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MFN 43: Bantamweight Chaos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dismas Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quickski Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dismas Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quickski Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanner. Tanner gets slowly back to his feet.
Tanner moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgee slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcgee.
Mcgee has Tanner pushed against the cage.
Mcgee lands an uppercut.
Mcgee goes for a takedown attempt but Tanner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Mcgee drives through and clinches with Tanner against the cage.
Mcgee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcgee looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcgee walks away with a smile on his face. Tanner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Tanner.
Mcgee throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Mcgee moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mcgee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Mcgee lands a right hand.
Mcgee pulls guard.
Tanner wants to stand and escape but instead Mcgee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tanner trying to control the position.
Tanner wants to sweep here but Mcgee controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to stand and escape but Mcgee is having none of it.
Tanner has his hands on Mcgee's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Tanner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcgee defends well.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Mcgee from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcgee throws a big elbow that misses.
Tanner 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.
Tanner is trying to keep Mcgee in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tanner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcgee pinned against the cage. Mcgee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dismas Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner rushes Mcgee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgee moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgee lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanner won't want to take too many of those.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but Mcgee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tanner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcgee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanner somewhat.
Mcgee rushes Tanner and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner jumps guard.
Tanner is trying to control the position but Mcgee postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quickski Mcgee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcgee has Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcgee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mcgee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dismas Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanner, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgee taking a breather.
Tanner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcgee jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Mcgee around his waist. Mcgee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mcgee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tanner's face.
Tanner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mcgee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcgee controls his hands.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcgee fails with a takedown attempt.
Dismas Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgee closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Tanner fails with the takedown.
Tanner pushes Mcgee up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcgee fails to pull guard.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mcgee lands a front kick.
Mcgee tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgee rushes Tanner and presses him up against the cage.
Mcgee lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcgee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Mcgee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Mcgee with that takedown attempt.
Mcgee is breathing heavily.
Mcgee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quickski Mcgee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcgee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanner to keep the fight standing.
Tanner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mcgee smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee moves into the clinch.
Mcgee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanner smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanner.
Nice takedown defense from Tanner. No joy for Mcgee on that attempt.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgee, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgee looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Mcgee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mcgee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tanner wanted to stand there but Mcgee had control of the position.
Tanner stands and throws Mcgee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tanner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mcgee is not content to let Tanner control the position.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Mcgee is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quickski Mcgee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgee tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcgee jumps into guard, dragging Tanner to the mat.
Tanner preventing the sweep.
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dismas Tanner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mcgee instigates a clinch.
Mcgee slowing the pace effectively.
Tanner tries to break free but Mcgee pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcgee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tanner misses with a double jab
and Mcgee moves into the clinch.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee has Tanner pressed against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanner to keep the fight standing.
Mcgee prevents Tanner from breaking the clinch.
Mcgee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcgee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mcgee is struggling to control the position.
Mcgee gets control of Tanner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mcgee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcgee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Mcgee is keeping the position.
Tanner landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcgee keeping full guard, as Tanner tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcgee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dismas Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee pushes Tanner off and gets back to his feet.
Tanner clinches up against the cage.
Quickski Mcgee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dismas Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgee is trying to pull guard but Tanner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcgee prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcgee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dismas Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgee effectively controlling the action here.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quickski Mcgee.
I've got Mcgee 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quickski Mcgee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Sundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Sundin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Sundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundin looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Sundin misses.
Sundin cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Sundin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sundin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sundin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sundin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Sundin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hall is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Sundin.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Sundin finish him?
Sundin connects with a right that clearly hurt Hall. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Sundin proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hall collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Sundin!
Ivan Sundin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill takes one to the side of the head.
Grecko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grecko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGill gets tackled into the cage by Grecko. Grecko maintains the clinch.
Grecko swings wildly with an uppercut but McGill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grecko.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but Grecko blocks with his arms.
Grecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
McGill taking a breather.
Grecko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGill is looking to control Grecko's arms but Grecko gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGill has his back to the cage.
Grecko scores with a shot to the side of McGill's head.
