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CFC 260: Quid vs Piper PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JaKaSa Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by Moonsorrow - Kuolleiden maa. Kweli has chosen 2Pac - Hit em up as his entrance music. Talib Kweli told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JaKaSa Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kweli.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chaos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kweli is controlling him well.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard.
Chaos is trying to buck Kweli off.
The ground and pound from Kweli seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Kweli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is letting Kweli control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Chaos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kweli throws an elbow but Chaos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chaos taking a bit of punishment here - Kweli scoring with strikes.
Kweli throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chaos works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chaos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is thwarting Chaos's attempts to control the position.
Kweli is stalling here. Chaos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kweli seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chaos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kweli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chaos cracks Kweli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kweli struggling a bit here.
Chaos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chaos grinds an elbow into Kweli's temple.
Chaos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chaos working the ground and pound but Kweli is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is looking to regain half guard here but Chaos keeps moving and retains side control.
Chaos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kweli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kweli is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kweli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chaos is working away from the top position though.
Chaos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chaos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chaos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kweli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chaos decides to stand up.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaos but Chaos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Talib Kweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kweli misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Kweli misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaos dodges the punch combination from Kweli.
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!
Kweli throws a nice looking combination but Chaos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaos lands a jab to Kweli's midsection.
Chaos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
JaKaSa Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Chaos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chaos 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.
Chaos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kweli's head backwards.
Chaos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kweli.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaKaSa Chaos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kweli shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaos tries to sprawl out of it but Kweli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chaos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaos slaps away a takedown attempt from Kweli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Kweli down.
Kweli shoots for a double leg takedown but Chaos sprawls well. He's pushed Kweli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
JaKaSa Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Kweli looks to land a left hand but Chaos moved out of range nicely.
Chaos swings for the body but Kweli moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Chaos.
Chaos cracks Kweli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kweli misses with a combination
and Chaos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chaos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chaos lands with a kick to the temple. Kweli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kweli throws a right and a left that Chaos avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos fakes the leg kick and cracks Kweli in the body.
Good leg kick by Chaos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chaos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chaos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Kweli down.
A telegraphed right hand from Kweli misses the target.
Kweli closes the distance and clinches up with Chaos, looking for a takedown. Kweli pushes Chaos against the cage but Chaos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kweli is breathing heavily.
Kweli shoots in and drives through. Chaos sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Chaos. No joy for Kweli on that attempt.
Chaos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Kweli down.
Chaos throws a nice head 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!
Kweli closes the distance and clinches up with Chaos, looking for a takedown. Kweli pushes Chaos against the cage but Chaos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Chaos.
Chaos pushes Kweli away with a front kick.
JaKaSa Chaos is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaos.
Chaos lands a nice looking body kick.
Chaos is looking to wear down Kweli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kweli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chaos can pounce on him.
Chaos lands with a good body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kweli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chaos - the referee stops the clock and Kweli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chaos. Kweli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chaos scores with a three punch combo!
Chaos lands a jab to Kweli's midsection.
Chaos jabs at Kweli's body.
Chaos lands with a kick to the temple. Kweli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chaos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kweli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
JaKaSa Chaos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kweli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chaos.
Kweli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chaos.
Chaos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chaos lands an elbow inside that Kweli shrugs off.
Chaos manages to break the clinch.
Kweli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kweli scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Chaos lands but Kweli takes it in his stride.
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!
Kweli looks to land a left hand but Chaos moved out of range nicely.
Chaos misses with a body shot.
Chaos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaos scores with a jab to the head.
Kweli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chaos.
Chaos scores with a leg kick.
Kweli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No luck for Kweli with that takedown attempt.
Kweli shoots in but Chaos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chaos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Chaos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chaos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaKaSa Chaos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Chaos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kweli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chaos slaps away a takedown attempt from Kweli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kweli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaos swivels and escapes.
Chaos feints and then cracks Kweli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kweli down.
Kweli drops his hands momentarily and Chaos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chaos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Chaos as Kweli shoots in.
JaKaSa Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Chaos is looking to slow Kweli down with leg kicks.
Chaos connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Chaos.
Talib Kweli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kweli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kweli scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kweli can do to turn this around?
Kweli shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaos tries to sprawl out of it but Kweli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chaos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chaos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaos, right into the meat.
Kweli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaos tries to avoid it but Kweli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaos to the ground. Chaos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kweli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chaos. That one must have hurt.
Chaos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
Chaos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chaos connects with a body shot.
Chaos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Chaos has managed to clinch.
Chaos lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaos.
Chaos lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Chaos.
Chaos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kweli's defenses.
Chaos letting Kweli take a breather here.
Chaos tries to land knees in the clinch but Kweli avoids the damage to the body.
Chaos lands an elbow that stopped Kweli in his tracks for a moment.
