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UPG 95: Baptism Of Fire PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demonic comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil. Carpio has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demonic is able to avoid easily.
Demonic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carpio.
Carpio throws a hook but Demonic avoids it easily.
Carpio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carpio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Demonic to score with a decent uppercut.
Carpio missing with a left hand there. Demonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carpio moves in looking to clinch but Demonic pushes him off.
Demonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carpio moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Demonic.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carpio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demonic.
A combination from Demonic does no damage.
Carpio gets a clinch.
Carpio prevents Demonic from breaking the clinch.
Demonic wants to get back to striking at distance but Carpio won't allow it.
Carpio prevents Demonic from breaking the clinch.
Carpio digs a right hand into Demonic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Demonic's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Demonic blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpio.
Demonic working hard to break the clinch.
Demonic dodges an elbow strike from Carpio.
Demonic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Demonic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Demonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carpio misses with a straight left.
Demonic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpio.
A lazy body kick from Carpio
and Demonic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carpio connects with an inside leg kick.
Demonic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carpio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demonic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpio pushes Demonic away with a front kick.
Carpio wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Demonic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carpio scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpio throws a lazy uppercut
and Demonic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpio connects with a high kick.
Demonic is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carpio.
Oh Demonic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Demonic seems to have got his legs back now.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carpio - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Demonic.
Demonic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carpio avoids the head kick by Demonic.
Demonic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Carpio.
Demonic is breathing heavily.
Demonic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carpio. Carpio obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carpio.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Demonic moved away.
Demonic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Demonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demonic stuffs the takedown attempt from Carpio. Carpio gets slowly back to his feet.
Demonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpio.
Carpio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demonic throws a leg kick
and Carpio counters by moving into the clinch.
Demonic blocks a body shot from Carpio.
Carpio misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio lands a knee to the head.
Demonic working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonic blocks an elbow strike.
Demonic breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Carpio catches Demonic right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demonic misses with a series of wild punches.
Carpio throws a leg kick which misses Demonic's front leg but catches the back leg as Demonic tries to avoid it.
Demonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpio tries to land a leg kick but Demonic saw it coming and moves away.
Carpio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carpio throws a big shot that misses.
Demonic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses.
Demonic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carpio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demonic.
Demonic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demonic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carpio dances in with a quick combination. Demonic is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Carpio snaps Demonic's head back. Demonic stumbles backwards against the cage. Carpio steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Demonic's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Demonic just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Carpio!
Dave Carpio gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 lbs
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216 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glen Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a takedown
and Trout makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nelson really felt that one!
Trout stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trout lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trout.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Trout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trout scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trout circles away.
Trout connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Trout is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rainbow Trout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Trout rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
Trout prevents the takedown attempt.
Trout trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trout.
Trout leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trout really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Trout keeps moving.
Nelson won't allow Trout to sweep him here.
Trout is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trout wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Trout finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Trout throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trout thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trout.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Trout throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Trout counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson has his takedown stuffed
and Trout counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trout scores with a head kick. Nelson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Trout circles away easily
and Trout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout lands a front kick.
Trout scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nelson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainbow Trout dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trout.
Trout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trout can pounce on him.
Trout stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Trout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trout closes the distance and clinches.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Glen Nelson has been cut.
Trout is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trout down to the mat. Trout avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trout throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Trout throws an elbow but it misses.
Trout is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trout has his back to the cage.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trout prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Trout.
Nelson has Trout pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson tries to score a body lock takedown but Trout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Trout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trout misses with a body punch.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Trout.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Trout scores with a knee to the head.
Trout just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Trout, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Trout.
Nelson letting Trout take a breather here.
Trout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Trout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rainbow Trout seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Trout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trout - that will leave a mark!
Nelson is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Trout. Trout maintains the clinch.
Trout wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Trout.
Trout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trout.
Trout chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trout thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Trout. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Trout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainbow Trout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trout lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trout connects with a high kick.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Trout.
Trout has managed to clinch.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trout smiles and moves away.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a takedown into Trout's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trout is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trout wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nelson manages to pass to side control.
