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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parker Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yukichi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yukichi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Sato moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato can't get the takedown.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Sato looks gassed!
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!
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sato can't get the takedown.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Morgan to work.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
It looks like Yukichi Sato has been cut.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Morgan working Sato over with knees to the body.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Parker Morgan.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Sato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morgan is defending well.
Parker Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yukichi Sato.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yukichi Sato's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato fails with the takedown.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morgan is defending well.
Parker Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yukichi Sato.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Sato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sato is breathing heavily.
No luck for Sato with that takedown attempt.
Morgan clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
Morgan working Sato over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morgan working Sato over with knees to the body.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
Sato is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is stalling here.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan stalling.
Sato tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan working Sato over with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yukichi Sato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Morgan tenderised Sato's leg. Sato is trying to keep his angry face on.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sato.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Sato tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parker Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yukichi Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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!
Morgan landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan taking a breather.
Sato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Sato off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morgan enables Sato to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morgan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Sato isn't so interested in that idea.
Sato landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sato is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sato with a nice head shot there.
Sato lands a couple of digs.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
Morgan wants to stand up but Sato is controlling him.
Sato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parker Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parker Morgan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamble Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen The Sheep Dogs - I Don't Get By as his entrance music. Gamble Jack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick St Pierre's chin.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gamble Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gamble Jack has been cut.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Jack catches St Pierre right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Patrick St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Jack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jack scrambles back to his feet.
Jack darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Jack doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! St Pierre crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in St Pierre's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gamble Jack!
Gamble Jack very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Cass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Say What Again!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! David Abbott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Big right hand |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Cass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cass misses with a double jab
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cass thinking.
Cass tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott throws a jab when Cass was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Abbott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Abbott pounces like a tiger and cracks Cass with a vicious hook! Cass is down but not out! Abbott follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Abbott!
David Abbott spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel McClelland!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland tries to score with a low kick but Payne moves his leg out of the way.
McClelland misses the jab.
Payne slips a jab from McClelland.
McClelland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payne tries to avoid it but McClelland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payne to the ground. Payne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McClelland tries for a takedown but Payne circles away easily
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Angel McClelland has been cut.
McClelland throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payne scores with a nice head shot.
McClelland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Payne's waist but Payne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McClelland off to one side.
Oscar Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel McClelland.
McClelland is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payne just leaning against McClelland, taking a breather.
McClelland trying to land knees to the body.
Payne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClelland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for McClelland with that takedown attempt.
Payne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Payne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Payne scores with a spinning back kick!
McClelland looks gassed!
Payne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McClelland, pushing him back against the cage.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle, before Payne throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into McClelland's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Payne lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Oscar Payne!
A very excited looking Oscar Payne 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McClelland might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Boys Are Back - HSM3. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scaletta's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston . Jackie McClelland has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackie McClelland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McClelland ducks under a wild hook from Scaletta.
Scaletta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scaletta ducks under a wild hook from McClelland.
McClelland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McClelland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scaletta to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Jackie McClelland has been cut.
McClelland doesn't manage to clinch there - Scaletta circles away.
Scaletta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McClelland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClelland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scaletta feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending McClelland crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vito Scaletta!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vito Scaletta made sure he mentioned Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stojkovic's choice of entrance music: Drowning Pool - Numb . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franklin Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Stojkovic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stojkovic is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Stojkovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Stojkovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left lands for Stojkovic.
It looks like Franklin Garcia has been cut.
Stojkovic forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Stojkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stojkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stojkovic slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lands a shoulder strike.
Stojkovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Stojkovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia takes a swing at Stojkovic's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Stojkovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Stojkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Stojkovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stojkovic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Garcia sprawling to the canvas! Garcia rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stojkovic finish him?!
Garcia is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stojkovic ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Garcia's jaw. Garcia's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Stojkovic does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Velimir Stojkovic!
Velimir Stojkovic very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rictras Shard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shard has chosen Mari-Mac by Great Big Sea as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rictras Shard!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shard under the eye.
Shard fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shard is defended easily by Brown.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Shard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shard wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shard controlling the pace for now.