Chaos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chaos lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Talib Kweli has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli looking to stall.
Chaos lands an elbow inside that Kweli shrugs off.
Kweli managing to block the knees to the body from Chaos.
Kweli looking to stall.
Chaos stalling in the clinch.
Kweli is trying to force a seperation but Chaos has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Chaos.
Kweli stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chaos as Kweli tries to tie him up.
Chaos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talib Kweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaos lands a leg kick that knocks Kweli off balance momentarily.
Chaos instigates a clinch.
Chaos avoids the elbow strike from Kweli, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaos.
Chaos lands a knee to the body.
Kweli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaos blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaos dodges an elbow strike from Kweli.
And that's the end of the fight!
JaKaSa Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaKaSa Chaos!
A very excited looking JaKaSa Chaos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. McKendrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner slaps away a takedown attempt from McKendrick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McKendrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gardner scores with a body shot.
Luke McKendrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
McKendrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gardner throws a lazy head kick
and McKendrick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McKendrick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKendrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKendrick stopping the sweep attempt from Gardner.
McKendrick drops back looking for a leg! Gardner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardner manages to kick McKendrick off! McKendrick jumps back into Gardner's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick is pushing down on Gardner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gardner is fighting to maintain full guard but McKendrick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gardner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McKendrick on the ground.
McKendrick trying to pass the guard but Gardner defending well.
McKendrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKendrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McKendrick is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gardner still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gardner has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
McKendrick sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McKendrick is refusing to be controlled, as Gardner sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKendrick looking for submissions off his back.
McKendrick wants to improve his position but Gardner is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick has a hand on Gardner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gardner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gardner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McKendrick is looking to escape.
McKendrick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McKendrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gardner controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gardner controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKendrick is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke McKendrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKendrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gardner in his tracks.
Gardner misses with a left hand
and McKendrick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardner's knee momentarily.
Gardner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luke McKendrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gardner motions for McKendrick to come forward. Gardner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner throws a head kick that McKendrick semi-blocks.
McKendrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gardner misses with a left hand
and McKendrick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gardner!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKendrick throws some wild stikes that Gardner manages to avoid easily.
McKendrick tries to control but Gardner wriggling away.
McKendrick moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gardner has worked his arm free - good work by Gardner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick swings around for an armbar but Gardner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McKendrick's guard.
McKendrick looking for a sweep. Not yet McKendrick, not yet.
McKendrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gardner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKendrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gardner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gardner stopping the sweep attempt from McKendrick.
McKendrick is looking for a triangle but Gardner pushes his legs off easily.
McKendrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gardner manages to get himself to full guard.
McKendrick stands and throws Gardner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gardner is trying to get back to half guard.
McKendrick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gardner, who protects the arm well.
McKendrick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McKendrick trying to control the position but Gardner is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McKendrick trying to control the action but Gardner is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKendrick tries for a kimura but Gardner is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke McKendrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gardner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McKendrick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McKendrick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gardner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Gardner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gardner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gardner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gardner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gardner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luke Gardner is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that McKendrick sees coming a mile off.
McKendrick tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKendrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gardner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McKendrick scrambles back to his feet.
McKendrick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McKendrick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McKendrick is looking to stall here but Gardner recovers full guard.
McKendrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardner is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McKendrick wants to pass the guard but Gardner is keeping the position.
Gardner looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardner, not yet.
Gardner keeping full guard, as McKendrick tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick throwing strikes from guard but Gardner blocks nicely.
McKendrick won't allow Gardner to sweep him here.
McKendrick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gardner throws a shot to the body.
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McKendrick.
Gardner scores with a shot to the body.
Luke McKendrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKendrick moves out of range of the body kick from Gardner.
McKendrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McKendrick lands in his opponent's guard.
McKendrick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luke Gardner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner tries to get to full guard but McKendrick has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Gardner.
I think McKendrick 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke McKendrick!
Our winner, Luke McKendrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bv Rasp (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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198 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bv Rasp!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasp dives in and scores a takedown into Mehoff's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mehoff can't keep his opponent in guard - Rasp advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rasp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rasp is pressing down on Mehoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mehoff is holding on for now.
Mehoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasp seems to be looking for submissions.
Rasp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mehoff is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rasp is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rasp is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rasp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rasp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mehoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasp is looking for a kimura here.
Rasp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rasp is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mehoff!
Rasp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Mehoff really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rasp seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mehoff is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasp controlling from mount.
Rasp is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mehoff is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mehoff flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Rasp anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mehoff and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Rasp slips an arm under Mehoff chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Rasp has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Rasp is squeezing on Mehoff like an anaconda would it's prey. Mehoff fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bv Rasp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by thai fight music. Sasiprapa has chosen Malaipet the Diamond as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payakaroon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sasiprapa will feel that in the morning.