Grecko lands with a left to the head.
McGill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grecko slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
Grecko misses with the head strike.
Grecko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
Grecko tries to work over McGill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grecko has a couple of punches blocked by McGill.
Grecko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGill stalling in the clinch but Grecko improves position.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grecko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGill blocks an uppercut.
McGill is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko has a couple of punches blocked by McGill.
McGill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grecko misses with some punches.
McGill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grecko blocks it with crossed arms.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
McGill blocks a body shot from Grecko.
McGill slows down the pace here.
McGill prevents a body shot from Grecko.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grecko digs a right hand into McGill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGill's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grecko leaning against his opponent.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
Nice body punch from Grecko - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
Grecko lands a right hand.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grecko.
Grecko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grecko.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Grecko blocks it.
McGill tries to land knees in the clinch but Grecko avoids the damage to the body.
Grecko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grecko scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
McGill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grecko is defending well for now.
Grecko struggles to land a body shot inside as McGill controls his hands.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grecko is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGill misses with a knee strike.
McGill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
Grecko tries a body shot but McGill blocks it.
Grecko throws a punch but it's blocked by McGill.
McGill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grecko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grecko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grecko's half guard.
McGill is just content to waste time from the top position. Grecko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Grecko looking for a sweep. Not yet Grecko, not yet.
McGill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGill looking to pass the guard.
Grecko controlling the position.
McGill wants to control from the top but Grecko keeps moving.
McGill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecko pulls McGill in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grecko keeps the fight on the outside.
Grecko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grecko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grecko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grecko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGill wants to clinch.
Grecko gets tackled into the cage by McGill. McGill maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill stalling in the clinch but Grecko improves position.
Grecko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
Grecko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grecko pushes McGill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Grecko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Grecko blocks it.
McGill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grecko managing to block the knees to the body from McGill.
Grecko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grecko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Grecko is blocking nicely.
McGill is trying to stall.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
Grecko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grecko misses with the head strike.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grecko.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grecko blocks it with crossed arms.
Grecko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grecko.
McGill crunches a lovely knee into Grecko's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGill looking to stall.
Grecko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGill looking to slow down the pace here.
Grecko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Grecko.
A left hand lands to the body for Grecko.
A short right from Grecko on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Grecko.
McGill tries to land knees in the clinch but Grecko avoids the damage to the body.
McGill connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Grecko.
Grecko misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bogie McGill will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grecko. That's going to slow McGill down.
McGill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGill tries to clinch up but Grecko circles away and keeps his distance.
McGill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grecko swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grecko.
Grecko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grecko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGill.
McGill tries to clinch up.
McGill moves in looking to clinch but Grecko pushes him off.
McGill moves out of range as Grecko throws a body kick.
Grecko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGill wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko throws a leg kick which misses McGill's front leg but catches the back leg as McGill tries to avoid it.
McGill tries to clinch
and Grecko counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Grecko does it's job there.
Grecko misses with a looping left.
McGill has his takedown stuffed
and Grecko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grecko loads up on a big right hand but McGill slips the punch.
McGill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grecko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grecko is pulling down on McGill's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGill manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grecko trying to control the position from guard on top but McGill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grecko throws a big elbow that misses.
Grecko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGill keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Grecko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Grecko scores with a nice head shot.
McGill tries to clinch but Grecko is having none of it.
Grecko connects with a solid leg kick.
Grecko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grecko displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGill up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko can't find room to land a body shot as McGill controls the action.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grecko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grecko takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGill is looking to control Grecko's arms but Grecko gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGill has his back to the cage.
Grecko presses McGill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grecko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grecko stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grecko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Psycho - 50 Cent blaring out of the sound system. Brubaker has chosen August Burns Red - Poor Millionaire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Brubaker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Brubaker misses the target.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Brubaker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brubaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Brubaker throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brubaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brubaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brubaker throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Brubaker.
Johnson is trying to drag Brubaker to the mat but Brubaker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has Brubaker pressed against the cage, preventing Brubaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Brubaker.