Shard wants to control the action but instead Brown gets a body lock and reverses into Shard's guard! Nice work!
Brown trying to control but Shard is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rictras Shard.
Shard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shard fails to land the takedown.
Steve Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rictras Shard.
Shard misses with a takedown attempt
and Shard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shard at a distance.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Shard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shard looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown lands a big uppercut and Shard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shard looks OK. Brown waves Shard back to his feet!
Shard is rocked!
Brown lands a brutal uppercut that launches Shard off his feet! Shard tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nacc Ancan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Project Fighter. 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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168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nacc Ancan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon misses with a jab to the body
and Ancan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakaroon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payakaroon throws a combination that misses
and Ancan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ancan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakaroon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nacc Ancan has been cut.
Payakaroon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ancan to counter with a crisp jab.
Payakaroon throws a combination that misses
and Ancan counters with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ancan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ancan slips under a jab from Payakaroon.
Ancan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ancan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a combination that misses
enabling Ancan to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon throws a jab but it's blocked by Ancan.
Ancan connects with a body shot that sends Payakaroon's belly button to the back.
Payakaroon misses with the combination.
Ancan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ancan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Payakaroon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ancan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ancan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ancan gets a takedown into half guard.
Payakaroon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ancan.
Ancan trying to mount his opponent but Payakaroon defends it.
Ancan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Payakaroon is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nacc Ancan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nacc Ancan thanked [Deathsquad] Your Moms House Apparel $8-20 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirier comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - TNT. Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Poirier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier misses with a few strikes there.
Crowe moves out of range as Poirier strikes.
Poirier throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe clinches.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poirier's efforts to push away.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poirier is defending well for now.
Poirier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Peter Poirier has been cut.
Poirier manages to break the clinch.
Poirier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poirier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poirier really felt that one!
Crowe clinches up with Poirier and pushes him back against the cage.
Poirier being controlled against the cage.
Poirier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poirier tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position.
Crowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poirier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands a nice elbow.
Crowe creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Poirier! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Crowe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Crowe!
Eli Crowe is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Eli Crowe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SAVE A FIGHTER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Rig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rig comes to the cage accompanied by Jag - Full Court. Crowe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Dead Brothers - Death Blues kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Barry Rig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Rig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harlan Crowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rig lands a head kick. Crowe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Rig.
Rig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Rig misses with a body kick.
Crowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rig.
Rig scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Rig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe throws out a loose jab but Rig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rig.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Crowe clinches with his opponent.
Crowe trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rig looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Crowe tries a body shot but Rig blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rig connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Harlan Crowe has been cut.
Rig missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowe.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses.
Rig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crowe controls the pace.
Crowe won't allow Rig to sweep him here.
Crowe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crowe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Rig keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harlan Crowe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Crowe 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.
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!
Rig moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowe.
Crowe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is stalling in the full guard.
Rig has Crowe pulled in close to control his posture.
Rig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Rig is keeping the position.
Crowe controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harlan Crowe.
Crowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Rig really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rig rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from Crowe.
Rig throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it.
Rig slips a jab from Crowe.
Rig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rig.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crowe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rig is out of range.
Crowe looking to score a takedown here. Rig is defending well but Crowe drives through and ends up in Rig's guard.
Crowe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Crowe just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rig manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harlan Crowe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rig is looking to land body kicks.
Crowe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rig was covering up waiting for the punch and Crowe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rig working a defensive guard here.
Crowe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rig has momentary wrist control but Crowe slips an elbow through the middle.
Rig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crowe pushes down on Rig's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crowe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crowe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crowe wants to control but Rig is keeping him busy.
Crowe prevents Rig from improving his position.
Rig makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rig.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rig trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Rig keeps moving.
Crowe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harlan Crowe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rig throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harlan Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Rig moved out of range.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Rig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Rig misses with a low kick.
Rig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rig lands a head kick!
Rig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowe throws a body punch but Rig moves out of range.
Rig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crowe throws a body punch but Rig moves out of range.
Rig throws a lazy body kick
and Crowe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crowe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe preventing the sweep.
