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MLC 111: Kaneko vs Noir PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Killjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Killjoy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Killjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rua!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kevin Killjoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kevin Killjoy has been cut.
Killjoy connects with an inside leg kick.
Killjoy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Killjoy tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Killjoy shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Killjoy misses with a wild combination.
Rua looks to land a combination but Killjoy avoids it well.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killjoy.
Killjoy throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Killjoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Killjoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Killjoy.
Killjoy jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killjoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killjoy looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Killjoy tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Killjoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killjoy is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Killjoy moved out of range.
Killjoy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Killjoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua 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.
Killjoy clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Killjoy lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Killjoy on the inside.
Killjoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killjoy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Killjoy lands a damaging elbow.
Killjoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Killjoy.
Killjoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
Killjoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Killjoy.
Killjoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Killjoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killjoy lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Paul Rua has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Killjoy.
Killjoy throws an elbow that misses.
Killjoy misses with the head strike.
Killjoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Killjoy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Killjoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killjoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killjoy misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua tries to break free but Killjoy pushes him back against the cage.
Killjoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Killjoy, against the cage.
Killjoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy lands a damaging elbow.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Killjoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Killjoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Killjoy lands a shoulder strike.
Killjoy misses with an elbow strike.
Killjoy scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killjoy throws an elbow that misses.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Killjoy is controlling the position.
Killjoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killjoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Killjoy is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Killjoy throws an elbow but misses.
Killjoy lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Killjoy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Killjoy drives through with a takedown into Rua's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Killjoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Killjoy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Killjoy is just out of range.
Killjoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rua's hands.
Killjoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killjoy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killjoy manages to avoid it.
Killjoy scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killjoy has managed to clinch.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killjoy lands a nice uppercut.
Killjoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killjoy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Killjoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Killjoy.
Nice elbow from Killjoy.
Killjoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Killjoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killjoy misses with some punches.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Killjoy lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Killjoy.
Killjoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Killjoy lands a nice elbow.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Killjoy has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Killjoy lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Paul Rua's cut even more.
Killjoy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killjoy lands an elbow inside.
Killjoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Paul Rua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Killjoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Killjoy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Paul Rua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Killjoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Killjoy is controlling him.
Killjoy gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Killjoy lands a right hand.
Killjoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killjoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua tries to circle away but Killjoy has him pinned against the cage.
Killjoy lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Killjoy!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Killjoy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Angel Lust. Aharon Robinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aharon Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ba tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ba moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a good low kick that Ba was not able to check.
Ba tries to clinch but Robinson moves away
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ba tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Ba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Robinson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ba.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson with a nice cross.
Ba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Ba counters with a two punch combo.
Melvin Ba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Ba lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Ba is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Ba misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Ba moves out of range.
Aharon Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ba tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ba misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Ba defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Ba throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Ba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson is controlling Ba's trapped leg to prevent Ba from advancing to side control.
Ba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Ba trying to control from Robinson's half guard. Robinson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ba 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Robinson is tightening it up a little... Ba has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ba reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ba taps out! Nice BJJ there by Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aharon Robinson!
Aharon Robinson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Overslam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Overslam will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Overslam!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overslam looks to score with a jab to the body but Africanus is just out of range.
Overslam lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Julius Africanus has been cut.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donk. Overslam catches Africanus right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Africanus is looking to slow Overslam down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Africanus.
Overslam looks to land a combination but Africanus avoids it well.
Africanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Overslam tries to sprawl but Africanus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Overslam scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Africanus manages to mount him!
Overslam really wants to buck Africanus off and get back to his feet.
Africanus dominating with strikes here.
Overslam is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Africanus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Dante Overslam has been cut.
Africanus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Africanus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Overslam turns into him and now he's in Africanus's guard.
Africanus looking for a sweep. Not yet Africanus, not yet.
Africanus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus throws his legs up looking for a submission but Overslam uses it to pass to side control.
Overslam scores with punches from side control.
Africanus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Overslam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Overslam is looking to take a break and control but Africanus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Overslam sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Africanus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Africanus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Overslam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Overslam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Africanus keeps working.