Trout has one foot on Nelson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Trout instigates a clinch.
Trout tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trout avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trout is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trout avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.
Glen Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Trout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Trout misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Trout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson is trying to drag Trout to the mat but Trout just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trout creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Trout with a knee to the head.
Glen Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Trout controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Trout lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trout winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Trout!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desormeaux's entrance music is Ça va venir découragez-vous pas ♫ . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Struck's choice of entrance music: One 24. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thunder Struck!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desormeaux tries to clinch up.
Desormeaux slips a jab from Struck.
Desormeaux moves into the clinch.
Struck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Struck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Struck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Desormeaux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Struck prevents it.
Desormeaux blocking some punches.
Struck digs a right hand into Desormeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Desormeaux's gas tank.
Struck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Struck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Struck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Struck can't break the clinch.
Struck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desormeaux prevents a body shot from Struck.
The referee is keeping an eye on Struck - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desormeaux.
Desormeaux tries to pull guard but Struck won't allow it.
Struck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Struck forces Desormeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Struck misses with a punch on the inside.
Struck wants to get back to striking at distance but Desormeaux won't allow it.
Struck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Struck lands with a light punch inside.
Struck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Struck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desormeaux backwards.
Desormeaux is trying to pull guard but Struck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelard Desormeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Struck fails to land.
Struck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struck breaks from the clinch.
Struck looks to throw the jab but Desormeaux is out of range.
Struck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Desormeaux throws a body kick that misses.
Struck scores with a hook to the body. Desormeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Struck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Desormeaux.
Desormeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Desormeaux wants to land a leg kick but Struck is out of range.
Struck cracks Desormeaux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Desormeaux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struck cracks a nice hook into Desormeaux's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Desormeaux moves into the clinch successfully.
Struck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Struck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Struck.
Struck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Struck stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Struck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Struck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Struck breaks from the clinch.
Desormeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desormeaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Struck's sensitive parts.
Desormeaux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Desormeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Struck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desormeaux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Struck keeping moving, preventing Desormeaux from controlling successfully.
Desormeaux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Desormeaux throws a strike but Struck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Desormeaux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Struck is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Struck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Desormeaux misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struck. Desormeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struck misses with a wild body shot.
Struck misses the shot to the body.
Desormeaux misses with an uppercut. Struck saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Struck.
Desormeaux dives in and scores a takedown into Struck's guard.
Desormeaux trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Struck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Desormeaux looking to control.
Struck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Desormeaux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Struck is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Desormeaux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Struck postures up.
Desormeaux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Desormeaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Desormeaux wants to sweep but no luck.
Desormeaux working a defensive guard here.
Struck wants to pass the guard but Desormeaux is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desormeaux looking for subs off his back but Struck has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Desormeaux trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Desormeaux bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Desormeaux content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struck keeping full guard, as Desormeaux tries to pass.
Desormeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Struck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Struck is pulling down on Desormeaux's head to control his posture.
Desormeaux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Struck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Struck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Desormeaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelard Desormeaux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Struck pushes Desormeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Desormeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Struck has him pressed against the cage.
Desormeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desormeaux looking for a takedown.
Thunder Struck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Desormeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Struck won't allow it.
Struck scores with a shoulder strike.
Struck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Struck throws a punch but it's blocked by Desormeaux.
Struck landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Struck.
Desormeaux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struck's efforts to push away.
Struck tries a body shot but Desormeaux blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struck tries to throw a body punch but Desormeaux avoids it by throwing Struck back against the cage.
Struck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desormeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Desormeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder Struck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Struck scores with a nice head shot.
Struck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Struck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Struck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Desormeaux. Desormeaux obviously looking to wear him down.
Desormeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desormeaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Struck misses.
Desormeaux has Struck up against the cage in a 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!
Struck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Struck.
Struck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck gets underhooks to prevent Desormeaux's takedown attempt.
Struck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Desormeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desormeaux shoots for a double leg takedown but Struck sprawls well. He's pushed Desormeaux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelard Desormeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struck has managed to clinch.
Desormeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Struck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Desormeaux prevents Struck from breaking the clinch.
Struck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Struck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struck clinches.
Desormeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Struck lands a right hand.
Struck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desormeaux.
Struck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Struck.
Struck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thunder Struck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Struck misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Struck does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Struck.
Struck checks a low kick from Desormeaux.
Struck moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desormeaux.
Still in the clinch, Struck scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Struck.
Struck throws a punch but it's blocked by Desormeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struck breaks the clinch.
Struck misses with a two punch combination.
Desormeaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Struck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Struck misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Desormeaux or perhaps it was just good defense by Struck which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Struck. No joy for Desormeaux on that attempt.
Desormeaux tries to clinch up.
Desormeaux misses with a wild combination.
Desormeaux changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Struck tries to avoid it but Desormeaux manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Struck to the ground. Struck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Desormeaux is looking to clinch.
Struck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desormeaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Desormeaux walks into a straight right hand from Struck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Struck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Struck tries to close the distance and clinch but Desormeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thunder Struck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Struck 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunder Struck!
A very excited looking Thunder Struck made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
216 lbs
23 - 16 - 1 |
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34
210 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday misses with a left hand
and Lucic counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucic staying out of range there.
Doomsday stuns Lucic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucic throws a jab when Doomsday was well out of range.
Lucic misses with a straight left.
Derek Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doomsday 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 Lucic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lucic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doomsday lands a jab-cross combination.
Doomsday lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday throws a big shot that misses.
Doomsday throws a jab when Lucic was well out of range.
Doomsday ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doomsday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Lucic checks a low kick from Doomsday.
Lucic throws a solid leg kick but Doomsday takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucic.
Doomsday scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lucic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doomsday clinches.
Doomsday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucic backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic lands an uppercut.
Doomsday misses with a body punch.
Doomsday lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lucic or not.
Lucic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lucic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doomsday throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucic.
Doomsday tries to throw a body punch but Lucic avoids it by throwing Doomsday back against the cage.
Lucic tries to break free but Doomsday pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Doomsday fails to land.
Doomsday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Lucic misses with a straight right.
Doomsday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doomsday scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lucic.
It looks like Derek Doomsday has been cut.
Doomsday misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lucic coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Lucic.
Lucic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Doomsday misses.
Doomsday misses with a hook.
Doomsday loads up on a big right hand but Lucic slips the punch.
Lucic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucic misses with a body shot.
Doomsday doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucic circles away.
Lucic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doomsday tries to work over Lucic's front leg with a kick but Lucic checks it.
Nice defenses there by Lucic.
Lucic misses with a looping left.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Doomsday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a hook but Lucic blocks it.
Doomsday throws a low kick but Lucic moves out of range easily.
Lucic misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doomsday misses with an uppercut
and Lucic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lucic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a right hand that misses
and Lucic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doomsday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lucic in his tracks.
Lucic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doomsday lands with a shot to the body.
Lucic moves forwards but Doomsday connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Doomsday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doomsday.
Doomsday changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday scores with a hook to the body. Lucic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doomsday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doomsday closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries a body shot but Lucic blocks it.
Lucic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doomsday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doomsday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucic blocks a body shot from Doomsday.
Doomsday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doomsday effectively controlling the action here.
Doomsday struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucic controls his hands.
Doomsday scores with a shot to the side of Lucic's head.
A head punch on the inside from Doomsday fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucic is trying to break the clinch but Doomsday is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Doomsday fails to land.
Doomsday wants to break free but Lucic has control.
Doomsday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Doomsday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Doomsday's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Doomsday throws a right and a left that Lucic avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucic.
Lucic throws a chopping leg kick but Doomsday manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doomsday throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doomsday misses with a looping right.
Lucic slips under a jab.
Doomsday misses with a low kick.
Doomsday throws a hook but Lucic avoids it easily.
Doomsday swinging wildly here.
Doomsday takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doomsday attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doomsday takes a swing at Lucic's ribcage but misses.
Lucic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doomsday has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doomsday breaks the clinch.
