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AD137: The Pow! Factor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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194 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Pentti. That snapped Alberta's head back.
Alberta slips under a jab.
Alberta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pentti momentarily.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alberta swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti takes a swing at Alberta's ribcage but misses.
Alberta throws a head kick that misses.
Alberta tries to clinch up.
Alberta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pentti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentti avoiding damage as Alberta throws knees to the body.
Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pentti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alberta closes the distance and clinches.
Alberta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pentti has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alberta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pentti.
Pentti is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Alberta or perhaps it was just good defense by Pentti which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alberta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alberta tries to clinch but Pentti moves away
and Pentti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pentti.
Alberta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alberta lands a hook that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Pentti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alberta is trying to break free.
Alberta jumps guard but Pentti stands there with Alberta around his waist. Alberta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pentti slowing the pace effectively.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberta.
Alberta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti throws a leg kick but Alberta moved away.
Pentti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alberta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calgary Alberta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alberta looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentti is just out of range.
Pentti darts in and clinches Alberta up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alberta tries to circle away but Pentti has him pinned against the cage.
Alberta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Pentti gets tackled into the cage by Alberta. Alberta maintains the clinch.
Pentti wants to stall.
Alberta tries to break the clinch but Pentti is controlling the position.
Pentti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti avoiding damage as Alberta throws knees to the body.
A short left from Pentti.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Pentti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alberta eats them both and turns towards Pentti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Calgary Alberta has been cut.
Pentti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pentti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alberta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alberta darts in trying to clinch
and Pentti counters with a low kick, right behind Alberta 's knee.
Pentti tries to land a front kick but Alberta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pentti.
Alberta tries to clinch but Pentti moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberta staying out of range there.
Alberta throws a hook to the side of Pentti's head but Pentti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alberta ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Alberta throws a hook to the side of Pentti's head but Pentti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pentti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alberta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pentti.
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pentti throws a right hand that Alberta ducks under and follows up with a left that Alberta also avoids with ease.
Alberta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alberta looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentti is just out of range.
Alberta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentti's corner calls for a 1-2. Pentti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alberta with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alberta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pentti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alberta is looking to clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calgary Alberta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alberta tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Pentti. Those never looked like landing.
Pentti swinging wildly here.
Alberta closes the distance and clinches up with Pentti, looking for a takedown. Alberta pushes Pentti against the cage but Pentti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alberta moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
A jab from Pentti misses.
Arvo Pentti is winning the standup battle so far.
Pentti moves out of range of the strikes.
Alberta wants to clinch.
Pentti scores with a hook to the body. Alberta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alberta scores with a shot to the body.
Pentti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alberta looks to clinch
and Pentti counters with a stiff right hand.
Alberta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pentti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alberta fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pentti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pentti moves into range and clinches up with Alberta.
Pentti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alberta's elbow.
Alberta tries to pull guard but Pentti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberta slips a straight right by Pentti.
Alberta misses with a jab to the body
and Pentti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Alberta slips a jab and a cross from Pentti.
Arvo Pentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pentti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Pentti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alberta has had enough of the clinch but Pentti keeps him there for the moment.
Pentti is trying to push Alberta away but Alberta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alberta drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alberta working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alberta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pentti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pentti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alberta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alberta tries to clinch there but Pentti circles away.
Pentti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alberta. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alberta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Alberta is predictable there
letting Pentti counter with a right hand.
Pentti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab by Pentti.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Alberta is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries to clinch but Alberta moves out of range.
Pentti misses with a leg kick.
Pentti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alberta keeps the fight on the outside.
Alberta just misses with a punch to the body.
Alberta clinches up against the cage.
Alberta is trying to break the clinch but Pentti is controlling him.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alberta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pentti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pentti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberta.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
Alberta doesn't manage to clinch there - Pentti circles away.
Pentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Alberta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pentti can pounce on him.
Pentti throws a nice looking combination but Alberta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberta.
Pentti swats away the attempt to clinch by Alberta.
Pentti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pentti swinging wildly here.
Alberta is looking to clinch but Pentti is avoiding it.
Pentti throws a hook but Alberta blocks it.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alberta instigates a clinch.
Alberta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pentti after a bit of a struggle.
Arvo Pentti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calgary Alberta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alberta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arvo Pentti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti swinging wildly here.