Africanus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Overslam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Africanus is looking for a triangle but Overslam pushes his legs off easily.
Africanus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Overslam controls the pace.
Africanus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Overslam escapes and throws Africanus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Africanus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Overslam presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Overslam lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Africanus is desperately trying to improve his position but Overslam has a good base and remains in mount.
Africanus is working hard here to advance position.
Overslam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Africanus hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Africanus is looking to improve his position but Overslam isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overslam landing punches.
Africanus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julius Africanus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Overslam.
Julius Africanus's cut is getting worse.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Africanus throws a leg kick but Overslam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Overslam scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Overslam. Those never looked like landing.
Overslam is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Overslam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Africanus.
Overslam cracks Africanus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Overslam has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Africanus to stand back up!
Africanus is rocked!
Dante Overslam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Overslam throws a jab when Africanus was well out of range.
Oh Africanus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overslam misses with a series of wild punches.
Dante Overslam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Overslam engages and cracks Africanus with a massive lead left hook - Africanus tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Overslam is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Overslam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Friedmon has chosen Come Get on the Ho Train as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedmon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Friedmon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Friedmon doesn't manage to clinch there - Burza circles away.
Friedmon closes the distance and clinches up with Burza, looking for a takedown. Friedmon pushes Burza against the cage but Burza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanton Friedmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedmon darts in and clinches Burza up against the cage.
Burza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Friedmon is defending well.
Burza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burza. That's going to slow Friedmon down.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Friedmon misses with a body shot.
Friedmon looks to clinch
and Burza counters with a shoot takedown. Friedmon fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burza looking to pass the guard.
Friedmon looking to control.
Friedmon trying to strike off his back.
Friedmon looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedmon, not yet.
Burza tries to free his leg and advance position but Friedmon is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza wants to stand but Friedmon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burza passes Friedmon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burza trying to control from Friedmon's half guard. Friedmon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burza wants to stand and escape but instead Friedmon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Friedmon trying to control the position from guard on top but Burza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedmon drops back looking for a leg! Burza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burza manages to kick Friedmon off! Friedmon jumps back into Burza's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Friedmon.
Burza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedmon wants to control from the top but Burza keeps moving.
Friedmon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Burza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Friedmon has Burza in his guard.
Friedmon wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to stand but Friedmon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Friedmon trying to keep a closed guard but Burza is proving a slippery customer.
Burza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Friedmon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burza has managed to get both his arms back between Friedmon's legs - danger averted.
Friedmon looking for a guillotine here but Burza defends easily.
Friedmon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Friedmon is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza preventing the sweep.
Burza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedmon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burza scoring with some ground and pound.
Burza trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burza is pushing down on Friedmon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Friedmon is fighting to maintain full guard but Burza 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.
Burza wants to take a breather but Friedmon is having none of it.
Burza decides to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedmon misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roman Burza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Friedmon dives in and grabs Burza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burza pushes down on Friedmon's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick from Friedmon misses.
Friedmon tries to clinch up.
Burza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burza wants it to stay on the feet.
Burza lands a nice hook to Friedmon's body. Friedmon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Friedmon misses with a body shot
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Friedmon misses with a double jab
and Burza counters with a body kick that stops Friedmon in his tracks momentarily.
Burza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Friedmon was covering up waiting for the punch and Burza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Friedmon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burza tries to free his leg and advance position but Friedmon is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Burza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burza trying to control but Friedmon is working from the bottom.
Burzais looking to pass into half guard but Friedmon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Friedmon is in guard.
Burza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza seems keen to control Friedmon's posture.
Friedmon throws a big elbow that misses.
Burza keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burza dives on top into guard.
Burza trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedmon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a strike but Friedmon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burza is trying to control the position but Friedmon postures up.
Friedmon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman Burza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friedmon has gone for a leg lock! Burza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Friedmon's guard.
Friedmon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Burza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Burza wants to take a breather but Friedmon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza thows a huge punch but Friedmon dodges it nicely.
