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GSF 30 Destruction PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Wulfsburgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiel Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wulfsburgh comes to the cage accompanied by The Wolf Is Loose - Mastodon. Flay has chosen Diabolic- Modern Day Future as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiel Flay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulfsburgh throws out a loose jab but Flay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flay feints and then cracks Wulfsburgh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wulfsburgh down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flay.
Wulfsburgh scores with a one two! Flay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wulfsburgh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flay swings for the body but Wulfsburgh moves out of range.
Wulfsburgh looks to land a combination but Flay avoids it well.
Flay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Wulfsburgh misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulfsburgh digs a good body shot into Flay's ribs.
Flay throws a leg kick but Wulfsburgh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wulfsburgh throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
Wulfsburgh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wulfsburgh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flay lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flay can pounce on him.
Wulfsburgh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wulfsburgh misses with a series of wild punches.
Flay connects with a leg kick. Wulfsburgh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flay feints and then cracks Wulfsburgh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wulfsburgh down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flay, right into the meat.
Flay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wulfsburgh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulfsburgh is breathing heavily.
Flay throws a head kick that Wulfsburgh semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wulfsburgh's head backwards.
Flay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wulfsburgh's head.
Flay connects with a leg kick. Wulfsburgh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wulfsburgh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wulfsburgh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flay throws a lazy body kick
and Wulfsburgh counters with a low kick, right behind Flay 's knee.
Wulfsburgh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flay misses with a body shot
and Wulfsburgh counters with a nice uppercut.
Wulfsburgh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flay. Flay obviously looking to wear him down.
Wulfsburgh misses with a wild body shot.
Wulfsburgh gets tackled into the cage by Flay. Flay maintains the clinch.
Wulfsburgh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flay blocks it with crossed arms.
Flay lands a nice elbow.
Wulfsburgh missing with knees to the body.
Flay lands an elbow inside.
Wulfsburgh takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh tries a knee to the head but Flay blocks it.
Wulfsburgh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flay.
Still in the clinch, Wulfsburgh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flay lands an elbow that stopped Wulfsburgh in his tracks for a moment.
Flay lands a knee to the body.
Flay lands a damaging elbow.
Flay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flay scores a nice knee to the body.
Flay just leaning against Wulfsburgh, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulfsburgh's face.
Flay connects with a knee to the head.
Flay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flay lands a nice knee to the body.
Flay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flay lands a damaging elbow.
Wulfsburgh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flay landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flay scores a nice knee to the body.
Flay lands an elbow inside.
Flay crunches a lovely knee into Wulfsburgh's ribcage.
Flay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulfsburgh's face.
Flay lands a knee to the head.
Flay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wulfsburgh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flay pushes Wulfsburgh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flay working Wulfsburgh over with knees to the body.
Flay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wulfsburgh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wulfsburgh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flay digs a right hand into Wulfsburgh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wulfsburgh's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Flay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flay lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wulfsburgh fails to land.
Wulfsburgh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flay lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiel Flay dominated that round.
That's time! Wulfsburgh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wulfsburgh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flay finds it's way round the side to connect with Wulfsburgh's head.
Flay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wulfsburgh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulfsburgh throws the left hand but Flay avoids the punch easily.
Flay throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wulfsburgh counters with a body kick.
Wulfsburgh throws a nice head kick!
Wulfsburgh throws the kick towards the body but Flay avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Flay.
Flay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredrick Wulfsburgh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Flay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay dodges the punch combination from Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Flay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wulfsburgh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh misses with an uppercut
and Flay counters with a low kick, right behind Wulfsburgh 's knee.
Flay scores with a leg kick.
Flay throws a head kick that Wulfsburgh semi-blocks.
Wulfsburgh tries to bum rush Flay with a series of wild strikes but Flay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flay pushes Wulfsburgh up against the cage in a clinch.
Wulfsburgh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flays head.
Wulfsburgh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wulfsburgh takes an elbow to the temple.
Wulfsburgh struggles to land a body shot inside as Flay controls his hands.
Flay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wulfsburgh tries to break free but Flay pushes him back against the cage.
