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MLC 99: Nieto vs Ufcowski Jr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mars Volta - . Hong Li has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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119 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan McDonald!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDonald.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Li lands with a nice body kick.
Li displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McDonald regains guard.
McDonald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li is pushing down on McDonald's leg trying to pass to half guard. McDonald is fighting to maintain full guard but Li has managed to sneak the leg through.
McDonald looks like he's trying to stand up.
McDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
McDonald looks gassed!
Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to kick Li off but Li keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Li is trying to work for a kimura but McDonald is defending well.
Li is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDonald defends it well.
McDonald is trying to stand up here but Li is controlling him well.
Li decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hong Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan McDonald.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McDonald.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Li gets underhooks to prevent McDonald's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li breaks from the clinch.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li has managed to clinch.
Li can't get the takedown.
Li has clasped his hands together around McDonald's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard.
Li is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McDonald has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McDonald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Li blocks the strikes from McDonald.
Li stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDonald off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li instigates a clinch.
Li is pressed up against the cage. McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Li down to the mat. Li avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Li scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li has managed to clinch.
McDonald drops down looking for an ankle pick but Li pulls his leg out and moves away.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDonald after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Li dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li tightens his grip and picks McDonald up, before dumping him to the ground. McDonald manages to land in guard.
Li drops back looking for a leg! McDonald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McDonald manages to kick Li off! Li jumps back into McDonald's guard.
Li gets to his feet. McDonald looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Li clinches.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDonald's efforts to push away.
Li stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Li jumps guard.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
McDonald content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Li has locked up a guillotine! Li's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? McDonald is holding on here and Li must be using up a lot of energy. McDonald has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Li gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hong Li!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hong Li waved his t-shirt featuring xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Faragher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Faragher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Black!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faragher closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Faragher pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christian Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Faragher dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black throws a right hand that Faragher ducks under and follows up with a left that Faragher also avoids with ease.
Faragher clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Faragher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Faragher jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.
Black wanted to stand there but Faragher had control of the position.
Faragher is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faragher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Faragher.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to stand but Faragher is controlling from the bottom.
Black won't allow Faragher to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black has closed the distance and engaged Faragher in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faragher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Faragher.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Faragher has him pressed against the cage.
Faragher lands with a short shot to the head.
Faragher jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.
Faragher wants to sweep but no luck.
Black wants to stand but Faragher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Faragher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Faragher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black wants to stand but Faragher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faragher controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Faragher.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Faragher ducks down to avoid it.
Faragher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Faragher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Faragher lands in his opponent's guard.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faragher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Faragher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Billy Faragher has been cut.
Christian Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faragher tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Faragher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faragher. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faragher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Faragher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faragher can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Faragher.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faragher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Faragher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faragher is trying to trip Black. He has hold of a leg but Black is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Faragher persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to control the position but Faragher postures up.
Faragher with a nice head shot there.
Faragher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faragher forces his way into half guard.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faragher.
Black is staying active underneath Faragher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Faragher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Billy Faragher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Faragher.
Faragher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faragher scoring with some ground and pound.
Black keeping moving, preventing Faragher from controlling successfully.
Black pushes Faragher off and gets back to his feet.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Faragher to counter with a crisp jab.
Faragher avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a straight right.
Faragher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faragher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faragher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Faragher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black clinches up with Faragher and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faragher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faragher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faragher has Black pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Faragher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Black tumbling to the mat - Faragher dives into Black's guard.
Faragher looking to pass the guard.
Faragher working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faragher trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faragher is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Faragher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Faragher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Faragher fails with the takedown.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faragher just misses with a punch to the body.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Faragher misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Faragher jabs at Black's body.
Black clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Faragher to work.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Faragher has the dominant position.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faragher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faragher creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Black's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Black drops to his knees and Faragher pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Faragher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tvrtko Kotromanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To The Jungle. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tvrtko Kotromanic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a jab when Kotromanic was well out of range.
Kotromanic lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotromanic.
