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OFC 165: Ang vs Luciano PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grizzly Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams moves forwards but Pierce connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierce avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt - Pierce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Pierce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grizzly Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Pierce. Beautiful body shot.
Adams has his takedown stuffed
and Pierce counters with a straight right hand.
Adams 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pierce lands with a good body shot.
Pierce moves into the clinch successfully.
Pierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Pierce is blocking nicely.
Pierce lands with a light punch inside.
Adams jumps guard but Pierce stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Pierce blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Pierce lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams jumps guard but Pierce stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pierce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierce scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierce walks away with a smile on his face. Adams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierce moves into the clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams wants to stall.
Pierce avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Pierce lands with a right to the head.
Adams tries to pull guard but Pierce holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierce.
Pierce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pierce.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierce avoids it.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Pierce turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pierce is working Adams over against the cage.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pierce to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pierce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams is rocked!
Pierce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pierce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Pierce blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pierce to keep the fight standing.
Pierce lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pierce's brow.
Pierce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams tries to pull guard but Pierce holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Pierce throws a big uppercut that drops Adams! More strikes from Pierce and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Adams lies dazed against the cage as Pierce celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Pierce!
Adam Pierce made sure to mention his sponsor, L.A. Elite Clothing Co in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Boisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savo Tieros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tieros has chosen All Over You-Live as his entrance music. Savo Tieros acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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134 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Boisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savo Tieros!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boisson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tieros misses with the head strike.
Boisson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tieros is trying to keep an underhook but Boisson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Boisson prevents Tieros from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tieros is trying to stand up here but Boisson is controlling him well.
Tieros makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tieros.
Tieros manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boisson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tieros throws a big right hand that misses.
Tieros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boisson kicks Tieros off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boisson shoots in looking for a takedown. Tieros tries to sprawl out of it but Boisson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tieros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre Boisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boisson tries to clinch up
and Tieros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boisson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tieros gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tieros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boisson is defending well for now.
Tieros is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tieros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boisson shoots in looking for a takedown. Tieros tries to sprawl out of it but Boisson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tieros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Boisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tieros counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boisson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tieros tries to bum rush Boisson with a series of wild strikes but Boisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boisson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tieros manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boisson preventing the sweep.
Tieros has his foot on Boisson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boisson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boisson wants to control from the top but Tieros keeps moving.
Tieros wants to stand and escape but Boisson is having none of it.
Tieros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tieros being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tieros uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boisson tries for a takedown but Tieros sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tieros throws a head kick that Boisson semi-blocks.
Tieros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boisson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tieros somewhat.
Tieros throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boisson misses with a takedown attempt - Tieros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tieros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tieros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boisson fails to land the takedown.
Tieros swats away the attempt to clinch by Boisson.
Boisson scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tieros leaves Boisson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boisson has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Savo Tieros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boisson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tieros counters with a big head kick but Boisson shrugs it off.
Tieros throws a combination that misses
and Boisson counters with a single leg into guard. Tieros didn't expect that.
Boisson content to stall in guard here.
Tieros manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boisson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boisson wants to control but Tieros is having none of it.
Tieros tries to control but Boisson wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boisson is trying desperately to improve position.
Tieros trying to control but Boisson is having none of it.
Boisson wants to get back to his feet.
Tieros controlling the pace for now.
Boisson tries to lock up and control but Tieros gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boisson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boisson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tieros is trying to control the position but Boisson postures up.
Savo Tieros has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boisson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tieros doesn't manage to clinch there - Boisson circles away.
Tieros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tieros fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boisson sprawls well initially but Tieros persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boisson is doing well to control the position and prevent Tieros from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tieros tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tieros wants to control but Boisson is keeping him busy.
Boisson trying to control but Tieros postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boisson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tieros tries for a takedown but Boisson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boisson misses with a takedown
and Tieros decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boisson's guard.
Tieros trying to control the position from guard on top but Boisson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tieros is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boisson seems keen to control Tieros's posture.
Boisson keeping moving, preventing Tieros from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Savo Tieros.
Boisson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tieros sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Boisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boisson throws a series of punches but Tieros avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boisson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boisson duly obliges.
Tieros gets caught flat footed, as Boisson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Savo Tieros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tieros slaps away a takedown attempt from Boisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tieros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tieros tries for a takedown but Boisson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tieros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boisson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tieros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boisson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Boisson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boisson is defended easily by Tieros.
