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CCC 28: Hard Knocks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Morris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Munroe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris scores with a spinning back kick!
Morris sizes up Munroe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris lands a big head kick that sends Munroe tumbling to the mat! Morris takes a step backwards and waves Munroe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munroe is rocked!
It looks like Damian Munroe has been cut.
Munroe tries to get into range but Morris steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Munroe! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Morris scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Morris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Vicktrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colby Henderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Vicktrix!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson drops Vicktrix with a beautiful combination! Vicktrix stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henderson is looking for the KO!
Vicktrix is rocked!
It looks like Quinton Vicktrix has been cut.
Henderson connects with a nice cross there... Vicktrix is looking wobbly and Henderson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Vicktrix to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Henderson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Colby Henderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cushing II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bob will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Cushing II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cushing II moves into the clinch.
Cushing II is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bob is defending well for now.
Cushing II takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Brian Cushing II has been cut.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob has Cushing II pressed against the cage, preventing Cushing II from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
Cushing II on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cushing II using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Cushing II.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bob obliges.
Cushing II is breathing heavily.
Cushing II takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob connects with a knee to the head.
Bob working Cushing II over with knees to the body.
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Bob with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bob is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cushing II.
Cushing II pushes off an throws an elbow but Bob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bob landing knees to the body.
Cushing II takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Bob connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cushing II's face.
Bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cushing II.
Bob is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cushing II avoids it.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cushing II avoids it.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Cushing II.
Cushing II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cushing II lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cushing II dodges an elbow strike from Bob.
Cushing II drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Cushing II. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Cushing II in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bob obliges.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Cushing II avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.
Cushing II managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Cushing II looking to throw knees to the head but Bob is blocking nicely.
Cushing II is trying to break free.
Cushing II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob with a knee to the head.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cushing II connects with a knee to the head.
Cushing II has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bob avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cushing II tries to score a body lock takedown but Bob shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
Cushing II pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cushing II tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob closes the distance and clinches.
Cushing II pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Cushing II in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Bob.
Cushing II trying to land knees to the body.
Bob throws an elbow that misses.
Bob misses with an elbow strike.
Bob lands a knee to the head.
Cushing II tightens his grip and picks Bob up, before dumping him to the ground. Bob manages to land in guard.
Cushing II working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cushing II connects with a couple of short punches.
Cushing II stands up from Bob's guard - Cushing II perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob clinches up with Cushing II and pushes him back against the cage.
Cushing II tries to pull guard but Bob won't allow it.
Cushing II tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.
Cushing II stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cushing II is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob keeps control of Cushing II as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cushing II is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bob landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bob landing knees to the body.
Cushing II takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob avoiding damage as Cushing II throws knees to the body.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cushing II's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a knee to the head.
Cushing II breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob clinches but Cushing II breaks the clinch
and Cushing II counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob keeping moving, preventing Cushing II from controlling successfully.
Cushing II thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cushing II loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob has momentary wrist control but Cushing II slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Cushing II's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cushing II tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Cushing II with that takedown attempt.
Brian Cushing II is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob wants to clinch up but Cushing II keeps it at a distance.
Cushing II is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Cushing II. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Cushing II pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob doesn't manage to clinch there - Cushing II circles away.
Cushing II tries to clinch up
and Bob counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cushing II successfully pulls guard.
Bob has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cushing II is proving hard to escape from.
Bob won't allow Cushing II to sweep him here.
Cushing II has his feet on Bob's thighs here. He's pushed Bob off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bob screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Cushing II!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run this Town. Soprano has chosen Got yourself a Gun as his entrance music. Anthony Soprano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.
Soprano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Soprano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soprano trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Soprano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Soprano from controlling successfully.
Carter pushes Soprano off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Soprano.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anthony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano gets a takedown into half guard.
Soprano wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carter pushes Soprano off looking to stand but Soprano dives back in and keeps control.
Carter gets full guard.
Soprano trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter wants to stand but Soprano is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter wants to stand but Soprano is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soprano feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Soprano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Soprano from controlling successfully.
Soprano forces his way into half guard.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soprano on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Soprano is taking a breather. Carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Soprano trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Soprano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soprano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter keeping hold of Soprano's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soprano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter forces Soprano back against the cage and clinches.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Soprano tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soprano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soprano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soprano shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Soprano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter drives through and clinches with Soprano against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soprano.