Flay wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flay lands an elbow inside.
Wulfsburgh looking to throw knees to the head but Flay is blocking nicely.
Flay lands a knee to the head.
Flay lands an elbow that stopped Wulfsburgh in his tracks for a moment.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
Flay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wulfsburgh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flay working Wulfsburgh over with knees to the body.
Wulfsburgh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flay lands an elbow that stopped Wulfsburgh in his tracks for a moment.
Wulfsburgh tries to land a knee to the head but Flay blocks with his arms.
Flay lands a damaging elbow.
Wulfsburgh tries to land a knee to the head but Flay blocks with his arms.
Wulfsburgh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay lands with a short shot to the head.
Flay lands a nice elbow.
Wulfsburgh is rocked!
Flay lands a big knee to the head and Wulfsburgh goes down! Flay is looking to finish!
Oh Wulfsburgh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Flay staying calm.
Flay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wulfsburgh to see if he's OK.
Wulfsburgh is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Flay stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulfsburgh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wulfsburgh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flay works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Wulfsburgh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flay connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wulfsburgh is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kiel Flay!
An out of breath Kiel Flay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbird looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Longbird tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Longbird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanov.
A head kick from Longbird lands but Ivanov takes it in his stride.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Longbird moved away.
Ivanov misses with a low kick as Longbird jumps back.
Longbird looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Longbird moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Longbird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longbird.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov clinches.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Longbird feints and as Ivanov raises his hands in defense, Longbird changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Ivanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanov is keeping the position for now.
Longbird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Longbird wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Longbird swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longbird 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.
Ivanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanov throws an off balance right hand
and Longbird counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Aleksander Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Longbird walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanov. Longbird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksander Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Longbird is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanov has double underhooks.
Longbird trying to land knees to the body.
Longbird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Longbird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Longbird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Longbird lands with a light punch inside.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov lands a body punch.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longbird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Longbird pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ivanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ivanov.
Longbird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Longbird fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Longbird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Longbird lands an elbow inside.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov lands with a shot to the body.
Ivanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Longbird clinches.
A short uppercut from Ivanov.
Ivanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Longbird.
Ivanov working Longbird over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Longbird cracks Ivanov with an open hand slap.
Ivanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Longbird rather than just go for the knockout.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longbird just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ivanov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Longbird - the referee stops the clock and Ivanov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Longbird. Ivanov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Longbird tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Longbird shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivanov defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longbird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Ivanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 Hammer Longbird will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Ivanov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Longbird checks a leg kick.
Longbird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov tries to score with a low kick but Longbird moves his leg out of the way.
Hammer Longbird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longbird checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Longbird.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longbird throws a low kick but Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Longbird's calf.
Longbird looks to land a right hand but Ivanov moved out of range.
Ivanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Longbird catches Ivanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longbird on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Longbird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but Longbird sees it coming and moves out of range.
Longbird thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Longbird. That snapped Ivanov's head back.
Ivanov works Longbird's body with a nice hook.
Ivanov misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Longbird misses
and Ivanov counters with a thumping low kick.
A leg kick checked by Longbird.
Longbird throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
That kick from Ivanov tenderised Longbird's leg. Longbird is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Longbird tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left lands for Longbird.
Longbird blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
Longbird scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbird moves away.
Longbird misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Longbird misses.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Longbird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Longbird moves out of range.
A big left from Longbird misses.
Ivanov throws a push kick but Longbird slaps the foot to one side.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov thuds a left hand into Longbird's body.
Longbird throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird tries to clinch
and Ivanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Longbird shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Longbird avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
Longbird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longbird misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov lands a leg kick that knocks Longbird off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanov misses the target.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ivanov lands a head shot.
Longbird digs a good hook to Ivanov's body.
Ivanov cracks a nice hook into Longbird's ribs.
Longbird slips under a jab from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbird swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Longbird misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov forces Longbird back against the cage and clinches.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longbird.
Longbird blocks an elbow strike.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Longbird's ribcage.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longbird backwards.
Longbird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longbird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Longbird is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Longbird gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Ivanov'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!