Lucic connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic cracks a nice hook into Doomsday's ribs.
Lucic works Doomsday's body with a nice hook.
Lucic misses with a few strikes there.
Lucic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doomsday.
Milan Lucic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Lucic.
Lucic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doomsday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doomsday tries to clinch but Lucic moves out of range.
Doomsday throws a leg kick but Lucic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doomsday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucic stalks Doomsday and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doomsday's face. Doomsday staggers backwards, shaken.
Doomsday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lucic stalks Doomsday and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doomsday's face. Doomsday staggers backwards, shaken.
Doomsday takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doomsday tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Lucic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucic lands a nice looking body kick.
Doomsday takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doomsday is rocked!
Lucic flashes Doomsday a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Doomsday's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Doomsday crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Lucic punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milan Lucic!
Milan Lucic 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuese Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
209 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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28
220 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Nicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zuese Zorro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicks throws a shot from downtown. Zorro moves away and avoids it.
Zorro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zorro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zorro tries to free his leg and advance position but Nicks is retaining full guard.
Zorro 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.
Nicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zorro is one step ahead there.
Zorro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zorro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nicks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zorro on the ground.
Nicks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nicks looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nicks looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nicks!
Nicks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorro is trying to improve his position.
Zorro manages to get back to half guard.
Zorro moves into full guard.
Zorro keeping moving, preventing Nicks from controlling successfully.
Zorro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nicks defends it easily.
Nicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Zorro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zorro working for a triangle but Nicks defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicks has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Zorro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nicks is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Zorro pulls down on the head and he's put Nicks to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zuese Zorro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zuese Zorro made sure he mentioned Empire Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
170 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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30
185 lbs
24 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
Shain throws a right hand that misses
and Padilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Shain.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shain throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range.
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Shain's knee but Shain avoids it well.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla walks into a straight right hand from Shain.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain shoots in but no luck this time.
Shain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Padilla takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
Shain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Padilla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Padilla 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.
Shain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shain drops back, looking for a kneebar! Padilla looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Padilla looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Padilla!
Padilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shain on the ground.
Padilla trying to control the action but Shain is working from the bottom.
Shain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Padilla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla working away.
Shain tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Shain is really stuck here.
Padilla not allowing Shain to control his hands.
Padilla controlling from the back.
Padilla struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is covering up but some of the strikes from Padilla are getting through and doing damage.
Shain turns into Padilla and is now in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shain forces his way into half guard.
Padilla gets back to full guard.
Shain preventing the sweep.
Shain slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Shain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Padilla is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shain uses his free foot to push down on Padilla's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Padilla.
Shain wants to finish this one by submission but Padilla is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain 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.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Padilla - just one landing.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Shain moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
Padilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Shain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Padilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shain checks it well.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shain to score with a decent uppercut.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain lands with a shot to the body.
Shain misses with a double jab.
Padilla throws a low kick but Shain avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Padilla.
Good exchange - Padilla coming out on top.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shain avoids the body shot from Padilla.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Shain lands with an overhand left.
Padilla takes one on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Shain misses with a straight right.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shain cracks Padilla with an open hand slap.
Padilla throws a shot to the body.
Shain scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target.
A big right from Shain misses.
Padilla staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla scores with a shot to the body.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain.
Shain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Shain.
Padilla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shain takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Padilla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Padilla.
Shain throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shain throws a big shot that misses.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Padillas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Padilla is looking to wear down Shain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shain throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain.
Padilla lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Padilla works Shain's body with a nice hook.
Padilla throws a low kick but Shain moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padilla 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 Shain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Padilla attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla lands a nice looking body kick.
Shain moves out of range of the body kick.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shain lands a nice shot that snaps Padilla's head back.
Shain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Shain blocks the leg kick.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain.
Padilla scores with a sloppy right hand. Shain should have avoided that one.
Shain lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Padilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
A thudding body kick lands there by Padilla!
Padilla avoids the body shot from Shain.
Shain takes one to the side of the head.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Shain avoids a kick to the body.