Carter avoiding damage.
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 Shawn Carter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carter tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Shawn Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter darts in and clinches Soprano up against the cage.
Soprano has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Good body shot from Carter.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter presses Soprano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soprano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soprano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soprano is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Soprano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soprano takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Soprano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soprano backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Soprano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soprano wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Soprano won't want to take too many of those.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soprano.
Carter'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.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Soprano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter just leaning against Soprano, taking a breather.
Carter working Soprano over with knees to the body.
Soprano is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter stalls.
Soprano wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Soprano tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soprano backwards.
Soprano tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soprano avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Soprano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Soprano's takedown attempt.
Carter lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soprano backwards.
Soprano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Soprano drops back looking for a leg! Carter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carter manages to kick Soprano off! Soprano jumps back into Carter's guard.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soprano is controlling him.
Soprano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carter tries to escape but Soprano is in control.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Soprano controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter 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!
Soprano shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Soprano.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Soprano shrugs off.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Soprano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Soprano.
Soprano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Carter is leaning against Soprano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Carter.
Soprano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soprano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sopranos head.
Soprano avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Soprano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Soprano shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Soprano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter rushes Soprano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Soprano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Soprano is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Soprano slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Soprano is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soprano tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Soprano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Anthony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Soprano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soprano goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Soprano's ribcage.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Soprano misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soprano takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Soprano's ribcage. Soprano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter is leaning against Soprano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shawn Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soprano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shawn Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soprano avoids it.
Soprano takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soprano tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soprano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Soprano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Soprano shrugs off.
Soprano misses with a body punch.
Soprano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malli Nukke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malli Nukke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malli Nukke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nukke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nukke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson postures up in Nukke's guard and throws a big left but Nukke blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Nukke 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.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nukke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nukke stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nukke throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson strikes from his own guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nukke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Nukke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nukke 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.
Nukke is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson lands a decent punch to the body there.
Nukke 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.
Nukke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nukke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Nukke from controlling successfully.
Nukke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Nukke from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Nukke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson is striking from the bottom but Nukke uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nukke winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nukke has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke landing punches.
Nukke trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Nukke landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nukke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Tyrone Johnson has been cut.
Nukke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson is rocked!
That has opened up Tyrone Johnson's cut even more.
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!
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Nukke finish him?
Nukke blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nukke trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nukke lands a nice short elbow.
Nukke working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nukke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson tries to roll over but Nukke keeps him under control.
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Nukke any problems.
Nukke scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nukke looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malli Nukke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Johnson's cut.
That's time! Nukke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Nukke misses.
Nukke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Nukke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nukke drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Nukke in his half guard.
Malli Nukke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control here.
Nukke prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson has hold of Nukke's hands but Nukke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Nukke won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nukke connects with a couple of short punches.
Nukke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Nukke drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nukke seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nukke, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Malli Nukke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steven Saint Pierre's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin lands a big right hand that sends Saint Pierre crashing to the mat! Griffin stays standing though and waves Saint Pierre back to his feet!
Saint Pierre is rocked!
It looks like Steven Saint Pierre has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Saint Pierre shoots in.
Oh Saint Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin lands a jab to Saint Pierre's midsection.
Saint Pierre is breathing heavily.
Saint Pierre switches off momentarily and Griffin cracks him with a monster right hand! Saint Pierre topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Griffin dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Griffin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pierre fails with the takedown.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pierre is defended easily by Williams.
Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Pierre persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams looks to land a combination. Pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams lands with a straight right. Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Williams.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierre.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pierre is rocked!
Williams stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams lands a left and a right that send Pierre crashing to the mat, dazed. Williams thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Williams throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Pierre colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Williams as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Pierre is left battered and dazed whilst Williams and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick from Knight.
Knight avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Knight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Knight is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Knight has hold of Johnson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Johnson seems comfortable defending it but Knight has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Johnson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Johnson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Knight couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ted Knight!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Ziyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tariq Ziyad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Metzger!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metzger looks for the body kick but Ziyad saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ziyad is defended easily by Metzger.
Metzger misses with a straight left.