Payakaroon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Payakaroon misses with a straight left.
Payakaroon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payakaroon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sasiprapa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Sasiprapa with a series of wild strikes but Sasiprapa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sasiprapa scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakaroon throws out a loose jab but Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon blocks a head kick by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sasiprapa fakes the leg kick and cracks Payakaroon in the body.
Payakaroon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sasiprapa throws out the jab.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payakaroon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payakaroon, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Sasiprapa - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa moves out of range as Payakaroon throws a body kick.
Payakaroon lands a head kick!
Payakaroon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payakaroon tried to score with a low kick but Sasiprapa checks it.
Sasiprapa dodges the punch combination from Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a straight right. Sasiprapa didn't see that one coming.
Payakaroon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sasiprapa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon slips under a jab.
Sasiprapa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sasiprapa misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasiprapa clinches with his opponent.
Payakaroon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sasiprapa lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a punch but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a knee strike.
Sasiprapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sasiprapa is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Payakaroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sasiprapa works on Payakaroon's body with a couple of short punches.
Payakaroon blocking some punches.
Payakaroon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sasiprapa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa scores with a push kick.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakaroon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Payakaroon misses with a looping left.
Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payakaroon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasiprapa moves away.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Sasiprapa misses with a wild body shot.
Sasiprapa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Sasiprapa does it's job there.
Payakaroon digs a good hook to Sasiprapa's body.
A good leg kick by Payakaroon.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasiprapa tries to land a front kick but Payakaroon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa walks into a jab.
Sasiprapa misses with a lunging right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a good low kick that Sasiprapa was not able to check.
Sasiprapa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payakaroon's calf.
Sasiprapa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Payakaroon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sasiprapa has time to react.
Sasiprapa walks into a stiff left hand from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Payakaroon is breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa 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.
Sasiprapa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sasiprapa moves out of range of the strikes.
Payakaroon connects with an inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Payakaroon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payakaroon looks to land a combination. Sasiprapa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Payakaroon blocks a jab.
Payakaroon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa thuds his shin into the meat of Payakaroon's side.
Payakaroon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa punishes Payakaroon's body with a nice straight punch.
Sasiprapa thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sasiprapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasiprapa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Sasiprapa misses
and Payakaroon counters with a leg kick.
Sasiprapa misses with a wild body shot.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
Payakaroon lands a leg kick that knocks Sasiprapa off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon swings for the body but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Sasiprapa pushes Payakaroon away with a front kick.
Sasiprapa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sasiprapa looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range.
Payakaroon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Sasiprapa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Payakaroon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a jab when Sasiprapa was well out of range.
Payakaroon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payakaroon gets tackled into the cage by Sasiprapa. Sasiprapa maintains the clinch.
Payakaroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sasiprapa misses with the head strike.
Payakaroon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Sasiprapa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payakaroon blocking some punches.
A short right from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sasiprapa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon lands a nice knee to the body.
Payakaroon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasiprapa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that misses
and Payakaroon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payakaroon connects with a body shot that sends Sasiprapa's belly button to the back.
Payakaroon throws a sloppy head kick and Sasiprapa moves out of range easily.
Sasiprapa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a straight right hand.
Payakaroon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sasiprapa's head.
Sasiprapa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sasiprapa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payakaroon misses with a low kick as Sasiprapa jumps back.
Payakaroon thuds a left hand into Sasiprapa's body.
Sasiprapa just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Sasiprapa finds it's target.
Sasiprapa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payakaroon 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 Sasiprapa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sasiprapa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick nicely.
Payakaroon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payakaroon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Payakaroon moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasiprapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payakaroon misses with a low kick.
Sasiprapa misses with a hook.
Sasiprapa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payakaroon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sasiprapa's hands.
Sasiprapa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the body kick.
Sasiprapa blocks a jab.
Payakaroon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sasiprapa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasiprapa loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Payakaroon scores with a four punch combination!
Payakaroon swings for the body but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon moves out of range as Sasiprapa throws a body kick.
Payakaroon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasiprapa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasiprapa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasiprapa punishes Payakaroon's body with a nice straight punch.
Sasiprapa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sasiprapa doesn't manage to clinch there - Payakaroon circles away.
Payakaroon misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa swings for the body but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Sasiprapa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasiprapa connects with a body shot that sends Payakaroon's belly button to the back.
Payakaroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasiprapa stuns Payakaroon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payakaroon blocks a jab.
Sasiprapa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sasiprapa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaipet Sasiprapa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sasiprapa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Payakaroon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Payakaroon connects with a high kick.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but Payakaroon is having none of it.
Sasiprapa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Payakaroon does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasiprapa. Payakaroon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasiprapa staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Payakaroon.
Sasiprapa misses with a left hand
and Payakaroon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sasiprapa misses the shot to the body.