Padilla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shain finds it's way round the side to connect with Padilla's head.
Shain shoots in but no luck this time.
Padilla lands a jab to Shain's midsection.
Shain misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla is looking to chop away at Shain's legs.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shain throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
Shain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Shain drops his hands momentarily and Padilla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
Shain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shain.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Padilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shain manages to avoid it.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Shain.
Padilla swings for the body but Shain moves out of range.
Padilla lands a leg kick that knocks Shain off balance momentarily.
Shain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Robin Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Padilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shain. That did some damage!
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Shain moved away.
Shain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilla.
Shain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Padilla counters with a low kick, right behind Shain 's knee.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Shain moves out of range easily.
Padilla motions for Shain to come forward. Padilla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shain tests Padilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Shain.
Shain's corner calls for a 1-2. Shain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Shain as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Padilla both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Padilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Padilla throws a low kick but Shain moves out of range easily.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Padilla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Padilla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shain takes a step back to recover.
Shain cracks the inside of Padilla's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shain throws a big shot that misses.
Shain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Shain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Padilla counters with a head kick. That will keep Shain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Padilla lands a head kick. Shain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shain sizes up Padilla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Padilla throws a jab when Shain was well out of range.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain thows a body shot but no joy.
Shain blocks a leg kick.
Padilla slips a jab from Shain.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Shain moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
Shain throws a hook but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Shain avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Padilla avoids it really well and circles away.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
Padilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
Shain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padilla scores with a sloppy right hand. Shain should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shain lands a jab to Padilla's midsection.
Padilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shain is able to avoid easily.
Padilla throws a front kick that sends Shain stumbling back into the cage.
Shain fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Padilla!
After the big win, Robin Padilla made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Stonewall and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hodgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Hodgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodgins fails with a takedown attempt.
Hodgins tries to bum rush O Conghaile with a series of wild strikes but O Conghaile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Conghaile fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Conghaile connects with a body shot.
Hodgins swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Conghaile counters with a head kick that drops Hodgins to the mat! Hodgins scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Hodgins.
O Conghaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hodgins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Conghaile counters with a monster head kick that knocks Hodgins out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oisin O Conghaile!
Oisin O Conghaile thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Belford Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhogo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Big Balls by AC/DC. Ko has chosen DJ Khaled - All I do is win as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Belford Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhogo Ko!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott tests Ko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ko tries to move into range but Scott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Ronald Belford Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ko on the side of the head.
Ko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ko is rocked!
Ko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ko lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott trying to control the position here.
Ko postures up.
Ko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Ko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott pulls Ko in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald Belford Scott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A bone on bone clash there as Ko blocks the leg kick.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott catches Ko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott misses with an uppercut. Ko saw that one coming.
Ko moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ko closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Ko pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Ko getting side control.
Scott is trying to control but can't.
Scott gets back to full guard.
Ko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ko tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ko pushes down on Scott's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ko prevents Scott from standing back up.
Scott is positioning himself well to prevent Ko advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Scott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk. Scott catches Ko right on the button with a cross.
Ko is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
Scott connects with a single shot there.
Scott throws a powerful right kick. Ko tried to block low but the kick was high! Ko was taken right off of his feet! Scott jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ronald Belford Scott!
Ronald Belford Scott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pain - Shut your mouth. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bosh shoots for a double leg takedown but Laak sprawls well. He's pushed Bosh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosh looks to throw the jab but Laak is out of range.
A big left from Bosh misses.
Bosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
Bosh throws a lazy right hand but Laak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bosh misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosh misses the target.
Laak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Laak counters with a good low kick that Bosh was not able to check.
Laak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laak throws a head kick but Bosh moves out of range.
Chris Bosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosh misses with a takedown
and Laak counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosh misses with a lunging right hand
and Laak counters with a good, hard body kick but Bosh shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laak counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Laak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosh throws out the jab.
Bosh misses with a body shot
enabling Laak to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosh misses with a looping right.
Bosh loads up on a big right hand but Laak slips the punch.
Bosh tries to clinch but Laak moves out of range.