Longbird misses with a hook.
Longbird swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Longbird scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Longbird closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Longbird tries to stand but Ivanov is controlling his head.
Ivanov wants to control but Longbird postures up.
Ivanov manages to get back to half guard.
Longbird wants to stand up but Ivanov is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivanov trying to control but Longbird postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ivanov gets back to full guard.
Ivanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longbird looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Longbird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Longbird won't allow Ivanov to sweep him here.
Longbird would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Longbird 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.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Longbird wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Hammer Longbird wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ivanov lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanov. Longbird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov clinches.
Ivanov pushes Longbird back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Longbird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the side of Longbird's head.
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Longbird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with an elbow strike.
Ivanov scores with a hook to the body.
Ivanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov presses Longbird against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Hammer Longbird has been cut.
A short uppercut from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Longbird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ivanov on the inside.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Longbird is rocked!
Ivanov cracks Longbird with a nice body shot.
Oh Longbird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanov. That's going to slow Longbird down.
Longbird steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ivanov. That one must have hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivanov, as that shot connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Ivanov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ivanov sizes up Longbird with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ivanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivanov thuds his shin into the meat of Longbird's side.
Ivanov lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Ivanov slams his shin into Longbird's torso.
Longbird takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Ivanov!
Aleksander Ivanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley has chosen Step into a World as his entrance music. Rashad Sokoudjou had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leshley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sokoudjou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leshley stuns Sokoudjou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Leshley misses.
Sokoudjou misses with a low kick.
Leshley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leshley lands with an uppercut that bounces Sokoudjou off the cage and back into range.
Leshley misses with a kick to the body.
Leshley misses with an uppercut.
Leshley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leshley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sokoudjou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leshley blocks a leg kick.
Leshley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Sokoudjou lands.
Leshley thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Sokoudjou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sokoudjou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rashad Sokoudjou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leshley.
Leshley swings for the body but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Sokoudjou slips a jab from Leshley.
Leshley misses with a shot to the body
and Sokoudjou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sokoudjou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leshley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leshley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sokoudjou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leshley gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sokoudjou manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokoudjou wants to control but Leshley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokoudjou is not content to let Leshley control the position.
Leshley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokoudjou gets back to full guard.
Leshley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokoudjou is keeping the position for now.
Leshley wants to stand but Sokoudjou is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sokoudjou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leshley wanted to stand there but Sokoudjou had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokoudjou is keeping the position for now.
Sokoudjou thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Leshley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sokoudjou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sokoudjou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sokoudjou looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokoudjou, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leshley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sokoudjou trying to keep a closed guard but Leshley is proving a slippery customer.
Sokoudjou is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leshley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leshley preventing the sweep.
Sokoudjou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leshley gets to his feet. Sokoudjou looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokoudjou swings for the body but Leshley moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Leshley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leshley throws a hook to the side of Sokoudjou's head but Sokoudjou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Sokoudjou. No joy for Leshley on that attempt.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sokoudjou as he avoids it easily.
Leshley gets a double leg takedown into Sokoudjou's guard.
Sokoudjou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leshley is sitting in close to Sokoudjou's body. Sokoudjou has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Leshley is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Leshley is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sokoudjou.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rashad Sokoudjou!
An out of breath Rashad Sokoudjou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hicks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bang Your Head. Vega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead N Gone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Vega!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vega wants to clinch.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega staying out of range there.
Hicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks moves forwards but Vega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega feints and then cracks Hicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicks down.
Vega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks misses with a jab to the body
and Vega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hicks throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega with a hook.
Hicks with a jab.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
Vega throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vega under the eye.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Vega lands.
Hicks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vega as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Hicks misses.
Vega misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vega to the mat! Vega manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hicks trying to control but Vega is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vega is on top in guard.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vega is one step ahead there.
Hicks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Vega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Vega tries to pass.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Esteban Vega hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Vega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega misses with a double jab.
Vega throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vega but Vega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Vega misses.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esteban Vega will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vega avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks needs to keep his hands up - Vega had a free shot at his head there.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Vega defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hicks.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks misses with a straight right.