Creed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kotromanic. Kotromanic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kotromanic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Creed.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotromanic lands with a kick to the temple. Creed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotromanic.
Kotromanic is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Kotromanic lands a front kick.
Kotromanic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Kotromanic moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Kotromanic.
Kotromanic lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotromanic lands with a kick to the temple. Creed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotromanic.
Creed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jake Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotromanic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kotromanic lands an overhand right.
Creed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kotromanic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotromanic lands a big head kick that sends Creed tumbling to the mat! Kotromanic takes a step backwards and waves Creed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Creed is rocked!
Kotromanic walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Creed drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kotromanic swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Creed's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tvrtko Kotromanic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Sahebt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Socha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sahebt dives in and grabs Socha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Socha pushes down on Sahebt's head and hops out.
Sahebt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sahebt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Socha throws a low kick but Sahebt avoids it.
Sahebt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Socha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sahebt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Socha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sahebt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Socha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sahebt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sahebt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sahebt is working to tighten is grip on Socha's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Socha has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sahebt is really squeezing tight and eventually Socha passes out! Sahebt breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Sahebt!
James Sahebt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Gupta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rama Gupta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Thug!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gupta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gupta tries to close the distance and clinch but Thug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thug is looking to slow Gupta down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gupta is looking to clinch.
Gupta doesn't manage to clinch there - Thug circles away.
Thug scoring well with a low kick there.
Thug lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gupta tries to clinch up.
Thug keeps the fight on the outside.
Gupta has managed to clinch.
Gupta misses with the head strike.
Gupta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thugs head.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Gupta has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Thug is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Gupta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gupta misses with a punch on the inside.
Thug is trying to maintain a safe position but Gupta gets an underhook and turns Thug into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
Thug misses with a body punch.
Gupta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thug trying to stall but Gupta improves his position.
Thug is trying to break free.
Gupta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thug wants to break free but Gupta has control.
Thug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
Thug can't break the clinch.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Gupta keeps him there for the moment.
Gupta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Thug blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gupta on the inside.
Thug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gupta avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thug backwards.
Thug is trying to break the clinch but Gupta has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Gupta.
Gupta is trying to push Thug away but Thug has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gupta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gupta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Thug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gupta gets through Thug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Gupta has double underhooks.
Gupta gets through Thug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thug can't break the clinch.
Thug tries to break the clinch but Gupta is controlling the position.
Gupta misses with some punches.
Gupta tries to work over Thug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gupta.
Thug is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Gupta keeps him there for the moment.
Thug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thug manages to break the clinch.
Gupta wants to clinch.
Gupta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thug manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thug manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta tries to clinch there but Thug circles away.
Thug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thug throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gupta's head.
A head kick misses from Thug.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thug.
Thug avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gupta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thug circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gupta is looking to clinch.
Thug lands a head kick!
Gupta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thug blocking some punches.
Gupta throws a punch but it's blocked by Thug.
Gupta working aggressively here.
Thug blocks an uppercut.
Gupta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gupta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thug tries to break the clinch but Gupta is controlling the position.
Gupta lands a body punch.
Gupta swings wildly with an uppercut but Thug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Thug dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gupta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gupta moves into range and clinches up with Thug.
Thug has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gupta wants to break free but Thug has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thug tries to break the clinch but Gupta is controlling the position.
Gupta lands with a short shot to the head.
Thug is trying to break free.
Thug wants to get back to striking at distance but Gupta won't allow it.
Thug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gupta tries to throw a body punch but Thug avoids it by throwing Gupta back against the cage.
Thug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta blocks a head kick by Thug.
Thug misses with a head kick.
Thug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gupta.
Thug gets tackled into the cage by Gupta. Gupta maintains the clinch.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rama Gupta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gupta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thug backwards.
Gupta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thug blocking some punches.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Gupta has double underhooks.
Gupta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thug has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gupta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gupta prevents Thug from breaking the clinch.
Gupta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gupta lands with a short shot to the head.