Johnson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brubaker.
Brubaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brubaker to score with a decent uppercut.
JB Brubaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brubaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brubaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson checks a low kick from Brubaker.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Brubaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brubaker.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brubaker.
Brubaker scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Brubaker counters with a left to the body.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brubaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brubaker.
Brubaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson is working for takedown but Brubaker is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brubaker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Brubaker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brubaker.
Brubaker tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Brubaker lands with a light punch inside.
Brubaker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson is taking a breather. Brubaker 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brubaker is trying to control but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randall Johnson.
Brubaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brubaker throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Brubaker sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Brubaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brubaker lands a jab.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Brubaker lands a body shot.
Brubaker scores with a shot to the body.
Brubaker misses with a wild body shot.
Brubaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brubaker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brubaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brubaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brubaker is just out of range.
Brubaker connects with a body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brubaker with a nice cross.
Brubaker throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brubaker as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brubaker slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Brubaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brubaker avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Brubaker looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Brubaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Brubaker shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Brubaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brubaker pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brubaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brubaker.
Brubaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Brubaker stalls.
Brubaker misses with a punch to the body.
Brubaker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brubaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is looking to control Brubaker's arms but Brubaker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Brubaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brubaker misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brubaker.
Brubaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brubaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Brubaker.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brubaker.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brubaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brubaker misses with a straight left.
Brubaker missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brubaker cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Brubaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Brubaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Brubaker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson is rocked!
Brubaker drops Johnson with a naaaaasty hook - Johnson is in real trouble here! Brubaker dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JB Brubaker!
JB Brubaker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Ansari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ansari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HAM. Dragon has chosen Taio Cruz-Dynamite as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
143 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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22
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aziz Ansari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Dragon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon scores with a nice right hand.
Ansari looking to score a takedown here. Dragon is defending well but Ansari drives through and ends up in Dragon's guard.
Ansari wants to pass the guard but Dragon is keeping the position.
Dragon looking to control.
Dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ansari advances position into side control!
Ansari has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ansari is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dragon tries to lock up and control but Ansari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansari content just to control the position here.
Ansari lands with some strikes.
Ansari wants to take Dragon's back here but Dragon is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ansari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragon looks a forlorn figure.
Dragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ansari controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to lock up and control but Ansari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ansari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dragon is trying desperately to improve position.
Dragon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ansari looking for the choke from the back.
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!
Ansari looking for the choke but no joy.
Dragon breaks Ansari's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a strike but Ansari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ansari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ansari lands a couple of elbows.
Ansari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ansari is aware though and is defending well.
Dragon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragon, not yet.
Ansari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon looking for subs off his back but Ansari has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dragon wants to improve his position but Ansari is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ansari tries to pass to full mount but Dragon defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ansari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
Dragon works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aziz Ansari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ansari fails to land the takedown.
Ansari shoots in but no luck this time.
Dragon scores with a nice strike.
Dragon tries to land a leg kick but Ansari saw it coming and moves away.
Ansari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ansari misses with a takedown attempt - Dragon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aziz Ansari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragon jabs at Ansari's body.
Dragon looks to land a combination but Ansari avoids it well.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Ansari avoids nicely.
Dragon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dragon scores with a jab.
Aziz Ansari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Dragon finds it's target.
Ansari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon works the jab nicely.
Ansari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ansari decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ansari wants to control but Dragon is keeping him busy.
Ansari is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dragon wants to improve his position but instead Ansari has moved into half guard.
Dragon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dragon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ansari is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ansari trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ansari is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dragon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ansari working away.
Dragon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ansari is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ansari working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dragon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansari is working for a kimura but Dragon is defending it quite comfortably.
Ansari is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dragon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ansari pulls his head out easily.
Dragon looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ansari pushes past his half guard into mount!
Ansari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragon tries to lock up and control but Ansari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is looking to improve his position but Ansari isn't that keen on the idea.
Dragon tries to hold on but Ansari postures up.
Ansari with a couple of short strikes.
