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Gold Standard Fight Night 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clem comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony X- . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Clem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clem throws a head kick that misses.
Clem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clem looks to land a right hand but Beefheart moved out of range.
Beefheart takes a swing at Clem's ribcage but misses.
Beefheart throws a wild body kick that Clem sees coming a mile off.
Beefheart blocks the body kick.
Clem lands a jab to Beefheart's midsection.
Clem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clem shoots in but Beefheart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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!
Beefheart throws a leg kick which misses Clem's front leg but catches the back leg as Clem tries to avoid it.
Clem takes one to the chin there.
Clem cracks Beefheart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beefheart misses with a straight right.
Beefheart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beefheart checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Captain Beefheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefheart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beefheart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Beefheart. Beautiful body shot.
Clem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beefheart is trying to defend but Clem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clem prevents Beefheart from improving his position.
Beefheart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clem is trying to control. Beefheart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beefheart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clem.
Beefheart trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clem misses with a looping left.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clem manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Clem.
Beefheart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Clem.
Clem misses with a right hand
and Beefheart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clem slips under a jab.
Clem looks to land a left hand but Beefheart moved out of range nicely.
Beefheart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Beefheart staying out of range there.
Clem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clem tries a head kick but it misses.
Clem misses with a body shot.
Beefheart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clem is able to avoid easily.
Clem blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart scores with a spinning back kick!
Beefheart looks to land a right hand but Clem moved out of range.
Clem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beefheart.
Beefheart slips a jab and a cross from Clem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefheart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beefheart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clem.
Clem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beefheart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beefheart rushes Clem and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clem.
Clem breaks the clinch.
Clem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beefheart at a distance.
Clem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beefheart in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clem lands the left hand.
Clem tries to land a front kick but Beefheart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beefheart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Clem dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beefheart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beefheart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beefheart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clem.
Beefheart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beefheart tries to clinch there but Clem circles away.
Clem shoots in looking for a takedown but Beefheart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clem throws a right and a left that Beefheart avoids nicely.
Beefheart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clem gets a double leg takedown into Beefheart's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Clem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clem misses with a combination
and Beefheart counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem throws a head kick that misses.
Beefheart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clem misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Clem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart connects with a right hand. Clem shakes it off.
Clem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beefheart sprawls well. Beefheart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clem gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beefheart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beefheart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clem at a distance.
That kick from Beefheart tenderised Clem's leg. Clem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clem checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clem blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Clem misses.
Beefheart motions for Clem to come forward. Beefheart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beefheart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clem walks into a jab.
Clem moves out of range of the body kick.
Beefheart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clem misses with a wild body shot.
Clem thows a body shot but no joy.
Beefheart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clem.
Clem lands a head kick. Beefheart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clem misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Beefheart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beefheart.
Clem throws an off balance right hand
and Beefheart counters with a straight right hand.
Beefheart misses with a wild combination.
Beefheart slips under a jab from Clem.
Beefheart thuds a left hand into Clem's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beefheart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beefheart misses with a wild body shot.
Beefheart misses with a double jab.
Clem moves out of range of the leg kick from Beefheart.
Clem throws a leg kick but Beefheart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clem keeps the fight on the outside.
Beefheart tests Clem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart motions for Clem to come forward. Beefheart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beefheart if he has to take too many more of those.
Beefheart scores with a nice body kick.
Clem scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clem stuns Beefheart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clem avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clem.
Beefheart is looking to chop away at Clem's legs.
Beefheart blocks a head kick by Clem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beefheart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clem.
Beefheart connects with a body shot.
Beefheart connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Clem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beefheart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clem.
Clem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beefheart checks a leg kick.
Beefheart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clem.
Clem manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beefheart on his heels. He'll look to pass Beefheart's guard now, I'm sure.
Beefheart has control of Clem's left arm, preventing Clem from doing any damage.
Clem 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bubba Clem.
Beefheart misses with a leg kick.
Clem misses with an uppercut.
Beefheart throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart scores with a hook to the body. Clem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beefheart ducks under a wild hook from Clem.
Clem misses with a right hand
and Beefheart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clem swats away the attempt to clinch by Beefheart.
Beefheart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clem fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beefheart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clem was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a right hook to the body.
Beefheart pushes Clem away with a front kick.
Beefheart lands with a shot to the body.
Clem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clem.
Beefheart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clem checks a leg kick.