Esteban Vega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Hicks's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vega.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega blocks a jab.
Vega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hicks momentarily.
Hicks connects with a single shot there.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vega misses with a hook.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vega avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Vega misses with a hook
and Hicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vega misses with an uppercut.
Vega rushes Hicks and presses him up against the cage.
Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hicks or not.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
Hicks has Vega pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vega manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Come on Vega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hicks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vega tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Vega both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Vega.
Hicks moves out of range of the body kick from Vega.
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Vega ducks right into an uppercut from Hicks.
Vega tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks lands a slapping body shot.
Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vega missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega takes one to the side of the head.
Vega misses with a straight right.
Vega defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Vega wants to land a leg kick but Hicks is out of range.
Vega throws the left hand but Hicks avoids the punch easily.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Vega moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vega tries a knee to the head but Hicks blocks it.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a shoulder strike.
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Vega finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Hicks.
Vega tries to score with a low kick but Hicks moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Vega avoids nicely.
Vega avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Vega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hicks jabs at Vega's body.
Vega with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vega slips under a jab from Hicks.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hicks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hicks thinking.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Hicks throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Vega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vega stuffs the takedown.
Hicks throws the left hand but Vega avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by Hicks or perhaps it was just good defense by Vega which made him look bad.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vega pinned against the cage. Vega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hicks in his tracks.
Vega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Hicks stuns Vega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Vega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hicks doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Vega does no damage.
Vega stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vega wants it to stay on the feet.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Vega throws a low kick, looking for Hicks's leg but Hicks calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Vega.
Bill Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega moves into the clinch.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hicks stalling against the cage.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vega.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hicks lands with an overhand left.
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vega staying out of range there.
Vega takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esteban Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks lands a right hook to the body.
Vega misses with a hook.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hicks or perhaps it was just good defense by Vega which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vega getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hicks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vega as he jumps to the side.
Hicks misses with the combination.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vega.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Vega.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Vega.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vega 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Vega!
A relieved looking Esteban Vega 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 Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
200 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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35
197 lbs
29 - 18 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tatu Tikki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Down shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tikki as he jumps to the side.
Ya Down turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ya Down takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ya Down stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikki.
Ya Down connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ya Down misses with a series of wild punches.
Tikki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tikki throws a body punch but Ya Down moves out of range.
Ya Down misses the shot to the body.
Tikki throws the left hand but Ya Down avoids the punch easily.
Ya Down moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tikki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ya Down looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tikki is pulling down on Ya Down's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down trying to control but Tikki is working from the bottom.
Tikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ya Down is aware though and is defending well.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Tikki keeps moving.
Ya Down is really struggling to control Tikki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tikki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tikki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down wants to pass the guard but Tikki is keeping the position.
Tikki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tikki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tikki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ya Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ya Down pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tikki is keeping the position for now.
Ya Down working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down stopping the sweep attempt from Tikki.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Tikki keeps moving.
Tikki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tikki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tikki has Ya Down pulled in close to control his posture.
Tikki keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
Tikki is trying to keep Ya Down in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tikki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ya Down was well out of range. Poor timing from Tikki.
Tikki tries to clinch but Ya Down moves away
and Ya Down counters with a series of strikes. Tikki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ya Down stuffs the takedown.
Tikki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ya Down.
A shot to the liver by Ya Down. Beautiful body shot.
Ya Down 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.
Ya Down tries to bum rush Tikki with a series of wild strikes but Tikki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tikki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ya Down lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ya Down connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tikki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ya Down. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Tikki.
Tikki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taken Ya Down will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ya Down sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tikki somewhat.
Ya Down lands with a nice body punch.
Ya Down misses with an uppercut. Tikki saw that one coming.
Ya Down throws a body punch but Tikki moves out of range.
Ya Down misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikki. That's going to slow Ya Down down.
Tikki slips under a jab from Ya Down.
Tikki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ya Down uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikki.
Ya Down slips a jab from Tikki.
Tikki tries to clinch up but Ya Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Tikki looks to throw the jab but Ya Down is out of range.