Dragon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dragon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ansari slips a straight right by Dragon.
Dragon tries to bum rush Ansari with a series of wild strikes but Ansari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ansari circles away quickly and effectively.
Ansari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragon tries to avoid it but Ansari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragon to the ground. Dragon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ansari throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease.
Ansari misses with a takedown attempt - Dragon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ansari.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aziz Ansari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ansari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Dragon finds it's way through Ansari's defenses.
Dragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dragon jabs Ansari right on the nose. Ansari blinks but takes it well.
Ansari scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dragon gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragon, not yet.
Dragon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dragon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dragon wants to control but Ansari is keeping him busy.
Dragon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ansari!
Poor strikes thrown by Dragon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ansari holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dragon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dragon trying to control but Ansari is having none of it.
Dragon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragon wants to control the pace but Ansari is squirming around nicely.
Dragon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ansari is working to get back to half guard.
Dragon wants to control the pace but Ansari is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansari is trying desperately to improve position.
Dragon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ansari wants to hold on but Dragon pushes him away.
Ansari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dragon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dragon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ansari hang on?
Dragon tries to control but Ansari wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon avoids the attempt from Ansari to control.
Dragon looking to control but Ansari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dragon throwing strikes here but Ansari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dragon controlling the pace for now.
Ansari is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Dragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Dragon!
Alex Dragon gave a mention to Fight Night Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Brown has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. Hector Linhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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20
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Django Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linhares lands the left hand.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Linhares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws a low kick but Linhares avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Linhares there.
Linhares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Linhares throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a leg kick but Linhares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Linhares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Brown is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Linhares misses.
Linhares clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Brown throws a wild hook but Linhares just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Brown gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Linhares raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares made sure to mention his sponsor, Zentrope Fighting Universe in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wurds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wurds comes to the cage accompanied by K`naan - Wavin` Flag. Zack Nichols will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Wurds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zack Nichols!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Nichols
and Wurds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nichols dodges the punch combination from Wurds.
Nichols looks to clinch
and Wurds counters with a low kick, right behind Nichols 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nichols.
Nichols is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nichols tries to clinch there but Wurds circles away.
Nichols fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wurds fails to land with a series of punches.
Wurds tries to bum rush Nichols with a series of wild strikes but Nichols uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nichols tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nichols looks to clinch
and Wurds counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nichols's knee momentarily.
Nichols will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nichols throws a front kick aimed at Wurds's knee but Wurds avoids it well.
Wurds swinging wildly here.
Nichols tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wurds throws a leg kick that misses.
Nichols tries to clinch but Wurds moves out of range.
Nichols connects with a solid leg kick.
Nichols throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nichols tries to clinch up but Wurds circles away and keeps his distance.
Nichols tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wurds defending well as Nichols loads up on a big left hand.
Wurds throws a right hand that Nichols ducks under and follows up with a left that Nichols also avoids with ease.
Zack Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Wurds. Those never looked like landing.
Nichols instigates a clinch.
Wurds throws a punch but it's blocked by Nichols.
The referee calls for Nichols to work.
Nichols swings wildly with an uppercut but Wurds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wurds managing to block the knees to the body from Nichols.
Nichols goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wurds prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wurds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicholss head.
Nichols just leaning against Wurds, taking a breather.
Wurds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wurds instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wurds's efforts to push away.
Wurds is trying to force a seperation but Nichols has the dominant position.
Nichols looking to throw knees to the head but Wurds is blocking nicely.
Wurds working hard to break the clinch.
Wurds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wurds is trying to break the clinch but Nichols has him pressed against the cage.
Nichols gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wurds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nichols slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wurds pushes Nichols off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Good work by Nichols as he checks the leg kick.
Wurds misses with a few strikes there.
Wurds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nichols circles away quickly and effectively.
Wurds throws a hook to the side of Nichols's head but Nichols sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Nichols does it's job there.
Wurds moves out of range as Nichols strikes.
Wurds connects with a solid leg kick.
Wurds misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols wants to clinch up but Wurds keeps it at a distance.