Ziyad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Metzger was covering up waiting for the punch and Ziyad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ziyad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ziyad 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.
Metzger looking for a sweep. Not yet Metzger, not yet.
Ziyad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Metzger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Metzger has escaped and now he's on top!
Metzger wants to control from the top but Ziyad keeps moving.
Ziyad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ziyad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Metzger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ziyad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger wants to control but Ziyad is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metzger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ziyad kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ziyad lands a heavy elbow.
Metzger blocking the ground and pound.
Ziyad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Ziyad.
Ziyad throwing strikes here but Metzger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ziyad wants to finish this one by submission but Metzger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ziyad.
Metzger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Metzger blocking the ground and pound.
Ziyad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Metzger turns into him and now he's in Ziyad's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Metzger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Metzger stopping the sweep attempt from Ziyad.
Metzger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad keeping full guard, as Metzger tries to pass.
Ziyad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Metzger is one step ahead there.
Ziyad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Metzger's guard.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Metzger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Metzger is trying to keep Ziyad in close.
Ziyad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ziyad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Metzger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Metzger looking for a sweep. Not yet Metzger, not yet.
Ziyad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ziyad tries to free his leg and advance position but Metzger is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ziyad misses with a low kick as Metzger jumps back.
Metzger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Metzger.
Ziyad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Metzger misses with a body kick.
Ziyad moves out of range of the body kick.
Ziyad gets the takedown into side control.
Ziyad in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziyad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ziyad misses with a takedown attempt - Metzger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ziyad shoots in but Metzger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Metzger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ziyad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Metzger tries to avoid it but Ziyad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Metzger to the ground. Metzger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Ziyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metzger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Metzger misses with a leg kick
and Ziyad counters with a low kick, right behind Metzger 's knee.
Metzger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ziyad takes a step back to recover.
Metzger misses with a double jab.
Good work by Ziyad as he checks the leg kick.
Metzger takes a swing at Ziyad's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Metzger checks a leg kick.
Metzger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ziyad.
Metzger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad moves out of range as Metzger throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Metzger.
Ziyad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Metzger throws a head kick that misses.
Ziyad shoots in for a double leg but Metzger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Metzger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Metzger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Metzger lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Metzger. No joy for Ziyad on that attempt.
Metzger tries a head kick but it misses.
Metzger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ziyad's calf.
Metzger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ziyad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Metzger. That's going to slow Ziyad down.
Ziyad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Metzger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ziyad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Metzger can pounce on him.
Viktor Metzger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metzger throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Metzger misses
and Ziyad counters with a head kick.
Metzger misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ziyad blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Metzger.
Ziyad shoots in looking for a takedown. Metzger tries to sprawl out of it but Ziyad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Metzger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ziyad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Metzger circles away.
Metzger throws a nice head kick!
Metzger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Metzger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ziyad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ziyad tries a low kick but Metzger avoids it.
Metzger throws the kick towards the body but Ziyad avoids it.
Ziyad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Metzger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ziyad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Metzger is fending him off so far but Ziyad persists. Nope, Metzger circles away and we're back to standing.
Metzger lands a head kick. Ziyad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tariq Ziyad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metzger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Metzger cracks a nice hook into Ziyad's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metzger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziyad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Metzger pinned against the cage. Metzger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ziyad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Metzger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ziyad if he has to take too many more of those.
Metzger throws a body kick that misses.
Viktor Metzger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Metzger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metzger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Metzger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Viktor Metzger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Metzger misses with the body kick
and Ziyad counters by clinching up.
Metzger can't break the clinch.
Metzger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Metzger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ziyad stops a takedown attempt from Metzger.
Ziyad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Metzger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metzger breaks the clinch.
Ziyad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ziyad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Metzger dives on top into guard.
Ziyad looking for a guillotine here but Metzger defends easily.
Metzger wants to pass the guard but Ziyad is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metzger postures up and lands a big shot to Ziyad's brow.
Ziyad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Metzger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Metzger throws a lazy head kick
and Ziyad counters with a shoot takedown. Metzger fights it but they end up in guard.
Ziyad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Metzger looking for a sweep. Not yet Metzger, not yet.
Ziyad forces his way into half guard.
Ziyad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Metzger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ziyad tries to pass to full mount but Metzger defends it.
