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CFC 322: Whitecaps PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sync Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov has chosen 7B - Young Winds as his entrance music. Andrey Tutov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sync Fowler's chin.
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144 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sync Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler trying to control the action but Tutov is working from the bottom.
Tutov throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Fowler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fowler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tutov is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Tutov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fowler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tutov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fowler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tutov keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov can't do much from the bottom here.
Fowler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tutov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tutov is defending against the submission attempts here by Fowler.
Fowler is trying to control. Tutov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tutov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tutov striking from the bottom.
Tutov trying to control from the bottom.
Tutov missing with punches from the bottom.
Tutov tries to roll over but Fowler keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tutov's head.
Tutov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fowler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tutov's guard.
Fowler is trying to work for a kimura but Tutov is defending well.
Fowler is looking to stall here but Tutov recovers full guard.
Fowler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tutov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tutov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tutov!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutov advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov with the ground and pound from mount.
Tutov cracks Fowler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fowler wants to get back to his feet.
Tutov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fowler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tutov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fowler tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tutov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tutov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tutov controlling the pace for now.
Fowler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Tutov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tutov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fowler regains half guard.
Fowler has a hand on Tutov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tutov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Tutov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fowler has his takedown stuffed
and Tutov counters with a good low kick that Fowler was not able to check.
Fowler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tutov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fowler misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sync Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fowler.
Tutov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sync Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fowler with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fowler misses with a takedown
and Tutov counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tutov 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.
Tutov slaps away a takedown attempt from Fowler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tutov lands a big right hand that sends Fowler crashing to the mat! Tutov stays standing though and waves Fowler back to his feet!
Fowler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Fowler limp body while Tutov jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrey Tutov!
A very excited looking Andrey Tutov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chihuahua comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Rise Up. 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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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum with a jab.
Magnum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magnum fails with the takedown.
Magnum misses with a hook
and Chihuahua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Micah Magnum has been cut.
Chihuahua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magnum eats them both and turns towards Chihuahua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magnum is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Are you kidding me?! Chihuahua ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Magnum clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). El Chihuahua!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, El Chihuahua made sure he mentioned Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrow missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morrow checks a low kick from Cruz.
Morrow moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Cruz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz scores with a jab. Morrow acknowledges it with a nod 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!
Morrow lands with a nice body kick.
Morrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrow scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Morrow.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Morrow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morrow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrow working some strikes from top position.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrow 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.
Cruz 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.
Cruz has Morrow pulled in close to control his posture.
Morrow postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Morrow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Morrow throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow 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.
Morrow is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Morrow managing to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Cruz has control of Morrow's left arm, preventing Morrow from doing any damage.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrow postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz has his hands on Morrow's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz controls Morrow momentarily but Morrow frees himself.
Morrow with a nice head shot there.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrow trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Trent Morrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Morrow.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz slips under a jab from Morrow.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrow swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Morrow's ribs.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrow under the eye.
Kale Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrow avoids the body shot from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morrow. That one must have hurt.
Morrow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot by Morrow.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Morrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrow tries to land a body kick
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Morrow saw that one coming.
Morrow lands with a right hand.
Morrow slips under a jab.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz blocks the body kick.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Morrow slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Morrow checks a low kick from Cruz.
Morrow throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Morrow.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Morrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Morrow's shoulder, as Morrow tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Morrow misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Trent Morrow has been cut.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
Morrow fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Morrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Morrow throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Morrow misses.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with a hook.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Morrow's guard.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kale Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trent Morrow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morrow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crunch! Morrow slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Cruz moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Cruz throws a hook but Morrow blocks it.
Morrow lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morrow.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Morrow lands a front kick.
Morrow moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow lands with an overhand left.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrow.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morrow's calf.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Morrow has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Morrow's body. Morrow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Morrow counters with a nice body shot.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Cruz checks a low kick from Morrow.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
Morrow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morrow lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz 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.
Morrow throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Morrow looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrow 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.
Cruz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Morrow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trent Morrow.
I think Morrow 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 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trent Morrow!
Trent Morrow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's A Fight. Payton Wright has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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164 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Wright scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Wright misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has Wright pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wright tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Wright's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson wants to control but Wright is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wright with a couple of short strikes.