Alberta drives through with a takedown into Pentti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pentti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calgary Alberta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alberta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pentti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alberta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alberta's calf.
Alberta scores with a jab. Pentti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pentti tries to land a leg kick but Alberta saw it coming and moves away.
Pentti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pentti lands a nice shot to the body.
Arvo Pentti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alberta takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alberta as Pentti tries to tie him up.
Pentti lands a left hand.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Pentti lands but Alberta takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Pentti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alberta.
Pentti misses with a two punch combination.
Alberta scores with a jab to the body.
Pentti has Alberta up against the cage in a clinch.
Pentti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alberta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pentti after a bit of a struggle.
Pentti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alberta manages to break the clinch.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Pentti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alberta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pentti scrambles back to his feet.
Pentti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alberta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alberta ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alberta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pentti forces Alberta back against the cage and clinches.
Alberta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pentti lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Calgary Alberta's cut even more.
Alberta is trying to force a seperation but Pentti has the dominant position.
Alberta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alberta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pentti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alberta tries to clinch up.
Alberta tries a low kick but Pentti avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pentti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alberta tries to clinch up.
Arvo Pentti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pentti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alberta swings for the body but Pentti moves out of range.
Alberta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alberta wants to clinch
and Pentti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calgary Alberta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pentti connects with an inside leg kick.
Alberta looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentti is just out of range.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Alberta pushes him off.
Alberta wants to clinch up but Pentti keeps it at a distance.
Alberta cracks Pentti with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Alberta tries to close the distance and clinch but Pentti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Alberta is avoiding it.
Pentti stuns Alberta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alberta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pentti lands a jab to the nose.
Alberta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pentti was well out of range. Poor timing from Alberta.
Alberta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alberta closes the distance but Pentti moves to the side
and Pentti counters with an inside leg kick.
Pentti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pentti duly obliges.
Pentti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pentti tries to clinch but Alberta moves out of range.
Pentti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alberta cracks Pentti with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alberta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pentti.
Alberta fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pentti, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes into the arena with Anna Molly by Incubus blaring out of the sound system. Saukko has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan as his entrance music. Tony Jaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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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
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko lands with a hook. Jaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saukko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Saukko. That snapped Jaa's head back.
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saukko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaa's hands.
Jaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saukko checks it well.
Saukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Saukko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saukko dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a straight right.
Saukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko scores with a punch to the head.
Saukko throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa wants to clinch.
Jaa throws a leg kick
and Saukko counters with a two punch combo.
Saukko throws a chopping leg kick but Jaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saukko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaa's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Saukko checks a leg kick.
Jaa feints and then cracks Saukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saukko down.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Saukko moves out of range easily.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body
and Saukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saukko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaa - the referee stops the clock and Saukko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaa. Saukko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saukko lands a nice hook to Jaa's body. Jaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saukko throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
Jaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that Saukko semi-blocks.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saukko tries a head kick but it misses.
Saukko looks to land a body kick but Jaa moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Saukko.
Saukko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saukko counters with a series of strikes. Jaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Saukko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Saukko.
Saukko misses the jab.
Saukko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saukko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaa's head.
Saukko blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saukko lands a nice looking body kick.
Saukko misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saukko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Saukko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa throws a lazy head kick
and Saukko counters with a good low kick that Jaa was not able to check.
A big left from Saukko misses.
Saukko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Saukko is looking to control Jaa's arms but Jaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saukko has his back to the cage.
Saukko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Saukko's ribcage.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saukko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Saukko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saukko.
Saukko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saukko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saukko lands with a light punch inside.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukko scores with a shot to the side of Jaa's head.
Saukko tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Saukko is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saukko.
Jaa can't find room to land a body shot as Saukko controls the action.
Saukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saukko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saukko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saukko.
Saukko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaa is keeping busy.
Saukko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Saukko blocks an uppercut.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saukko tries to throw a body punch but Jaa avoids it by throwing Saukko back against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Per Saukko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Saukko.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Saukko.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Saukko's leg. Saukko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaa clinches up against the cage.
Saukko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Saukko blocks it.
Saukko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Saukko.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Saukko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saukko avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saukko's face.