Ya Down fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki misses the shot to the body.
Tikki misses with a body kick.
Ya Down looks to land a right hand but Tikki moved out of range.
Ya Down drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ya Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ya Down pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tikki is keeping the position for now.
Tikki working a defensive guard here.
Ya Down passes into half guard.
Ya Down seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tikki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikki wants to control but Ya Down is keeping busy.
Tikki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tikki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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!
Ya Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ya Down is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tikki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tikki holds on and takes a little breather.
Taken Ya Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taken Ya Down wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ya Down closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tikki's guard.
Tikki keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
Tikki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ya Down!
Ya Down can't escape the position.
Ya Down blocking the ground and pound.
Ya Down really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tikki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ya Down because Tikki loaded up on that one.
Tikki looking to ground and pound but Ya Down is blocking nicely.
Ya Down is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikki throwing strikes but Ya Down uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tikki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ya Down blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tikki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikki works his way into side control.
Tikki lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tatu Tikki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ya Down missing with a left hand there. Tikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taken Ya Down is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tikki tries to clinch up.
Tikki 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.
Tikki throws a hook but Ya Down blocks it.
Tikki misses with a left hand
and Ya Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ya Down thows a body shot but no joy.
Tikki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tikki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ya Down throws out the jab.
Ya Down lands a glancing blow to the side of Tikki's head.
Tikki swings for the body but Ya Down moves out of range.
Tikki is looking to clinch.
Tikki shoots in for a takedown but Ya Down shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Ya Down misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ya Down counters with a straight right hand.
Tikki misses with a low kick.
Ya Down fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tikki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tikki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ya Down swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tikki counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Tikki.
Tikki throws a body punch but Ya Down moves out of range.
Tikki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ya Down fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tikki shoots for a takedown but Ya Down saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ya Down moves out of range as Tikki strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down checks a leg kick.
Tikki staying out of range there.
Tikki 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.
Tikki defending well as Ya Down loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Ya Down misses.
Ya Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tikki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ya Down scores with a sloppy right hand. Tikki should have avoided that one.
Tikki lands a head shot.
Ya Down is looking to clinch but Tikki is avoiding it.
Tikki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ya Down.
Tikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ya Down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ya Down scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ya Down connects with a right hand. Tikki shakes it off.
A big right from Tikki misses.
Ya Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikki moves away.
Tikki throws a leg kick that misses.
Ya Down slips a jab from Tikki.
Tikki throws a shot from downtown. Ya Down moves away and avoids it.
Tikki lands with a hook. Ya Down tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ya Down bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ya Down rushes Tikki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tikki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ya Down is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tikki to the mat. Tikki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tikki wants to stand but Ya Down is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ya Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ya Down trying to control but Tikki is working from the bottom.
Ya Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ya Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ya Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taken Ya Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ya Down 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taken Ya Down!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cubensis Azul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cubensis Azul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cubensis Azul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt 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.
Reinhardt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reinhardt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinhardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azul checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Reinhardt. No joy for Azul on that attempt.
Azul keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reinhardt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azul blocks a jab.
Reinhardt catches Azul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reinhardt connects with an inside leg kick.
Azul missing with a left hand there. Reinhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azul checks a leg kick.
Reinhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azul misses with a body kick.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azul decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reinhardt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reinhardt wants to sweep here but Azul controlling him for the moment.
Reinhardt seems keen to control Azul's posture.
Azul won't allow Reinhardt to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azul throwing strikes but missing.
Azul trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azul lands a couple of elbows.
Azul with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Azul landing some decent shots from guard.
Azul stopping the sweep attempt from Reinhardt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt pulls Azul in close to his closed guard and prevents Azul from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul connects with a couple of short punches.
Azul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Azul throwing strikes from guard but Reinhardt blocks nicely.
Reinhardt controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Azul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinhardt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reinhardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Azul.
Azul trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinhardt wants to sweep here but Azul controlling him for the moment.
Azul throwing strikes but missing.
Reinhardt keeping moving, preventing Azul from controlling successfully.
Azul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azul pushes down on Reinhardt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Azul is nestled in close to Reinhardt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cubensis Azul dominated that round.