Wright with the ground and pound from mount.
Wright thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Wright thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
Wright thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Wright thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wright throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wright goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Wright wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wright holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Wright is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Payton Wright will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Wright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Wright tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Wright.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Johnson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Wright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Payton Wright.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson wants to stall.
Wright lands a left hand.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Wright.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Wright.
Wright scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Wright misses with some punches.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Wright.
A short right from Wright.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Johnson tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Wright finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson works over Wright with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Wright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Johnson stops Wright from getting back to his feet.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Wright trying to control here.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Wright uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Wright manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Andy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Johnson, under a barage of strikes from Wright.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a big elbow that misses.
Wright with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Johnson!
A relieved looking Andy Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Smyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smyth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Painkiller - Pendulum feat. Freestylers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smyth dodges the punch combination from Sabre.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smyth.
A clash of legs there as Smyth blocks the low kick.
Smyth tries a low kick but Sabre avoids it.
Sabre misses the body punch
and Smyth counters by clinching up.
Smyth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smyth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sabre blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smyth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smyth tries to land a knee to the head but Sabre blocks with his arms.
Smyth misses with a knee strike.
Smyth pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smyth fails to land.
Smyth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sabre looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sabre.
Smyth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabre.
Sabre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabre trying to control the position but instead, Smyth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sabre into the cage.
Sabre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smyth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smyth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabre.
Sabre managing to block the knees to the body from Smyth.
Good body shot from Smyth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smyth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sabre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smyth's elbow.
Sabre is trying to maintain a safe position but Smyth gets an underhook and turns Sabre into the cage.
Smyth misses with a knee strike.
Smyth struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
Smyth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smyth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Sabre throws a head punch that misses.
Sabre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smyth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabre.
Smyth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smyth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sabre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sabre pushes Smyth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smyth working aggressively here.
Smyth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smyth misses with a body punch.
Sabre lands a nice shot to the body.
Smyth prevents a body shot from Sabre.
A short right from Sabre.
Smyth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smyth prevents a body shot from Sabre.
Smyth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sabre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smyth struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
Smyth throws a head punch that misses.
Sabre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre tries a body shot but Smyth blocks it.
Sabre lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smyth tries a knee to the head but Sabre blocks it.
Sabre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smyth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smyth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sabre to score with a decent uppercut.
Sabre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smyth at a distance.
Smyth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sabre shoots for a double leg takedown but Smyth sprawls well. He's pushed Sabre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A leg kick checked by Smyth.
Sabre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smyth was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Smyth blocks the low kick.
Smyth misses with the combination.
Smyth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabre. Sabre obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smyth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabre.
Sabre misses with a jab to the body
and Smyth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabre thinking.
Smyth connects with a jab.
Sabre swats away the attempt to clinch by Smyth.
That kick from Sabre tenderised Smyth's leg. Smyth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smyth missing with a left hand there. Sabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabre is looking to chop away at Smyth's legs.
Sabre works the jab nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Smyth as Sabre shoots in.
Sabre staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre wants to land a leg kick but Smyth is out of range.
Sabre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sabre is looking to wear down Smyth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smyth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabre has time to react.
Sabre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sabre looks for the body kick but Smyth saw that one coming.
Sabre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smyth takes a swing at Sabre's ribcage but misses.
Smyth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sabre scores with a jab to the body.
Sabre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Smyth blocks the low kick.
Kris Smyth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabre moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smyth wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabre misses with a leg kick.
Sabre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smyth misses with a low kick.
Sabre moves away from the strike by Smyth.
Sabre sizes up Smyth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matt Sabre is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabre misses with a shot to the body
and Smyth counters with a nice body kick.
Sabre throws a leg kick but Smyth sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sabre.
Smyth walks into a straight right hand from Sabre.
Sabre throws a jab when Smyth was well out of range.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sabre staying out of range there.
Smyth stuffs the takedown attempt from Sabre. Sabre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Sabre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre misses with a double jab.
Smyth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smyth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smyth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sabre on the side of the head.
Sabre stuns Smyth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Smyth moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Sabre misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smyth's head.