Beefheart misses with a combination
and Clem counters with a low kick, right behind Beefheart 's knee.
Clem misses with a hook.
Clem clobbers Beefheart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beefheart slips a jab from Clem.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Beefheart coming out on top.
Clem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beefheart lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart misses with an uppercut.
Beefheart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Beefheart misses
and Clem counters with a stiff right hand.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses.
Clem slips a straight right by Beefheart.
Beefheart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clem rather than just go for the knockout.
Clem looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefheart is just out of range.
Clem avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Clem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bubba Clem is winning the standup battle so far.
Beefheart stuffs the takedown.
Beefheart slips a jab from Clem.
Clem scores with a hook to the body. Beefheart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beefheart checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Clem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beefheart counters with a straight right hand.
Beefheart jabs Clem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Beefheart misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefheart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beefheart finds it's way round the side to connect with Clem's head.
Beefheart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beefheart is looking to slow Clem down with leg kicks.
Beefheart misses with a looping left.
Clem moves out of range of the body kick.
Clem throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
Clem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clem shoots in for a double leg but Beefheart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Clem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Clem does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beefheart 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!
A very excited looking Captain Beefheart 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Grande (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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204 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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Longbird throws a low kick but Grande avoids it.
Grande closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longbird counters with a thumping low kick.
Longbird takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Longbird misses with a hook.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbird.
Longbird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Longbird loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande blocks a head kick by Longbird.
Grande tries to clinch but Longbird is having none of it.
Longbird misses the jab.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbird comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grande throws a quick inside leg kick.
Longbird connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grande wants to clinch up but Longbird keeps it at a distance.
Grande wants to clinch up but Longbird keeps it at a distance.
Taco Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande slips under a jab.
Longbird cracks Grande with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longbird paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longbird.
Longbird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Longbird.
Longbird circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grande is trying to break the clinch but Longbird has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longbird tries a knee to the head but Grande blocks it.
Longbird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Longbird's defenses.
It looks like Hammer Longbird has been cut.
Longbird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Longbird blocks an elbow strike.
Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Longbird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grande putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Longbird in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Longbird.
Longbird is trying to force a seperation but Grande has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longbird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Longbird throws an elbow but misses.
Longbird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grande up against the cage.
Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Longbird's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Longbird throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grande tries to clinch but Longbird is having none of it.
Grande moves in looking to clinch but Longbird pushes him off.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Longbird manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longbird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grande moves away from the strike by Longbird.
Taco Grande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longbird takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch but Longbird moves away
and Longbird cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Longbird circles away.
Longbird lands a jab to the nose.
Longbird jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grande is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Longbird rather than just go for the knockout.
Grande moves out of range as Longbird strikes.
Longbird lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Longbird. That snapped Grande's head back.
Grande with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longbird paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Longbird manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longbird takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Longbird circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longbird tries to keep at a distance but Grande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Longbird lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Taco Grande has been cut.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Longbird.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Longbird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longbird takes a shot to the head.
Grande manages to break the clinch.
Longbird throws a head kick that misses.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Longbird misses with a right hand
and Grande counters with a nice leg kick.
Grande closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longbird counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Grande has knocked Longbird down with a huge combo! Grande steps away and waves a wobbly Longbird back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Longbird is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Longbird circles away.
Longbird throws the kick towards the body but Grande avoids it.
Grande moves to clinch but Longbird breaks away
and Longbird counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longbird misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Grande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Longbird misses the target.
A big right from Grande misses.
Longbird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Longbird throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Longbird checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grande tries to clinch up.
Longbird walks into a straight right hand from Grande.
Longbird throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Longbird.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longbird throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grande.
Grande checks a low kick from Longbird.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Longbird swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Longbird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande slips under a jab.
Longbird throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Grande darts in trying to clinch
and Longbird connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande throws a head kick but Longbird moves out of range.
Longbird slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird misses with a hook
and Longbird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Longbird circles away.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longbird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longbird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer Longbird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grande there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longbird feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
Longbird thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbird misses with a hook.
Longbird wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grande is looking to clinch.
Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grande darts in trying to clinch
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hammer Longbird showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grande has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taco Grande!
Taco Grande made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Chavez (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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224 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
al Thor throws a solid leg kick but Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Thor.
al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chavez's sensitive parts.
Chavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez looks for a takedown but al Thor sprawls well.
al Thor tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
al Thor throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
al Thor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Thor.
al Thor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
al Thor scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
al Thor lands with a nice body punch.
al Thor darts in and clinches Chavez up against the cage.
Chavez goes for a takedown attempt but al Thor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavez tries for a takedown but al Thor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rand al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Chavez.
al Thor throws a leg kick which misses Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Chavez tries to avoid it.
al Thor feints and then cracks Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chavez down.
Chavez looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Thor scores with a body shot.
al Thor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chavez's head.
al Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Chavez moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by al Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
al Thor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Thor is looking to wear down Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Thor. That's going to slow Chavez down.
al Thor takes the fight into the clinch.
al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chavez.
al Thor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Thor.
al Thor leaning against his opponent.
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by al Thor.
Chavez can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez trying to stall but al Thor improves his position.
The referee calls for al Thor to work.
al Thor lands a shoulder strike.
Chavez being controlled against the cage.
al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
al Thor has Chavez pressed against the cage, preventing Chavez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
al Thor blocking some punches.
al Thor stalls.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Chavez.
al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chavez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. al Thor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with al Thor for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Thor misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as al Thor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and al Thor counters with a nice right hand that sends Chavez toppling to the canvas! Chavez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can al Thor finish him?!
Chavez is rocked!
al Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Thor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can al Thor finish him?
al Thor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chavez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Thor.
Good leg kick by al Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
al Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Thor misses with a leg kick.
al Thor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling al Thor to score with a decent uppercut.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez moves out of range as al Thor throws a body kick.
al Thor works Chavez's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Thor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Thor circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chavez to the canvas! Chavez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - al Thor keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
After winning the bout, Rand al Thor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by East London Rap - Wha we a bout . Salmon has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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268 lbs
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275 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salmon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salmon sends Harrison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Salmon is motioning to the referee to let Harrison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Charles Harrison has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmon tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salmon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Salmon keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salmon.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Salmon has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison wants to stall.
Salmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Salmon tries to roll over but Harrison keeps him under control.
Salmon is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Harrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon is trying to control but can't.
Harrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salmon wants to get back to full guard.
Salmon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salmon trying to hold on to Harrison's head to control him but Harrison postures up.
Harrison throwing shots but Salmon is blocking nicely.
Harrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salmon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salmon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salmon trying to hold on to Harrison's head to control him but Harrison postures up.
Salmon is looking for a sweep. Harrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrison in particular looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salmon lands with a good body shot.
Salmon drops Harrison with a naaaaasty hook - Harrison is in real trouble here! Salmon dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Salmon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Annunaki's choice of entrance music: Tool - Aenima. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
211 lbs
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208 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Annunaki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Annunaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Annunaki tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Annunaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson darts in and clinches Annunaki up against the cage.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Annunaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Annunaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson trying to stall but Annunaki improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Annunaki blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Annunaki to work.
Annunaki digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Annunaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Annunaki misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Annunaki has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Annunaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki is trying to stall.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Annunaki.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Annunaki lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson is working Annunaki over against the cage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Annunaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson avoiding damage as Annunaki throws knees to the body.
Annunaki prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Annunaki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maybe Anderson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Annunaki lands a body shot.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Annunaki scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Annunaki misses with a punch to the body.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Annunaki controls his hands.
Annunaki missing with knees to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Annunaki misses with some punches.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Annunaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Annunaki.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Annunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Annunaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Annunaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Annunaki lands a right hand.
Annunaki lands a left hand.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Annunaki misses with a body punch.
Annunaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Annunaki avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Annunaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Annunaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Annunaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Annunaki is keeping busy.
Annunaki has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Annunaki can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A short right from Anderson.
A right hand to the body from Annunaki.
Annunaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Annunaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Annunaki blocking some punches.
Annunaki is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Annunaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Annunaki has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Annunaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Annunaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Annunaki.
Annunaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Annunaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Annunaki.
Annunaki landing knees to the head.
Anderson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Annunaki's elbow.
Annunaki has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Annunaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Annunaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Annunaki.
A bit of stalling here from Annunaki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Annunaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Annunaki unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Annunaki is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Annunaki!
After winning the bout, Bill Annunaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein's entrance music is Puritania. A fine choice. Van damm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Life Goes On. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gein.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van damm.
Van damm tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
Gein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gein avoids the head kick by Van damm.
Van damm throws a low kick but Gein moves out of range easily.
Van damm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van damm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Gein misses.