Payakaroon lands with a straight right. Sasiprapa didn't see that one coming.
Sasiprapa moves out of range of the body kick.
Sasiprapa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payakaroon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sasiprapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasiprapa forces Payakaroon back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Sasiprapa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sasiprapa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sasiprapa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sasiprapa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sasiprapa.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Sasiprapa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payakaroon blocks it with crossed arms.
Payakaroon is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is trying to break the clinch but Sasiprapa has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon has had enough of the clinch but Sasiprapa keeps him there for the moment.
Sasiprapa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payakaroon's efforts to push away.
Payakaroon looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Payakaroon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
Malaipet Sasiprapa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasiprapa's elbow.
Payakaroon is trying to break the clinch but Sasiprapa has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon can't break the clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Sasiprapa avoids the damage to the body.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasiprapa.
Payakaroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasiprapa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Payakaroon fails to land.
Payakaroon trying to land knees to the body.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sasiprapa avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wangjannoi Payakaroon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sasiprapa 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaipet Sasiprapa!
Malaipet Sasiprapa gave a mention to - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait PrudHomme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chicken Salad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Salad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parfait PrudHomme!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salad with a poor takedown
and PrudHomme holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
PrudHomme with a knee to the head.
Salad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics PrudHomme uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
PrudHomme lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
PrudHomme wants to pass the guard but Salad is keeping the position.
PrudHomme preventing the sweep.
PrudHomme sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Salad keeping full guard, as PrudHomme tries to pass.
Salad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for PrudHomme!
Salad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Salad throwing strikes here but PrudHomme is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
PrudHomme taking shots to the head.
Salad throwing strikes here but PrudHomme is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Salad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
PrudHomme avoids a series of strikes thrown by Salad.
Salad thowing shots but they're missing.
Salad is landing with some decent strikes but PrudHomme is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salad lands a big shot there that rocks PrudHomme but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad unloads with some shots from mount but PrudHomme bucks and avoids them well.
Salad avoids the attempt from PrudHomme to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
PrudHomme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salad working PrudHomme over with strikes here.
Salad lands a big shot there that rocks PrudHomme but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
PrudHomme tries to hold on but Salad postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if PrudHomme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salad looking to ground and pound but PrudHomme is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Salad locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! PrudHomme is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chicken Salad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuhkasaari comes to the cage accompanied by Proteus - Full Metal Jacket. St Croix has chosen Erasure - A Little Respect as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari lands a leg kick that knocks St Croix off balance momentarily.
St Croix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuhkasaari can pounce on him.
Tuhkasaari lands with a nice body punch.
Tuhkasaari scores with a push kick.
Tuhkasaari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Croix throws a looping overhand right but Tuhkasaari ducks down to avoid it.
Tuhkasaari cracks the inside of St Croix's front leg.
St Croix misses with an uppercut. Tuhkasaari saw that one coming.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick that misses.
Tuhkasaari shoots in and bounces St Croix off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tuhkasaari throwing strikes from guard but St Croix blocks nicely.
St Croix wants to sweep here but Tuhkasaari controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuhkasaari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Croix is trying to keep Tuhkasaari in close.
Tuhkasaari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuhkasaari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Croix is keeping the position for now.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but St Croix keeps moving.
St Croix is adopting a defensive guard.
Tuhkasaari preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari won't allow St Croix to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuhkasaari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but St Croix is working from the bottom.
St Croix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques St Croix was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tuhkasaari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tuhkasaari lands a slapping body shot.
St Croix checks a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuhkasaari throws a chopping leg kick but St Croix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tuhkasaari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacques St Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Teppo Tuhkasaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari lands an overhand right.
Tuhkasaari throws a low kick but St Croix avoids it.
St Croix misses with a hook.
St Croix misses with a straight left.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown but St Croix shows good takedown defense.
Tuhkasaari misses with a left hand
and St Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuhkasaari misses with a body shot.
St Croix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Tuhkasaari. Beautiful body shot.
Tuhkasaari lands with an uppercut that bounces St Croix off the cage and back into range.
Tuhkasaari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Croix walks into a left hand.
A jab from Tuhkasaari finds it's way through St Croix's defenses.
Tuhkasaari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as St Croix blocks the leg kick.
St Croix connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuhkasaari lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Croix's sensitive parts.
Tuhkasaari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Croix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Croix throws a leg kick but Tuhkasaari checks it.
St Croix misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuhkasaari counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Croix's knee momentarily.
St Croix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tuhkasaari fails with the takedown.
Tuhkasaari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuhkasaari gets a double leg takedown into St Croix's guard.
St Croix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tuhkasaari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Croix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tuhkasaari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from St Croix.
Tuhkasaari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari misses with a hook to the body
enabling St Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuhkasaari misses with a straight right.
Tuhkasaari misses with a hook. St Croix ducked under it nicely.