Saukko dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Saukko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Saukko as the two fighters clinch.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Saukko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saukko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saukko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaa prevents Saukko from breaking the clinch.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Per Saukko has been cut.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saukko's defenses.
A short right from Saukko.
Jaa working aggressively here.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saukko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Saukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saukko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Saukko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
A short left from Saukko.
Saukko lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko misses with some punches.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saukko is defending well for now.
Saukko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saukko.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Saukko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saukko lands with a light punch inside.
Saukko can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saukko blocks the elbow strike.
Saukko is leaning against Jaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saukko blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Saukko blocks with his arms.
Saukko tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko stalling.
Saukko wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Saukko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaa's elbow.
Saukko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saukko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saukko.
Saukko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaa's elbow.
Saukko scores with a shot to the side of Jaa's head.
Saukko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa lands an elbow just above Saukko 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaa.
Saukko working aggressively here.
Jaa tries to work over Saukko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saukko misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saukko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saukko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Saukko controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saukko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saukko's brow.
Saukko misses with a body punch.
Saukko misses with a punch to the body.
Saukko lands a shoulder strike.
Jaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saukko avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Saukko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Saukko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaas head.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saukko is defending well for now.
Jaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saukko's elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Per Saukko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Per Saukko's cut.
That's time! Jaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Saukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa thows a leg kick but Saukko checks it
and Saukko counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaa throws a low kick, looking for Saukko's leg but Saukko calmly moves out of range.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa moves out of range as Saukko throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.
Saukko blocks the body kick.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saukko misses with a body kick.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaa blocks the leg kick.
Jaa is looking to chop away at Saukko's legs.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses
and Saukko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saukko lands a really nice looking cross but Jaa seems unphased.
Jaa tries to clinch but Saukko is having none of it.
Saukko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saukko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko misses with an uppercut
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaa misses with a leg kick
and Saukko counters with a left to the body.
Saukko moves in looking to clinch but Jaa pushes him off.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Saukko circles away.
Jaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Saukko.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saukko. That did some damage!
Saukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saukko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saukko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saukko's calf.
Jaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saukko moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Saukko.
Saukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Saukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Saukko lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaa throws a leg kick
and Saukko counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saukko tries to score with a low kick but Jaa moves his leg out of the way.
Jaa slips a jab from Saukko.
Saukko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saukko misses with a looping left.
Saukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Saukko.
Jaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saukko throws out the jab.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaa throws a chopping leg kick but Saukko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Saukko off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saukko keeps the fight on the outside.
Per Saukko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saukko is able to avoid easily.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Saukko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaa moves out of range of the body kick from Saukko.
Saukko throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaa.
Per Saukko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Saukko avoids it.
A head kick by Jaa misses
and Saukko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaa tries to land a front kick but Saukko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saukko moves into the clinch.
Saukko avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saukko blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saukko's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa throws a head punch that misses.
Jaa misses with some punches.
Jaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saukko backwards.
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!
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Saukko avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaa.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saukko avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saukko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaa throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saukko is defending well for now.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saukko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Jaa!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Jaa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets by Metallica. Donald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mac Miller - Donald Trump . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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34
162 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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22
160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Donald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zica sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Zica as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Zica checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zica takes a swing at Donald's ribcage but misses.
Zica misses with a low kick.
Zica bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donald's head backwards.
Zica fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zica connects with a looping right hand.
Zica lands a body shot.
Zica looks to throw the jab but Donald is out of range.
Good shot there by Zica.
Jones Zica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donald.
Donald thows a leg kick but Zica checks it
letting Zica counter with a right hand.
Donald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zica sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zica lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donald's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zica lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zica.
Zica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zica checks a leg kick nicely.
Zica gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donald has clasped his hands together around Zica's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Donald swings around for an armbar but Zica sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Donald's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zica is aware though and is defending well.
Donald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zica doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zica manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donald looking for a guillotine here but Zica defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donald looking for subs off his back but Zica has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Donald looking for a guillotine here but Zica defends easily.
Zica stands and steps away. Donald gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald throws a leg kick
and Zica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zica misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Zica. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Zica.
Zica gets caught napping as Donald dives in and scores a takedown. Zica manages to retain guard.
Donald looking to pass the guard.
Donald trying to move into half guard but instead Zica has managed to sweep!