Van damm throws a head kick but Gein moves out of range.
Gein throws a good cross that connects.
Gein slips a jab from Van damm.
Van damm moves out of range as Gein strikes.
Van damm misses with a low kick as Gein jumps back.
Van damm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm lands a leg kick that knocks Gein off balance momentarily.
Van damm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Gein finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Gein there.
Van damm throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Van damm there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tong Van damm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein checks the leg kick.
Van damm looks to land a left hand but Gein moved out of range nicely.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van damm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gein counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm throws a sloppy head kick and Gein moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Gein.
Gein throws the left hand but Van damm avoids the punch easily.
Van damm is looking to clinch but Gein is avoiding it.
Gein misses with an uppercut. Van damm saw that one coming.
Van damm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van damm throws a shot from downtown. Gein moves away and avoids it.
Gein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van damm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gein lands a lovely overhand right.
Gein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van damm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van damm just misses with a punch to the body.
Van damm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gein slips a jab from Van damm.
Van damm cracks the inside of Gein's front leg.
Van damm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gein circles away quickly and effectively.
Van damm misses with a head kick.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van damm.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gein.
Gein throws a right hand that Van damm ducks under and follows up with a left that Van damm also avoids with ease.
Van damm throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Van damm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van damm misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van damm.
Van damm throws a low kick but Gein moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van damm.
Van damm misses with a body shot.
Gein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gein throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van damm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van damm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van damm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Gein.
Gein misses with a body shot
letting Van damm counter with a right hand.
Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van damm wants to slow Gein down by chopping away at his legs.
Van damm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van damm tries to score with a low kick but Gein moves his leg out of the way.
Van damm connects with a leg kick. Gein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tong Van damm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and Van damm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van damm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Van damm is just out of range.
Van damm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
Gein avoids the head kick by Van damm.
Gein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Van damm counters with a thumping low kick.
Gein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van damm throws a body kick that misses.
Gein blocks a head kick by Van damm.
Van damm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van damm wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van damm.
Gein is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gein.
Van damm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gein.
Gein missing with a left hand there. Van damm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gein catches Van damm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van damm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Van damm thumps Gein with a low kick.
Gein with a jab.
Gein tries to bum rush Van damm with a series of wild strikes but Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gein lands a jab to the nose.
Gein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein tries for a takedown but Van damm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Gein - just one landing.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van damm connects with a leg kick. Gein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a series of punches but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van damm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van damm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van damm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van damm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van damm wants to clinch.
Gein scores with a jab. Van damm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van damm scores with a head kick. Gein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van damm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
The fighters circling - Gein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van damm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van damm lands a head kick!
Gein lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van damm backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van damm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van damm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gein tries to throw a body punch but Van damm avoids it by throwing Gein back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van damm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gein moves out of range of the body kick from Van damm.
Gein is looking to score with low kicks.
Gein connects with a nice looking jab.
Van damm throws a sloppy head kick and Gein moves out of range easily.
Jab by Gein.
Van damm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some bone on bone action there as Gein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van damm misses with a low kick.
Van damm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gein misses with a double jab.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van damm has closed the distance and engaged Gein in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein tightens his grip and picks Van damm up, before dumping him to the ground. Van damm manages to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van damm wants to sweep but no luck.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein preventing the sweep.
Gein throwing strikes but missing.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Van damm has wrist control.
Van damm managing to control the position.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van damm's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gein postures up in Van damm's guard and throws a big left but Van damm blocks it.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gein scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gein lands a couple of elbows.
Gein distracts Van damm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van damm is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
Van damm is still in real trouble! Can Gein finish him?
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van damm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van damm seems to have recovered his senses.
Gein scoring with some ground and pound.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein stands up over Van damm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gein 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.
Van damm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Gein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Otis Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein wants to control from the top but Van damm keeps moving.
Tong Van damm 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.
Van damm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van damm's head.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van damm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gein postures up in Van damm's guard and throws a big left but Van damm blocks it.
Van damm looking for a sweep. Not yet Van damm, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm has Gein pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van damm 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
A very excited looking Tong Van damm 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Soplamocos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Evans might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fcuk You - Dinooosaur. Soplamocos has chosen Eye of the Tiger!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Quinton Evans 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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Soplamocos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soplamocos scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soplamocos has a takedown stuffed.
Soplamocos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
A leg kick checked by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soplamocos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soplamocos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos throws a head kick that misses.