Friedmon is looking for a sweep. Burza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burza is trying to control. Friedmon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Friedmon won't allow Burza to pass to mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roman Burza just wasn't active enough.
Friedmon misses with an uppercut. Burza saw that one coming.
Burza jabs at Friedmon's body.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Friedmon misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Friedmon looks for a takedown but Burza sprawls well.
Roman Burza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanton Friedmon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Friedmon to the mat! Friedmon manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Friedmon closes the distance and clinches.
Friedmon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friedmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Burza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burza can't break the clinch.
Burza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Friedmon is defending well.
Burza managing to block the knees to the body from Friedmon.
Friedmon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Burza blocks an elbow strike from Friedmon.
Burza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friedmon throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
Friedmon wants to clinch up but Burza keeps it at a distance.
Friedmon stuffs the takedown attempt from Burza. Burza gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friedmon tries to land a leg kick but Burza saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza slips under a jab.
Burza lands a nice shot that snaps Friedmon's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burza.
Friedmon throws a hook but Burza avoids it easily.
Friedmon throws a series of punches but Burza avoids them all with ease.
Friedmon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burza. That one must have hurt.
Stanton Friedmon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burza lands in his opponent's guard.
Friedmon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burza won't allow Friedmon to sweep him here.
Burza decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Burza lands a nice looking body shot.
Stanton Friedmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon wants to clinch.
Burza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedmon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Friedmon tries to clinch up but Burza circles away and keeps his distance.
Friedmon misses with a jab to the body
and Burza counters with a takedown into side control.
Burza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Friedmon is not content to let Burza control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Friedmon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Friedmon actively working from the bottom here.
Burza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Friedmon working to try and regain half guard.
Roman Burza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon tries to hold on but Burza pushes him away.
Burza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Friedmon is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Burza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burza, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Burza!
Roman Burza bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Fire Your Guns as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Albert Kelly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly slips under a jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hendricks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Kelly drops Hendricks with a beautiful combination! Hendricks stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kelly is looking for the KO!
Hendricks is rocked!
It looks like Johny Hendricks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kelly swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Albert Kelly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Albert Kelly thanked Empire Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micah Magnum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnum wants to clinch up but Starner keeps it at a distance.
Starner takes a swing at Magnum's ribcage but misses.
Magnum tries to clinch
and Starner counters with a left and a right that stings Magnum.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.
Starner lands a head shot.
Glen Starner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starner tries to bum rush Magnum with a series of wild strikes but Magnum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Starner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnum ducks under a wild hook from Starner.
Starner looks to land a combination. Magnum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magnum is rocked!
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!
Starner takes a swing at Magnum's ribcage but misses.
Magnum is still on wobbly legs! Can Starner finish him?
Starner throws a shot to the body.
Starner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magnum pinned against the cage. Magnum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magnum seems to have recovered his senses.
Magnum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starner counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magnum moves in looking to clinch but Starner pushes him off.
Magnum moves in looking to clinch but Starner pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Magnum. No joy for Starner on that attempt.
Starner shoots in for a double leg but Magnum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnum's knee momentarily.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.
Magnum rushes Starner and presses him up against the cage.
Magnum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starner avoids it.
Magnum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starner blocks it with crossed arms.
Magnum missing with knees to the body.
Starner avoiding damage as Magnum throws knees to the body.
Starner lands a hook that snaps the head of Magnum backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magnum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Starner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starner blocks it with crossed arms.
Magnum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starner is defending well for now.
Magnum missing with knees to the body.
Starner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magnum up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Starner avoids the damage to the body.
Starner tightens his grip and picks Magnum up, before dumping him to the ground. Magnum manages to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Starner won't allow Magnum to sweep him here.
Starner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum keeping moving, preventing Starner from controlling successfully.
Starner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Starner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starner content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Glen Starner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to clinch but Starner is having none of it.
Starner thuds his right hand into Magnum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Micah Magnum has been cut.
Starner connects with a nice looking jab.
Starner fails to land the takedown.
Magnum tries to clinch there but Starner circles away.
Magnum darts in and clinches Starner up against the cage.
Magnum is trying to maintain a safe position but Starner gets an underhook and turns Magnum into the cage.