Thug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gupta has him pressed against the cage.
Gupta digs a right hand into Thug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thug's gas tank.
Gupta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gupta lands a shoulder strike.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Gupta keeps him there for the moment.
Thug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
Gupta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gupta is trying to force a seperation but Thug has the dominant position.
Gupta lands a left hand.
Gupta misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Gupta.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thug looking to throw knees to the head but Gupta is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gupta.
A hook to the body from Gupta.
Thug is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Gupta cracks Thug with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Gupta.
Thug is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta working aggressively here.
Gupta pushes Thug against the cage. Gupta is working some dirty boxing. Gupta pushes off with a quick right hook! Thug goes down! Thug tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gupta moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Gupta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Druff comes to the cage accompanied by Mother *uckers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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194 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Druff is having none of it.
Druff trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Druff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Druff wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Druff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Nelson wants to work for an arm triangle but Druff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nelson is keen to just control but Druff is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Druff looking to control.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Druff has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Druff looking to secure an arm triangle but Nelson defends it well.
Druff wants to take his opponent's back but Nelson doesn't allow it.
Druff has hold of Nelson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nelson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson tries to reverse the position but Druff maintains control.
Nelson tries to hold on but Druff postures up.
Druff tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
Druff moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nelson has worked his arm free - good work by Nelson!
Druff goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nelson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Druff's guard! Nice work there by Nelson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nelson stacks Druff on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nelson!
Druff takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Druff is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Druff is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nelson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Druff looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Druff tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Druff is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nelson trying to control but Druff is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glen Nelson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Druff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glen Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Druff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dan Druff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Nelson.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Druff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Druff does no damage.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Druff's waist but Druff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Nelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Druff.
Druff scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Druff avoids it really well and circles away.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Dan Druff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Druff keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Druff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Druff.
Druff regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Druff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Druff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson wants to control but Druff is keeping him busy.
Druff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Druff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.
Nelson trying to control but Druff is working from the bottom.
Druff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Druff is keeping the position for now.
Druff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Druff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nelson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Druff keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Druff is looking for a triangle here but Nelson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Druff sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Druff looking for submissions off his back.
Druff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Druff dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Druff. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Druff.
Druff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and Druff counters with a nice uppercut.
Druff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Druff counter with a right hand.
Nelson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Druff looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Druff defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff looking for submissions off his back.
Druff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Druff is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nelson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Druff keeps working.
Nelson is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Druff wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Glen Nelson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good exchange - Druff coming out on top.
Druff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Druff as Nelson shoots in.
Dan Druff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Nelson.
Nelson has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Glen Nelson has been cut.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff scores with a one two! Nelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Druff as Nelson shoots in.
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Druff misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Druff circles away easily
enabling Druff to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Druff counters with a nice uppercut.
Druff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Druff lands a head shot.
Druff scores with a body shot.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Druff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nelson is defended easily by Druff.
Jab by Druff.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Druff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Druff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Druff!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Druff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Janice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
233 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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257 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Janice!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Janice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janice throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Janice only half commits.
Janice looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Janice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Janice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones blocks a head kick by Janice.
Janice misses with a wild body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Janice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Matthew Janice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones checks a low kick from Janice.
Janice drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Janice misses with a punch to the body.
Janice lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janice throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Janice moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Janice as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janice throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Janice.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Janice as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Janice.
Janice feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Janice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janice wants to clinch.
Janice leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Janice fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Janice moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Janice!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You get the feeling that Janice really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Janice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Janice looks a forlorn figure.
Janice tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Janice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Janice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones tries to control but Janice wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Janice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Janice is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Janice will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Janice tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Janice circles away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Janice, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Janice against the cage but Janice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janice doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Janice.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Janice.
Janice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones avoids the head kick by Janice.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Janice saw that one coming.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Janice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthew Janice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Janice tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Janice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Janice's head but Janice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Janice connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janice tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Janice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Janice tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Janice is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Janice is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Janice manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Janice is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Conan Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones swings around for an armbar but Janice sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Janice defends well.