Nice takedown defense from Tieros. No joy for Boisson on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boisson misses with a double jab
and Tieros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boisson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tieros.
Tieros trying to control but Boisson is working from the bottom.
Savo Tieros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boisson looking for a sweep. Not yet Boisson, not yet.
Boisson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tieros's guard.
Boisson postures up.
Boisson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tieros is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Boisson has his hands clasped together but Tieros extends an breaks Boisson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tieros.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Savo Tieros!
A victorious Savo Tieros thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Baby Bash featuring T-Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jirka Fukala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darin Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jirka Fukala!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukala jabs Blood right on the nose. Blood blinks but takes it well.
Fukala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Blood blocks the leg kick.
Fukala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Fukala's ribs.
Nice body punch from Fukala.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukala manages to avoid it.
A jab from Blood misses.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Jirka Fukala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Fukala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fukala.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fukala shoots in looking for a takedown but Blood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fukala's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fukala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood swings for the body but Fukala moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Fukala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukala throws the left hand but Blood avoids the punch easily.
Fukala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala misses with a right hand
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fukala steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blood. That one must have hurt.
Fukala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fukala was covering up waiting for the punch and Blood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fukala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fukala seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Fukala is keeping the position.
Fukala manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood is looking for a sweep.
Fukala working away.
Fukala tries for a kimura but Blood is defending well.
Fukala cracks Blood with a big right hand but Blood just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blood wants to control but Fukala postures up.
Blood is looking for a sweep.
Blood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blood lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control from half guard but Fukala is working away.
Blood tries to pass to full mount but Fukala defends it.
Fukala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fukala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood wants to pass to mount but Fukala is defending the position.
Blood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blood working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukala tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blood has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukala tries to hold on but Blood pushes him away.
Blood prevents Fukala from getting the reversal.
Fukala sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Fukala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blood wants to pass to mount but Fukala is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukala is looking for a sweep. Blood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jirka Fukala will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukala misses with a looping left.
Fukala avoids the body shot from Blood.
Fukala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fukala lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukala moves away.
Fukala lands a jab to the head.
Fukala gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fukala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fukala looking to control.
Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Fukala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blood managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fukala trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood 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.
Fukala trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jirka Fukala hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fukala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fukala misses with a straight left.
Jirka Fukala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood takes a swing at Fukala's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood needs to keep his hands up - Fukala had a free shot at his head there.
Fukala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fukala lands with a hook. Blood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Fukala's shoulder, as Fukala tries to avoid the shot.
Blood is looking to wear down Fukala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fukala takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Fukala throws a right and a left that Blood avoids nicely.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Fukala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Fukala throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukala misses with a looping right.
Fukala lands a nice hook to Blood's body. Blood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fukala blocks a low kick nicely.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukala manages to avoid it.
Fukala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blood avoids it really well and circles away.
Fukala tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukala misses with an uppercut.
Blood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fukala did well to prevent Blood getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood 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.
Blood is pressing down on Fukala's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fukala is holding on for now.
Fukala blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blood.
Fukala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
Blood controlling the pace.
Fukala is looking to improve his position.
Blood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukala wants to control but Blood is keeping busy.
Blood stops Fukala from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jirka Fukala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fukala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fukala takes one to the side of the head.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukala moves away from the strike by Blood.
Nice takedown defense from Blood. No joy for Fukala on that attempt.
Blood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blood shoots in and bounces Fukala off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fukala looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukala is looking for a triangle but Blood pushes his legs off easily.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Fukala is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fukala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blood wants to control from the top but Fukala keeps moving.
Blood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fukala is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Darin Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darin Blood.
Nice uppercut lands for Fukala. That snapped Blood's head back.
Fukala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fukala misses with a straight left.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukala.
Fukala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Fukala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blood throws a wild body kick that Fukala sees coming a mile off.
Fukala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
Fukala dips to his left and cracks Blood with an uppercut!
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fukala to score with a decent uppercut.
Blood throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fukala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukala slips under a jab from Blood.
Blood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood gets a double leg takedown into Fukala's guard.
Fukala keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Fukala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blood defends well.
Fukala is controlling Blood's posture.
Jirka Fukala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fukala working a defensive guard but Blood passes into half guard.
Blood wants to pass to mount but Fukala is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukala is looking to control Blood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fukala avoid being mounted?
Fukala tries to kick Blood off but Blood keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fukala gets back to full guard.
Fukala can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood is thwarting Fukala's attempts to control the position.