Soplamocos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Soplamocos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soplamocos shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense.
Quinton Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Soplamocos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soplamocos lands with a shot to the body.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kid Soplamocos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans leaves Soplamocos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soplamocos checks a leg kick.
Soplamocos scores with a nice head shot.
Soplamocos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soplamocos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Soplamocos.
Evans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Soplamocos looks to clinch
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Soplamocos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Evans napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Soplamocos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Soplamocos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soplamocos working the ground and pound.
Evans tries to improve position but can't.
Soplamocos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Soplamocos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard.
Evans is not content to let Soplamocos control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soplamocos trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Evans sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Soplamocos wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soplamocos is working away from the top position though.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos is just content to waste time from the top position. Evans takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Soplamocos from controlling successfully.
Soplamocos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Soplamocos is having none of it.
Soplamocos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soplamocos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Evans sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soplamocos chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans looking to control.
Soplamocos throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Soplamocos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans checks the leg kick.
Evans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soplamocos throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans 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.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soplamocos misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
Soplamocos lands a front kick.
Soplamocos misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soplamocos delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Evans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soplamocos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quinton Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soplamocos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soplamocos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evans's guard.
Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Soplamocos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soplamocos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans is looking to stand up but Soplamocos isn't so interested in that idea.
Soplamocos connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soplamocos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soplamocos is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soplamocos wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Soplamocos looking to pass the guard.
Soplamocos postures up.
Soplamocos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soplamocos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soplamocos slips nicely into half guard.
Soplamocos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
Kid Soplamocos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soplamocos is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
Soplamocos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soplamocos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evans's head.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soplamocos.
Evans tries to roll over but Soplamocos keeps him under control.
Evans wants to control but Soplamocos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soplamocos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evans's head.
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soplamocos is working away from the top position though.
Soplamocos is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soplamocos to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soplamocos lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soplamocos lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Soplamocos slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Soplamocos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
Soplamocos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soplamocos is trying to work for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
Soplamocos throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
Soplamocos trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soplamocos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Soplamocos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soplamocos keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
Soplamocos tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kid Soplamocos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soplamocos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.
Evans lands with a nice combination. Soplamocos backs away looking to recover.
Evans moves out of range as Soplamocos strikes.
Soplamocos checks a leg kick nicely.
Evans lands a jab to Soplamocos's midsection.
Soplamocos looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soplamocos 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 Evans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Evans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soplamocos shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soplamocos looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Quinton Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Soplamocos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans checks a low kick from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos checks a low kick from Evans.
Soplamocos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soplamocos looks to throw a body kick
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soplamocos avoids a kick to the body.
Soplamocos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soplamocos scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Evans.
Soplamocos looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kid Soplamocos 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.
Soplamocos throws a head kick that half lands.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Soplamocos looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Soplamocos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soplamocos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters with a good low kick that Soplamocos was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Soplamocos misses
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Soplamocos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soplamocos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soplamocos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans slips a jab from Soplamocos.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Soplamocos moves his leg out of the way.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a body kick that misses.
Evans lands a body shot.
Evans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evans lands a jab to the nose.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Soplamocos moved out of range nicely.
Soplamocos looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Soplamocos is out of range.
Soplamocos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evans is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soplamocos's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Soplamocos.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos lands a right hook to the body.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soplamocos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Evans misses.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soplamocos throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Quinton Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soplamocos misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soplamocos looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Soplamocos connects with a leg kick. Evans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soplamocos. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Evans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soplamocos throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Quinton Evans.
Well Soplamocos 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Soplamocos!
Kid Soplamocos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen War - The Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class 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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jawo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin catches Jawo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin misses with a body shot.
Jawo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jawo checks it well.
Jawo throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Jawo checks the leg kick.
Martin defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jawo throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo slips under a jab.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Jawo's head.
Jawo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jawo checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Jawo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jawo was covering up waiting for the punch and Martin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jawo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jawo keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Jawo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo controlling Martin's posture.
Jawo is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin throws an elbow that misses. Jawo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martin's guard. Nice move by Jawo!
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jawo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jawo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jawo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jawo trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jawo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Martin.
Jawo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martin is not content to let Jawo control the position.
Jawo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jawo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jawo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jawo trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
Martin tries to bench press Jawo off him but Jawo keeps the position.
Jawo is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Jawo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jawo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nolan Martin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Martin.