Janice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Janice wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Janice wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Janice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Janice leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Janice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Janice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janice misses with a looping right.
Janice throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Janice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Janice settles back down.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Janice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Janice is working away.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janice struggling a bit here.
Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Janice is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jones yanks on the arm and Janice is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conan Jones!
Conan Jones gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine has chosen I Buy the Drugs as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
179 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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26
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Valentine!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gabriel's waist but Gabriel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Gabriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Gabriel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Gabriel throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Gabriel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gabriel walks into a stiff left hand from Valentine.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
Gabriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gabriel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gabriel.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Gabriel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gabriel misses with a head shot. Valentine uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gabriel stopping the sweep attempt from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel advances to half guard.
Gabriel 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.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but Valentine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gabriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabriel.
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.
Gabriel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gabriel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gabriel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valentine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gabriel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gabriel's back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentine doesn't have the hooks in and Gabriel manages to turn into his guard.
Gabriel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gabriel throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel stopping the sweep attempt from Valentine.
Gabriel throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gabriel's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Gabriel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel has his feet on Valentine's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gabriel lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Gabriel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Gabriel misses with a wild body shot.
Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gabriel cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gabriel to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Gabriel slips under a jab from Valentine.
Gabriel sizes up Valentine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gabriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Gabriel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gabriel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gabriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabriel looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gabriel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Valentine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gabriel lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentine off the cage and back into range.
Gabriel throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valentine slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Gabriel's body.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gabriel swinging wildly here.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Gabriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Gabriel scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
Gideon Gabriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Gabriel throws a left that rocks Valentine and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gabriel dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Valentine regain composure!
Valentine is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel is working Valentine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valentine is still in real trouble! Can Gabriel finish him?
Gabriel grinds an elbow into Valentine's temple.
Gabriel in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Valentine looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gabriel turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Gabriel!
Gideon Gabriel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitrigorbachovovonovich comes to the cage accompanied by Wai Khru ram muay. Lawson has chosen Animals as leaders -soraya as his entrance music. 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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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson blocks a jab.
Lawson throws a hook but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks it.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson walks into a jab.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves away.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich rushes Lawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
A short right from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the inside.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich won't allow it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has Lawson pressed against the cage, preventing Lawson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawson breaks the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich needs to keep his hands up - Lawson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lawson is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is controlling him.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has him pressed against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich taking a breather.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is controlling the position.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich missing with knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kerry Lawson has been cut.
Lawson is working Dmitrigorbachovovonovich over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with an elbow strike.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson cracks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with an open hand slap.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Lawson catches Dmitrigorbachovovonovich right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a jab.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch up.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks Lawson with a good jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a good cross that connects.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slips a straight right by Lawson.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawson.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich backs up against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves into the clinch.
Lawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is controlling the position.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to push Dmitrigorbachovovonovich away but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawson breaks the clinch.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson misses the jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jabs at Lawson's body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scrambles back to his feet.
Lawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawson blocks the leg kick.
Lawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moved out of range nicely.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kerry Lawson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson lands a nice shot that snaps Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head back.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a solid leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves to clinch but Lawson breaks away
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a low kick.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Lawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Lawson misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Lawson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a heavy head kick that drops Lawson. The ref tackles Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lawson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto comes into the arena with Bullet the Blue Sky blaring out of the sound system. Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music. Pawel Ufcowski jr 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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27
162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ufcowski jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nieto is looking to score with low kicks.
Ufcowski jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nieto.
Ufcowski jr lands with an overhand left.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Ufcowski jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nieto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nieto.
Nieto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nieto with the ground and pound but Ufcowski jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nieto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto distracts Ufcowski jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nieto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ufcowski jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ufcowski jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nieto is one step ahead there.
Ufcowski jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nieto throwing strikes from guard but Ufcowski jr blocks nicely.
Nieto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nieto throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto throwing strikes but missing.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ufcowski jr looking to control.
