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MCC 106: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baratheon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baratheon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Baratheon stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Baratheon dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz 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.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Baratheon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baratheon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Baratheon is proving a slippery customer.
Baratheon trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Baratheon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Baratheon won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Baratheon sprawls well.
Baratheon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stannis Baratheon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baratheon gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Baratheon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baratheon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz prevents Baratheon from moving into mount.
Baratheon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baratheon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baratheon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baratheon wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Baratheon is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Baratheon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Baratheon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Baratheon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Diaz to his feet.
Baratheon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baratheon shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Baratheon keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Baratheon circles away.
Some wild striking there from Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stannis Baratheon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baratheon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stannis Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baratheon is defended easily by Diaz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baratheon.
Baratheon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baratheon shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Baratheon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Baratheon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stannis Baratheon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baratheon tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Baratheon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with a series of wild punches.
Baratheon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baratheon wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baratheon takes a step back to recover.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz won't allow Baratheon to sweep him here.
Baratheon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diaz has passed into side control.
Diaz stands up and beckons Baratheon to his feet.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baratheon gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Baratheon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baratheon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Baratheon shows good takedown defense.
Baratheon scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Baratheon misses with a head shot.
Diaz manages to control the position for a moment.
Baratheon unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Stannis Baratheon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baratheon looking for a sweep. Not yet Baratheon, not yet.
Diaz trying to control but Baratheon is working from the bottom.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baratheon is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Baratheon keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz prevents Baratheon from getting back to his feet.
Baratheon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baratheon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Baratheon fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Baratheon as Diaz shoots in.
Baratheon misses with the combination.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Baratheon.
Baratheon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Baratheon.
Baratheon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Baratheon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Diaz is trying to stand up.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baratheon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Baratheon with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baratheon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baratheon lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baratheon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diaz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Baratheon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baratheon shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Stannis Baratheon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Baratheon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stannis Baratheon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baratheon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baratheon duly obliges.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Baratheon keeps it at a distance.
Baratheon shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Baratheon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baratheon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Baratheon throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baratheon tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baratheon to the ground. Baratheon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baratheon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baratheon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Baratheon. Baratheon gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baratheon.
Baratheon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baratheon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Baratheon stumbling back into the cage.
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 Stannis Baratheon.
Well Baratheon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stannis Baratheon!
After the fight, Stannis Baratheon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ioannidis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. If I Can't - 50 Cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ioannidis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ioannidis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ioannidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Ioannidis pushes him off.
Ioannidis tries to clinch there but Jaa circles away.
Ioannidis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Ioannidis circles away.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ioannidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ioannidis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaa's waist but Jaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ioannidis off to one side.
Ioannidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa wants to clinch but Ioannidis slips to the side
and Ioannidis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaa tries to clinch but Ioannidis moves away
and Ioannidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ioannidis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ioannidis moves out of range.
Ioannidis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Ioannidis.
Ioannidis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaa tries to avoid it but Ioannidis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaa to the ground. Jaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tien Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aristos Ioannidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Ioannidis in a clinch.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa stalling against the cage.
Ioannidis tries for a takedown but Jaa manages to get underhooks.
Ioannidis can't break the clinch.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Ioannidis's ribcage.
Ioannidis looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Ioannidis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ioannidis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Ioannidis's ribcage.
Jaa stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Ioannidis won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ioannidis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Aristos Ioannidis has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa working Ioannidis over with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ioannidis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ioannidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ioannidis being controlled against the cage.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Ioannidis won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Ioannidis's ribcage.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa stalling in the clinch.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Ioannidis won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ioannidis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tien Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aristos Ioannidis's cut.
That's time! Jaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ioannidis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa has Ioannidis pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tien Jaa.
Jaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ioannidis.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Ioannidis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jaa's guard now.
Ioannidis is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jaa has a closed guard, preventing Ioannidis from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
Ioannidis wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Aristos Ioannidis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ioannidis shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaa tries to sprawl out of it but Ioannidis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaa closes the distance but Ioannidis moves to the side
and Ioannidis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa can't do much from the bottom here.
Jaa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ioannidis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Ioannidis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ioannidis swings around for an armbar but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ioannidis's guard.
Jaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ioannidis keeping full guard, as Jaa tries to pass.
Jaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ioannidis on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis has a closed guard, preventing Jaa from standing up.
Jaa throws an elbow that misses. Ioannidis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jaa's guard. Nice move by Ioannidis!
Ioannidis postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
Ioannidis wanted to stand there but Jaa had control of the position.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ioannidis can do to turn this around?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jaa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tien Jaa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ioannidis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tien Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ioannidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ioannidis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaa tries to avoid it but Ioannidis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaa to the ground. Jaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tien Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aristos Ioannidis.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
Ioannidis tries for a takedown but Jaa manages to get underhooks.
Jaa has Ioannidis pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ioannidis is trying to pull guard but Jaa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ioannidis being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tien Jaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aristos Ioannidis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ioannidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaa dodges the punch combination from Ioannidis.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ioannidis is having none of it.
Ioannidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Ioannidis is avoiding it.