Starner avoiding damage as Magnum throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starner blocks it with crossed arms.
Starner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Starner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Starner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micah Magnum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magnum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Starner.
Starner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magnum swivels and escapes.
Glen Starner is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Magnum as Starner shoots in.
Magnum darts in trying to clinch
and Starner counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magnum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magnum stuffs the takedown attempt from Starner. Starner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starner. Magnum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starner looks to land a combination but Magnum avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner keeps the fight on the outside.
Magnum tries to clinch up.
Starner misses with an uppercut.
Magnum swats away the attempt to clinch by Starner.
Starner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Magnum's guard.
Magnum keeping moving, preventing Starner from controlling successfully.
Starner content to stall in guard here.
Starner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner wants to pass the guard but Magnum is keeping the position.
Starner wants to control from the top but Magnum keeps moving.
Starner throws a big elbow that misses.
Starner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Magnum is trying to keep Starner in close.
Starner throws a strike but Magnum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starner keeping moving, preventing Magnum from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magnum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starner working a defensive guard here.
Micah Magnum has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Magnum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starner misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magnum wants to clinch but Starner slips to the side
and Starner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magnum is looking to clinch but Starner is avoiding it.
Starner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Starner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starner scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner swinging wildly here.
Starner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magnum's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Starner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micah Magnum's cut.
That's time! Starner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.
Starner drops Magnum with a left right combo! Starner follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big shot lands for Starner! That's hurt Magnum! Will he recover? Starner fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Starner!
Glen Starner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar comes to the cage accompanied by That Punjabi Jay-Z song. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiu Jitsu loads up on a big right hand but Muakbar slips the punch.
Jiu Jitsu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muakbar eats them both and turns towards Jiu Jitsu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Muakbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiu Jitsu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muakbar.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a wild body shot.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muakbar defends it nicely.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a low kick as Muakbar jumps back.
Jiu Jitsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muakbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiu Jitsu.
Muakbar throws a lazy right hand but Jiu Jitsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiu Jitsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muakbar cracks Jiu Jitsu with an open hand slap.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muakbar.
Muakbar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Jiu Jitsu as he connects with a hook.
Muakbar avoids the body shot from Jiu Jitsu.
Muakbar misses with a body shot.
Jiu Jitsu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muakbar's waist but Muakbar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jiu Jitsu off to one side.
Muakbar misses with the combination.
Muakbar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiu Jitsu.
Muakbar throws a shot to the body.
Muakbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiu Jitsu.
Muakbar throws a looping overhand right but Jiu Jitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Jiu Jitsu slips a jab and a cross from Muakbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar misses with a straight right.
Muakbar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muakbar throws a hook but Jiu Jitsu blocks it.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Muakbar misses with a leg kick
and Jiu Jitsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muakbar's 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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Jiu Jitsu from controlling successfully.
Muakbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiu Jitsu is one step ahead there.
Muakbar trying to control the position.
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.
Muakbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muakbar controls Jiu Jitsu momentarily but Jiu Jitsu frees himself.
Jiu Jitsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jiu Jitsu is stalling in the full guard.
Jiu Jitsu throws an elbow that misses. Muakbar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jiu Jitsu's guard. Nice move by Muakbar!
Jiu Jitsu is trying to keep Muakbar in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muakbar looking to sit in guard and control but Jiu Jitsu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muakbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Jiu Jitsu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jiu Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Muakbar is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiu Jitsu throwing strikes from guard but Muakbar blocks nicely.
Jiu Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muakbar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a leg kick.
Jiu Jitsu slips under a jab from Muakbar.
Muakbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muakbar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in looking for a takedown. Muakbar tries to sprawl out of it but Jiu Jitsu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muakbar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haji Muakbar is winning the standup battle so far.
Muakbar stuffs the takedown attempt from Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu slips under a jab from Muakbar.
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muakbar to the mat! Muakbar manages to get full guard.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Jiu Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu preventing the sweep.
Jiu Jitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muakbar is keeping the position for now.
Jiu Jitsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muakbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jiu Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jiu Jitsu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Muakbar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Muakbar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Muakbar!