St Croix thuds his right hand into Tuhkasaari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Croix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Croix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Croix connects with a right hand. Tuhkasaari shakes it off.
Tuhkasaari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from St Croix.
A jab from St Croix does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuhkasaari lands with a straight right. St Croix didn't see that one coming.
St Croix might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuhkasaari's sensitive parts.
St Croix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Tuhkasaari.
Nice jab there from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari throws a big shot that misses.
Tuhkasaari wants to land a leg kick but St Croix is out of range.
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuhkasaari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuhkasaari misses with a hook. St Croix ducked under it nicely.
St Croix looks to land a left hand but Tuhkasaari moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from St Croix misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari gets a double leg takedown into St Croix's guard.
Tuhkasaari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tuhkasaari slips nicely into half guard.
Tuhkasaari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Tuhkasaari is trying to control. St Croix wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Croix is looking for a sweep. Tuhkasaari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuhkasaari is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Croix doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St Croix is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! St Croix could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tuhkasaari has cracked it and St Croix is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tuhkasaari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Teppo Tuhkasaari!
Teppo Tuhkasaari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roll Fizzlebeef (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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155 lbs
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153 lbs
22 - 6 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Roll Fizzlebeef!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Fizzlebeef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fizzlebeef throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Fizzlebeef slips the punch.
Fizzlebeef scores with a punch to the head.
Fizzlebeef ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Fizzlebeef bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlebeef throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a right and a left that Fizzlebeef avoids nicely.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fizzlebeef but Fizzlebeef pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fizzlebeef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Fizzlebeef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Don Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fizzlebeef slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Fizzlebeef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Fizzlebeef is just out of range.
Fizzlebeef avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fizzlebeef swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Fizzlebeef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall stuns Fizzlebeef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fizzlebeef.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Fizzlebeef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fizzlebeef lands a lovely overhand right.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fizzlebeef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fizzlebeef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Fizzlebeef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Fizzlebeef avoids it.
Fizzlebeef is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
A swing and a miss from Fizzlebeef.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Fizzlebeef slips the punch.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fizzlebeef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fizzlebeef motions for Hall to come forward. Fizzlebeef throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fizzlebeef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall misses with the body kick
and Fizzlebeef counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fizzlebeef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Fizzlebeef's guard.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fizzlebeef is keeping the position for now.
Hall trying to control but Fizzlebeef is working from the bottom.
Fizzlebeef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Fizzlebeef uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Fizzlebeef!
Fizzlebeef is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Fizzlebeef wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Fizzlebeef has gone for a leg lock! Hall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fizzlebeef's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall passes Fizzlebeef's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hall works his way into side control.
Hall wants to control but Fizzlebeef is keeping him busy.
Fizzlebeef tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Fizzlebeef is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Hall take his back! Uh oh - Hall has got a rear naked choke here! Fizzlebeef is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Hall!
Don Hall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Mirasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
196 lbs
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193 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Mirasty!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirasty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larsson takes a step back to recover.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mirasty tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
Mirasty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larsson tries to avoid it but Mirasty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larsson to the ground. Larsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirasty blocks the leg kick.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Mirasty.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Mirasty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsson under the eye.
Mirasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larsson darts in and clinches Mirasty up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mirasty as Larsson tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Larsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mirasty has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
Larsson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirasty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mirasty gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson lands a left hand.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirasty is trying to break free.
Larsson wants to stall.
Mirasty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson is working Mirasty over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Larsson throws an elbow but misses.
Mirasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mirasty blocks an uppercut.
Mirasty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mirasty misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty jabs Larsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Mirasty misses.
Henrik Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirasty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mirasty avoids the head kick by Larsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
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!
Mirasty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Mirasty down.
Mirasty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mirasty misses the shot to the body.
Mirasty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Mirasty throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily.
Mirasty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsson thows a leg kick but Mirasty checks it
and Mirasty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsson scores with the left hand. Mirasty knows he should have avoided that one.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Mirasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirasty misses with a straight left.
Larsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
Mirasty connects with a single shot there.
Larsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Mirasty moved out of range nicely.
Mirasty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirasty slips under a jab.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirasty.
Larsson closes the distance and pushes Mirasty back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirasty backwards.
Mirasty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mirasty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson scores with a knee to the head.
Mirasty working hard to break the clinch.
Mirasty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mirasty avoids it.
Mirasty working aggressively here.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirasty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson wants to clinch.
Mirasty tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Mirasty misses.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Mirasty.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Larsson lands an overhand right.
Mirasty misses with a hook to the body
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirasty moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mirasty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirasty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirasty throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Larsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mirasty throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Mirasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mirasty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a leg kick
letting Mirasty counter with a right hand.
Mirasty swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Mirasty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mirasty checks a leg kick.
Larsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirasty misses with a looping right.