Nichols throws a head kick but Wurds moves out of range.
Nichols tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wurds counters with a low kick, right behind Nichols 's knee.
Wurds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Nichols finds it's way through Wurds's defenses.
Wurds connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Nichols tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nichols pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nichols showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wurds.
Wurds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nichols backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nichols misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nichols blocks the leg kick.
Nichols doesn't manage to clinch there - Wurds circles away.
Wurds misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zack Nichols 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.
Nichols fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wurds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wurds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wurds looks to land a combination. Nichols sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nichols wants to clinch.
Nichols doesn't manage to clinch there - Wurds circles away.
Nichols fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Nichols. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nichols.
Alex Wurds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wurds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nichols clinches up with Wurds and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nichols fails to land.
Nichols tries to stall but Wurds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nichols is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Wurds has denied him.
Wurds tries to circle away but Nichols has him pinned against the cage.
Wurds lands a left hand.
Wurds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wurds gets through Nichols's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nichols trying to stall but Wurds improves his position.
Wurds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wurds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wurds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wurds as Nichols tries to tie him up.
Wurds tries to break free but Nichols pushes him back against the cage.
Wurds wants to get back to striking at distance but Nichols won't allow it.
Wurds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nichols scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nichols doesn't manage to clinch there - Wurds circles away.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch but Wurds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nichols is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wurds stalks Nichols and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nichols's face. Nichols staggers backwards, shaken.
Wurds lands a right hook to the body.
Nichols fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zack Nichols seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wurds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wurds tries to score with a low kick but Nichols moves his leg out of the way.
Wurds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nichols moves into the clinch.
Wurds tries to break free but Nichols pushes him back against the cage.
Nichols goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wurds prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wurds blocks it with crossed arms.
Wurds is trying to push Nichols away but Nichols has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nichols wants to stall.
Wurds swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wurds is trying to break free.
Nichols is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wurds is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wurds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nichols keeps control of Wurds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wurds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nichols has him pressed against the cage.
Nichols lands with a left to the head.
Nichols wants a takedown.
Nichols lands with a left to the head.
Wurds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nichols pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wurds is out of range and Nichols settles back down.
Wurds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nichols is able to avoid easily.
Wurds fails to land with a series of punches.
Nichols throws the kick towards the body but Wurds avoids it.
Nichols fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nichols takes the fight into the clinch.
Wurds can't break the clinch.
Wurds is trying to push Nichols away but Nichols has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols misses with a punch to the body.
Wurds is trying to break free.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but Wurds blocks it.
Wurds manages to break the clinch.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wurds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wurds swats away the attempt to clinch by Nichols.
Wurds throws a shot from downtown. Nichols moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols instigates a clinch.
Nichols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wurds tries to break the clinch but Nichols is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wurds is trying to force a seperation but Nichols has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nichols drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wurds gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alex Wurds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Nichols.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nichols.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Nichols showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wurds on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nichols looks to score with a jab to the body but Wurds is just out of range.
Wurds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wurds misses with a few strikes there.
Nichols wants to clinch.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wurds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nichols is looking to clinch.
Nichols avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nichols throws a lazy body kick
and Wurds counters with a straight right hand.
Wurds keeps the fight on the outside.
Wurds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Nichols misses.
Nichols dodges the punch combination from Wurds.
Nichols looks to land a body kick but Wurds moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nichols.
Wurds walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nichols.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wurds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nichols moves in looking to clinch but Wurds pushes him off.
Wurds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nichols in his tracks.
Nichols dodges the punch combination from Wurds.
Wurds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wurds.
Nichols wants to clinch
and Wurds counters with a low kick, right behind Nichols 's knee.
Nichols tries to clinch but Wurds moves out of range.
Wurds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wurds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wurds scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wurds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nichols clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wurds wants to break free but Nichols has control.
Nichols tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wurds breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wurds circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nichols.
Wurds fails to land with a series of punches.
Wurds is looking to chop away at Nichols's legs.
Wurds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nichols moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wurds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nichols doesn't manage to clinch there - Wurds circles away.