That's time! Azul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Azul throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reinhardt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azul's knee momentarily.
Reinhardt looks to land a combination but Azul avoids it well.
Azul looks to land a left hand but Reinhardt moved out of range nicely.
Azul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reinhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Azul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt ducks under a wild hook from Azul.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azul.
Reinhardt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reinhardt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azul misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Reinhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azul scoring well with a low kick there.
Azul moves out of range of the leg kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reinhardt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cubensis Azul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azul tries to hold on but Reinhardt pushes him away.
Reinhardt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reinhardt unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Reinhardt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reinhardt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Azul is looking to escape.
Azul tries to reverse the position but Reinhardt maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt throwing strikes but Azul uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Reinhardt throwing shots but Azul is blocking nicely.
Azul trying to control here.
Reinhardt is trying to control the action in half guard but Azul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reinhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azul's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinhardt lands a nice short elbow.
Azul is looking to control Reinhardt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Azul avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to mount his opponent but Azul defends it.
Reinhardt wants to control but Azul is keeping him busy.
Reinhardt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reinhardt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Reinhardt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reinhardt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Azul is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azul regains half guard.
Reinhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt prevents Azul from improving his position.
Reinhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinhardt trying to control the action but Azul is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Azul looks to land a body kick but Reinhardt moved away.
Azul takes one on the button.
Azul throws the kick towards the body but Reinhardt avoids it.
Azul throws a low kick, looking for Reinhardt's leg but Reinhardt calmly moves out of range.
Reinhardt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azul.
Reinhardt lands a front kick.
Reinhardt scores with a jab to the head.
Azul motions for Reinhardt to come forward. Azul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Azul sprawls well. Azul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Azul.
Azul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azul looks for the body kick but Reinhardt saw that one coming.
Reinhardt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reinhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reinhardt is looking to land body kicks.
Reinhardt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reinhardt checks a leg kick.
Azul is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reinhardt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reinhardt throws a front kick that sends Azul stumbling back into the cage.
Reinhardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azul misses with a few strikes there.
Azul tried to score with a low kick but Reinhardt checks it.
Azul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reinhardt misses with a body kick.
Reinhardt misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinhardt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azul avoids a kick to the body.
Reinhardt shoots in and drives through. Azul sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Reinhardt there.
Reinhardt motions for Azul to come forward. Reinhardt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reinhardt is looking to score with low kicks.
Azul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reinhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt keeps Azul at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azul checks a leg kick.
Azul connects with a body shot that sends Reinhardt's belly button to the back.
Reinhardt scores with a punch to the head.
Azul looks to land a body kick but Reinhardt moved away.
Reinhardt misses with a lunging right hand
and Azul makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reinhardt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azul scores with a jab. Reinhardt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reinhardt throws out a leg kick but Azul moves out of range and Reinhardt only half commits.
Azul throws a leg kick which misses Reinhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Reinhardt tries to avoid it.
Azul throws out a leg kick but Reinhardt moves out of range and Azul only half commits.
Reinhardt throws the kick towards the body but Azul avoids it.
Reinhardt tried to score with a low kick but Azul checks it.
Azul walks into a straight right hand from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws out a leg kick but Azul moves out of range and Reinhardt only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azul throws a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head but Reinhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cubensis Azul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
Reinhardt slaps away a takedown attempt from Azul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reinhardt misses with a jab to the body
and Azul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Azul defends it nicely.
Azul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinhardt throws a lazy body kick
and Azul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reinhardt really felt that one!
Azul misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reinhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Reinhardt.
Well Reinhardt 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!
Victor Reinhardt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Miguel Chavez enters the cage!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez cracks the inside of Grayson's front leg.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez motions for Grayson to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Grayson throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Grayson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chavez did well to prevent Grayson getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chavez wants to control but Grayson is keeping busy.
Grayson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chavez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grayson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Grayson 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.
Chavez kicks off Grayson and gets to his feet.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Grayson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
Grayson scores with a body shot.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Grayson's leg but Grayson calmly moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Grayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chavez throws a jab when Grayson was well out of range.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Grayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chavez is fending him off so far but Grayson persists. Nope, Chavez circles away and we're back to standing.
