for a moment.
Destruction misses with some punches.
Rekdal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rekdal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rekdal looks to throw the jab but Destruction is out of range.
Rekdal misses with the body kick
and Destruction counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal connects with a leg kick. Destruction looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rekdal.
Rekdal thumps Destruction with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rekdal misses with a low kick as Destruction jumps back.
Rekdal just misses with a punch to the body.
Destruction looks for a takedown but Rekdal sprawls well.
Rekdal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rekdal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Destruction's head backwards.
Rekdal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Destruction sprawling to the canvas! Destruction rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rekdal finish him?!
Destruction is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Destruction throws a poor cross that misses
and Rekdal counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Destruction out cold! What a finish! Rekdal is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Rekdal!
After winning the bout, Thorbjorn Rekdal 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano's entrance music is Got Yourself a Gun . A fine choice. Cube has chosen Bow Down as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cube misses with a wild combination.
Cube scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soprano throws a sloppy head kick and Cube moves out of range easily.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Cube throws a looping overhand right but Soprano ducks down to avoid it.
Cube throws a series of punches but Soprano avoids them all with ease.
Cube tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Cube.
Soprano throws a chopping leg kick but Cube manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soprano thumps Cube with a low kick.
Cube avoids the head kick by Soprano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano drops his hands momentarily and Cube takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cube is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soprano.
Soprano throws a push kick but Cube slaps the foot to one side.
Soprano connects with a body shot.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Cube looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cube. That snapped Soprano's head back.
Cube throws a right and a left that Soprano avoids nicely.
Soprano looks to throw the jab but Cube is out of range.
Cube misses with a two punch combination.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cube misses with a left hand
and Soprano counters with a nice body shot.
Cube missing with a left hand there. Soprano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cube bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cube coming out on top.
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!
Cube tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Cube takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soprano pushes Cube away with a front kick.
Cube throws a hook but Soprano avoids it easily.
A combination from Cube does no damage.
Cube swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soprano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soprano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cube connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soprano scrambles back to his feet.
Soprano avoids the body shot from Cube.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soprano.
A jab from Cube misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Soprano lands a lovely overhand right.
Soprano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soprano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soprano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Cube. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cube looks to throw the jab but Soprano is out of range.
A punch combination from Cube misses.
Soprano ducks under a wild hook from Cube.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soprano.
Cube looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cube avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Cube misses
and Soprano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cube's sensitive parts.
Cube takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano connects with a body shot.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Cube off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Soprano.
Cube takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cube in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab lands there for Cube.
Cube swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soprano cracks Cube with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano scores with a jab. Cube acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soprano lunges at Cube with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cube's hand.
Cube's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soprano thumps Cube with a low kick.
Good shot there by Soprano.
Soprano with a jab.
Cube is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soprano scores with the left hand. Cube knows he should have avoided that one.
Cube is rocked!
Soprano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cube takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soprano tests Cube's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cube is still on wobbly legs! Can Soprano finish him?
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!
Soprano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cube circles away quickly and effectively.
Cube seems to have recovered his senses.
Soprano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Soprano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soprano throws a front kick that sends Cube stumbling back into the cage.
Ice Cube is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soprano.
Soprano scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a shot to the body.
Soprano connects with the punch.
Soprano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Soprano finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soprano.
Soprano lands an overhand right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cube might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soprano has got the better of the exchanges.
Soprano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soprano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cube can do to turn this around?
Soprano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soprano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cube ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soprano moves away.
Soprano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands a head shot.
Cube throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soprano cracks Cube with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soprano lands a left and a right that send Cube crashing to the mat, dazed. Soprano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ice Cube has been cut.
Cube has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soprano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soprano circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cube to the canvas! Cube doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Soprano keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Soprano!
A relieved looking Tony Soprano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fangyu comes into the arena with Demigod-Mindmasher blaring out of the sound system. Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real American. Zhu Fangyu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fangyu misses.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Fangyu.