Jiu Jitsu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Muakbar.
Jiu Jitsu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Muakbar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar with the ground and pound but Jiu Jitsu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jiu Jitsu tries to roll over but Muakbar keeps him under control.
Jiu Jitsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muakbar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jiu Jitsu's head.
Mr Jiu Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muakbar trying to control but Jiu Jitsu is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jiu Jitsu is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muakbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar managing to control the position.
Muakbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiu Jitsu is one step ahead there.
Muakbar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muakbar pulls Jiu Jitsu in to control the position.
Muakbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muakbar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muakbar is keeping the position for now.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Jiu Jitsu from controlling successfully.
Jiu Jitsu throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muakbar misses with a double jab.
Jiu Jitsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muakbar circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Jiu Jitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Muakbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Muakbar misses with a wild body shot.
Muakbar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jiu Jitsu defending well as Muakbar loads up on a big left hand.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiu Jitsu moves away.
Muakbar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jiu Jitsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muakbar scores with a nice head shot.
Muakbar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muakbar sprawls well. Muakbar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jiu Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu fails with the takedown
and Muakbar counters with a nice double leg into 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!
Jiu Jitsu working a defensive guard here.
Muakbar lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu controls Muakbar momentarily but Muakbar frees himself.
Muakbar trying to control but Jiu Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Muakbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Muakbar postures up in Jiu Jitsu's guard and throws a big left but Jiu Jitsu blocks it.
Jiu Jitsu 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.
Jiu Jitsu keeping full guard, as Muakbar tries to pass.
Muakbar advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muakbar misses with a head shot. Jiu Jitsu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Muakbar postures up in Jiu Jitsu's guard and throws a big left but Jiu Jitsu blocks it.
Muakbar stopping the sweep attempt from Jiu Jitsu.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Jiu Jitsu blocks nicely.
Jiu Jitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiu Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muakbar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muakbar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jiu Jitsu is avoiding damage well.
Muakbar working away.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Muakbar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jiu Jitsu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Muakbar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mr Jiu Jitsu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Muakbar there.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haji Muakbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiu Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Jiu Jitsu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muakbar.
Jiu Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Muakbar slips a nice elbow through Jiu Jitsu's hands, connecting with Jiu Jitsu's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muakbar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiu Jitsu is looking for a sweep. Muakbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muakbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haji Muakbar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jiu Jitsu 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Jiu Jitsu!
Mr Jiu Jitsu made sure to mention his sponsor, Empire Threads in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Shut your mouth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laak misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moreira.
Moreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Eric Laak has been cut.
Moreira takes a swing at Laak's ribcage but misses.
Moreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laak. That one must have hurt.
Moreira misses with a right hand
and Laak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laak moves away from the strike by Moreira.
Laak looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Moreira avoids the body shot from Laak.
Moreira throws a wild body kick that Laak sees coming a mile off.
Moreira feints and then cracks Laak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laak down.
Laak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Moreira tries to clinch up but Laak circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak is looking to land body kicks.
Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laak tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moreira. That's going to slow Laak down.
Moreira misses with a looping left.
Moreira throws a series of punches but Laak avoids them all with ease.
Moreira throws an overhand right that lands on Laak's shoulder, as Laak tries to avoid the shot.
Moreira misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Moreira swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
Moreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moreira looks for the body kick but Laak saw that one coming.
Moreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Laak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Laak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira pushes Laak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
Laak working aggressively here.
Moreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laak blocks an uppercut.
Laak blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Laak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moreira blocking some punches.
Laak misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by Laak.
Laak trying to land knees to the body.
Moreira misses with some punches.
Moreira is trying to maintain a safe position but Laak gets an underhook and turns Moreira into the cage.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laak lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Laak.
Laak pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moreira lands a shoulder strike.
Laak lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laak backwards.
Moreira misses with the head strike.
Moreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Laak controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laak's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira misses with an elbow over the top.
Laak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Laak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreira pushes Laak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laak is keeping busy.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Laak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moreira or not.
Moreira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laak or not.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by Laak.
Laak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Vieira Moreira dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Laak.