Sabre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sabre scores with the left hand. Smyth knows he should have avoided that one.
Sabre scores with a jab to the head.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smyth throws a leg kick
and Sabre counters with a left to the body.
Smyth throws a jab but it's blocked by Sabre.
Smyth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sabre throws a leg kick that misses.
Smyth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabre throws a front kick that sends Smyth stumbling back into the cage.
Sabre lands a head kick!
That kick from Sabre tenderised Smyth's leg. Smyth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sabre lands with a straight right. Smyth didn't see that one coming.
Sabre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sabre misses with a hook to the body
and Smyth counters with a good, hard body kick but Sabre shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabre.
Sabre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smyth.
Sabre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smyth swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabre moves away.
Smyth just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smyth on his heels. He'll look to pass Smyth's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smyth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabre prevents Smyth from getting back to his feet.
Smyth pulls Sabre in close to his closed guard and prevents Sabre from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabre trying to control the position from guard on top but Smyth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sabre lands a two punch combo.
Smyth lands a really nice looking cross but Sabre seems unphased.
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!
Sabre throws a combination that misses
and Smyth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sabre really felt that one!
Smyth takes one to the side of the head.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Smyth counters with a nice body kick.
Sabre misses with a looping right.
Smyth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sabre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Smyth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sabre throws a combination that misses
and Smyth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sabre misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Smyth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabre throws a leg kick but Smyth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sabre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smyth is looking to clinch but Sabre is avoiding it.
Smyth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sabre.
Sabre looks for the body kick but Smyth saw that one coming.
Smyth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
Sabre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sabre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smyth.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre thumps Smyth with a low kick.
Smyth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smyth misses with a hook.
Sabre throws a shot to the body.
Sabre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smyth doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sabre is defended easily by Smyth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Sabre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabre tries a low kick but Smyth avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabre 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
A relieved looking Matt Sabre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Newbomb Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Trott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trott has chosen Cochise - Audioslave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newbomb Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Trott!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk misses with a straight right.
Trott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turk.
Turk walks into a jab.
Turk misses the shot to the body.
Turk looks to land a combination but Trott avoids it well.
Trott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trott misses with a leg kick
and Turk counters with a left to the body.
Trott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jonathan Trott has been cut.
Turk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turk blocks a head kick by Trott.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trott as he jumps to the side.
Trott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trott.
Jonathan Trott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trott feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Trott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Trott slams his shin into Turk's torso.
Turk throws a right and a left that Trott avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Trott.
Trott cracks Turk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trott just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turk, as that shot connected.
Trott slips a jab from Turk.
Trott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Trott.
Turk misses with a looping right.
Trott lands a leg kick that knocks Turk off balance momentarily.
Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
Trott scores with a punch to the head.
Trott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turk throws a leg kick but Trott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Trott moves away and avoids it.
Trott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trott ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trott.
Trott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Trott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
A slow jab from Turk misses its intended target.
Jonathan Trott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trott lands with an uppercut that bounces Turk off the cage and back into range.
Trott thumps Turk with a low kick.
Turk fails with the takedown.
Trott ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk avoids a kick to the body.
Trott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trott. Turk shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newbomb Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trott throws a lazy body kick
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trott.
Trott lands a leg kick that knocks Turk off balance momentarily.
Trott feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trott throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Trott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Turk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab, jab by Trott - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Trott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Trott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trott lands a leg kick that knocks Turk off balance momentarily.
Turk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trott pinned against the cage. Trott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turk misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Trott.
Turk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trott ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Turk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trott. Trott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk missing with a left hand there. Trott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trott throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Trott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turk doesn't seem bothered though.
Turk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trott scores with a leg kick.
Turk throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trott.
A cross from Trott lands.
A jab from Turk misses.
Trott swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trott connects with a right hand. Turk shakes it off.
Turk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trott sprawls well. Trott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turk gets slowly back to his feet.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Turk blocks the leg kick.
Turk 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.
Trott connects with a jab.
Turk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trott is fending him off so far but Turk persists. Nope, Trott circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newbomb Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk moves out of range as Trott throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with an uppercut
and Trott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trott.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trott throwing strikes but missing.