Blood throwing shots but Fukala is blocking nicely.
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 Darin Blood.
I think Fukala 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jirka Fukala!
Jirka Fukala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman comes to the cage accompanied by Regeneration Remix . Ronnie Ronbo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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21
165 lbs
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32
176 lbs
13 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronbo scores with a jab. Pinkman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice combination there by Pinkman.
A jab lands there for Pinkman.
Ronbo tries to clinch up but Pinkman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronbo looks to land a combination. Pinkman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jesse Pinkman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinkman circles away.
Ronbo throws a head kick that misses.
Pinkman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ronbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronbo throws a wild body kick that Pinkman sees coming a mile off.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Ronbo saw that one coming.
Ronbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Ronbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ronbo.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown but Ronbo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinkman swings for the body but Ronbo moves out of range.
Ronbo throws a leg kick that misses.
Pinkman misses with the combination.
Ronbo lands with an overhand left.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Ronbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronbo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ronbo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pinkman is working for takedown but Ronbo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo misses with a knee strike.
Ronbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronnie Ronbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronbo throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Ronbo throws a sloppy head kick and Pinkman moves out of range easily.
Pinkman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronbo throws a chopping leg kick but Pinkman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronbo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman checks the leg kick.
Pinkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pinkman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronbo throws a head kick that misses.
Ronbo scores with the left hand. Pinkman knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo is looking to clinch but Pinkman is avoiding it.
Pinkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronbo.
Pinkman misses with a takedown attempt - Ronbo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pinkman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronbo.
Ronbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinkman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ronbo throws a sloppy head kick and Pinkman moves out of range easily.
Ronbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronbo.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo moves into range and clinches up with Pinkman.
Ronbo is trying to push Pinkman away but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ronbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronbo moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronbo manages to break the clinch.
Pinkman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ronbo at a distance.
Ronbo misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinkman cracks a nice hook into Ronbo's ribs.
Ronbo is looking to slow Pinkman down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Ronbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Pinkman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ronbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronbo pushes Pinkman up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronbo breaks from the clinch.
Ronbo misses with a double jab.
Pinkman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronbo.
Ronbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Ronbo digs a good body shot into Pinkman's ribs.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pinkman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronbo misses with a low kick.
Ronbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinkman circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
Ronbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronbo throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronbo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pinkman shoots in but no luck this time.
Ronbo lands a front kick.
Ronbo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pinkman rather than just go for the knockout.
Ronbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Ronbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ronbo throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinkman momentarily.
Ronbo misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Pinkman.
Ronbo avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Ronbo throws a push kick but Pinkman slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronbo. Pinkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronbo is looking to clinch but Pinkman is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo throws a right hand that Pinkman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinkman also avoids with ease.
Pinkman misses with a double jab.
Ronbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronbo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinkman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronbo tries a low kick but Pinkman avoids it.
Ronbo needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Ronbo does no damage.
Ronbo throws a right hand that Pinkman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinkman also avoids with ease.
Pinkman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Ronbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronbo is breathing heavily.
Ronbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ronbo momentarily.
Ronbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Ronbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinkman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ronbo scores with a jab to the body.
Pinkman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Pinkman catches Ronbo right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronbo tries to clinch up but Pinkman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronbo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinkman.
Pinkman defending well as Ronbo loads up on a big left hand.
Ronbo fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Ronbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Pinkman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ronbo misses with a two punch combination.
Ronbo misses with a wild combination.
Pinkman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinkman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinkman slips a jab from Ronbo.
Pinkman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Ronbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronbo rushes Pinkman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ronbo is trying to break free.
Ronbo breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
Ronbo throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinkman counters with a three punch combo that has Ronbo backing up. Ronbo nods at Pinkman to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinkman shoots in but no luck this time.
Ronbo looks to land a combination but Pinkman avoids it well.
Pinkman scores with a nice right hand.
Ronbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinkman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ronbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinkman circles away.
Ronbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ronbo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Ronbo wants to clinch.
Pinkman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ronbo eats them both and turns towards Pinkman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Pinkman with a hook.
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinkman at a distance.
A punch combination from Ronbo misses.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Ronbo.
Ronbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinkman keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Pinkman.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a takedown. Ronbo tries to sprawl out of it but Pinkman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ronbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinkman scores with a three punch combo!
Pinkman cracks Ronbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo walks into a left hand.
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body. Ronbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronbo.
Pinkman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ronbo.