Nichols is looking to clinch.
Wurds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nichols circles away quickly and effectively.
Nichols gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wurds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nichols has him pressed against the cage.
Wurds tries to break the clinch but Nichols is controlling the position.
Wurds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zack Nichols seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nichols is looking for a takedown.
Nichols working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nichols with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wurds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wurds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Wurds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nichols looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Nichols.
Nichols tries to clinch up but Wurds circles away and keeps his distance.
Wurds misses with a looping right.
Nichols tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wurds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wurds takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nichols throws a low kick but Wurds avoids it.
Nichols's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wurds feints and then cracks Nichols's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nichols down.
Wurds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nichols doesn't manage to clinch there - Wurds circles away.
Nichols tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wurds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols wants to clinch.
Nichols walks into a jab.
Nichols darts in trying to clinch
and Wurds counters with a three punch combo that has Nichols backing up. Nichols nods at Wurds to acknowledge the strikes.
Alex Wurds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nichols wants to clinch up but Wurds keeps it at a distance.
Wurds checks the leg kick.
Nichols moves in looking to clinch but Wurds pushes him off.
Zack Nichols is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wurds misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Nichols comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nichols has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Nichols!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into the arena with Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun misses with a hook.
Sun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sun thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sun.
Sun misses with a few strikes there.
Sun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faber.
Sun lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
Faber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun darts in and clinches Faber up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sun - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Sun fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sun throws an elbow but misses.
Faber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sun after a bit of a struggle.
Sun leaning against his opponent.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sun cracks a nice hook into Faber's ribs.
Sun instigates a clinch.
Faber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sun wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sun lands with a good body shot.
Sun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Faber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sun throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Faber moves out of range of the strikes.
Faber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Sun coming out on top.
Faber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sun tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sun misses the target.
Sun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Faber.
Sun looks to land a right hand but Faber moved out of range.
Sun lands a nice looking body shot.
Sun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun moves into the clinch.
Sun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber is looking to control Sun's arms but Sun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faber has his back to the cage.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fabers head.
Sun misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Sun 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.
Faber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Sun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faber.
Sun thows a body shot but no joy.
Sun throws a hook but Faber avoids it easily.
Wei Sun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sun leaning against his opponent.
Faber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sun has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Faber blocks an elbow strike from Sun.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber avoids the elbow strike from Sun, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faber is pushing Sun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Sun.
Sun lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Sun throws an elbow that misses.
Faber letting Sun take a breather here.
Sun misses with an elbow strike.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Sun lands an elbow inside.
Faber takes a shot to the head.
Faber lands with a short shot to the head.
Faber has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sun regains guard immediately.
Faber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sun looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sun looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sun!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sun is working away from the top position though.
Sun wants to stand but Faber has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sun is thwarting Faber's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Sun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faber.
Faber throws a big shot that misses.
Sun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faber.
Sun tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Sun scores with a jab to the head.
Sun instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sun fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Sun.
Sun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Sun.
Sun lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Sun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Sun misses with the head strike.
Sun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wei Sun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sun is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faber trying to control the position but instead, Sun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faber into the cage.
Sun misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber looking to stall.
Sun effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Sun trying to stall but Faber improves his position.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sun is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Faber has denied him.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Faber is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faber up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun tries a body shot but Faber blocks it.
Sun throws an elbow that misses.
Faber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faber is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sun can't fight it off and eventually Faber manages to take the fight to the floor. Sun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wei Sun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sun 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wei Sun!
Wei Sun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitman's entrance music is Welcome To The Jungle. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Whitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortune manages to avoid it.
Whitman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whitman tries to score with a low kick but Fortune moves his leg out of the way.
Whitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whitman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Whitman.
Whitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortune moves out of range as Whitman throws a body kick.
Whitman lands with a shot to the body.
Whitman lands a jab-cross combination.
Whitman keeps Fortune at a distance using the push kick.
Whitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Whitman. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitman.
Fortune defending well as Whitman loads up on a big left hand.