Mirasty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mirasty.
Mirasty blocks the body kick.
Mirasty misses the shot to the body.
Mirasty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson looks for a takedown but Mirasty sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mirasty. Larsson shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirasty's calf.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirasty.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Mirasty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Larsson lands a leg kick that knocks Mirasty off balance momentarily.
Mirasty lands a body shot.
Larsson 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.
Mirasty connects with a single shot there.
Mirasty scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Larsson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mirasty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson takes one to the chin there.
Larsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mirasty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirasty's elbow.
A short right from Larsson.
Mirasty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson lands a knee to the head.
Larsson wants to stall.
Larsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Larsson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Mirasty is blocking nicely.
Mirasty breaks from the clinch.
Mirasty lands a nice shot that snaps Larsson's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirasty. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson is looking to land body kicks.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirasty.
Mirasty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirasty throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Larsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirasty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Jon Mirasty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Mirasty to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirasty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
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 Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A leg kick checked by Mirasty.
Mirasty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirasty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Mirasty.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Mirasty checks it.
Mirasty looks to land a combination. Larsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirasty manages to avoid it.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mirasty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mirasty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larsson somewhat.
Larsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mirasty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson tries to work over Mirasty's front leg with a kick but Mirasty checks it.
Mirasty misses the shot to the body.
Larsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mirasty misses the shot to the body.
Mirasty lands with a cross.
Mirasty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Mirasty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirasty throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirasty.
Larsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mirasty is out of range and Larsson settles back down.
Mirasty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsson's calf.
Mirasty defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mirasty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mirasty scores with a push kick.
Mirasty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larsson throws a head kick but Mirasty moves out of range.
Mirasty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirasty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mirasty swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson cracks Mirasty with an open hand slap.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsson works over Mirasty's head and body with a nice combination.
Mirasty throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Larsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a looping overhand right but Mirasty ducks down to avoid it.
Mirasty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Larsson lands with an overhand left.
Mirasty lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.
Larsson connects with a jab.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Mirasty moves out of range easily.
Larsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Larsson is predictable there
and Mirasty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsson thinking.
Larsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirasty.
Larsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Mirasty checks it.
Larsson throws a front kick that sends Mirasty stumbling back into the cage.
Larsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mirasty works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirasty ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
A combination from Mirasty does no damage.
Larsson throws a solid leg kick but Mirasty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirasty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirasty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larsson motions for Mirasty to come forward. Larsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henrik Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsson tries to clinch but Mirasty is having none of it.
Larsson scores with a kick to the body.
Mirasty darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mirasty in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bangizwe misses.
Bangizwe misses with a low kick.
Malek throws a head kick but Bangizwe moves out of range.
Bangizwe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Malek.
Bangizwe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malek counters with a nice body kick.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangizwe. Malek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangizwe.
A clash of legs there as Bangizwe blocks the low kick.
Malek misses with a kick to the body
and Bangizwe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Bangizwe misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangizwe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malek.
Malek digs a good hook to Bangizwe's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bangizwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malek.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malek is looking to land body kicks.
Malek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malek scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Malek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe checks a low kick from Malek.
Bangizwe connects with a single shot there.
Malek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malek throws a low kick but Bangizwe moves out of range easily.
Bangizwe throws a hook but Malek blocks it.
Malek throws a leg kick
and Bangizwe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bangizwe throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
Malek connects with a solid leg kick.
Malek moves away from the strike by Bangizwe.
Malek is looking to slow Bangizwe down with leg kicks.
Malek misses with a wild body shot.
Bangizwe drops his hands momentarily and Malek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Malek misses the target.
Bangizwe lands a lovely overhand right.
Malek lands a big head kick that sends Bangizwe tumbling to the mat! Malek takes a step backwards and waves Bangizwe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bangizwe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malek throws a shot from downtown. Bangizwe moves away and avoids it.
Malek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malek misses with a shot to the body
and Malek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malek misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Malek as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bangizwe blocks the leg kick.
Bangizwe misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek slips a jab from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malek misses the shot to the body.
Malek avoids a kick to the body.
Malek scores with a leg kick.
Malek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bangizwe throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Bangizwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bangizwe looks for the body kick but Malek saw that one coming.
Malek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bangizwe checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bangizwe misses with a looping right.
Bangizwe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malek has time to react.
Malek slips under a jab from Bangizwe.
Malek lands a big head kick that sends Bangizwe tumbling to the mat! Malek takes a step backwards and waves Bangizwe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bangizwe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangizwe misses with a looping left.
Oh Bangizwe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bangizwe's sensitive parts.
Bangizwe seems to have got his legs back now.
Bangizwe lands an overhand right.
Bangizwe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malek throws a sloppy head kick and Bangizwe moves out of range easily.