Miguel Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grayson throws a push kick but Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Grayson swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Grayson.
Nice shot lands for Grayson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grayson. That did some damage!
Grayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Grayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Grayson tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Grayson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chavez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Grayson.
Grayson has Chavez pressed against the cage, preventing Chavez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Grayson.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez stalling in the clinch but Grayson improves position.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Grayson.
Grayson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chavez works on Grayson's body with a couple of short punches.
Chavez is trying to maintain a safe position but Grayson gets an underhook and turns Chavez into the cage.
Chavez keeps control of Grayson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Chavez on the inside.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Grayson gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Grayson back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Grayson as the two fighters clinch.
Grayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
Grayson throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Grayson.
Grayson tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grayson.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grayson is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Grayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Chavez stalling against the cage.
Grayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
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 Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chavez takes one to the side of the head.
Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Grayson saw it coming and moves away.
Chavez slips a straight right by Grayson.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Grayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Grayson jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Grayson lands with a shot to the body.
Grayson lands with an overhand left.
Grayson misses with a body shot.
Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chavez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Chavez. Those never looked like landing.
Grayson defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Grayson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grayson throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grayson staying out of range there.
Grayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grayson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grayson walks into a stiff left hand from Chavez.
Grayson is looking to score with low kicks.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Grayson works the jab nicely.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Grayson counters with a nice body shot.
Grayson lands with an overhand left.
A bone on bone clash there as Grayson blocks the leg kick.
Grayson throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Grayson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez defending well as Grayson loads up on a big left hand.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Grayson checks it.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Grayson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Grayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Grayson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chavez tries to bum rush Grayson with a series of wild strikes but Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grayson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chavez lands with an overhand left.
Grayson lands a slapping body shot.
Grayson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grayson showed some decent athleticism there.
Chavez gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grayson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
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 Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grayson checks a leg kick.
Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chavez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grayson takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Grayson checks a low kick from Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Grayson jumps back.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grayson motions for Chavez to come forward. Grayson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chavez lands with a nice combination. Grayson backs away looking to recover.
Grayson throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Grayson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Grayson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Grayson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grayson lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Grayson throws a leg kick but Chavez moved away.
Miguel Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chavez but Chavez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chavez lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Grayson saw that one coming.
Grayson misses with a wild combination.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Grayson slips a straight right by Chavez.
Marcus Grayson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chavez defends it nicely.
Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grayson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Grayson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez is looking to chop away at Grayson's legs.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
Grayson is looking to wear down Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Chavez.
I think Grayson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Grayson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcus Grayson waved his t-shirt featuring Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Haters Gonna Hate. Pope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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273 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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franz Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pope is out of range and Kafka settles back down.
Kafka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kafka scoring well with a low kick there.
Kafka scores with a punch to the head.
Pope swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kafka counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Kafka catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope blocks a head kick by Kafka.
Pope throws a low kick but Kafka moves out of range easily.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Kafka counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Kafka misses with a body shot.
Pope walks into a straight right hand from Kafka.
Pope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kafka moves away.
Kafka avoids the body shot from Pope.
Kafka lands a left and a right that send Pope crashing to the mat, dazed. Kafka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Kafka lands a heavy head kick that drops Pope. The ref tackles Kafka to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Pope was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Franz Kafka!
Franz Kafka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Dreams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priebcko misses with a low kick as Bryant jumps back.
Priebcko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Priebcko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bryant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Priebcko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bryant defending against the ground and pound.
Priebcko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Priebcko with the ground and pound but Bryant regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Priebcko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priebcko moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Priebcko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Priebcko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Priebcko throws an elbow but Bryant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryant takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Priebcko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Priebcko scoring with punches from side control.
Priebcko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bryant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Priebcko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Priebcko scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priebcko is putting a hurting on Bryant here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Priebcko scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Priebcko.
Bryant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Priebcko.
Priebcko trying to control the position but Bryant is working away.
Bryant struggling a bit here.
Priebcko working the ground and pound.