Whitman connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitman tries to score with a low kick but Fortune moves his leg out of the way.
Whitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitman avoids the head kick by Fortune.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitman checks a leg kick.
Whitman throws a hook but Fortune blocks it.
Whitman scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whitman.
Whitman misses with a low kick.
Whitman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles Whitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fortune there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fortune takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fortune takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Whitman motions for Fortune to come forward. Whitman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitman.
Whitman blocks a low kick nicely.
Fortune throws a low kick but Whitman avoids it.
Fortune moves out of range of the body kick.
Whitman misses with an uppercut. Fortune saw that one coming.
Whitman misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitman. Fortune does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortune blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitman throws a big shot that misses.
Whitman misses with a body kick.
Fortune shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fortune was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Whitman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fortune's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whitman is looking for a sweep. Fortune is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fortune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fortune throwing shots but Whitman is blocking nicely.
Whitman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitman.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whitman holds on and takes a little breather.
Whitman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitman 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We're going to have a standup here because Charles Whitman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Whitman lands a leg kick that knocks Fortune off balance momentarily.
Whitman throws a big shot that misses.
Fortune avoids the head kick by Whitman.
Whitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whitman thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitman swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Whitman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortune shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitman but Whitman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Whitman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitman. Fortune does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitman lands a nice hook to Fortune's body. Fortune takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortune on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Whitman throws out a loose jab but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles Whitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fortunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whitman throws a leg kick but Fortune moved away.
Fortune fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whitman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitman lands a head kick. Fortune smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fortune misses with a body kick.
Whitman connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortune is rocked!
Fortune glances at the clock... BAM! Whitman nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Fortune crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Fortune is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Whitman!
After winning the bout, Charles Whitman 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirsad Vranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirsad Vranic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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143 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mirsad Vranic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takayanagi throws a nice looking combination but Vranic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takayanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vranic.
Takayanagi misses with a two punch combination.
Mirsad Vranic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takayanagi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vranic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vranic throws a poor cross that misses
and Takayanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vranic doesn't manage to clinch there - Takayanagi circles away.
Vranic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takayanagi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takayanagi throws a hook but Vranic blocks it.
A jab from Takayanagi misses.
Vranic punishes Takayanagi's body with a nice straight punch.
Vranic throws a body kick that misses.
Vranic moves in looking to clinch but Takayanagi pushes him off.
Takayanagi lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Takayanagi misses.
Vranic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Vranic.
Good exchange - Takayanagi coming out on top.
Vranic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takayanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vranic.
Vranic slips a straight right by Takayanagi.
A left lands for Takayanagi.
Takayanagi keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takayanagi. Vranic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vranic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takayanagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vranic connects with the punch.
Takayanagi throws a jab when Vranic was well out of range.
Takayanagi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takayanagi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mirsad Vranic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vranic misses with a wild body shot.
Vranic misses with a low kick.
Takayanagi throws a body punch but Vranic moves out of range.
Takayanagi misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi misses the jab.
Takayanagi swings widly with a right hand
and Vranic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takayanagi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takayanagi is working hard here to advance position.
Vranic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Takayanagi wants to improve his position but Vranic is controlling well.
Vranic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Takayanagi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vranic is working away from the top position though.
Vranic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takayanagi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi is refusing to be controlled, as Vranic sits in half guard.
Vranic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mirsad Vranic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Takayanagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Vranic moves into the clinch.
Takayanagi lands a body shot.
Vranic scores a nice knee to the body.
Vranic misses with an elbow over the top.
Takayanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Vranic.
Takayanagi wants to stall.
Takayanagi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vranic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takayanagi slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Takayanagi.
Vranic trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vranic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Takayanagi.
Takayanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takayanagi lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mirsad Vranic has been cut.
Vranic misses with a punch on the inside.
Takayanagi tries to throw a body punch but Vranic avoids it by throwing Takayanagi back against the cage.
Vranic blocking some punches.
Takayanagi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Takayanagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vranic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Takayanagi.
Vranic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takayanagi's elbow.
A short right from Takayanagi.