Trott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trott advances to half guard.
Trott is nestled in close to Turk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Trott is keen to just control but Turk is a slippery customer.
Turk is looking to improve his position.
Turk trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trott lands a heavy elbow.
Turk is bucking up trying to escape but Trott cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turk is rocked!
Trott lands a big shot there that rocks Turk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Turk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turk is trying desperately to improve position.
Turk seems to have got his legs back now.
Trott unloading with bombs!
Trott lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Turk! Trott sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Turk and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonathan Trott!
An out of breath Jonathan Trott 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes into the arena with I'm Shipping Up To Boston blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Larkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wanderlei Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larkin.
Larkin misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Larkin counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Larkin as he connects with a hook.
Larkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Larkin misses.
Larkin throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larkin.
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larkin throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Silva tenderised Larkin's leg. Larkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Larkin throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larkin is out of range and Silva settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Larkin misses the target.
Larkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larkin shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larkin - that will leave a mark!
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Larkin throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Larkin only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Silva jabs Larkin right on the nose. Larkin blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Larkin.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Larkin.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Larkin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Larkin wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape back to his feet but Larkin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Larkin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Larkin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Larkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Larkin misses with the ground and pound.
Larkin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Larkin lands an overhand right.
Larkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larkin blocks a leg kick.
Larkin checks a leg kick.
Larkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Ryan Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Larkin takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Larkin scores with a punch to the head.
Larkin is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Larkin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larkin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Larkin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Larkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Larkin off and has taken his back!
Larkin trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Silva is trying to stick to Larkin's back but Larkin is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Larkin.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larkin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larkin is struggling to control the position.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Larkin is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Larkin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Larkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Larkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Larkin's takedown attempt.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larkin as Silva tries to tie him up.
Larkin digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva tries to stall but Larkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larkin stalling in the clinch.
Larkin wants to stall.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larkin.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Larkin blocks with his arms.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Larkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larkin is keeping busy.
Larkin presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Larkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Larkin.
Larkin slowing the pace effectively.
Larkin tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that second round.
That's time! Larkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Larkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Larkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Larkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Larkin looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a hook
and Larkin counters with a leg kick.
Larkin stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva jabs Larkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Larkin is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Larkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Larkin throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Larkin only half commits.
Larkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Larkin down.
Larkin thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Larkin back into the cage.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larkin has his back to the cage.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Larkin.
Ryan Larkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Larkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Larkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larkin looking to stall.
A short right from Larkin on the inside.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Larkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Larkin effectively controlling the action here.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Larkin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Larkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
Larkin swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Larkin wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Larkin blocks a head kick by Silva.
Larkin keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A big left from Silva misses.
Larkin connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
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!
Larkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Larkin scores with a leg kick.
Larkin is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Larkin checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Larkin tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Larkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Larkin tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Larkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larkin 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Larkin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ryan Larkin thanked Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Flabbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheen comes to the cage accompanied by Winning! - Charlie Sheen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Flabbott's choice of entrance music: Wait and Bleed. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Sheen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shank Flabbott!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen swings for the body but Flabbott moves out of range.
Sheen misses the jab.
Flabbott connects with the punch.
It looks like Charlie Sheen has been cut.
Sheen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheen defending well as Flabbott loads up on a big left hand.
Flabbott moves out of range of the body kick.
Flabbott feints and as Sheen raises his hands in defense, Flabbott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sheen is trying to control the position but Flabbott postures up.
Flabbott postures up in Sheen's guard and throws a big left but Sheen blocks it.
Sheen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sheen keeping moving, preventing Flabbott from controlling successfully.
Flabbott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flabbott misses with an uppercut. Sheen saw that one coming.
Flabbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheen slips under a jab from Flabbott.
Sheen moves out of range of the leg kick from Flabbott.
Sheen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Sheen.
Flabbott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sheen stuffs the takedown.
Sheen punishes Flabbott's body with a nice straight punch.
Sheen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheen blocks a jab.
Sheen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flabbott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sheen won't be happy with that.
Sheen is trying to improve his position.
Flabbott tries to advance to mount but Sheen denies him.