Bosh dips to his left and cracks Laak with an uppercut!
Laak feints and then cracks Bosh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosh down.
Laak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laak wants to land a leg kick but Bosh is out of range.
Bosh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh misses with a straight right.
Laak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laak just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosh throws an overhand right that lands on Laak's shoulder, as Laak tries to avoid the shot.
Bosh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bosh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bosh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laak swivels and escapes.
Bosh misses with a straight right.
Bosh looks to throw the jab but Laak is out of range.
Bosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bosh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laak to the mat! Laak manages to get full guard.
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.
Laak looking for a sweep. Not yet Laak, not yet.
Bosh throwing strikes but missing.
Bosh won't allow Laak to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosh won't allow Laak to sweep him here.
Bosh throwing strikes from guard but Laak blocks nicely.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Laak keeps moving.
Bosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laak controls Bosh momentarily but Bosh frees himself.
Laak pushes Bosh off and scrambles back to his feet.
Laak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bosh is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh lands a nice looking body shot.
Bosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosh.
Bosh misses with an uppercut.
Bosh shoots in and drives through. Laak sprawls well.
Bosh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bosh finds it's way round the side to connect with Laak's head.
Bosh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh scores with a jab to the head.
Laak walks into a straight right hand from Bosh.
Jab from Laak.
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 Chris Bosh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Bosh misses.
Bosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laak. Laak obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Laak misses.
Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Bosh moves out of range easily.
Bosh catches Laak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laak.
Laak staying out of range there.
Bosh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laak defending well as Bosh loads up on a big left hand.
Bosh works the jab nicely.
Laak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosh.
Bosh looks to land a right hand but Laak moved out of range.
Bosh misses with a right hand
and Laak counters with a nice body shot.
Bosh moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laak.
Bosh misses with a hook. Laak ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laak. That's going to slow Bosh down.
Laak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laak rushes Bosh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bosh has clasped his hands together around Laak's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Laak is looking to regain half guard here but Bosh keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Bosh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bosh working the ground and pound.
Bosh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laak is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bosh 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.
Laak pushes Bosh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bosh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bosh with the ground and pound but Laak regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bosh wants to control but Laak is keeping him busy.
Laak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bosh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bosh's back!
Bosh is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bosh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Laak's guard. Nice work there by Bosh.
Laak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laak looking for a sweep. Not yet Laak, not yet.
Laak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bosh is working hard here to advance position.
Laak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laak working a defensive guard here.
Bosh throwing strikes from guard but Laak blocks nicely.
Bosh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bosh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bosh working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Bosh.
Bosh scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bosh trying to control the position but Laak is working away.
Laak prevents Bosh from moving into mount.
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.
Laak can't do much from the bottom here.
Laak is looking to regain half guard here but Bosh keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bosh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Laak as Bosh shoots in.
Laak lands with a nice body kick.
Bosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bosh lands with an uppercut that bounces Laak off the cage and back into range.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Bosh's front leg but catches the back leg as Bosh tries to avoid it.
Laak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosh moves away.
Bosh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosh somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak gets tackled into the cage by Bosh. Bosh maintains the clinch.
Bosh has Laak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Laak.
Bosh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laak is leaning against Bosh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Laak gets an underhook and turns Bosh into the cage.
Bosh turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bosh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laak to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh working the head and body with strikes.
Bosh throwing strikes but Laak manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bosh is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak trying to control the action but Bosh is working from the bottom.
Bosh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laak content to control rather than advance.
Eric Laak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laak trying to control the action but Bosh is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Laak wants to pass the guard but Bosh is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Laak.
Bosh checks a leg kick nicely.
Chris Bosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Laak connects with a solid leg kick.
Laak takes one on the button.
Bosh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laak slips under a jab from Bosh.
Laak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosh misses with a hook.
Laak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laak cracks Bosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh misses with a hook.
Laak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bosh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bosh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh is looking to take a break and control but Laak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chris Bosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosh, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bosh!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Bosh 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagler Hearns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hagler Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moreira lands with a slapping head kick.