Nieto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nieto stands up over Ufcowski jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nieto wants to control from the top but Ufcowski jr keeps moving.
Nieto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto postures up in Ufcowski jr's guard and throws a big left but Ufcowski jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto working Ufcowski jr over with strikes.
Ufcowski jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nieto wants to free his trapped foot but Ufcowski jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ufcowski jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nieto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nieto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto prevents Ufcowski jr from improving his position.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nieto lands strikes from half guard.
Nieto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nieto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ufcowski jr's head.
Nieto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ufcowski jr trying to control but Nieto postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nieto 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieto works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ufcowski jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ufcowski jr looking to stall.
Nieto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ufcowski jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nieto lands a takedown into guard.
Nieto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ufcowski jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nieto.
Nieto trying to control but Ufcowski jr is working from the bottom.
Ufcowski jr trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto passes Ufcowski jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nieto prevents Ufcowski jr from improving his position.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but Ufcowski jr defending well.
Nieto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nieto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandre Nieto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ufcowski jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nieto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto tries to pass to full mount but Ufcowski jr defends it.
Nieto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nieto trying to control the action but Ufcowski jr is working from the bottom.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but Ufcowski jr defending well.
Ufcowski jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nieto.
Nieto trying to control but Ufcowski jr is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr pulls Nieto in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nieto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nieto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nieto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ufcowski jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nieto stands and throws Ufcowski jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nieto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto slows the pace down.
Ufcowski jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nieto.
Nieto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ufcowski jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ground and pound from Nieto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nieto just content to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ufcowski jr is not content to let Nieto control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ufcowski jr closes the distance and clinches.
Nieto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ufcowski jr stalling in the clinch.
Nieto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nieto trying to control the position but instead, Ufcowski jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nieto into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nieto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Nieto.
Nieto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nieto just leaning against Ufcowski jr, taking a breather.
Nieto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nieto misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Ufcowski jr controls his hands.
Nieto breaks the clinch.
Pawel Ufcowski jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieto is looking to slow Ufcowski jr down with leg kicks.
Ufcowski jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ufcowski jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieto manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Nieto.
A low kick from Ufcowski jr misses
and Nieto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nieto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Ufcowski jr.
A good leg kick by Nieto.
Nieto tries a low kick but Ufcowski jr avoids it.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Ufcowski jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Ufcowski jr as he connects with a hook.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufcowski jr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nieto throws a low kick but Ufcowski jr moves out of range easily.
Nieto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Ufcowski jr clinches with his opponent.
Nieto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nieto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ufcowski jr walks away with a smile on his face. Nieto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ufcowski jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nieto.
Nieto is looking to chop away at Ufcowski jr's legs.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body shot.
Ufcowski jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieto.
Nieto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ufcowski jr can do to turn this around?
Ufcowski jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nieto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ufcowski jr is looking to clinch but Nieto is avoiding it.
Nieto slips under a jab.
Ufcowski jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ufcowski jr swings for the body but Nieto moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nieto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexandre Nieto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nieto wants to slow Ufcowski jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Nieto connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ufcowski jr blocks the leg kick.
Nieto thuds a left hand into Ufcowski jr's body.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut. Nieto saw that one coming.
Nieto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ufcowski jr.
Pawel Ufcowski jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nieto.
Nieto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ufcowski jr is out of range.
A jab lands there for Nieto.
Nieto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nieto.
Ufcowski jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ufcowski jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ufcowski jr throws a lazy right hand but Nieto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nieto.
Alexandre Nieto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nieto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nieto lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nieto. That's going to slow Ufcowski jr down.
Ufcowski jr moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ufcowski jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nieto's brow.
Ufcowski jr working aggressively here.
Ufcowski jr lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nieto.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body punch.
Nieto prevents a body shot from Ufcowski jr.
Nieto blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ufcowski jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ufcowski jr up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Nieto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nieto 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Nieto!
Alexandre Nieto gave a mention to Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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