Metzger wants to control but Ziyad is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ziyad connects with a nice short shot to Metzger's temple.
Metzger is refusing to be controlled, as Ziyad sits in half guard.
Metzger tries to get to full guard but Ziyad has control of the leg.
Ziyad wants to pass the guard but Metzger is defending well.
Metzger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ziyad.
Ziyad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ziyad seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Metzger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ziyad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ziyad throwing strikes from guard but Metzger blocks nicely.
Ziyad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Metzger is keeping the position for now.
Metzger trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad being controlled here momentarily.
Ziyad trying to control but Metzger is working from the bottom.
Metzger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ziyad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Metzger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Metzger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ziyad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ziyad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Metzger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metzger is looking to reverse the position.
Ziyad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Metzger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ziyad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Metzger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ziyad but great work by Metzger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Metzger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Metzger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ziyad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ziyad is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Ziyad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ziyad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Metzger with a jab.
Metzger misses with the body kick
and Ziyad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ziyad.
Metzger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ziyad throws a big right hand that misses.
Ziyad won't allow Metzger to sweep him here.
Ziyad throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Metzger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ziyad postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Metzger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ziyad, into his guard.
Ziyad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tariq Ziyad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger throwing strikes from guard but Ziyad blocks nicely.
Ziyad keeping full guard, as Metzger tries to pass.
Ziyad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Metzger is looking for a sweep. Ziyad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ziyad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Metzger is just riding it out for now. Ziyad eventually gives up the hold.
Ziyad is working for a kimura but Metzger is defending it quite comfortably.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ziyad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Metzger keeps working.
Metzger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ziyad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Metzger defending well though.
Metzger is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziyad.
Ziyad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ziyad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Metzger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ziyad.
Metzger wants to get back to full guard.
Ziyad wants to control but Metzger is keeping him busy.
Ziyad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Metzger is just riding it out for now. Ziyad eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Metzger wants to improve his position but Ziyad is controlling well.
Ziyad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ziyad prevents Metzger from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Metzger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ziyad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad had his way with Viktor Metzger in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Metzger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ziyad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Metzger won't be happy with that.
Ziyad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ziyad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Metzger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ziyad's guard! Nice work there by Metzger!
Metzger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziyad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Metzger is looking to work some ground and pound but Ziyad has wrist control.
Metzger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyad uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Metzger leaves Ziyad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Metzger finds it's way through Ziyad's defenses.
Metzger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metzger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metzger. Ziyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziyad moves out of range as Metzger throws a body kick.
Metzger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ziyad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Metzger controlling the position.
Ziyad wants to pass the guard but Metzger is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger seems keen to control Ziyad's posture.
Ziyad lands a couple of elbows.
Ziyad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Metzger dives on top into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Metzger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ziyad is proving hard to escape from.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Metzger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ziyad has his feet on Metzger's thighs here. He's pushed Metzger off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Metzger screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tariq Ziyad!
Tariq Ziyad retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerrin Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agogo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slim Thug - Click Clack. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Agogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerrin Booth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agogo connects with a single shot there.
Agogo digs a good hook to Booth's body.
Agogo misses with a straight right.
Agogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
Agogo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Agogo throws a lazy right hand but Booth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agogo looks to land a combination but Booth avoids it well.
Agogo misses with a wild combination.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Junior Agogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agogo.
Agogo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Booth throws a shot from downtown. Agogo moves away and avoids it.
Agogo misses with an uppercut. Booth saw that one coming.
Agogo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Booth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Agogo misses.
Agogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Agogo throws a hook but Booth avoids it easily.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Agogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Agogo misses.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth staying out of range there.
Agogo misses with a body shot
and Booth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Agogo misses with a hook. Booth ducked under it nicely.
Booth scores with a jab to the head.
Agogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth avoids the body shot from Agogo.
Booth lands a slapping body shot.
Agogo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Agogo throws a jab when Booth was well out of range.
Booth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Agogo misses.
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Booth defending well as Agogo loads up on a big left hand.
Booth misses with a shot to the body
and Agogo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Booth looks to land a right hand but Agogo moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Booth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agogo looks to land a right hand but Booth moved out of range.
Booth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agogo rather than just go for the knockout.
Booth lands a nice looking body shot.
Booth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Booth cracks a nice hook into Agogo's ribs.
Agogo misses with a hook. Booth ducked under it nicely.