Ioannidis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ioannidis wants to clinch up but Jaa keeps it at a distance.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ioannidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ioannidis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaa as he avoids it easily.
Tien Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aristos Ioannidis.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Ioannidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ioannidis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ioannidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Ioannidis pushes him off.
Jaa clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaa has Ioannidis pushed against the cage.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Ioannidis won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa taking a breather.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ioannidis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Ioannidis misses with a knee strike.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa working Ioannidis over with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa slows down the pace here.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa leaning against his opponent.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ioannidis tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Ioannidis tries to pull guard but Jaa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Ioannidis jumps guard but Jaa stands there with Ioannidis around his waist. Ioannidis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ioannidis up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aristos Ioannidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tien Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Ioannidis won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tien Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tien Jaa!
After winning the bout, Tien Jaa 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro De La Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Creatine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creatine has chosen Sabaton - Metal Crue as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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21
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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24
163 lbs
9 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro De La Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Creatine!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creatine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Creatine to the mat! Creatine manages to get full guard.
Barrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Creatine controls Barrera momentarily but Barrera frees himself.
Barrera passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Barrera is looking to advance position but Creatine won't allow it.
Creatine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Creatine working a defensive guard here.
Creatine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barrera distracts Creatine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Creatine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barrera defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera throwing strikes from guard but Creatine blocks nicely.
Barrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera won't allow Creatine to sweep him here.
Barrera prevents Creatine from getting back to his feet.
Creatine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creatine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barrera wants to stand but Creatine is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barrera throwing strikes but missing.
Creatine keeping full guard, as Barrera tries to pass.
Barrera preventing the sweep.
Barrera wants to stand and escape but instead Creatine has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barrera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creatine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creatine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Creatine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creatine.
Creatine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creatine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barrera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Creatine has Barrera in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Creatine looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera prevents Creatine from getting back to his feet.
Barrera wants to get up but he can't break Creatine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Creatine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrera is one step ahead there.
Creatine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barrera!
Creatine is trying to control here but Barrera has managed to regain half guard.
Barrera is defending against the submission attempts here by Creatine.
Creatine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creatine wants to work for an arm triangle but Barrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barrera is trying to stand.
Creatine drops an elbow to the side of Barrera's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrera wants to improve his position but Creatine is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creatine trying to control from half guard but Barrera is working away.
Creatine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Creatine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barrera shoots in but Creatine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Barrera or perhaps it was just good defense by Creatine which made him look bad.
Creatine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creatine throws a one two combo.
Creatine has managed to clinch.
Barrera managing to block the knees to the body from Creatine.
Barrera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Creatine walks away with a smile on his face. Barrera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro De La Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creatine doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrera circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creatine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creatine throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Caius Creatine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrera shoots in for a takedown but Creatine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrera blocks a head kick by Creatine.
Barrera avoids the head kick by Creatine.
Creatine tries a head kick but it misses.
Creatine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrera moves into range and clinches up with Creatine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creatine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrera.
Barrera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barrera tries to land knees in the clinch but Creatine avoids the damage to the body.
Creatine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Creatine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barrera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Creatine is stalling here.
Creatine tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrera avoids the damage to the body.
Barrera is trying to break the clinch but Creatine has him pressed against the cage.
Barrera is trying to break the clinch but Creatine has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Creatine.
Creatine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Creatine looking to throw knees to the head but Barrera is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creatine gets underhooks to prevent Barrera's takedown attempt.
Barrera is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrera is trying to force a seperation but Creatine has the dominant position.
Creatine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barrera is working for takedown but Creatine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Creatine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creatine has a closed guard, preventing Barrera from standing up.
Creatine wants to stand but Barrera is controlling the position.
Creatine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Creatine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrera stands up from Creatine's guard - Barrera perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Creatine but Creatine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Creatine wants to clinch but Barrera slips to the side
and Barrera counters with a one-two to the body.
Horrible takedown by Barrera or perhaps it was just good defense by Creatine which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creatine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrera.
Creatine gets a clinch.
Creatine tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.
Barrera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Creatine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Creatine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Creatine.
Creatine fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creatine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Creatine wants it to stay on the feet.
Barrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creatine is fending him off so far but Barrera persists. Nope, Creatine circles away and we're back to standing.
Creatine feints and then cracks Barrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barrera down.
Creatine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Creatine. Barrera shrugs it off though.
Creatine scores with a takedown into Barrera's guard.
Creatine trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creatine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creatine wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.
Barrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Creatine misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Creatine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Creatine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrera shoots for a takedown but Creatine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barrera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Creatine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Creatine just leaning against Barrera, taking a breather.
Barrera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Creatine has him pressed against the cage.
Barrera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Creatine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro De La Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creatine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
Barrera breaks from the clinch.
Barrera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creatine swivels and escapes.
Creatine leaves Barrera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barrera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Creatine avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creatine looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Creatine stuns Barrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creatine misses with a series of wild punches.
Creatine lands with a hook. Barrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barrera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Creatine doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrera circles away.
Creatine tries a head kick but it misses.