Zica wants to get up but he can't break Donald's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zica decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donald, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Donald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zica is not content to let Donald control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zica prevents Donald from moving into mount.
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 Jones Zica will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zica's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donald throws a leg kick
and Zica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donald circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Donald misses the target.
Donald misses with a hook. Zica ducked under it nicely.
Zica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donald misses with a low kick.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch but Donald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donald's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zica connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donald scrambles back to his feet.
Donald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zica is able to avoid easily.
Zica misses with an uppercut. Donald saw that one coming.
Donald takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zica scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donald slips a jab from Zica.
Donald throws a low kick, looking for Zica's leg but Zica calmly moves out of range.
Zica lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donald is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica throws a hook to the side of Donald's head but Donald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donald throws a leg kick
enabling Zica to counter with a crisp jab.
Zica misses with a hook. Donald ducked under it nicely.
Donald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donald there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donald throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zica tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donald is in Zica's guard.
Donald with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Donald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zica's guard.
Zica is staying active underneath Donald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald is looking for a kimura here.
Donald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zica defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Donald moves nicely into side control.
Donald postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zica!
Donald jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Zica is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zica and Donald has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Donald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zica, who protects the arm well.
Zica wants to control but Donald postures up.
Donald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zica has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Donald but great work by Zica.
Donald is looking to reverse the position.
Donald is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zica off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donald is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Zica knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Zica for a finish.
Zica defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Donald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zica comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zica looks to land a right hand but Donald moved out of range.
Zica lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donald wants to slow Zica down by chopping away at his legs.
Donald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zica counters with a nice body shot.
Donald takes one to the side of the head.
Donald throws an overhand right that lands on Zica's shoulder, as Zica tries to avoid the shot.
Zica moves away from the strike by Donald.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zica.
Zica slips under a jab from Donald.
Zica clinches up against the cage.
Zica working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald wants to break free but Zica has control.
Donald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zica avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donald tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zica prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones Zica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Donald.
Zica lands a right hand.
Zica scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Donald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zica.
Zica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zica blocks an uppercut.
Zica lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donald tries to circle away but Zica has him pinned against the cage.
Zica scores with a shot to the side of Donald's head.
Zica scores with a shot to the side of Donald's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donald backwards.
Zica lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Zica cracks Donald with a nice body shot.
Donald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zica lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zica is leaning against Donald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Zica.
A right hook to the body lands for Zica.
Zica lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Zica.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zica - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Zica on the inside.
Zica lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zica is pressed up against the cage. Donald has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zica down to the mat. Zica avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zica closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Zica - that landed with a thud.
Zica lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zica lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica lands a left hand.
Donald can't break the clinch.
Zica cracks Donald with a nice body shot.
Zica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donald throws out the jab.
Zica throws a combination. Donald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zica scores with a jab.
Zica works the jab nicely.
Jones Zica is winning the standup battle so far.
Zica scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zica throws a series of strikes that have Donald backpedaling.
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!
Donald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zica lands a right hook to the body.
Zica tries to clinch up but Donald circles away and keeps his distance.
Donald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zica checks it well.
Donald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica connects with the punch.
Donald takes one on the button.
Zica stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zica digs a good hook to Donald's body.
Zica 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.
Jones Zica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zica thumps Donald with a low kick.
Zica fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donald on the side of the head.
Zica throws a lazy right hand but Donald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zica is looking to clinch but Donald is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zica getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zica lands a jab to the head.
Zica moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Zica showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zica has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jones Zica!
Jones Zica bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Driftwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ahkenaton 's choice of entrance music: Sweet Taste of India. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otis Driftwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Ahkenaton !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driftwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Driftwood.
Driftwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahkenaton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses.
Driftwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahkenaton swinging wildly here.
Driftwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Driftwood gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ahkenaton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Driftwood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahkenaton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ahkenaton stalling against the cage.
Ahkenaton has picked Driftwood up - he's going for a ride! Ahkenaton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Driftwood is trying to maintain the position but Ahkenaton is very close to passing his half guard.
Ahkenaton prevents Driftwood from improving his position.
Driftwood works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahkenaton looking to pass the guard.
Driftwood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ahkenaton throwing strikes from guard but Driftwood blocks nicely.