Ronbo moves in looking to clinch but Pinkman pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronbo clinches.
Pinkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinkman is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronbo working hard to break the clinch.
Ronbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jesse Pinkman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronnie Ronbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ronbo tries to land a knee to the head but Pinkman blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Ronbo.
Well Ronbo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Ronbo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate Me Now. Friedmon has chosen Come Get on the Ho Train as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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34
169 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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31
162 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedmon slips under a jab.
Friedmon's corner calls for a 1-2. Friedmon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Friedmon closes the distance but Daniels moves to the side
and Daniels counters with a left to the body.
Friedmon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friedmon doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Friedmon slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedmon manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Friedmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Friedmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friedmon wants to clinch.
Friedmon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon instigates a clinch.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels throws a body punch but Friedmon moves out of range.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Friedmon.
Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Friedmon. Friedmon maintains the clinch.
Friedmon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedmon doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Friedmon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels throws a series of punches but Friedmon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friedmon scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Friedmon is rocked!
Friedmon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
Friedmon is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels is looking to wear down Friedmon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daniels dances in with a quick combination. Friedmon is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Daniels snaps Friedmon's head back. Friedmon stumbles backwards against the cage. Daniels steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Friedmon's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Friedmon just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Daniels!
In his post fight interview, Jack Daniels 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alf Alfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfa comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu - Smoke Serpent blaring out of the sound system. Morrison has chosen Metalingus as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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147 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alf Alfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfa dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Alfa's head and hops out.
Morrison with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alfa.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alfa tries to move to mount but Morrison blocks the move with his legs.
Alfa trying to control the position but Morrison is working away.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison is trying to control Alfa's posture but Alfa avoids it.
Morrison parries the strikes from Alfa easily there. Alfa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morrison to escape.
Morrison is trying to improve his position.
Morrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison is trying to improve his position.
Alfa tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Alfa advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa scoring with strikes but Morrison is staying in there.
Alfa trying to control but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alfa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison gets back to half guard.
Morrison looking for submissions off his back.
Alfa is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alfa is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Alfa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison.
Morrison 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.
Alfa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alfa trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Alfa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alfa passes Morrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alfa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alfa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
Morrison is pressing down on Alfa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfa advances position into side control!
Alfa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alfa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morrison is not content to let Alfa control the position.
Alfa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morrison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alfa advances nicely into full mount.
Morrison tries to reverse the position but Alfa maintains control.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Alfa has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison.
Alfa throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison trying to strike off his back.
Morrison working for a triangle but Alfa defends it 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!
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Alfa from controlling successfully.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alfa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alfa wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Alfa 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.
Alfa scores a takedown into full mount!
Alfa working for a guillotine from mount but Morrison is in no mood to give up.
Morrison swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Alfa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morrison gets back to half guard.
Alfa wants to pass to mount but Morrison is defending the position.
Alfa prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Alfa wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Alfa.
Morrison missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Morrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Alfa moves into full mount! Morrison won't be happy about that!
Alfa avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
Alfa looking to secure an arm triangle but Morrison defends it well.
Morrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alfa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alfa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morrison can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Morrison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alfa wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morrison manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison throwing short punches from the bottom.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alf Alfa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alfa is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison.
Alfa trying to control but Morrison postures up.
Alfa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alfa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Alfa's legs - danger averted.
Alfa is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Alfa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alfa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alfa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alfa's head.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison is working Alfa 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.
Alfa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alfa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alfa pulls his head out easily.
Morrison is pressing down on Alfa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alfa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alfa trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Alfa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfa advances position into side control!
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alfa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morrison, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Alfa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alfa takes one on the button.
Alfa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Alfa lands with a punch from half guard.
Alfa is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Alfa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morrison is just riding it out for now. Alfa eventually gives up the hold.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Alfa has control of the leg.
Alfa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alfa is trying to control. Morrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Alfa throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison tries to roll over but Alfa keeps him under control.
Alfa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Alfa has control of the leg.
Alfa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morrison!
Morrison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morrison postures up.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks Alfa with a solid left hand.
Alfa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Alfa.
Alfa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfa keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Alfa looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Alfa keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Alfa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison distracts Alfa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alfa is on top in guard.
Morrison is trying to keep Alfa in close.
Morrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alfa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alfa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Alfa controlling him for the moment.
Alfa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfa stands up out of Morrison's guard for a moment - Morrison manages to land a nice upkick.