Hearns scores with a hook to the body. Moreira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moreira tries to clinch but Hearns moves out of range.
Hearns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearns.
Hearns missing with a left hand there. Moreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearns circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Moreira misses.
Moreira misses with a double jab.
Moreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearns avoids the head kick by Moreira.
Moreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Moreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hearns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Hearns throws a lazy uppercut
and Moreira counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Moreira misses.
Hearns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moreira's hands.
A jab lands there for Moreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns looks to land a left hand but Moreira moved out of range nicely.
Moreira connects with a body shot that sends Hearns's belly button to the back.
Hagler Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearns connects with a looping right hand.
Moreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearns lands a lovely overhand right.
Hearns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moreira gets tackled into the cage by Hearns. Hearns maintains the clinch.
Moreira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearns is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira leaning against his opponent.
Moreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Moreira.
Moreira lands with a light punch inside.
Moreira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hearns breaks the clinch.
Moreira cracks Hearns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hearns.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Moreira throws a series of punches but Hearns avoids them all with ease.
Moreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearns.
Hearns connects with the punch.
Moreira misses with a body kick.
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Moreira thuds his shin into the meat of Hearns's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moreira.
Hearns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hearns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreira.
Hearns throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moreira misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreira misses with a body kick.
Hearns lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreira's head.
Moreira throws a solid leg kick but Hearns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moreira.
Moreira throws an overhand right that lands on Hearns's shoulder, as Hearns tries to avoid the shot.
Hearns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreira.
A leg kick checked by Hearns.
Hearns walks into a straight right hand from Moreira.
Moreira slips a straight right by Hearns.
Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearns.
Moreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hearns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moreira misses with a looping left.
Hearns misses with a looping right.
Moreira has managed to clinch.
Moreira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns tries to break free but Moreira pushes him back against the cage.
Hearns is trying to stall.
Hearns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hearns takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Hearns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreira manages to avoid it.
Moreira looks to land a body kick but Hearns moved away.
Moreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moreira, as that shot connected.
Moreira has Hearns up against the cage in a clinch.
Moreira being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearns tries to break free but Moreira pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Vieira Moreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Vieira Moreira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hearns just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearns throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreira tries to clinch there but Hearns circles away.
Hearns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hearns throws a shot from downtown. Moreira moves away and avoids it.
Hearns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hearns misses with a straight left.
Hearns throws a series of punches but Moreira moves out of range.
Hearns works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Moreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hearns takes a step back to recover.
Nice body punch from Moreira.
Nice body punch from Hearns.
Hearns throws a lazy right hand but Moreira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moreira misses with a double jab.
Hearns blocks a low kick nicely.
Moreira connects with a leg kick. Hearns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hearns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moreira!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hearns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moreira.
Hearns keeps the fight on the outside.
Hearns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moreira.
Moreira moves into range and clinches up with Hearns.
Hearns takes an elbow to the temple.
Moreira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hearns's face.
Moreira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Moreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hearns is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearns is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moreira scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearns tries to break free but Moreira pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hearns wants to get back to striking at distance but Moreira won't allow it.
Moreira lands with a short shot to the head.
Hearns is looking to control Moreira's arms but Moreira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hearns has his back to the cage.
Hearns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moreira leaning against his opponent.
Moreira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreira lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Moreira controls the action.
Hearns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreira working aggressively here.
Moreira lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearns's brow.
Moreira scores with a shoulder strike.
Moreira misses with a body punch.
Moreira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hearns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreira looking to throw knees to the head but Hearns is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Moreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira digs a right hand into Hearns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hearns's gas tank.
Moreira lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moreira tries to work over Hearns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreira lands a nice uppercut.
Moreira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Moreira.
Moreira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreira lands an elbow inside.
Hearns is rocked!
It looks like Hagler Hearns has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Moreira on the inside.
Oh Hearns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moreira.
Moreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moreira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moreira digs a right hand into Hearns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hearns's gas tank.
Moreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moreira throws 2 knees - Hearns can't escape Moreira's clinch. As Hearns tries to escape again Moreira whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Hearns's gum shield and as Hearns falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Daniel Vieira Moreira!
Daniel Vieira Moreira took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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