Ahkenaton is fighting to break Driftwood's control of his arms but Driftwood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Driftwood wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahkenaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Driftwood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Otis Driftwood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Driftwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahkenaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Driftwood counters with a leg kick.
Ahkenaton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ahkenaton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Driftwood.
Ahkenaton throws a nice looking combination but Driftwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driftwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ahkenaton lands with a shot to the body.
Driftwood lands with a nice body punch.
Ahkenaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driftwood fakes the leg kick and cracks Ahkenaton in the body.
Driftwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahkenaton moves away.
Ahkenaton moves out of range of the body kick.
Driftwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Driftwood throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Driftwood.
Driftwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton misses with a two punch combination.
Driftwood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahkenaton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ahkenaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Driftwood counters with a nice body kick.
Driftwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahkenaton manages to avoid it.
A big right from Ahkenaton misses.
Driftwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Driftwood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahkenaton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Driftwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahkenaton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driftwood lands a jab to Ahkenaton 's midsection.
Driftwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahkenaton . That did some damage!
Driftwood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Driftwood misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Driftwood
and Ahkenaton counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood misses with a head kick.
Driftwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahkenaton lands with a hook. Driftwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Driftwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Driftwood scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Driftwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a body kick that misses.
Ahkenaton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driftwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Driftwood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Driftwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahkenaton .
Driftwood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Driftwood misses with a kick to the body.
Driftwood throws a sloppy head kick and Ahkenaton moves out of range easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Driftwood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Driftwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses.
King Ahkenaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driftwood misses with a body kick.
Driftwood lands a front kick.
Ahkenaton looks to throw the jab but Driftwood is out of range.
Ahkenaton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Driftwood cracks Ahkenaton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Driftwood tries to land a front kick but Ahkenaton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Driftwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Driftwood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ahkenaton shoots in and drives through. Driftwood sprawls well.
Driftwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahkenaton .
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahkenaton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Driftwood on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Driftwood wants to clinch.
Driftwood throws a front kick that sends Ahkenaton stumbling back into the cage.
Ahkenaton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahkenaton shoots for a takedown but Driftwood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Driftwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahkenaton is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driftwood. Ahkenaton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otis Driftwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Driftwood.
Otis Driftwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Driftwood.
Driftwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Driftwood is looking to wear down Ahkenaton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick misses from Driftwood.
Driftwood cracks the inside of Ahkenaton 's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood throws a push kick but Ahkenaton slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driftwood misses with a body kick.
Driftwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahkenaton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Driftwood.
Driftwood thumps Ahkenaton with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Driftwood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Driftwood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ahkenaton moves out of range of the body kick from Driftwood.
Driftwood feints and then cracks Ahkenaton 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahkenaton down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Driftwood - that will leave a mark!
Ahkenaton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Driftwood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood scores with a nice body kick.
Driftwood connects with a leg kick. Ahkenaton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Driftwood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Driftwood throws a push kick but Ahkenaton slaps the foot to one side.
Ahkenaton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Driftwood scores with a head kick. Ahkenaton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Ahkenaton .
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driftwood lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driftwood lands the left hand.
Driftwood throws a head kick but Ahkenaton moves out of range.
Ahkenaton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Driftwood.
Ahkenaton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahkenaton is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton misses with a wild body shot.
Driftwood misses with a head kick.
Driftwood scores with a spinning back kick!
Ahkenaton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Driftwood!
Driftwood lands a big head kick that sends Ahkenaton to the canvas! Driftwood follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Driftwood!
An out of breath and clearly excited Otis Driftwood thanked Unique Wear and Custom Design for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietila's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hard Night Out by Professor Green. Calaway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by R.I.P.. Mark Calaway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sakke Pietila's chin.
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276 lbs
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296 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sakke Pietila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Calaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pietila throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pietila jabs Calaway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Calaway finds it's target.
It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Calaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pietila. Pietila obviously looking to wear him down.
Calaway misses with a double jab.
Pietila slips under a jab from Calaway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Pietila does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Pietila.
Pietila dips to his left and cracks Calaway with an uppercut!
Calaway avoids the body shot from Pietila.
Calaway misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietila.
Pietila misses with an uppercut. Calaway saw that one coming.
Calaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pietila looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
Pietila misses with a two punch combination.
Calaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway misses with an uppercut. Pietila saw that one coming.
Calaway throws a jab when Pietila was well out of range.
Pietila is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Calaway's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Calaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietila.
Pietila's corner calls for a 1-2. Pietila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pietila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pietila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pietila takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calaway throws the left hand but Pietila avoids the punch easily.
Calaway takes one on the button.
Pietila throws a nice looking combination but Calaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaway cracks Pietila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietila misses with an uppercut.
Pietila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pietila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pietila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pietila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Pietila.
Pietila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calaway throws a combination that misses
and Pietila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calaway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calaway is looking to clinch but Pietila is avoiding it.
A jab from Pietila misses.
Calaway takes a kick to the side of the head.
Calaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pietila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pietila throws a hook to the side of Calaway's head but Calaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pietila throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
Pietila throws a series of punches but Calaway avoids them all with ease.
Calaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pietila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calaway scrambles back to his feet.
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietila was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietila scores with a nice head shot.
Calaway defending well as Pietila loads up on a big left hand.
Pietila takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Pietila.
Pietila slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Calaway blocks the leg kick.
Pietila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calaway moves away.
Pietila lands a leg kick that knocks Calaway off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pietila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pietila misses with a hook. Calaway ducked under it nicely.
Calaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Calaway.
Pietila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pietila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pietila misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietila misses with a hook. Calaway ducked under it nicely.
Pietila is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Calaway punishes Pietila's body with a nice straight punch.
Pietila scores with a hook.
Pietila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Pietila.
Pietila throws a sloppy head kick and Calaway moves out of range easily.
Calaway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pietila in his tracks.
Pietila lands a jab to the nose.
Calaway slips a straight right by Pietila.
Pietila gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Calaway gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Tourniquet by Evanescence. Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Choosen One by Forever in Terror. Pablo Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jet Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Li misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Li will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Li tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Li is predictable there
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Li tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Li sees it coming and defends easily.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Li looking for submissions off his back.
Li is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Li moves into full guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Li gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Li forces his way into half guard.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Li to get the leverage.
Santos won't allow Li to pass to mount.
Well, if Li is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Santos looks winded!
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Li tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos blocks a head kick by Li.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Li.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li throws a leg kick that misses.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Li scores with a leg kick.
Li misses with a low kick.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Li sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santos thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Li keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Li is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Santos unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Li tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Li working to try and regain half guard.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pablo Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying desperately to get to his feet.
Li tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
Li regains half guard.
Li wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Li is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santos is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Li is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos prevents Li from improving his position.
Li is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jet Li will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Li is trying to break free.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Li regains guard immediately.
Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Li has managed to sweep!
Li is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Santos has his foot on Li's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Li works his way back into a safe position though.
Li wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Li is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Li has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos trying to control but Li postures up.
Li is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Li to get the leverage.
Li tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santos.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Li gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Li delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Li avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jet Li is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Santos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Li tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jet Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Santos.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jet Li!
After the fight, Jet Li was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . The crowd seem to be enjoying Safo's choice of entrance music: Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
185 lbs
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31
179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safo wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Safo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Safo is predictable there
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Safo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Safo rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Alves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Alves.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Safo's ribcage. Safo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Safo lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves prevents a body shot from Safo.
The referee calls for Alves to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves taking a breather.
Alves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alves stalling.
Safo working aggressively here.
Safo prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves prevents a body shot from Safo.
Alves stalls.
Safo throws a head punch that misses.
Safo misses with some punches.
Alves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Safo up against the cage.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Safo, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Safo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Safo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Safo trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Safo stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Safo keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Safo keeps moving.
Safo is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Safo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alves has Safo in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alves's guard.
Alves looking for subs off his back but Safo has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safo tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
Safo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Safo has managed to get both his arms back between Alves's legs - danger averted.
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!
Alves has his foot on Safo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Safo works his way back into a safe position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Safo lands with an overhand left.
Derek Safo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Safo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Safo misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Alves coming out on top.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves blocks a jab.
Safo throws a good cross that connects.
Alves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Safo misses with a looping right.
Safo throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Safo connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Safo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Safo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Safo walks into a stiff left hand from Alves.