Agogo throws a combination that misses
and Booth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo looks to land a right hand but Booth moved out of range.
Booth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agogo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Booth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Booth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agogo doesn't seem bothered though.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Agogo misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
Booth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agogo throws out the jab.
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Booth catches Agogo right on the button with a cross.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Booth scores with a body shot.
Agogo misses with a hook.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Agogo misses its intended target.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Agogo misses with a hook to the body
and Booth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Booth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Booth.
A shot to the body from Agogo misses
and Agogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Booth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Booth scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Booth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agogo thinking.
Booth lands a lovely overhand right.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Booth counters with a right hand to the body.
Agogo is breathing heavily.
Agogo misses with an uppercut.
Booth clobbers Agogo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agogo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Agogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Booth moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Booth lands a glancing blow to the side of Agogo's head.
Booth lands with an uppercut that bounces Agogo off the cage and back into rage.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo throws a jab but it's blocked by Booth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrin Booth 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.
Agogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Booth counters with a right hand to the body.
Booth lands a jab.
Agogo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Agogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Agogo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth moves out of range of the strikes.
Agogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Booth misses with a jab to the body
and Agogo counters with a straight right hand.
Booth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agogo.
Agogo swings for the body but Booth moves out of range.
Booth connects with the punch.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth dips to his left and cracks Agogo with an uppercut!
Booth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Booth stuns Agogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Agogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Booth.
Booth lands a slapping body shot.
Agogo throws a nice looking combination but Booth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Booth thuds a left hand into Agogo's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booth lands a body shot.
Booth scores with a shot to the body.
Agogo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Agogo lands.
Booth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Agogo misses with the combination.
Booth slips a jab from Agogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo misses with a body shot
and Booth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Booth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.
Jerrin Booth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo misses the body punch
and Booth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo misses with a body punch
and Booth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Booth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth thuds a left hand into Agogo's body.
Agogo throws the left hand but Booth avoids the punch easily.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Agogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Booth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agogo.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Booth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Booth finds it's way through Agogo's defenses.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Booth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Booth scores with a hook to the body. Agogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Booth connects with a body shot.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.
Booth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Booth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Agogo at a distance.
Agogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth scores with a jab.
Booth lands with a right hand.
Agogo misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with a body punch
and Agogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Booth lands with a nice body punch.
Agogo misses with a double jab
and Booth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Booth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Agogo misses
and Booth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Booth ducks right into an uppercut from Agogo.
Booth punishes Agogo's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agogo misses with a looping right.
Agogo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agogo misses with a combination
letting Booth counter with a right hand.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Booth lunges at Agogo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Agogo's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrin Booth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A cross from Booth lands.
Agogo misses with a combination
and Booth counters with a right hand to the body.
Booth scores with a body shot.
Agogo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Booth lands a slapping body shot.
Agogo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Booth stuns Agogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Agogo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Agogo duly obliges.
Booth slips a straight right by Agogo.
A slow jab from Agogo misses its intended target.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Booth slips a straight right by Agogo.
Agogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Booth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo misses with a shot to the body
and Booth counters with a nice uppercut.
Agogo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agogo moves forwards but Booth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Agogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth digs a good body shot into Agogo's ribs.
Agogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Agogo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Booth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Booth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Booth there.
Agogo throws a looping overhand right but Booth ducks down to avoid it.
Agogo misses with a combination
and Booth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agogo scores with a one two! Booth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Booth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo misses with a shot to the body
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth stuns Agogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Booth scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booth scores with a hook to the body. Agogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Booth scores with a hook to the body. Agogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Booth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Booth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Agogo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Agogo throws a hook but Booth blocks it.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
The fighters circle momentarily. Booth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Booth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agogo counters with a one-two to the body.
Agogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Booth lands a body shot.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth digs a good hook to Agogo's body.
Booth connects with a nice looking jab.
Booth jabs at Agogo's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Booth.
Booth punishes Agogo's body with a nice straight punch.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Booth.
Booth lands with a hook. Agogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Agogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booth.
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Booth tests Agogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Agogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Booth scores with the left hand. Agogo knows he should have avoided that one.
Booth slips under a jab.
Agogo throws a sloppy body shot
and Booth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo misses with an uppercut.
Agogo throws a hook but Booth avoids it easily.