Freeman slips under a jab from Fangyu.
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fangyu.
Fangyu wants to slow Freeman down by chopping away at his legs.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice jab there from Fangyu.
Freeman walks into a stiff left hand from Fangyu.
Fangyu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fangyu misses with a straight right.
Fangyu with a hook.
Freeman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fangyu is trying to improve his position.
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but Fangyu is defending well.
Freeman wants to control for a moment but Fangyu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Fangyu trying to control here.
Freeman tries to pass to full mount but Fangyu defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems to be looking for submissions.
Freeman lands with a punch from half guard.
Freeman controlling the action here.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freeman is thwarting Fangyu's attempts to control the position.
Freeman stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matt Freeman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Freeman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Fangyu keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman with a nice head shot there.
Fangyu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fangyu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fangyu wants to control the pace but Freeman is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fangyu controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zhu Fangyu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fangyu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freeman scores with a body shot.
Fangyu throws a good cross that connects.
Fangyu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman takes one to the chin there.
Fangyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Freeman connects with a crisp jab.
Freeman with a hook.
Fangyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freeman.
The fighters circling - Fangyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhu Fangyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Fangyu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freeman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freeman.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freeman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Freeman is just content to waste time from the top position. Fangyu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a big elbow that misses.
Freeman advances position into side control!
Fangyu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Freeman.
Freeman wants to control but Fangyu is keeping him busy.
Matt Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Freeman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fangyu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Freeman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Fangyu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fangyu parries the strikes from Freeman easily there. Freeman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fangyu to escape.
Freeman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Freeman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freeman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fangyu?
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control the pace but Fangyu is squirming around nicely.
Freeman controlling his opponent.
Fangyu wants to control but Freeman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman prevents Fangyu from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman wants to control the pace but Fangyu is squirming around nicely.
Freeman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fangyu, as that shot connected.
Freeman lands with an uppercut that bounces Fangyu off the cage and back into range.
Fangyu looks to land a right hand but Freeman moved out of range.
Freeman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fangyu misses with an uppercut.
Fangyu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fangyu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fangyu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fangyu lands a big head kick that sends Freeman tumbling to the mat! Fangyu takes a step backwards and waves Freeman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Fangyu finish him?
Fangyu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fangyu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fangyu cracks Freeman with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Freeman tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Fangyu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Freeman is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhu Fangyu!
Zhu Fangyu retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Munster!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito feints and then cracks Munster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munster down.
Munster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like The Munster has been cut.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
Esposito slips under a jab from Munster.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
Munster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Munster blocks the leg kick.
Munster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Esposito throws a right hand that Munster ducks under and follows up with a left that Munster also avoids with ease.
Munster tries a head kick but it misses.
Munster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito sizes up Munster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Munster doesn't manage to clinch there - Esposito circles away.
Good shot there by Munster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munster connects with an inside leg kick.
Munster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a wild combination.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Esposito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up The Munster's cut even more.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Munster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Decent striking displayed by Esposito there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
A cross from Munster lands.
The crowd cheers as Munster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
A solid body kick from Munster.
Munster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Munster counters with a leg kick.
Munster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munster throws a leg kick but Esposito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Munster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Munster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Munster scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Munster fails to land.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Munster throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Munster misses with the head strike.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Munster misses with a body punch.
Munster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munster tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Munster back against the cage.
Munster can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Esposito coming out on top.
Munster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Munster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munster connects with a single shot there.
It looks like John Esposito 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!
Munster moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Munster throws a lazy head kick
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above The Munster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
Munster avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Munster!
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Munster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munster misses with a head kick.
Munster throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munster.
Munster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munster throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the cage.
Munster throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
Munster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Munster sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munster lunges at Esposito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Esposito's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munster forces Esposito back against the cage and clinches.
Munster swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Munster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Munster throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Munster.
Esposito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munster backs up against the cage.
Munster throws a leg kick that misses.