Laak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moreira wants to slow Laak down by chopping away at his legs.
Laak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laak thows a body kick. Moreira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laak was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Moreira tries to score with a low kick but Laak moves his leg out of the way.
Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laak slips a straight right by Moreira.
Laak misses with a left hand
and Moreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Laak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laak avoids the head kick by Moreira.
Moreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moreira.
Good leg kick by Moreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreira.
Jab by Moreira.
Moreira misses with a body shot
and Laak counters with a nice body kick.
Moreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laak.
Laak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laak throws a leg kick but Moreira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laak cracks Moreira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laak.
Moreira tries to clinch but Laak is having none of it.
Laak avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Laak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moreira.
Laak works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Laak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moreira throws a shot to the body.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Moreira throws a jab when Laak was well out of range.
Laak looks to land a right hand but Moreira moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Laak misses with a wild body shot.
Laak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moreira misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laak is looking to land body kicks.
Moreira misses with a leg kick
and Laak counters with a nice body shot.
Moreira missing with a left hand there. Laak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laak blocks the body kick.
Moreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laak's sensitive parts.
Moreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Laak counters with an outside leg kick.
Laak throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreira misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Moreira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laak misses with a looping left.
Moreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laak manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Moreira both land. Nice combination.
Laak misses with a right hand
and Moreira counters with a good, hard body kick but Laak shrugs it off.
Laak blocks a head kick by Moreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laak checks a leg kick.
Moreira looks to land a body kick but Laak moved away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laak.
Laak moves out of range of the leg kick from Moreira.
Moreira checks a low kick from Laak.
Nice straight punches there by Moreira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moreira.
Laak lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak misses with an uppercut. Moreira saw that one coming.
Laak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moreira throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Vieira Moreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Moreira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moreira looks to land a body kick but Laak moved away.
A leg kick checked by Laak.
Laak scores with a nice head shot.
Laak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Laak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laak closes the distance and clinches.
Moreira misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Moreira to work.
Laak blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laak.
Laak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laak tries a body shot but Moreira blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Moreira.
Moreira dodges an elbow strike from Laak.
Laak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moreiras head.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira lands with a light punch inside.
Moreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laaks head.
Laak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Laak.
Laak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moreira has him pressed against the cage.
Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
Moreira misses with some punches.
Laak working aggressively here.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreira misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak lands a right hand.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Laak.
Laak tries to work over Moreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira scores with a shot to the side of Laak's head.
Still in the clinch, Laak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laak backwards.
Laak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eric Laak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moreira takes a shot to the head.
Laak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laak gets through Moreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Laak on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Moreira working aggressively here.
Laak manages to break the clinch.
Laak tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moreira is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Laak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Laak finish him?
Moreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laak.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laak. That's going to slow Moreira down.
Moreira seems to have recovered his senses.
Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Moreira moves out of range easily.
Laak scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira moves away from the strike by Laak.
Laak tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreira.
Laak cracks Moreira with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Moreira tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Laak pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Moreira is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Laak!
Eric Laak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Friedricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ward Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedricksen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Pursuit of Vikings by Amon Amarth. The key to victory for Harald Friedricksen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harald Friedricksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ward Cee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedricksen connects with a right hand. Cee shakes it off.
It looks like Ward Cee has been cut.
Cee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Friedricksen is fending him off so far but Cee persists. Nope, Friedricksen circles away and we're back to standing.
Friedricksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward Cee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friedricksen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cee.
Friedricksen lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cee feints and as Friedricksen raises his hands in defense, Cee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cee wants to control from the top but Friedricksen keeps moving.
Friedricksen controlling the position.
Friedricksen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Friedricksen keeping full guard, as Cee tries to pass.
Cee trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedricksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedricksen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedricksen keeping moving, preventing Cee from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ward Cee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harald Friedricksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ward Cee.
Cee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Friedricksen on his heels. He'll look to pass Friedricksen's guard now, I'm sure.
Cee looking to pass the guard.
Cee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Friedricksen's guard.
Cee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cee 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee seems to be working for a kimura but Friedricksen defends the submission attempt.
Cee is looking to advance position but Friedricksen won't allow it.