Flabbott trying to control the position but Sheen is working away.
Sheen wants to control but Flabbott postures up.
Sheen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Flabbott prevents Sheen from improving his position.
Sheen is trying to control but can't.
Flabbott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Flabbott connects with a nice short shot to Sheen's temple.
Sheen wants to control but Flabbott is keeping busy.
Sheen manages to get to full guard.
Sheen keeping moving, preventing Flabbott from controlling successfully.
Sheen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flabbott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sheen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sheen keeping moving, preventing Flabbott from controlling successfully.
Flabbott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flabbott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheen defends it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flabbott.
Sheen throws a body punch but Flabbott moves out of range.
Flabbott throws a push kick but Sheen slaps the foot to one side.
Sheen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Shank Flabbott has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flabbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheen.
Flabbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flabbott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flabbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shank Flabbott will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Flabbott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sheen misses with a looping right.
Sheen throws a shot from downtown. Flabbott moves away and avoids it.
Flabbott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sheen's waist but Sheen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flabbott off to one side.
Nice jab there from Sheen.
Shank Flabbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheen connects with a jab.
Sheen loads up on a big right hand but Flabbott slips the punch.
Flabbott misses the jab.
Charlie Sheen is winning the standup battle so far.
Flabbott throws a right hand that misses
and Sheen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flabbott throws a hook but Sheen blocks it.
Sheen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flabbott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sheen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flabbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheen.
Sheen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flabbotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some bone on bone action there as Sheen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flabbott misses with a hook.
Flabbott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheen avoids it really well and circles away.
Flabbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Flabbott misses.
Flabbott avoids the body shot from Sheen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charlie Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shank Flabbott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flabbott works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flabbott.
Flabbott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sheen as he avoids it easily.
Sheen shoots in for a takedown but Flabbott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Sheen.
Flabbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Flabbott throws a hook but Sheen blocks it.
Sheen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sheen.
Sheen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheen wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheen. Flabbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flabbott feints and as Sheen raises his hands in defense, Flabbott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sheen trying to keep a closed guard but Flabbott is proving a slippery customer.
Sheen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flabbott is one step ahead there.
Shank Flabbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheen trying to control the position.
Flabbott throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sheen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen wants to pass to mount but Flabbott is defending the position.
Sheen is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheen stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charlie Sheen.
A swing and a miss from Flabbott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheen connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Sheen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Flabbott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheen thows a body shot but no joy.
Flabbott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Flabbott.
Flabbott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sheen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sheen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flabbott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flabbott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sheen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sheen struggling a bit here.
Sheen is trying to improve his position.
Sheen taking a bit of punishment here - Flabbott scoring with strikes.
Flabbott wants to control but Sheen is keeping him busy.
Sheen is trying to get back to half guard.
Flabbott working the ground and pound from side control.
Sheen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flabbott off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sheen misses with an elbow to the head.
Flabbott is really stuck here.
Sheen tries to get the hooks in deep but Flabbott pushed the leg off.
Sheen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Flabbott.
Sheen struggling to keep hold of the position.
I would not like to be Flabbott right now.
Sheen wants to control but Flabbott is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Sheen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sheen moves out of range of the body kick from Flabbott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flabbott is defended easily by Sheen.
Charlie Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shank Flabbott.
Flabbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sheen!
A combination from Sheen does no damage.
Flabbott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flabbott misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Flabbott.
Flabbott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Flabbott both land. Nice combination.
Charlie Sheen's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flabbott fails to land the takedown.
Sheen defending well as Flabbott loads up on a big left hand.
Flabbott ducks under a wild hook from Sheen.
Flabbott misses with a wild body shot.
Sheen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sheen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheen scores with a hook to the body. Flabbott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flabbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Sheen coming out on top.
Donk. Flabbott catches Sheen right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Sheen.
I think Sheen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Real Men Wear Skirts. Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
A head kick from Piper lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
Piper clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Piper throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper lands a nice uppercut.
Piper gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piper.
Martinez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Piper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez is defending against the submission attempts here by Piper.
Piper trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Piper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Piper with the ground and pound but Martinez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Piper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Piper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piper scoring with some ground and pound.
Piper tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Piper postures up.
Piper slips nicely into half guard.
Piper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martinez!
Piper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Piper prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Piper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Piper raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Piper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Piper trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piper is one step ahead there.
Martinez working for a triangle but Piper defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Piper's ribs.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Piper misses.
Martinez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez punishes Piper's body with a nice straight punch.
Piper throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Piper wants to clinch.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Piper slips a jab from Martinez.
Piper throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Piper throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez stalls.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Piper.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Piper.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Piper avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Piper avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piper tightens his grip and picks Martinez up, before dumping him to the ground. Martinez manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piper's guard. Nice move by Martinez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
Piper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Roddy Piper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez passes into half guard.
Piper preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Martinez is trying to control. Piper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Piper wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesus Martinez.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Piper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A control attempt from Piper but he's now mounted!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martinez lands a couple of good shots and Piper has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Martinez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Piper hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Piper. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Piper's guard.
Martinez stands up over Piper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Piper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Piper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Piper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Piper has managed to get both his arms back between Martinez's legs - danger averted.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Piper pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Piper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piper being controlled here momentarily.
Piper won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Piper postures up.
Piper wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez cracks Piper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Piper keeps Martinez at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Piper stuffs the takedown.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Piper takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Piper is trying to defend but Martinez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Piper wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Piper defends it.
Piper tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Piper makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Piper blocks the low kick.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piper blocking some punches.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Piper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Piper's leg but Piper calmly moves out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that Piper semi-blocks.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Piper rather than just go for the knockout.
Piper swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Martinez prevents Piper from breaking the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
Piper misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Piper controls the action.
Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper misses with some punches.
Piper lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Piper.
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!
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Jesus Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Piper controls his hands.
Piper prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Piper.
Piper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piper presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Piper.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
Piper has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martinez is trying to keep an underhook but Piper manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Martinez is staying active underneath Piper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piper.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
Piper preventing the sweep.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Piper.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piper is fighting to break Martinez's control of his arms but Martinez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez working for a triangle but Piper defends it easily.
Piper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Piper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Piper.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piper.
Piper misses the jab.
Piper misses the shot to the body.
Piper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Piper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piper.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Piper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piper won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Piper throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Piper tries to pass.
Piper passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Piper trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Piper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martinez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez working for a triangle but Piper defends it easily.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Piper tries to pass.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Piper.
Martinez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Piper is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper passes Martinez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Piper has control of the leg.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piper.
Piper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ground and pound from Piper.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piper.
Martinez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Piper looking to pass the guard.
Piper landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez trying to control the position.
Martinez has momentary wrist control but Piper slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Piper finish him?
Piper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper passes into half guard.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Piper looks to land a strike but Martinez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piper 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Roddy Piper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inc is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Moon Rising. Stan Van Gundy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy swings for the body but Inc moves out of range.
Inc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gundy lands with a shot to the body.
Inc looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gundy is just out of range.
A big left from Inc misses.
Van Gundy is looking to chop away at Inc's legs.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Inc checks the leg kick.
Inc slips under a jab from Van Gundy.
Inc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inc throws a leg kick but Van Gundy checks it.
Van Gundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Inc throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Gundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Gundy scores with a one two! Inc had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Dick Inc has been cut.
Van Gundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Van Gundy blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inc checks a leg kick.
Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inc.
Van Gundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inc's head backwards.
Van Gundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inc to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gundy takes one to the side of the head.
Inc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a hook
and Inc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inc has gone for a leg lock! Van Gundy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Inc's guard.
Van Gundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Gundy!
Inc landing shots from mount.
Inc fails to advance to Van Gundy's back.
Van Gundy wants to control but Inc is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Inc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inc working for a guillotine from mount but Van Gundy is in no mood to give up.
Van Gundy tries to hold on but Inc pushes him away.
Van Gundy taking shots to the head.
Inc is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Van Gundy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Van Gundy!
Inc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Inc has his feet on Van Gundy's thighs here. He's pushed Van Gundy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Van Gundy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Inc! Dick Inc retains his middleweight title!
Dick Inc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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