Safo catches Alves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Safo checks a leg kick nicely.
Derek Safo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Safo avoids it.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Safo to score with a decent uppercut.
Safo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Safo to the ground. Alves is now in Safo's guard.
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safo is trying to keep Alves in close.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Safo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alves controlling the action here.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Safo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves controlling from the top position.
Safo trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Safo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Safo is keeping the position for now.
Safo trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Alves trying to control but Safo is working from the bottom.
Alves 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.
Alves stops Safo from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Safo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Safo keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Safo controlling Alves's posture.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Alves dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Safo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Safo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Safo misses with a hook.
Safo stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Safo misses with a two punch combination.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Safo throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Safo misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Good work by Safo as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Alves.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Safo fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Safo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoids the body shot from Safo.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Safo as he jumps to the side.
Safo lands a slapping body shot.
Alves throws a body kick that misses
and Safo counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves throws a head kick but Safo moves out of range.
Safo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Safo throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Safo tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Safo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Safo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Safo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Safo.
Safo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alves in his tracks.
Alves blocks a jab.
Alves scores with a body shot.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Safo takes a step back to recover.
Safo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves lands with a good body shot.
Safo stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Safo misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Derek Safo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Safo is trying to get back to half guard.
Alves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Alves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Alves cracks Safo with a big right hand but Safo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Safo, who protects the arm well.
Alves controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a strike aimed at the side of Safo's head but Safo avoids it well.
Fernando Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Safo is trying to get back to half guard.
Safo tries to escape but Alves is in control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves grinds an elbow into Safo's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Alves!
An out of breath Fernando Alves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains- Them Bones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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28
194 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will West!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
Jab by West.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
West scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
West connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for West.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson slips a jab from West.
West looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilson is trying to keep West in close.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
West working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West throws a strike but Wilson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as West holds on and takes a little breather.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilson trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West seems keen to control Wilson's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lee Wilson just wasn't active enough.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Wilson tenderised West's leg. West is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson with a jab.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a head shot.
West defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
West digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
West is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
West will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
West shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. West showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
West throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilson to regain full guard.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
West is fighting to break Wilson's control of his arms but Wilson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
West stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Wilson throws up his legs and catches West in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! West tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Wilson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lee Wilson!
After the fight, Lee Wilson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico has chosen Stricken by Disturbed as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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291 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yorick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnnie Rico!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Rico.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Rico catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rico.
Rico cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Rico.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rico doesn't seem bothered though.
Rico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Rico is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Rico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rico tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rico lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Rico moved out of range nicely.
Rico 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rico throws out the jab.
Rico is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Rico moves out of range easily.
Rico has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown feints a jab promting Rico to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Johnnie Rico has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Good work by Rico as he checks the leg kick.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rico lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Rico drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rico misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick but Rico moves out of range.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Rico looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Rico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rico's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Brown lands.
That has opened up Johnnie Rico's cut even more.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown walks into a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Rico.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
The cut above Johnnie Rico's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rico connects with a single shot there.
Rico cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Rico moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Johnnie Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
A right-left combo lands from Rico.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
Donk. Brown catches Rico right on the button with a cross.
Johnnie Rico's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnnie Rico's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yorick Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Yorick Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bija Firserfest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bija Firserfest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Fair!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Fair misses.
Fair tries to move into range but Firserfest moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Firserfest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firserfest. Fair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Firserfest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Firserfest misses.
Firserfest misses with a low kick.
Bija Firserfest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firserfest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firserfest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firserfest shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fair eats them both and turns towards Firserfest to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheers as Firserfest lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fair doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Firserfest sprawls well. Firserfest wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fair gets slowly back to his feet.
Bija Firserfest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Fair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
Fair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Firserfest scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fair doesn't seem bothered though.
Firserfest scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Firserfest.
Oooooh!!! Firserfest has knocked Fair down with a huge combo! Firserfest steps away and waves a wobbly Fair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Zack Fair has been cut.
Bija Firserfest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firserfest connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fair. Fair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fair is rocked!
Firserfest throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Firserfest has Fair pulled in close to control his posture.
Firserfest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fair is one step ahead there.
Fair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fair stops Firserfest from standing up.