Cee is looking for a kimura but Friedricksen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cee to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Friedricksen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cee trying to advance position but Friedricksen counters by regaining guard.
Cee tries to free his leg and advance position but Friedricksen is retaining full guard.
Cee trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Cee wants to pass the guard but Friedricksen is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cee is stalling in the full guard.
Friedricksen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Friedricksen tries to get out of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Friedricksen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Friedricksen has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cee wants to sweep here but Friedricksen controlling him for the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Harald Friedricksen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cee drops his hands momentarily and Friedricksen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Friedricksen as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harald Friedricksen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ward Cee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cee is defended easily by Friedricksen.
Cee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cee tries for a takedown but Friedricksen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harald Friedricksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ward Cee.
Friedricksen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friedricksen gets caught napping as Cee dives in and scores a takedown. Friedricksen manages to retain guard.
Cee is looking to work some ground and pound but Friedricksen has wrist control.
Cee advances to half guard.
Cee throwing shots but Friedricksen is blocking nicely.
Friedricksen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cee on the ground.
Cee is trying to control the action in half guard but Friedricksen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cee wants to advance to full mount but Friedricksen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Cee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Friedricksen is keeping the position for now.
Cee wants to control from the top but Friedricksen keeps moving.
Cee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ward Cee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Friedricksen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedricksen slips a straight right by Cee.
Cee fails with the takedown.
Cee shoots in for a double leg but Friedricksen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cee misses with a takedown
and Friedricksen counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedricksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cee moves out of range as Friedricksen throws a body kick.
Friedricksen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Friedricksen wants it to stay on the feet.
Harald Friedricksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cee drops his hands momentarily and Friedricksen needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cee just on the top of the head. Cee drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cee - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harald Friedricksen!
Harald Friedricksen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Pride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kichiro Kaneko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir checks a low kick from Kaneko.
Kaneko scores with a body shot.
Noir misses with a low kick as Kaneko jumps back.
Kaneko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaneko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noir as he avoids it easily.
Kaneko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Noir to the mat! Noir manages to get full guard.
Noir wants to sweep here but Kaneko controlling him for the moment.
Noir pulls Kaneko in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaneko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Noir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaneko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
Noir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noir wants to sweep here but Kaneko controlling him for the moment.
Kaneko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaneko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaneko postures up in Noir's guard and throws a big left but Noir blocks it.
Kaneko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kaneko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kaneko looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko landing with the ground and pound.
Kaneko postures up in Noir's guard and throws a big left but Noir blocks it.
Kaneko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaneko looking to pass the guard.
Noir managing to control the position.
Noir keeping moving, preventing Kaneko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is pulling down on Kaneko's head. It's preventing any offense from Kaneko, at least for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaneko fails with a takedown attempt.
Noir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaneko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Noir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaneko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noir is defended easily by Kaneko.
Kaneko thuds his right hand into Noir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Noir.
Noir shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaneko sprawls well. He's pushed Noir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaneko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaneko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noir can pounce on him.
Noir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kaneko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaneko can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaneko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaneko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Noir presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Kaneko dominated that 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.
Noir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaneko but Kaneko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noir moves forwards but Kaneko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaneko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaneko throws a front kick aimed at Noir's knee but Noir avoids it well.
Kaneko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaneko.
Kaneko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noir pinned against the cage. Noir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaneko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters with a body kick.
Noir scores with a jab to the head.
Kaneko tries a low kick but Noir avoids it.
Kaneko fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir moves forwards but Kaneko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaneko tries to clinch up but Noir circles away and keeps his distance.
Noir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaneko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Noir has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaneko trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kaneko regains half guard.
Noir is looking for a kimura here.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir works his way into full mount!
Kaneko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Noir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaneko's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaneko is trying desperately to improve position.
Noir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Noir has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Noir looking to control but Kaneko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir controlling from mount.
Kaneko is trying to escape the mount.
Kaneko 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.
Noir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marshall Noir.
Kaneko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noir's sensitive parts.
Kichiro Kaneko is winning the standup battle so far.