Esposito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munster misses with a lunging right hand
and Esposito counters with a crisp one two that drops Munster! Esposito thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Munster to his feet! Munster is in big trouble!
Munster is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Munster throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Munster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Munster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Munster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito checks a low kick from Munster.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esposito thuds his right hand into Munster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Munster defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
The Munster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Munster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Munster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munster scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esposito checks the leg kick.
Munster has Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Munster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Munster misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munster as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Esposito seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Munster is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Munster has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Munster misses with the head strike.
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!
Munster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munster as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Munster.
Esposito is pushing Munster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Munster scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Munster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito looking to stall.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Munster's head.
Munster lands a nice uppercut.
Munster lands with a short shot to the head.
The Munster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munster blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Munster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munster throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munster lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Munster on the inside.
Munster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Munster can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Munster lands with a right to the head.
Munster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
Munster lands an uppercut.
Munster tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Munster back against the cage.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Munster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Munster.
Munster lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munster.
Munster drops Esposito onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Esposito is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Munster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Munster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Munster 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!
Munster is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
Munster just misses with a punch to the body.
Munster connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Munster bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munster drops Esposito with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Esposito looks back up at him and smiles so Munster waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Esposito is rocked!
Munster thuds his shin into the meat of Esposito's side.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munster Rushes Esposito and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Esposito is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Munster Piles on the pressure and Esposito crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Munster!
The Munster is the new heavyweight champion!
The Munster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 160! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Satani. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colin Barron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron checks a low kick from Parts.
Anthony Parts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Barron. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Parts misses.
Barron checks a leg kick.
Parts blocks a head kick by Barron.
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parts lands a nice shot to the body.
Parts takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Anthony Parts has been cut.
Barron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Barron staying out of range there.
Barron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parts throws a hook to the side of Barron's head but Barron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parts checks a low kick from Barron.
Barron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barron slips a jab from Parts.
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Barron's shoulder, as Barron tries to avoid the shot.
Barron is looking to chop away at Parts's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron blocks a low kick nicely.
Parts slips under a jab.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Parts throws a leg kick but Barron checks it.
Barron misses with a hook. Parts ducked under it nicely.
Parts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parts checks a leg kick.
Parts misses with a body kick.
Parts connects with a leg kick. Barron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Parts coming out on top.
Parts cracks Barron with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barron lands with a slapping head kick.
Parts doesn't manage to clinch there - Barron circles away.
Parts misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parts.
Parts moves out of range as Barron strikes.
Barron throws a head kick but Parts moves out of range.
Parts misses with a series of wild punches.
Parts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Colin Barron has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barron.
Barron lands a slapping body shot.
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barron lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parts backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Parts.
Nice jab there from Barron.
Parts checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Parts does no damage.
Parts misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Barron misses.
Barron lands with a shot to the body.
Parts tries to bum rush Barron with a series of wild strikes but Barron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parts checks a low kick from Barron.
Parts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barron swats away the attempt to clinch by Parts.
Barron stuns Parts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parts slips under a jab.
Parts throws a leg kick but Barron checks it.
Good leg kick by Parts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Parts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts moves out of range of the body kick from Barron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron takes one on the button.
Barron moves out of range as Parts throws a body kick.
Parts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barron.
Barron 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.
Barron throws a leg kick but Parts moved away.
Parts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barron.
Barron blocks a jab.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Parts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barron.
Parts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parts throws a leg kick
and Barron counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barron looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barron moves away.
Barron misses with a leg kick
and Parts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Parts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barron. Parts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barron.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parts avoids a kick to the body.
Barron throws a leg kick but Parts moved away.
Barron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barron moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parts swings widly with a right hand
and Barron counters with a stiff right hand.
Parts is rocked!
Barron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parts is still on wobbly legs! Can Barron finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Barron. That's going to slow Parts down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parts on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barron drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Parts right on the button. Parts goes down! Barron follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Barron gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Barron!
Colin Barron retains his light heavyweight title!
Colin Barron 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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