Creatine delivers a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrera dodges the punch combination from Creatine.
Creatine tries to clinch but Barrera is having none of it.
Creatine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Creatine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Creatine tries to clinch but Barrera moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barrera.
Creatine rushes Barrera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creatine breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creatine throws a head kick that Barrera semi-blocks.
Creatine tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barrera dodges the punch combination from Creatine.
Creatine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creatine gets caught flat footed, as Barrera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Creatine scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Barrera misses with a two punch combination.
Creatine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barrera's head.
Barrera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barrera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Creatine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Creatine is trying to maintain the position but Barrera is very close to passing his half guard.
Creatine manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creatine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caius Creatine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creatine is trying to keep Barrera in close.
Creatine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Creatine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Creatine prevents Barrera from improving his position.
Creatine is keen to just control but Barrera is a slippery customer.
Alejandro De La Barrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creatine wants to work for an arm triangle but Barrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Creatine thows a huge punch but Barrera dodges it nicely.
Creatine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creatine trying to control from half guard but Barrera is working away.
Creatine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barrera is just riding it out for now. Creatine eventually gives up the hold.
Creatine trying to control the action but Barrera is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Creatine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Creatine 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Creatine!
A less than humble Caius Creatine misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jimmy McDermot acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy McDermot!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega gets caught flat footed, as McDermot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McDermot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McDermot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vega looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vega looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vega !
McDermot is trying to improve his position.
Vega stands up.
McDermot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDermot somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega misses with the combination.
McDermot throws a nice head kick!
McDermot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDermot avoids the body shot from Vega .
Armando Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDermot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDermot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDermot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDermot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vega defends it nicely.
Armando Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McDermot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot lands a head kick that stumbles Vega and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Armando Vega has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermot advances position into side control!
McDermot tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDermot has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vega is looking to regain half guard here but McDermot keeps moving and retains side control.
McDermot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot is trying to get an arm triangle but Vega is defending well.
McDermot swings around for an armbar but Vega sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McDermot's guard.
Vega passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McDermot is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot regains half guard.
Vega prevents McDermot from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vega is looking to take a break and control but McDermot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDermot is trying to maintain the position but Vega is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vega in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McDermot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando Vega 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDermot fails with a takedown attempt.
McDermot throws the kick towards the body but Vega avoids it.
Vega avoids the head kick by McDermot.
Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vega slaps away a takedown attempt from McDermot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDermot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vega finds it's way round the side to connect with McDermot's head.
Vega stuns McDermot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDermot walks into a straight right hand from Vega .
Vega connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lands with a nice body punch.
Vega avoids the head kick by McDermot.
Nice takedown defense from Vega . No joy for McDermot on that attempt.
Armando Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McDermot.
McDermot is breathing heavily.
McDermot has his takedown stuffed
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDermot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice straight punches there by Vega . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vega .
McDermot walks into a stiff left hand from Vega .
Vega 's corner calls for a 1-2. Vega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from McDermot.
Jimmy McDermot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega jabs McDermot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vega sizes up McDermot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Jimmy McDermot has been cut.
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!
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Vega .
Vega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDermot misses with a head kick.
McDermot shoots and misses
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vega connects with a body shot.
Vega jabs McDermot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega jabs McDermot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Armando Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega catches McDermot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDermot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Vega lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDermot doesn't seem phased though.
McDermot takes one to the side of the head.
McDermot has a takedown stuffed.
McDermot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vega throws a series of strikes that have McDermot backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vega was covering up waiting for the punch and McDermot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Vega dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vega 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McDermot throws a head kick that misses.
Vega lands a nice looking body shot.
McDermot tries a head kick but it misses.
McDermot looks for a takedown but Vega sprawls well.
McDermot scores with a head kick. Vega tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McDermot fails with the takedown.
Vega lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDermot at a distance.
Vega lands a right hook to the body.
Vega scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McDermot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot shoots in looking for a takedown but Vega manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDermot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Armando Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McDermot.
McDermot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vega pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McDermot back to the cage. Vega follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDermot shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McDermot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vega lands with an overhand left.
McDermot is rocked!
McDermot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDermot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDermot walks into a jab.
McDermot is still on wobbly legs! Can Vega finish him?
McDermot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vega 's waist but Vega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDermot off to one side.
McDermot seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermot ducks right into an uppercut from Vega .
Vega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDermot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vega lands with a nice body punch.
McDermot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vega lands a nice hook to McDermot's body. McDermot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDermot tries for a takedown but Vega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vega lands with an overhand left.
McDermot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega scores with a hook to the body. McDermot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vega stuffs the takedown.
McDermot tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega throws a one two combo.
McDermot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vega .
McDermot tries for a takedown but Vega circles away easily
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vega moves away from the strike by McDermot.
McDermot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vega catches McDermot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jimmy McDermot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDermot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vega avoids it really well and circles away.
Vega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDermot's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Vega . No joy for McDermot on that attempt.
McDermot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vega to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Vega !
Armando Vega took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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