Jawo wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jawo.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin 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.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jawo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin tightens his grip and picks Jawo up, before dumping him to the ground. Jawo manages to land in guard.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but Jawo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin has his feet on Jawo's thighs here. He's pushed Jawo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jawo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nolan Martin!
In his post fight interview, Nolan Martin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Open your eyes before you die!. Nugent has chosen Stranglehold, Ted Nugent 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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166 lbs
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24
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zachariah Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Nugent!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Nugent's shoulder, as Nugent tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nugent.
Nugent throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Nugent's shoulder, as Nugent tries to avoid the shot.
Nugent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nugent just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nugent.
Nugent lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne works Nugent's body with a nice hook.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Nugent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugent checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nugent misses with the combination.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugent manages to avoid it.
Wayne throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Nugent's head back.
It looks like Ted Nugent has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nugent.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nugent throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Nugent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Nugent misses.
Wayne slips a straight right by Nugent.
Nugent tries a head kick but it misses.
Nugent takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Nugent misses with an uppercut.
Nugent moves out of range of the strikes.
Nugent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nugent showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nugent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne trying to control here.
Wayne is concentrating on defense, preventing Nugent from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nugent.
Nugent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wayne is trying to maintain the position but Nugent is very close to passing his half guard.
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!
Nugent prevents Wayne from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Nugent.
Nugent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nugent.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Nugent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nugent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nugent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nugent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nugent seems to be working for a kimura but Wayne defends the submission attempt.
Nugent wants to take a breather but Wayne is having none of it.
Nugent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nugent is working away from the top position though.
Nugent tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nugent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nugent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nugent looks to land a strike but Wayne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nugent pushing down on Wayne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Nugent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nugent connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Nugent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nugent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wayne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nugent.
Nugent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wayne won't allow Nugent to pass to mount.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nugent.
Wayne trying to hold on to Nugent's head to control him but Nugent postures up.
Nugent looks to land a strike but Wayne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wayne wants to hit a switch here but Nugent passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wayne there!
Wayne avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nugent.
Wayne is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nugent misses with a head shot.
Wayne is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ted Nugent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nugent landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugent throws some wild stikes that Wayne manages to avoid easily.
Wayne avoids a strike by Nugent and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Nugent's guard! Fantastic escape!
Nugent can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wayne controls the pace.
Nugent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wayne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Nugent keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nugent is on top in guard.
Nugent trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wayne holds on and takes a little breather.
Nugent throws a big right hand that misses.
Nugent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nugent throwing strikes but missing.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Nugent from controlling successfully.
Nugent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nugent with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugent throws an elbow that misses. Wayne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nugent's guard. Nice move by Wayne!
Wayne wants to control from the top but Nugent keeps moving.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Nugent has wrist control.
Nugent is trying to control the position but Wayne postures up.
Wayne content to stall in guard here.
Nugent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Zachariah Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nugent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Nugent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugent's cut.
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!
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nugent.
Nugent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugent slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Nugent counters with a good low kick that Wayne was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nugent.
Wayne lunges at Nugent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nugent's hand.
Nugent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nugent jabs at Wayne's body.
Wayne blocks a leg kick.
Wayne takes a swing at Nugent's ribcage but misses.
Nugent throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugent misses with a double jab.
Nugent lands with a nice body punch.
Nugent takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Wayne slips a jab from Nugent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nugent is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nugent connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne stuns Nugent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nugent misses the jab.
Wayne takes a swing at Nugent's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nugent doesn't seem phased though.
Nugent misses with a wild body shot.
Nugent throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne lands a lovely overhand right.
Nugent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and Nugent counters with a good low kick that Wayne was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugent misses with a looping left.
Nugent misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nugent.
A cross from Nugent lands.
The fighters circling - Nugent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nugent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nugent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nugent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne avoids the body shot from Nugent.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Nugent's body. Nugent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne is looking to wear down Nugent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nugent walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Nugent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nugent throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Wayne.
Nugent fails with a takedown attempt.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne thuds his shin into the meat of Nugent's side.
Nugent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nugent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nugent scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Nugent.
Nugent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nugent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Nugent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Wayne throws a hook but Nugent avoids it easily.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugent moves away.
Nugent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nugent's calf.
Nugent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nugent.
A slow jab from Nugent misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Nugent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Nugent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nugent throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Nugent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wayne is trying to defend but Nugent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nugent.