Noir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kaneko showed some decent athleticism there.
Noir is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Kaneko.
Kaneko passes to full mount!
Noir just holding on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaneko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Noir because Kaneko loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marshall Noir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Noir throws a low kick but Kaneko moves out of range easily.
Noir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaneko can pounce on him.
Kaneko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaneko throws a shot to the body.
Kaneko thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaneko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kichiro Kaneko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaneko moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.
Noir jabs at Kaneko's body.
Kaneko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noir swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaneko.
Kaneko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaneko just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaneko sprawls well. Kaneko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
Noir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kaneko looks to move to half guard but instead Noir has passed into mount! Damn!
Kaneko tries to hold on but Noir pushes him away.
Noir trying to control but Kaneko is having none of it.
Kaneko is looking to improve his position but Noir isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Kaneko tries to reverse the position but Noir maintains control.
Kaneko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kaneko is desperately trying to improve his position but Noir has a good base and remains in mount.
Noir lands with some strikes.
Noir unloading with bombs!
Kaneko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kaneko is working hard here to advance position.
Noir lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaneko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kaneko is trying desperately to improve position.
Marshall Noir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaneko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko is in a horrible position here. Noir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Noir trying to control but Kaneko is having none of it.
Noir looking to finish Kaneko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaneko!
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!
Noir wants to control the pace but Kaneko is squirming around nicely.
Kaneko tries to lock up and control but Noir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kaneko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir lands with some strikes.
Noir prevents Kaneko from getting the reversal.
Kaneko is bucking up trying to escape but Noir cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir really dominated that 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.
Kaneko fails with a takedown attempt.
Noir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kaneko's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Noir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kaneko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noir trying to control but Kaneko is working from the bottom.
Noir preventing the sweep.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaneko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kaneko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kichiro Kaneko just wasn't active enough.
Kaneko throws a wild body kick that Noir sees coming a mile off.
A lazy body kick from Kaneko
and Noir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaneko throws a head kick that misses.
Noir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaneko defends it nicely.
Kaneko cracks the inside of Noir's front leg.
Noir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaneko.
Kaneko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noir counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaneko tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko throws a head kick that misses.
Kaneko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noir is out of range.
Noir misses with a body kick.
Noir thumps Kaneko with a low kick.
Noir fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaneko in the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kaneko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
Kaneko throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Kaneko is looking to clinch.
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!
Noir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaneko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko misses with a low kick.
Noir gets a takedown into half guard.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Noir wants to control but Kaneko is keeping him busy.
Kaneko tries to get to full guard but Noir has control of the leg.
Noir seems to be working for a kimura but Kaneko defends the submission attempt.
Noir is thwarting Kaneko's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko is staying active underneath Noir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaneko manages to get to full guard.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaneko is keeping the position for now.
Noir wants to control from the top but Kaneko keeps moving.
Kaneko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Noir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kaneko's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir dominated that fourth 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!
Kaneko throws a head kick but Noir moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kaneko.
Kaneko jabs Noir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaneko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaneko swivels and escapes.
Kaneko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaneko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaneko tries to clinch up.
Noir misses with a head kick.
Kaneko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noir gets a double leg takedown into Kaneko's guard.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaneko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaneko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kaneko working a defensive guard but Noir passes into half guard.
Kaneko is looking to improve his position.
Noir working over Kaneko with some ground and pound. Kaneko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kichiro Kaneko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaneko looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Noir slows the pace down in half guard.
Noir is looking to take a break and control but Kaneko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaneko regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko 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.
Noir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Noir passes into half guard.
Kaneko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noir.
Noir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kaneko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Noir is pressing down on Kaneko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaneko is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir is keen to just control but Kaneko is a slippery customer.
Marshall Noir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Noir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marshall Noir has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kaneko stuns Noir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaneko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaneko tries to land a body kick
and Noir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kaneko throws a leg kick but Noir moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaneko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaneko tried to score with a low kick but Noir checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Noir.
Kaneko throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kaneko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Noir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noir 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Noir! Marshall Noir retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Marshall Noir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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