Vranic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takayanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vranic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Takayanagi to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takayanagi lands a hook that snaps the head of Vranic backwards.
Takayanagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takayanagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Vranic.
Takayanagi lands a nice hook to Vranic's body. Vranic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takayanagi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 Meguru Takayanagi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirsad Vranic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takayanagi misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Vranic.
Vranic scores with a nice strike.
Takayanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vranic wants to clinch.
Takayanagi lands a right hook to the body.
Takayanagi looks to score with a jab to the body but Vranic is just out of range.
Vranic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takayanagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Vranic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vranic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takayanagi's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vranics head.
Takayanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takayanagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meguru Takayanagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vranic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takayanagi.
Vranic blocks a body shot from Takayanagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takayanagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vranic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takayanagi smiles and moves away.
A slow jab from Vranic misses its intended target.
A jab from Takayanagi misses.
Takayanagi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vranic moves forwards but Takayanagi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vranic is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vranic.
Takayanagi gets a clinch.
Takayanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Takayanagi has hold of one of Vranic's legs. Vranic is fighting the takedown attempt but Takayanagi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Takayanagi trying to control but Vranic is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takayanagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vranic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi trying to control but Vranic is working from the bottom.
Takayanagi looking to pass the guard.
Takayanagi wants to control from the top but Vranic keeps moving.
Meguru Takayanagi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vranic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takayanagi. That did some damage!
Vranic misses with an uppercut. Takayanagi saw that one coming.
Vranic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takayanagi.
Vranic tries to clinch but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Takayanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takayanagi moves forwards but Vranic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takayanagi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vranic counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vranic working the body and head with strikes.
Takayanagi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vranic trying to control the action but Takayanagi is working from the bottom.
Takayanagi is trying to control but can't.
Mirsad Vranic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vranic is nestled in close to Takayanagi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vranic is trying to control the action in half guard but Takayanagi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takayanagi gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takayanagi is on top in guard.
Takayanagi wants to control from the top but Vranic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vranic wants to hit a switch here but Takayanagi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vranic there!
Vranic is desperately trying to improve his position but Takayanagi has a good base and remains in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vranic is still trying to improve position.
Vranic tries to lock up and control but Takayanagi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takayanagi unloads with some shots from mount but Vranic bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takayanagi is stalling here but it's allowed Vranic to get half guard.
Vranic is looking for a sweep. Takayanagi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Meguru Takayanagi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirsad Vranic's cut.
That's time! Takayanagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Takayanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takayanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takayanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takayanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vranic.
Takayanagi scores with a jab.
Takayanagi swings for the body but Vranic moves out of range.
Meguru Takayanagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Vranic wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vranic.
Takayanagi looks to land a right hand but Vranic moved out of range.
Takayanagi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Vranic.
Takayanagi misses with a looping left.
Vranic takes one to the chin there.
Vranic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi avoids a kick to the body.
Vranic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takayanagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takayanagi works Vranic's body with a nice hook.
Takayanagi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takayanagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vranic.
Vranic throws a series of punches but Takayanagi avoids them all with ease.
Takayanagi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vranic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takayanagi.
Vranic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vranic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takayanagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takayanagi checks a leg kick.
Vranic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takayanagi.
Vranic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vranic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takayanagi.
Vranic throws a sloppy head kick and Takayanagi moves out of range easily.
Vranic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vranic throws a one two combo.
Takayanagi rushes Vranic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vranic being controlled against the cage.
Takayanagi tries to throw a body punch but Vranic avoids it by throwing Takayanagi back against the cage.
Takayanagi takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vranic misses with a punch to the body.
Takayanagi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vranic backwards.
Vranic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vranic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takayanagi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vranic lands a good knee to the midsection. Takayanagi won't want to take too many of those.
Takayanagi lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vranic trying to land knees to the body.
Vranic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takayanagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vranic backwards.
Vranic trying to land knees to the body.
Vranic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Takayanagi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takayanagi.
Vranic is still on wobbly legs! Can Takayanagi finish him?
Takayanagi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vranic to his knees! