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MFN 42: Wabbit vs. Mutters PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Lauzon moves out of range easily.
Lauzon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lauzon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lauzon tries for a kimura but Marshall is defending well.
Lauzon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marshall, who protects the arm well.
Lauzon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall dodges the ground and pound from Lauzon.
Lauzon working away.
Lauzon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauzon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe Lauzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall gets a double leg takedown into Lauzon's guard.
Marshall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marshall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lauzon's guard.
Lauzon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marshall defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marshall landing with the ground and pound.
Marshall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lauzon pulls Marshall in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to free his leg and advance position but Lauzon is retaining full guard.
Marshall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marshall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marshall looking to sit in guard and control but Lauzon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lauzon scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marshall, who protects the arm well.
Marshall is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauzon working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Lauzon 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.
Lauzon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marshall sprawls well initially but Lauzon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marshall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lauzon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Marshall is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Lauzon!
Joe Lauzon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Konovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoolander comes to the cage accompanied by Relax (Don't Do It)- Frankie Goes To Hollywood . Konovalov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CJClip - No reason to live but we do it. Andrey Konovalov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Konovalov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konovalov misses the jab.
Konovalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Konovalov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoolander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Konovalov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zoolander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Konovalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zoolander doesn't seem phased though.
Konovalov lands an overhand right.
Konovalov cracks Zoolander with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zoolander cracks Konovalov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zoolander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zoolander throws a jab but it's blocked by Konovalov.
Zoolander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Konovalov digs a good body shot into Zoolander's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Konovalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zoolander doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoolander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zoolander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Konovalov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Konovalov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zoolander rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoolander. Konovalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander tried to score with a low kick but Konovalov checks it.
Zoolander throws a good cross that connects.
Andrey Konovalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konovalov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zoolander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Konovalov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Konovalov tests Zoolander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Konovalov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zoolander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch but Konovalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konovalov lands an overhand right.
Zoolander swings for the body but Konovalov moves out of range.
No luck for Konovalov with that takedown attempt.
Zoolander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zoolander throws a body punch but Konovalov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoolander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zoolander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Konovalov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zoolander's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zoolander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Konovalov wants to control from the top but Zoolander keeps moving.
Konovalov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zoolander manages to get back to half guard.
Zoolander is defending against the submission attempts here by Konovalov.
Konovalov is working for a kimura but Zoolander is defending it quite comfortably.
Zoolander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander is trying to control but can't.
Konovalov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zoolander defending well though.
Konovalov is working for a submission of some sort.
Konovalov prevents Zoolander from improving his position.
Konovalov is looking for a kimura but Zoolander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Konovalov to get the leverage.
Konovalov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zoolander is trying to control but can't.
Zoolander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Konovalov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zoolander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zoolander is pulling down on Konovalov's head. It's preventing any offense from Konovalov, at least for the moment.
Konovalov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zoolander is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Konovalov, into his guard.
Konovalov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zoolander doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zoolander manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konovalov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Zoolander has picked Konovalov up and slammed him! Konovalov can't keep hold of the triangle and Zoolander manages to pass to side control!
Konovalov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Konovalov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zoolander thows a body shot but no joy.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Konovalov is having none of it.
Konovalov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zoolander has time to react.
Konovalov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zoolander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Konovalov throws a body punch but Zoolander moves out of range.
Zoolander swings for the body but Konovalov moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Konovalov.
Zoolander wants to clinch.
Zoolander ducks under a wild hook from Konovalov.
Konovalov misses with a wild body shot.
Zoolander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zoolander connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Konovalov misses
and Zoolander counters with a nice leg kick.
Konovalov misses with a combination
and Zoolander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konovalov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zoolander after a bit of a struggle.
Zoolander tries to throw a body punch but Konovalov avoids it by throwing Zoolander back against the cage.
Zoolander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Konovalov's elbow.
Zoolander throws a head punch that misses.
Zoolander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoolander swings wildly with an uppercut but Konovalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoolander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zoolander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zoolander lands a body shot.
Zoolander trying to stall but Konovalov improves his position.
Zoolander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov can't get the takedown.
Zoolander works on Konovalov's body with a couple of short punches.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoolander.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoolander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoolander working aggressively here.
Konovalov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zoolander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Derek Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Konovalov.
A hook to the body from Zoolander.
Konovalov is breathing heavily.
Zoolander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoolander has a couple of punches blocked by Konovalov.
Zoolander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Konovalov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Zoolander.
Zoolander tries to work over Konovalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zoolander tries to throw a body punch but Konovalov avoids it by throwing Zoolander back against the cage.
Zoolander is pressed up against the cage. Konovalov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zoolander down to the mat. Zoolander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Konovalov throws a hook but Zoolander blocks it.
Konovalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoolander tries to clinch up.
Zoolander darts in and clinches Konovalov up against the cage.
Konovalov is trying to trip Zoolander. He has hold of a leg but Zoolander is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Konovalov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Konovalov looking to pass the guard.
Zoolander has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Konovalov doesn't defend quickly enough and Zoolander has managed to lock this one up! Can Konovalov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zoolander on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Derek Zoolander!
Derek Zoolander was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Daugavins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Levasseur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olivier Levasseur has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
165 lbs
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169 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaspars Daugavins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier Levasseur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levasseur moves in looking to clinch but Daugavins pushes him off.
Daugavins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Olivier Levasseur has been cut.
Kaspars Daugavins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daugavins throws a shot to the body.
Daugavins throws a jab but it's blocked by Levasseur.
Levasseur shoots in looking for a takedown but Daugavins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Levasseur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Levasseur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daugavins lands a jab to Levasseur's midsection.
Daugavins jabs Levasseur right on the nose. Levasseur blinks but takes it well.
Daugavins throws a right hand that misses
and Levasseur counters with a one-two to the body.
Daugavins throws out a loose jab but Levasseur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levasseur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Daugavins!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daugavins tries to bench press Levasseur off him but Levasseur keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levasseur is putting a hurting on Daugavins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Levasseur tries for a kimura but Daugavins is defending well.
Daugavins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Levasseur scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daugavins to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugavins tries to improve position but can't.
Levasseur grinds an elbow into Daugavins's temple.
Daugavins is not content to let Levasseur control the position.
Daugavins taking a bit of punishment here - Levasseur scoring with strikes.
Daugavins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Levasseur.
Daugavins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Levasseur scores with a couple of nice shots.
Levasseur is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daugavins is not content to let Levasseur control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daugavins wants to get back to full guard.
Daugavins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daugavins tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Levasseur has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Levasseur lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Daugavins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Levasseur dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daugavins is desperately trying to improve his position but Levasseur has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daugavins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Daugavins is rocked!
Daugavins is looking to improve his position but Levasseur isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Daugavins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daugavins is working hard here to advance position.
Daugavins seems to have got his legs back now.
Daugavins is in a horrible position here. Levasseur smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Levasseur lands a big elbow - Daugavins is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Daugavins is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Olivier Levasseur!
Our winner, Olivier Levasseur, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Eliseo Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaetan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra comes to the cage accompanied by My TIme Is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eliseo Seterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetan Desjardins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra lands a nice shot that snaps Desjardins's head back.
Seterra misses with the combination.
Desjardins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seterra lands a left and a right that send Desjardins crashing to the mat, dazed. Seterra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Desjardins is rocked!
It looks like Gaetan Desjardins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desjardins with a poor takedown
and Seterra counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Desjardins to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Seterra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eliseo Seterra!
Eliseo Seterra looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Wazzup New York?!!!! I'm a new kid here. Thank you for the welcome. Feed me more! Thank you guys!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marty Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz has chosen Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marty Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurucz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but Kurucz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendes shoots and misses
and Kurucz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but Kurucz shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurucz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendes's sensitive parts.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendes is defended easily by Kurucz.
Kurucz lunges at Mendes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendes's hand.
Kurucz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurucz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurucz scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendes moves out of range as Kurucz throws a body kick.
Mendes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurucz to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurucz throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Mendes crashing down! Mendes tries to stagger back to his feet but Kurucz just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Mendes asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Kurucz!
A victorious Ansgar Kurucz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udo Hitzlsperger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The High Road. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Udo Hitzlsperger!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitzlsperger wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hitzlsperger won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hitzlsperger gets back to half guard.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hitzlsperger is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Anderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hitzlsperger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Hitzlsperger defending well.
Hitzlsperger trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Hitzlsperger defends the submission attempt.
Anderson moves into full mount! Hitzlsperger won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Hitzlsperger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
Hitzlsperger is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Hitzlsperger is squirming around nicely.
Hitzlsperger tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hitzlsperger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hitzlsperger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger trying to control here.
Hitzlsperger wants to get back to his feet.
Hitzlsperger tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Hitzlsperger trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Udo Hitzlsperger was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hitzlsperger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hitzlsperger moves out of range easily.
Hitzlsperger scores with a decent looking hook.
Udo Hitzlsperger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitzlsperger works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson throws a head kick but Hitzlsperger moves out of range.
Hitzlsperger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a head kick but Hitzlsperger moves out of range.
Hitzlsperger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitzlsperger.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Hitzlsperger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Hitzlsperger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitzlsperger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitzlsperger can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hitzlsperger tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Udo Hitzlsperger will probably get the nod.
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.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Hitzlsperger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hitzlsperger throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hitzlsperger is out of range.
Anderson sizes up Hitzlsperger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Hitzlsperger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hitzlsperger closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Hitzlsperger scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hitzlsperger avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger lands a body shot.
Hitzlsperger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hitzlsperger fails to land.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger is struggling to control the position.
Hitzlsperger throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Hitzlsperger misses with the head strike.
Hitzlsperger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson looking to stall.
Hitzlsperger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Hitzlsperger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Hitzlsperger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Hitzlsperger misses with a body punch.
Hitzlsperger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Hitzlsperger cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Hitzlsperger.
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!
Anderson is stalling here.
Hitzlsperger gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jumps guard but Hitzlsperger stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger misses with a body punch.
Hitzlsperger struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Hitzlsperger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Hitzlsperger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Hitzlsperger misses with a punch to the body.
Hitzlsperger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Hitzlsperger holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitzlsperger.
Anderson decides to pull guard.
Hitzlsperger throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitzlsperger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hitzlsperger 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitzlsperger pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Udo Hitzlsperger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hitzlsperger blocks the body kick.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Hitzlsperger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Hitzlsperger counters with a left to the body.
Hitzlsperger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitzlsperger scores with a hook.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitzlsperger connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Hitzlsperger is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Hitzlsperger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hitzlsperger moves out of range easily.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Hitzlsperger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hitzlsperger tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Hitzlsperger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hitzlsperger thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Hitzlsperger shrugs it off.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hitzlsperger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitzlsperger is defending well for now.
Hitzlsperger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitzlsperger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hitzlsperger to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitzlsperger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hitzlsperger.
Udo Hitzlsperger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitzlsperger misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitzlsperger lands a nice uppercut.
Udo Hitzlsperger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitzlsperger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitzlsperger smiles and moves away.
Hitzlsperger misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Hitzlsperger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Hitzlsperger scores with a nice right hand.
Craig Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Hitzlsperger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitzlsperger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Hitzlsperger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Hitzlsperger is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hitzlsperger moves out of range easily.
Hitzlsperger scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Hitzlsperger counters with a left to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick but Hitzlsperger moves out of range.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Hitzlsperger saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Hitzlsperger lands.
Hitzlsperger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Udo Hitzlsperger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hitzlsperger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Udo Hitzlsperger!
After winning the bout, Udo Hitzlsperger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelzer has chosen Satyricon - K.I.N.G. as his entrance music. Wolfram Stelzer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Good kicks
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Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stelzer tries to clinch
and Matthews counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stelzer's guard now.
Stelzer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matthews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stelzer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelzer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stelzer's head.
Matthews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stelzer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stelzer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matthews has managed to get both his arms back between Stelzer's legs - danger averted.
Matthews is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Stelzer is keeping the position.
Stelzer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stelzer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews with a nice head shot there.
Matthews postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matthews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matthews postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stelzer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matthews might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stelzer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matthews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stelzer is tightening it up a little... Matthews has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Matthews reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Matthews taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stelzer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wolfram Stelzer!
A very excited looking Wolfram Stelzer 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 Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sai Fukuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sai Fukuta!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Fukuta moves out of range as Gotti throws a body kick.
Gotti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fukuta passes Gotti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fukuta is looking for a kimura but Gotti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fukuta to get the leverage.
Fukuta seems to be looking for submissions.
Gotti wants to get back to his feet.
Fukuta is taking a breather. Gotti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fukuta is looking for a kimura here.
Gotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fukuta on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuta stops Gotti from getting back to his feet.
Gotti is trying to maintain the position but Fukuta is very close to passing his half guard.
Fukuta is working for a submission of some sort.
Fukuta passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fukuta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gotti is looking to escape.
Fukuta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Gotti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fukuta is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gotti to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gotti shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukuta working for a guillotine from mount but Gotti is in no mood to give up.
Gotti is desperately trying to improve his position but Fukuta has a good base and remains in mount.
Fukuta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gotti manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fukuta.
Fukuta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gotti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fukuta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fukuta swings around for an armbar but Gotti sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fukuta's guard.
Gotti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fukuta, up you get!
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Fukuta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotti lands a jab-cross combination.
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fukuta shoots in looking for a takedown. Gotti tries to sprawl out of it but Fukuta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gotti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotti looks for the body kick but Fukuta saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sai Fukuta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fukuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
A head kick misses from Gotti.
Gotti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fukuta.
Fukuta dives in and grabs Gotti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gotti pushes down on Fukuta's head and hops out.
Jimmy Gotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotti throws a right hand that Fukuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukuta also avoids with ease.
Gotti misses with a low kick.
Gotti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Sai Fukuta has been cut.
Gotti throws the kick towards the body but Fukuta avoids it.
Fukuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukuta shoots for a double leg takedown but Gotti sprawls well. He's pushed Fukuta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimmy Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sai Fukuta.
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuta shoots for a double leg takedown but Gotti sprawls well. He's pushed Fukuta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fukuta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gotti's guard.
Fukuta wants to control from the top but Gotti keeps moving.
Fukuta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fukuta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fukuta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gotti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fukuta postures up and lands a big shot to Gotti's brow.
Fukuta is looking to pass into half guard but Gotti pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gotti is in guard.
Gotti tries to stand but Fukuta is controlling from the bottom.
Fukuta trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fukuta is on top in guard.
Fukuta wants to control from the top but Gotti keeps moving.
Sai Fukuta has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuta lands a couple of elbows.
Fukuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukuta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fukuta landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti wants to stand and escape but Fukuta is having none of it.
Fukuta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fukuta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gotti wants to stand but Fukuta is controlling the position.
Fukuta wants to control from the top but Gotti keeps moving.
Fukuta is pushing down on Gotti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gotti is fighting to maintain full guard but Fukuta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fukuta is looking for a kimura here.
Gotti is trying to stand back up but Fukuta is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta is looking for a kimura but Gotti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fukuta to get the leverage.
Fukuta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gotti defends it well.
Fukuta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gotti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fukuta.
Fukuta wants to pass to mount but Gotti is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sai Fukuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sai Fukuta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fukuta digs a good hook to Gotti's body.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Fukuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimmy Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukuta looks for a takedown but Gotti sprawls well.
Fukuta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gotti's waist but Gotti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fukuta off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Fukuta or perhaps it was just good defense by Gotti which made him look bad.
Jimmy Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sai Fukuta.
A head kick misses from Gotti.
Fukuta misses with a takedown attempt
and Gotti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fukuta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fukuta.
Gotti scoring well with a low kick there.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Fukuta lands a nice shot to the body.
Gotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fukuta.
Gotti scores with a head kick.
Gotti throws a wild body kick that Fukuta sees coming a mile off.
Jimmy Gotti is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Nice sprawl there from Gotti as Fukuta shoots in.
Fukuta avoids the head kick by Gotti.
Gotti stuffs the takedown attempt from Fukuta. Fukuta gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Fukuta with that takedown attempt.
Fukuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Gotti misses
and Fukuta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gotti won't be happy with that.
Gotti is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuta is trying to get an arm triangle but Gotti is defending well.
Gotti is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fukuta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gotti, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gotti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sai Fukuta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fukuta asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gotti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fukuta decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gotti to his feet.
Fukuta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fukuta.
Jimmy Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotti lands a really nice looking cross but Fukuta seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sai Fukuta.
I've got Fukuta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sai Fukuta!
Sai Fukuta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Spezza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Spezza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Spezza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Spezza keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith stalling the fight.
Spezza wants to stall.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Spezza misses.
Spezza misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spezza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Spezza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
A big left from Spezza misses.
Spezza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spezza defends it nicely.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jason Spezza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Smith.
Spezza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spezza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
It looks like Jake Smith has been cut.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Spezza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Spezza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Spezza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spezza.
Spezza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spezza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spezza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Spezza misses with a straight left.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spezza misses with a body kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Spezza.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spezza counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spezza is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Spezza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spezza.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spezza tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith throws a strike there. Spezza manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Spezza is defending well.
Spezza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spezza.
Spezza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Spezza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Spezza sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spezza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Spezza eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spezza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is looking to control Spezza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
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 Jason Spezza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spezza lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spezza pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Spezza misses with a looping left.
Spezza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith throws a strike but Spezza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spezza trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Spezza wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Spezza is proving a slippery customer.
Spezza trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason Spezza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spezza avoids the head kick by Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Spezza throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spezza.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Spezza as Smith shoots in.
Spezza misses with a two punch combination.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Spezza moves out of range easily.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith shoots in but Spezza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spezza tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spezza to the ground. Spezza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Spezza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Spezza.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spezza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spezza.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Spezza shows good takedown defense.
Jason Spezza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spezza blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spezza. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spezza lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Spezza thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Spezza tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spezza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spezza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spezza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith is in close to Spezza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spezza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith wants to control from the top but Spezza keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Spezza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith tries to bum rush Spezza with a series of wild strikes but Spezza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Spezza is looking to land body kicks.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Jake Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spezza throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spezza circles away quickly and effectively.
Spezza looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spezza throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith lands with a cross.
Spezza cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spezza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spezza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jason Spezza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Smith.
Spezza throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Spezza misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spezza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spezza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 Spezza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spezza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spezza.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spezza is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spezza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Spezza defends the submission attempt.
Spezza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spezza looking for a sweep. Not yet Spezza, not yet.
Spezza looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith advances to half guard.
Spezza is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spezza is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spezza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Spezza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spezza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Smith throws a strike but Spezza avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a sloppy strike and Spezza has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Smith is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Spezza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Spezza!
Jason Spezza tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Wabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mutters's choice of entrance music: Hand of Doom. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Wabbit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mutters!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wabbit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Wabbit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wabbit.
Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wabbit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Wabbit misses.
Wabbit misses with a body shot.
Wabbit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wabbit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mutters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wabbit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutters throws a hook but Wabbit avoids it easily.
Wabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutters was well out of range. Poor timing from Wabbit.
Mutters missing with a left hand there. Wabbit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mutters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mutters scores with a punch to the head.
Mutters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wabbit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mutters.
Mutters blocks a jab.
Wabbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mutters counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wabbit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutters throws a nice looking combination but Wabbit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutters misses with a double jab.
Wabbit misses the jab.
Wabbit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mutters on the side of the head.
Wabbit misses with a hook. Mutters ducked under it nicely.
Mick Mutters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mutters throws a good cross that connects.
Wabbit throws a hook to the side of Mutters's head but Mutters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wabbit misses the shot to the body.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Mutters.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Wabbit pushes him off.
Wabbit avoids the body shot from Mutters.
Mutters misses with a hook.
Wabbit misses with an uppercut. Mutters saw that one coming.
Mutters throws a hook to the side of Wabbit's head but Wabbit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutters looks to clinch
and Wabbit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wabbit is one step ahead there.
Wabbit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mutters is looking to stand up but Wabbit isn't so interested in that idea.
Mutters is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mutters 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.
Wabbit won't allow Mutters to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters keeping moving, preventing Wabbit from controlling successfully.
Wabbit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mutters wants to stand and escape but Wabbit is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wabbit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wabbit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Wabbit circles away.
Wabbit scores with a shot to the body.
Wabbit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mutters fails to land with a series of punches.
Mutters misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mutters. Beautiful body shot.
Wabbit misses with a straight right.
Wabbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but Wabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wabbit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutters is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wabbit is looking to take a break and control but Mutters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wabbit working away.
Wabbit throws a strike aimed at the side of Mutters's head but Mutters avoids it well.
Wabbit working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wabbit tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mutters's legs.
Wabbit lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mutters down.
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 Roger Wabbit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mutters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wabbit.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Wabbit keeps it at a distance.
Mutters throws a hook but Wabbit blocks it.
Mutters forces Wabbit back against the cage and clinches.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutters lands a right hand.
Wabbit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wabbit backwards.
Mutters is trying to force a seperation but Wabbit has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wabbit as Mutters tries to tie him up.
Wabbit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wabbit works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wabbit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wabbit trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wabbit wants to control from the top but Mutters keeps moving.
Wabbit distracts Mutters with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wabbit throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutters keeping moving, preventing Wabbit from controlling successfully.
Wabbit is stalling in the full guard.
Wabbit seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mutters for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wabbit chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mutters's head.
Wabbit throwing strikes but missing.
Wabbit throwing strikes from guard but Mutters blocks nicely.
Wabbit stops Mutters from standing up.
Wabbit trying to control but Mutters is working from the bottom.
Mutters wants to sweep but no luck.
Wabbit throws a strike but Mutters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wabbit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mutters manages to get himself to full guard.
Mutters wants to stand up but Wabbit is controlling him.
Mutters looking for a sweep. Not yet Mutters, not yet.
Mutters is looking to stand up but Wabbit isn't so interested in that idea.
Wabbit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit looking to pass the guard.
Wabbit throwing strikes from guard but Mutters blocks nicely.
Wabbit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wabbit throws an elbow that misses. Mutters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wabbit's guard. Nice move by Mutters!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wabbit 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Wabbit dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Mutters does it's job there.
Mutters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wabbit manages to avoid it.
Wabbit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutters lunges at Wabbit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wabbit's hand.
Mutters clinches with his opponent.
Wabbit is looking to control Mutters's arms but Mutters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wabbit has his back to the cage.
Wabbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutters is trying to push Wabbit away but Wabbit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Mutters lands a damaging elbow.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Wabbit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wabbit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mutters pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mutters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wabbit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mutters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wabbit throws out a loose jab but Mutters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutters throws a body punch but Wabbit moves out of range.
Mutters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wabbit. Wabbit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Mutters.
Wabbit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wabbit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mutters at a distance.
Mutters has closed the distance and engaged Wabbit in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wabbit blocking some punches.
Mutters blocks an uppercut.
Mutters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutters lands a nice uppercut.
Mutters presses Wabbit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wabbit has hold of one of Mutters's legs. Mutters is fighting the takedown attempt but Wabbit gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters keeping full guard, as Wabbit tries to pass.
Mutters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wabbit.
Mutters has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mutters 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.
Wabbit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wabbit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wabbit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit landing some decent shots from guard.
Wabbit postures up in Mutters's guard and throws a big left but Mutters blocks it.
Wabbit throwing strikes but missing.
Wabbit trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wabbit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wabbit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit scoring with some ground and pound.
Mutters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wabbit controlling from the top position.
Wabbit is looking to work some ground and pound but Mutters has wrist control.
Mutters wants to stand up but Wabbit is controlling him.
Wabbit wants to control from the top but Mutters keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wabbit prevents Mutters from getting back to his feet.
Wabbit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wabbit looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roger Wabbit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Wabbit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wabbit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutters scores with a sloppy right hand. Wabbit should have avoided that one.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters checks a leg kick nicely.
Mutters misses with a straight right.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Wabbit keeps it at a distance.
Mutters fails to land with a series of punches.
Wabbit tries to keep at a distance but Mutters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wabbit throws a head punch that misses.
Wabbit wants to take the fight to the mat but Mutters manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wabbit throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutters.
Mutters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Wabbit.
Mutters throws a nice looking combination but Wabbit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutters clobbers Wabbit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Wabbit.
Wabbit tries to keep at a distance but Mutters has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Wabbit on the inside.
Wabbit is looking to control Mutters's arms but Mutters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wabbit has his back to the cage.
Mutters can't find room to land a body shot as Wabbit controls the action.
Mutters throws a head punch that misses.
Wabbit is trying to maintain a safe position but Mutters gets an underhook and turns Wabbit into the cage.
Wabbit has Mutters pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mutters manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mutters gets through Wabbit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wabbit throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mutters as Wabbit tries to tie him up.
Mutters keeps control of Wabbit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutters.
Wabbit taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutters.
Mutters tries to clinch
and Wabbit moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Mutters.
Mutters misses with some punches.
Wabbit is trying to stall.
Mutters is struggling to control the position.
Wabbit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wabbit stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wabbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mutters.
Mutters working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutters blocking some punches.
Mutters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mutters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wabbit takes one to the chin there.
Mick Mutters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wabbit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mutters just misses with a punch to the body.
Wabbit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mutters circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Wabbit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wabbit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wabbit throws a big shot that misses.
Wabbit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wabbit lands with a straight right. Mutters didn't see that one coming.
Wabbit misses with a wild combination.
Wabbit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mutters as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters wants to clinch but Wabbit slips to the side
and Wabbit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wabbit tries to free his leg and advance position but Mutters is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mutters is on top in guard.
Mutters trying to control the position from guard on top but Wabbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wabbit controlling Mutters's posture.
Wabbit looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mutters puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wabbit wants to improve his position but Mutters is controlling well.
Mutters seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wabbit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mutters is working away from the top position though.
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 Roger Wabbit will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mutters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mutters missing with a left hand there. Wabbit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wabbit.
Mutters avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wabbit.
Mutters is not content to let Wabbit control the position.
Wabbit lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wabbit trying to control the position but Mutters is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wabbit is controlling him well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wabbit tries to score with some ground and pound. Mutters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wabbit cracks Mutters with a big right hand but Mutters just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mutters on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mutters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mutters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wabbit off and has taken his back!
Wabbit tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters controlling the position well here. Wabbit rolled but Mutters kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mutters is looking to control Wabbit but Wabbit is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Wabbit takes a big shot to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wabbit covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mutters lands with a hammerfist to the side of Wabbit's head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mutters's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wabbit wants to control his opponent's hands but Mutters gets his hands free.
Mutters doesn't have the hooks in and Wabbit manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit looking to pass the guard.
Wabbit trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutters is looking to sweep but instead, Wabbit has passed into half guard.
Mutters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wabbit.
Mutters has one foot on Wabbit's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wabbit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Wabbit circles away.
Wabbit takes the fight into the clinch.
Wabbit avoids the elbow strike from Mutters, against the cage.
Mick Mutters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters manages to break the clinch.
Mutters throws a hook but Wabbit avoids it easily.
Roger Wabbit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mutters looks to clinch
and Wabbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wabbit throws a nice looking combination but Mutters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Mutters - just one landing.
Wabbit throws a series of punches but Mutters moves out of range.
Wabbit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mutters pinned against the cage. Mutters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mutters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wabbit dives in and scores a takedown into Mutters's guard.
Mutters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mutters wants to stand and escape but Wabbit is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Wabbit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wabbit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Wabbit!
Roger Wabbit retains his lightweight title!
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