Nugent thows a huge punch but Wayne dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nugent wants to work for an arm triangle but Wayne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nugent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Zachariah Wayne.
I think Nugent 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Nugent!
Ted Nugent decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Dreams. Ivan Priebcko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Priebcko connects with a body shot that sends Souza's belly button to the back.
Souza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Souza avoids the body shot from Priebcko.
Priebcko defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Priebcko closes the distance and clinches.
Priebcko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Souza lands with a right to the head.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Priebcko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Priebcko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
Priebcko blocks a body shot from Souza.
Priebcko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Souza.
It looks like Ivan Priebcko has been cut.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Priebcko's head.
Priebcko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priebcko is trying to force a seperation but Souza has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Priebcko or not.
Priebcko throws an elbow that misses.
Priebcko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priebcko is stalling here.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Priebcko blocking some punches.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza misses with a knee to the head.
Priebcko has Souza pressed against the cage.
Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priebcko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Priebcko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priebcko's elbow.
Priebcko can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Priebcko, against the cage.
Priebcko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Priebcko is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Priebcko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priebcko thumps Souza with a low kick.
Priebcko throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priebcko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Priebcko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Priebcko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priebcko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the body from Priebcko misses
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza has managed to clinch.
Priebcko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Priebcko managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Priebcko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priebcko working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Priebcko.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priebcko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Priebcko lands a shoulder strike.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Priebcko avoids the damage to the body.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Priebcko avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Priebcko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priebcko blocks a body shot from Souza.
Priebcko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Souza clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Priebcko wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
Priebcko throwing strikes and Souza squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Priebcko landing punches.
Priebcko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Priebcko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Priebcko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priebcko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Priebcko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
Priebcko lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Priebcko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Priebcko.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Priebcko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Priebcko misses with a body shot.
Priebcko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souza checks it well.
Priebcko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Priebcko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza manages to control the position for a moment.
BOOM! Priebcko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Priebcko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Priebcko dominating with strikes here.
Priebcko lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza tries to reverse the position but Priebcko maintains control.
Souza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Priebcko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Priebcko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Priebcko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Priebcko 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko landing punches.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Priebcko isn't that keen on the idea.
Priebcko working the ground and pound effectively.
Priebcko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Souza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Priebcko wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Priebcko 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.
Priebcko looks to land a strike but Souza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Souza wants to sweep here but Priebcko controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Priebcko throwing strikes but missing.
Priebcko working some strikes from top position.
Priebcko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Priebcko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Priebcko preventing the sweep.
Souza is trying to control the position but Priebcko postures up.
Souza has his feet on Priebcko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a looping left.
Priebcko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza connects with a right hand. Priebcko shakes it off.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Priebcko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priebcko misses the shot to the body.
Priebcko moves out of range as Souza strikes.
Priebcko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Priebcko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Souza tries to clinch there but Priebcko circles away.
Priebcko blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Priebcko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Priebcko looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Ivan Priebcko is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priebcko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Priebcko defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Priebcko has Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza avoiding damage as Priebcko throws knees to the body.
Souza lands a body shot.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Priebcko controls his hands.
Priebcko managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Priebcko avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Priebcko or not.
Priebcko looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Souza.
Priebcko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but Priebcko blocks with his arms.
Souza is working Priebcko over against the cage.
Priebcko is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Priebcko misses with an elbow strike.
Priebcko misses with a punch to the body.
Priebcko throws an elbow that misses.
Priebcko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivan Priebcko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Priebcko on the inside.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko stalling the fight.
Priebcko has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Priebcko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priebcko's elbow.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Priebcko avoids it.
Priebcko leaning against his opponent.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Priebcko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Priebcko lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Priebcko can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Priebcko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Priebcko is blocking nicely.
Souza being controlled against the cage.
Priebcko throws an elbow that misses.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Priebcko wants to get back to striking at distance but Souza won't allow it.
Priebcko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Priebcko.
Priebcko stalling against the cage.
Priebcko prevents a body shot from Souza.
Priebcko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko blocks a body shot from Souza.
Priebcko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Priebcko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivan Priebcko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Priebcko backwards.
Priebcko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priebcko misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Souza as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Priebcko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priebcko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Souza.
I think Priebcko 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Priebcko!
Ivan Priebcko made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Well I have to face the fact I am not as strong as I thought ... but the kid down there just faced the fact I am much stronger than he thought! Karma.'.
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