Morrison looking to control.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alfa landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Alfa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Alfa has moved into half guard.
Morrison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Morrison is pressing down on Alfa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alfa is pushing down on Morrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Alfa has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfa wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alfa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
John Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alf Alfa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison.
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 Alf Alfa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alfa, 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 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Alfa!
Alf Alfa 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mansur Abdel Salam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abdel Salam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PRO PAIN - SHINE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Omaly's choice of entrance music: Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mansur Abdel Salam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omaly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdel Salam.
Omaly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Omaly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abdel Salam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Omaly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdel Salam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Omaly throws a big elbow that misses.
Omaly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abdel Salam prevents Omaly from improving position.
Omaly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Abdel Salam sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Abdel Salam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abdel Salam tries to buck Omaly off but Omaly is having none of it.
Omaly trying to control the position but Abdel Salam is working away.
Omaly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Abdel Salam sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Omaly is putting a hurting on Abdel Salam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Omaly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Abdel Salam is avoiding damage well.
Omaly prevents Abdel Salam from escaping the position.
Omaly looks up at the clock and then as Abdel Salam takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Omaly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
It looks like Mansur Abdel Salam has been cut.
Omaly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Abdel Salam some visible discomfort.
Mansur Abdel Salam's cut is getting worse.
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!
Abdel Salam regains half guard, as Omaly was trying to land strikes.
Abdel Salam is staying active underneath Omaly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly looks to land a strike but Abdel Salam avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Omaly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Abdel Salam keeps moving.
Abdel Salam controlling the position.
Omaly throwing strikes from guard but Abdel Salam blocks nicely.
Omaly is working Abdel Salam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Omaly is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdel Salam has wrist control.
Omaly postures up in Abdel Salam's guard and throws a big left but Abdel Salam blocks it.
Omaly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly wants to control from the top but Abdel Salam keeps moving.
Abdel Salam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omaly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Omaly trying to control the action but Abdel Salam is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdel Salam wants to get back to his feet.
Omaly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abdel Salam defends it well.
Abdel Salam wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdel Salam is defending against the submission attempts here by Omaly.
Abdel Salam wants to get back to his feet.
Omaly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Omaly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mansur Abdel Salam's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Omaly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mark Omaly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdel Salam wants to get back to full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Omaly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Abdel Salam pushes Omaly off looking to stand but Omaly dives back in and keeps control.
Omaly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdel Salam's head.
Abdel Salam tries to kick Omaly off but Omaly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Omaly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abdel Salam sees it coming and defends easily.
Omaly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Omaly misses with a head shot. Abdel Salam uses the momentum to regain guard.
Omaly stands and throws Abdel Salam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdel Salam is working to avoid the ground and pound but Omaly connects with a decent elbow.
Mansur Abdel Salam's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Omaly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abdel Salam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Omaly swings around for an armbar but Abdel Salam sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Omaly's guard.
Abdel Salam wants to pass the guard but Omaly is keeping the position.
Omaly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omaly working for a triangle but Abdel Salam defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdel Salam decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No joy there for Abdel Salam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdel Salam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdel Salam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omaly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdel Salam. Omaly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdel Salam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdel Salam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omaly circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdel Salam swings for the body but Omaly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omaly feints and as Abdel Salam raises his hands in defense, Omaly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Omaly cracks Abdel Salam with a solid left hand.
Jeez, Mansur Abdel Salam's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mansur Abdel Salam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Omaly!
After winning the bout, Mark Omaly 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 Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- Long Way To The Top. Luciano has chosen The Mechanic 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
Ang connects with a jab.
It looks like Charlie Luciano has been cut.
Luciano throws a wild body kick that Ang sees coming a mile off.
Ang throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ang moves away.
Ang ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Ang loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Ang walks into a left hand.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Ang checks it.
Luciano throws the kick towards the body but Ang avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano moves into range and clinches up with Ang.
Luciano tries a knee to the head but Ang blocks it.
Ang misses with some punches.
Luciano has Ang pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
A hook to the body from Ang.
Ang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ang thows a body shot but no joy.
Luciano takes a swing at Ang's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Ang.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Luciano lands with a nice body punch.
Luciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano throws a hook but Ang blocks it.
Luciano scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ang misses with a hook.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Ang down.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charlie Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luciano keeps Ang at a distance using the push kick.
Luciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Luciano catches Ang right on the button with a cross.
Ang throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Ang.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Ang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luciano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ang is out of range.
Luciano cracks the inside of Ang's front leg.
Luciano throws a hook but Ang avoids it easily.