Fair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Firserfest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Firserfest wants to sweep here but Fair controlling him for the moment.
Fair has gone for a leg lock! Firserfest slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fair's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firserfest wants to stand but Fair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fair keeping moving, preventing Firserfest from controlling successfully.
Firserfest preventing the sweep.
Fair is adopting a defensive guard.
Firserfest wants to stand but Fair is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair 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.
Firserfest sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bija Firserfest just wasn't active enough.
Firserfest misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Firserfest as he avoids it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bija Firserfest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Fair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Firserfest jabs at Fair's body.
Firserfest fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fair on the side of the head.
Firserfest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
Fair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firserfest.
Firserfest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fair.
Firserfest slips a jab from Fair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firserfest misses with a body shot.
Firserfest throws a low kick but Fair moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Firserfest. No joy for Fair on that attempt.
Bija Firserfest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Fair.
Fair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Firserfest swings for the body but Fair moves out of range.
Firserfest connects with a body shot.
Bija Firserfest is winning the standup battle so far.
Firserfest lands with a shot to the body.
Firserfest catches Fair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Firserfest misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Firserfest misses the target.
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!
Firserfest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Firserfest. Beautiful body shot.
Firserfest connects with a leg kick. Fair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fair takes one on the button.
Firserfest misses with an uppercut.
Firserfest lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Firserfest.
Firserfest misses with a body shot.
Firserfest throws a right hand that misses
and Fair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Firserfest lands.
Firserfest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fair can do to turn this around?
Firserfest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Firserfest loads up on a big right hand but Fair slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firserfest is fending him off so far but Fair persists. Nope, Firserfest circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Firserfest misses the target.
Fair tries to move into range but Firserfest moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Firserfest misses with a looping right.
A cross from Firserfest lands.
Fair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fair is still on wobbly legs! Can Firserfest finish him?
Firserfest lands a nice hook to Fair's body. Fair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fair defending well as Firserfest loads up on a big left hand.
Fair seems to have recovered his senses.
Firserfest displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fair.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firserfest. Fair does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firserfest throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fair to counter with a crisp jab.
Fair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fair shoots in but Firserfest avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Firserfest throws a right hand that Fair ducks under and follows up with a left that Fair also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firserfest throws a low kick but Fair avoids it.
Firserfest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bija Firserfest dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack Fair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fair throws a jab when Firserfest was well out of range.
Firserfest just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Firserfest misses.
Fair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firserfest.
Firserfest looks to land a body kick but Fair moved away.
Firserfest scores with a nice head shot.
Firserfest lands with a straight right. Fair didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Fair.
A shot to the liver by Firserfest. Beautiful body shot.
Firserfest shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fair eats them both and turns towards Firserfest to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Firserfest but Firserfest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firserfest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fair.
Nice body punch from Firserfest.
Firserfest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fair was well out of range. Poor timing from Firserfest.
Firserfest throws a series of punches but Fair avoids them all with ease.
Fair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Firserfest moves into range and connects with a jab.
Firserfest misses with a looping right.
Fair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Firserfest misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firserfest misses with a hook.
Fair ducks under a wild hook from Firserfest.
Fair misses with a straight left.
Firserfest connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fair momentarily.
Firserfest cracks a nice hook into Fair's ribs.
Fair throws a shot from downtown. Firserfest moves away and avoids it.
Firserfest throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firserfest throws a lazy right hand but Fair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firserfest cracks Fair with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Firserfest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fair was well out of range. Poor timing from Firserfest.
Firserfest sizes up Fair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Firserfest thows a body shot but no joy.
Firserfest misses with a wild body shot.
Firserfest lands the left hand.
Fair shoots in but Firserfest avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bija Firserfest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Fair.
Firserfest throws a lazy right hand but Fair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Firserfest misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firserfest cracks Fair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Firserfest scores with a jab. Fair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Firserfest. That snapped Fair's head back.
Firserfest lands with a nice body punch.
Zack Fair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Firserfest moves out of range of the body kick from Fair.
Firserfest jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Firserfest is pawing at Fair, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Fair's nose. Fair is badly hurt! Firserfest pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Fair tries desperately to hold on but Firserfest is relentless in his assault! As Fair receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Firserfest away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bija Firserfest!
Bija Firserfest thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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