Bangizwe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malek lands a head kick. Bangizwe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Malek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Bangizwe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Malek blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek misses with a body kick.
Malek pushes Bangizwe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bangizwe misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bangizwe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bangizwe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malek scores with the left hand. Bangizwe knows he should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bangizwe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malek - the referee stops the clock and Bangizwe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malek. Bangizwe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bangizwe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malek feints and then cracks Bangizwe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangizwe down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe avoids the head kick by Malek.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangizwe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malek in his tracks.
Malek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangizwe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bangizwe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Malek throws a leg kick that misses.
Bangizwe lands a really nice looking cross but Malek seems unphased.
Malek moves away from the strike by Bangizwe.
Malek throws a chopping leg kick but Bangizwe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek 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.
Malek throws a sloppy head kick and Bangizwe moves out of range easily.
Malek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malek slips under a jab.
Bangizwe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malek feints and then cracks Bangizwe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangizwe down.
Malek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bangizwe has time to react.
Bangizwe checks a leg kick.
Bangizwe looks to score with a jab to the body but Malek is just out of range.
Bangizwe blocks a head kick by Malek.
Bangizwe cracks Malek with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangizwe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bangizwe misses with a right hand
and Malek counters with a body kick that stops Bangizwe in his tracks momentarily.
Malek scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Malek.
Malek lands a jab to the nose.
Bangizwe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malek.
Malek throws a low kick but Bangizwe avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Malek misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek connects with a body shot that sends Bangizwe's belly button to the back.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Bangizwe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bangizwe throws a hook but Malek avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Malek misses.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Bangizwe fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malek.
Malek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malek swings for the body but Bangizwe moves out of range.
A lazy left from Malek finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malek slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
Malek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bangizwe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bangizwe misses with a lunging right hand
and Malek counters with a head kick. That will keep Bangizwe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bangizwe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangizwe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malek is looking to slow Bangizwe down with leg kicks.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bangizwe. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jai Malek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malek misses with a straight right.
Bangizwe ducks under a wild hook from Malek.
Malek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bangizwe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malek.
Bangizwe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bangizwe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malek. Malek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bangizwe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Malek lands with a shot to the body.
Malek lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Malek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bangizwe doesn't seem phased though.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bangizwe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malek can pounce on him.
Bangizwe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malek lands a nice shot to the body.
Malek is looking to slow Bangizwe down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bangizwe. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malek, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Malek.
Malek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bangizwe's calf.
Bangizwe avoids the head kick by Malek.
Malek is looking to slow Bangizwe down with leg kicks.
Mandla Bangizwe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bangizwe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malek throws a low kick but Bangizwe avoids it.
Malek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bangizwe connects with a looping right hand.
Malek lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Bangizwe looks to land a right hand but Malek moved out of range.
Jai Malek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malek connects with a body shot that sends Bangizwe's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Malek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malek 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Malek!
After the fight, Jai Malek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real Men Wear Skirts. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper throws a series of punches but Quid avoids them all with ease.
Quid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Piper moves away from the strike by Quid.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper connects with a solid leg kick.
Quid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quid has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piper.
Piper decides to pull guard.
Quid preventing the sweep.
Piper has Quid pulled in close to control his posture.
Quid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Piper's guard.
Quid stopping the sweep attempt from Piper.
Piper has a closed guard, preventing Quid from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper looking for a sweep. Not yet Piper, not yet.
Quid wants to stand but Piper is controlling his posture from full guard.
Piper wants to sweep here but Quid controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quid scores with a nice right hand.
Quid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Piper under the eye.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
Quid misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piper, as that shot connected.
Quid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Piper circles away quickly and effectively.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Quid misses with a body shot.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Piper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piper throws a body kick that misses.
Piper misses with a left hand
and Quid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Piper misses the shot to the body.
Quid punishes Piper's body with a nice straight punch.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piper.
Quid misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper lands a nice hook to Quid's body. Quid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quid throws the left hand but Piper avoids the punch easily.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper throws a body kick that misses.
Piper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Piper with the ground and pound but Quid uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piper wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roddy Piper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Quid scores with a hook to the body. Piper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quid misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quid throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Piper as he connects with a hook.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
That's time! Quid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quid misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Piper, right into the meat.
Piper misses with a double jab.
Piper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quid's calf.
Piper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quid slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
Piper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Piper is out of range and Quid settles back down.
Piper lands a nice hook to Quid's body. Quid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piper - that will leave a mark!
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - Quid circles away.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quid. Quid obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quid moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quid.
Piper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quid moves away from the strike by Piper.
Piper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quid missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Piper.
Quid blocks a head kick by Piper.
Quid leaves Piper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Quid moves out of range easily.
Quid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quid misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper throws a low kick, looking for Quid's leg but Quid calmly moves out of range.
Quid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quid blocks the body kick.
Quid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quid moves away.
Piper swinging wildly here.
Quid missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quid looks to throw the jab but Piper is out of range.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quid.
Quid misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quid wants to clinch up but Piper keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Quid misses
and Piper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piper lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Quid.
Quid misses with a low kick.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with Quid, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes Quid against the cage but Quid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Quid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper works the jab nicely.
Quid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quid swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Quid throws a jab when Piper was well out of range.
Piper throws a body punch but Quid moves out of range.
Quid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piper 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.
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quid counters with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quid.
Quid working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roddy Piper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quid blocks a head kick by Piper.
Quid checks a low kick from Piper.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
Quid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Piper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quid throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Piper.
Piper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Piper dives in and grabs Quid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quid pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.
Quid throws a low kick, looking for Piper's leg but Piper calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quid throws out the jab.
A cross from Quid lands.
Quid is looking to chop away at Piper's legs.
Piper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piper sizes up Quid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quid misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Piper as he connects with a hook.
Piper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quid's waist but Quid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piper off to one side.
Quid swings widly with a right hand
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piper moves out of range as Quid throws a body kick.
Quid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper lands with a nice body punch.
Piper throws a hook but Quid blocks it.
Piper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quid.
Quid blocks a jab.
A big left from Quid misses.
Piper rushes Quid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quid has had enough of the clinch but Piper keeps him there for the moment.
Piper tries a body shot but Quid blocks it.
Quid throws a head punch that misses.
Quid is looking to control Piper's arms but Piper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quid has his back to the cage.
Quid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Quid.
Piper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper shoots in looking for a takedown. Quid tries to sprawl out of it but Piper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Piper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piper throws a hook but Quid blocks it.
A slow jab from Quid misses its intended target.
Quid misses with a low kick as Piper jumps back.
Quid misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Quid's shoulder, as Quid tries to avoid the shot.
Piper avoids a kick to the body.
Piper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Quid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Piper eats them both and turns towards Quid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Piper takes one to the chin there.
Quid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Piper thuds his shin into the meat of Quid's side.
Piper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quid's calf.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quid as he avoids it easily.
Quid throws a sloppy body shot
and Piper counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quid loads up on a big right hand but Piper slips the punch.
Piper clinches.
Quid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Quid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quid throws a punch but it's blocked by Piper.
Quid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quid lands a left hand.
Quid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johnny Quid did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Piper misses with a hook. Quid ducked under it nicely.
Quid tries to clinch up but Piper circles away and keeps his distance.
Quid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quid defends it nicely.
Quid misses the shot to the body.
Piper cracks Quid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quid steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piper. That one must have hurt.
Piper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quid takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Piper.
Nice cross by Quid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Quid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Quid blocks a head kick by Piper.
Piper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quid's waist but Quid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piper off to one side.
Quid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piper doesn't seem bothered though.
Piper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Piper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quid's guard.
Piper throws a strike but Quid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Piper wants to sweep here but Quid controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piper is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to free his leg and advance position but Quid is retaining full guard.
Quid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piper cracks Quid with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Piper connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quid is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice left hand lands by Piper.
Quid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piper misses with a punch to the body.
Piper works on Quid's body with a couple of short punches.
Quid gets through Piper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piper lands a right hand.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quid taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Piper breaks from the clinch.
Quid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper misses with an uppercut. Quid saw that one coming.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quid manages to avoid it.
Piper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quid blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Piper misses.
Quid tries to move into range but Piper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Piper throws a head kick that misses
and Quid counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Piper misses.
Quid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Quid does no damage.
Quid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Piper misses with a double jab.
Quid sizes up Piper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Quid's guard.
Piper tries to free his leg and advance position but Quid is retaining full guard.
Quid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper prevents Quid from getting back to his feet.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Quid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Piper stops Quid from standing up.
Piper wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piper throws a head kick but Quid moves out of range.
Quid avoids the head kick by Piper.
Piper misses with a low kick as Quid jumps back.
Piper throws a lazy right hand but Quid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quid misses with a straight right.
Quid moves away from the strike by Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid throws a lazy right hand but Piper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Piper takes one to the side of the head.
Quid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quid scores with a jab.
Piper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quid throws a jab but it's blocked by Piper.
Quid lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper missing with a left hand there. Quid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quid swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Quid dodges the punch combination from Piper.
Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Quid is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quid moves away.
Piper lands a right hook to the body.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quid avoids it really well and circles away.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quid avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Quid throws a shot from downtown. Piper moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Quid finds it's target.
Quid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
Johnny Quid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quid lands with a straight right. Piper didn't see that one coming.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper tries to clinch up but Quid circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quid is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper slips a straight right by Quid.
Quid misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
Piper misses with a low kick as Quid jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roddy Piper.
I think Piper 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Roddy Piper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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