Booth lands the left hand.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Booth lands a slapping body shot.
Agogo throws an overhand right that lands on Booth's shoulder, as Booth tries to avoid the shot.
Agogo throws a jab but it's blocked by Booth.
Booth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agogo throws a hook but Booth blocks it.
Booth lands with a straight right. Agogo didn't see that one coming.
Agogo swings for the body but Booth moves out of range.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agogo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Agogo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Agogo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booth counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrin Booth really 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.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agogo misses the shot to the body.
Booth lands the left hand.
Booth lands with a good body shot.
Agogo misses with a jab to the body
and Booth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Booth.
Booth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agogo throws out the jab.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Agogo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Booth ducks under a wild hook from Agogo.
Booth throws a sloppy body shot
and Agogo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Agogo misses with a looping right.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Booth.
A big right from Agogo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Agogo misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Agogo misses with a jab to the body
and Booth counters with a stiff right hand.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
Agogo throws a series of punches but Booth avoids them all with ease.
Booth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agogo doesn't seem bothered though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Booth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Agogo misses
and Booth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agogo thinking.
Booth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agogo counters with a left to the body.
Agogo misses with a straight right.
Agogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agogo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Agogo lands an overhand right.
Agogo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Booth counters with a stiff right hand.
Agogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
Booth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
Booth lands a jab.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Booth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agogo.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Agogo misses.
Agogo moves forwards but Booth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Booth tests Agogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Booth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agogo doesn't seem bothered though.
Booth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Booth tests Agogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agogo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
A shot to the body from Agogo misses
and Booth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Booth.
The fighters circle momentarily. Booth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Booth lands with a shot to the body.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.
Booth slips under a jab from Agogo.
Booth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Agogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to de liver by Booth. Beautiful body shot.
Booth takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Booth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agogo.
Agogo looks to land a combination but Booth avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Booth digs a good body shot into Agogo's ribs.
Booth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Booth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Agogo misses
and Booth counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Booth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agogo doesn't seem phased though.
Agogo misses the body punch
and Booth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Booth scores with a body shot.
Booth lands with a nice body punch.
Booth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Agogo at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agogo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Booth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Agogo walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agogo misses with a body punch
and Booth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth thows a body shot but no joy.
Booth lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrin Booth dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Booth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Agogo in his tracks.
Agogo misses with a body punch
and Booth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agogo lands a glancing blow to the side of Booth's head.
Agogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Booth.
Agogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agogo looks to land a combination but Booth avoids it well.
A slow jab from Agogo misses its intended target.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agogo.
A big right from Agogo misses.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo misses with a straight right.
Agogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Booth lands with a good body shot.
Agogo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Agogo clobbers Booth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booth lands with an uppercut that bounces Agogo off the cage and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Booth catches Agogo right on the button with a cross.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booth scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Agogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Agogo misses its intended target.
Agogo misses with a hook to the body
and Booth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Booth does it's job there.
Booth scores with a body shot.
Booth slips a straight right by Agogo.
Booth throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Booth.
Booth scores with a hook.
Booth lands a body shot.
Agogo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Agogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booth.
Agogo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booth counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth thows a body shot but no joy.
Agogo misses with a jab to the body
and Booth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booth lands with a shot to the body.
Booth swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agogo manages to avoid it.
Booth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Booth connects with a right hand. Agogo shakes it off.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth cracks Agogo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Agogo is rocked!
Agogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Booth lands a body shot.
Booth cracks a nice hook into Agogo's ribs.
Agogo missing with a left hand there. Booth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Booth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth throws a body punch but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo misses with a body punch
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Booth.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Booth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Agogo at a distance.
Agogo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Agogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Booth.
Agogo misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo misses with a shot to the body
and Booth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Booth slips under a jab from Agogo.
Agogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Agogo misses with a jab to the body
and Booth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agogo thinking.
Booth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a head shot.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth scores with a jab to the body.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booth lands with a good body shot.
Booth lands a jab to Agogo's midsection.
Booth with a hook.
Junior Agogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agogo misses with a body punch
and Booth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Booth counters with a left to the body.
Booth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Booth lands with a nice body punch.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Agogo misses the target.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agogo moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerrin Booth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Booth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 44:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 43:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerrin Booth!
Jerrin Booth is the new welterweight champion!
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