Rig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rig looking for a sweep. Not yet Rig, not yet.
Crowe trying to control but Rig is working from the bottom.
Crowe passes Rig's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe moves into full mount! Rig won't be happy about that!
Rig is looking to improve his position but Crowe isn't that keen on the idea.
Rig manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Crowe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe slips a nice elbow through Rig's hands, connecting with Rig's forehead.
Rig is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harlan Crowe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rig tries to land a front kick but Crowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rig 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rig.
Rig throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crowe.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crowe dives in and scores a takedown into Rig's guard.
Crowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlan Crowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowe stands up over Rig, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rig keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Crowe forces his way into half guard.
Crowe trying to control the action but Rig is working from the bottom.
Crowe is thwarting Rig's attempts to control the position.
Rig is staying active underneath Crowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rig tries to roll over but Crowe keeps him under control.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Rig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Crowe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rig is looking to improve his position.
Crowe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crowe lands a nice short elbow.
Rig avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Crowe is working for a submission of some sort.
Rig trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rig wants to improve his position but Crowe is controlling well.
Crowe trying to control from half guard but Rig is working away.
Crowe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rig sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rig trying to control from the bottom.
Crowe working Rig over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Crowe.
Crowe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe is keen to just control but Rig is a slippery customer.
Crowe works his way into side control.
Rig tries to improve position but can't.
Rig is trying to escape the position but Crowe is controlling the position.
Rig is trying to control Crowe's posture but Crowe avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe lands a few punches from side control.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rig keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Crowe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harlan Crowe'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.
Crowe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses.
Rig throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Rig jumps back.
Rig scores with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rig blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rig.
Rig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Rig lands with a kick to the temple. Crowe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses.
Rig feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowe's calf.
Rig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry Rig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowe. Crowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rig tries to land a body kick
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Rig ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Rig.
Rig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Rig lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rig is just out of range.
Rig swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Rig moved out of range.
Crowe digs a good body shot into Rig's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rig throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Rig.
Crowe tries to clinch but Rig is having none of it.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Rig is out of range.
Rig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rig throws a push kick but Crowe slaps the foot to one side.
Rig tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowe is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rig.
Rig throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Rig ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Rig cracks the inside of Crowe's front leg.
Crowe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rig slips under a jab from Crowe.
Crowe misses the jab.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rig moves away.
Rig tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rig explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crowe throws a front kick aimed at Rig's knee but Rig avoids it well.
Crowe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rig lands with a kick to the temple. Crowe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowe rushes Rig and presses him up against the cage.
Rig is trying to maintain a safe position but Crowe gets an underhook and turns Rig into the cage.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Rig.
Rig tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rigs head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowe throws an elbow but misses.
Rig stalling.
Rig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rig's elbow.
Rig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rig looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Rig had his way with Harlan Crowe in that round.
The cut man is working on Harlan Crowe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rig moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Rig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rig tries to keep at a distance but Crowe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rig clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rig turns into Crowe and is now in his guard.
Rig wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.
Crowe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rig stopping the sweep attempt from Crowe.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harlan Crowe.
Rig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.
Rig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barry Rig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crowe throws the left hand but Rig avoids the punch easily.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crowe throws a right hand that Rig ducks under and follows up with a left that Rig also avoids with ease.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Rig slips the punch.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Rig.
Rig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rig thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crowe if he has to take too many more of those.
Crowe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Crunch! Rig slams his shin into Crowe's torso.
Rig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rig throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rig. Rig obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe swings for the body but Rig moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rig throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rig.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rig.
A solid body kick from Rig.
Rig throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Rig lands a high kick!
Rig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crowe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rig.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Crowe misses.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crowe swings for the body but Rig moves out of range.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Rig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Crowe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rig.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Harlan Crowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crowe lands a right hook to the body.
Rig buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe avoids a kick to the body.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rig throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rig keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Rig connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Crowe to the floor! Rig dives in looking for the finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Rig showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harlan Crowe!
Harlan Crowe is the new super heavyweight champion!
Harlan Crowe very nearly forgot to thank SAVE A FIGHTER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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