Luciano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ang takes a step back to recover.
Luciano lands a slapping body shot.
Luciano scores with a jab.
Ang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luciano at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang digs a good body shot into Luciano's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Ang's head.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick and Ang moves out of range easily.
Ang throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano scores with a nice body kick.
Luciano has managed to clinch.
Luciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ang stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Ang lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ang wants to stall.
Ang has Luciano pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Luciano tumbling to the mat - Ang dives into Luciano's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Luciano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luciano tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ang moves forwards but Luciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luciano has time to react.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luciano - that will leave a mark!
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Ang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang misses with a straight left.
Ang throws a sloppy head kick and Luciano moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Luciano.
Luciano scores with a shot to the body.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Luciano.
Luciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Luciano finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luciano!
Ang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luciano lands a jab to the nose.
Luciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ang is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Luciano's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ang connects with a leg kick. Luciano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ang scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ang will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ang throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Luciano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano trying to land knees to the body.
Ang takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ang.
Ang managing to block the knees to the body from Luciano.
Ang struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Luciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luciano is trying to stall.
Ang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ang on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ang tries to score a body lock takedown but Luciano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ang tries to land knees in the clinch but Luciano avoids the damage to the body.
Luciano wants to stall.
Luciano trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ang pushes off an throws an elbow but Luciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luciano.
A bit of stalling here from Ang.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Ang blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luciano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Luciano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ang misses with a hook.
Ang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Luciano.
Ang misses the body punch
and Ang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ang defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Ang's shoulder, as Ang tries to avoid the shot.
Ang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ang lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luciano looks to land a body kick but Ang moved away.
Ang moves out of range of the strikes.
Ang throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Ang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Ang throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Ang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano is looking to clinch but Ang is avoiding it.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ang's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ang to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Ang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ang swats away the attempt to clinch by Luciano.
Luciano takes one to the chin there.
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!
Luciano is looking to clinch.
Ang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ang counters with a left to the body.
Ang tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Ang needs to keep his hands up - Luciano had a free shot at his head there.
Ang moves out of range as Luciano throws a body kick.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ang jabs at Luciano's body.
Ang scores with a hook to the body. Luciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Ang's shoulder, as Ang tries to avoid the shot.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Ang with an uppercut!
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Ang shakes it off.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Ang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Charlie Luciano's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Ang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Luciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ang's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano throws the kick towards the body but Ang avoids it.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Luciano's cut.
That's time! Ang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Ang ducks down to avoid it.
Ang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Ang's head.
Ang misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Ang swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Ang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Ang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Luciano throws a front kick that sends Ang stumbling back into the cage.
Luciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Ang in the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Luciano works Ang's body with a nice hook.
Luciano drives through and clinches with Ang against the cage.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Ang.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luciano scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Ang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ang has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luciano.
Ang throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano throws an elbow that misses.
Ang struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
Luciano looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Ang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ang being controlled against the cage.
Ang tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Ang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Luciano to work.
Ang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Ang finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Ang blocks the low kick.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Ang.
Luciano tests Ang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Ang does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano catches Ang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ang's sensitive parts.
Charlie Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ang.
Luciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ang is out of range and Luciano settles back down.
Luciano is looking to slow Ang down with leg kicks.
Ang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Ang drops his hands momentarily and Luciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Luciano'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!
Ang slips a straight right by Luciano.
Ang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ang was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ang scores with a nice right hand.
Ang throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ang takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Luciano is trying to stand up here but Ang is controlling him well.
Ang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luciano pushes Ang off looking to stand but Ang dives back in and keeps control.
Ang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ang passes to side control.
Ang working the head with strikes.
Ang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Luciano is trying to escape the position but Ang is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ang's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano pushes Ang off and gets back to his feet.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ang on the side of the head.
Ang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rodney Ang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ang staying out of range there.
Luciano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ang shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense.
Luciano is looking to clinch.
Ang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Ang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang misses the body punch
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ang tries to score with a low kick but Luciano moves his leg out of the way.
Luciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ang under the eye.
Ang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charlie Luciano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luciano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ang if he has to take too many more of those.
Ang misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves out of range as Ang strikes.
Ang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Ang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Luciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ang lunges at Luciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luciano's hand.
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!
Ang misses with a low kick.
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Ang takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang dives in and grabs Luciano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luciano pushes down on Ang's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ang takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Luciano.
I think Luciano 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Luciano!
Charlie Luciano 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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