Priebcko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Priebcko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Priebcko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bryant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Priebcko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Priebcko working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priebcko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Priebcko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Priebcko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bryant parries the strikes from Priebcko easily there. Priebcko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bryant to escape.
Priebcko landing strikes.
Priebcko wants to control for a moment but Bryant uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Priebcko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Priebcko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Priebcko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Priebcko is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Priebcko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Priebcko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priebcko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Priebcko landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko landing punches.
Priebcko breaks from Bryant's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Priebcko tries a low kick but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bryant wants to clinch up but Priebcko keeps it at a distance.
Priebcko cracks the inside of Bryant's front leg.
Bryant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Priebcko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bryant moves in looking to clinch but Priebcko pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Bryant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Priebcko. Priebcko obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Priebcko to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priebcko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priebcko connects with an inside leg kick.
Priebcko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck for Priebcko with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Priebcko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Priebcko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Priebcko connects with a right hand. Bryant shakes it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Priebcko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Priebcko.
Ivan Priebcko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Priebcko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priebcko.
Priebcko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Priebcko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Priebcko as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Erik Bryant has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priebcko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Priebcko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bryant is out of range and Priebcko settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priebcko. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priebcko scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Priebcko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bryant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Priebcko.
Priebcko jabs at Bryant's body.
Priebcko punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
Bryant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Priebcko.
Erik Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priebcko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Priebcko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko scores with a body shot.
Priebcko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Priebcko lands a nice looking body kick.
Priebcko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Priebcko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Priebcko.
Priebcko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Priebcko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bryant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Priebcko.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priebcko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Priebcko takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priebcko.
Priebcko is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priebcko.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bryant enables Priebcko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bryant manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Priebcko scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Priebcko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Priebcko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Priebcko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Priebcko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Priebcko lands a couple of digs.
Priebcko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
Priebcko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Priebcko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant can't keep his opponent in guard - Priebcko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko thows a huge punch but Bryant dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priebcko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bryant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Priebcko.
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Priebcko works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Priebcko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Bryant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erik Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Priebcko.
Priebcko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Priebcko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bryant rather than just go for the knockout.
Priebcko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryant's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Priebcko is defended easily by Bryant.
Priebcko throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Priebcko.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Priebcko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Priebcko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Priebcko tries to work over Bryant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant pushes Priebcko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bryant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Priebcko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Priebcko.
Priebcko lands with a short shot to the head.
Bryant swings wildly with an uppercut but Priebcko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priebcko blocking some punches.
Bryant effectively controlling the action here.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Priebcko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priebcko throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Priebcko throws a low kick, looking for Bryant's leg but Bryant calmly moves out of range.
Bryant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priebcko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priebcko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ivan Priebcko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Priebcko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Priebcko cracks a nice hook into Bryant's ribs.
Priebcko scores with a jab to the body.
Priebcko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bryant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bryant tries to move into range but Priebcko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Priebcko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priebcko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erik Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Priebcko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bryant back to the cage. Priebcko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Priebcko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Priebcko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Priebcko cracks a nice hook into Bryant's ribs.
Bryant scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Priebcko.
An inside leg kick lands from Priebcko.
Priebcko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bryant throws a head kick but Priebcko moves out of range.
Priebcko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryant checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Priebcko.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick
and Priebcko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bryant thinking.
Priebcko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Priebcko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Priebcko scores with a hook to the body. Bryant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Priebcko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Priebcko connects with a leg kick. Bryant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priebcko scores with a leg kick.
Priebcko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bryant doesn't seem bothered though.
Priebcko throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko fails with a takedown attempt.
Erik Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Priebcko.
That kick from Priebcko tenderised Bryant's leg. Bryant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Priebcko.
Priebcko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Bryant clinches.
Ivan Priebcko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bryant is leaning against Priebcko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bryant misses with the head strike.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Priebcko throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant swings wildly with an uppercut but Priebcko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Priebcko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Priebcko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Priebcko!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Priebcko gave a big smile as he said 'Well I have to face the fact I am not as strong as I thought ... but the kid down there just faced the fact I am much stronger than he thought! Karma.'.
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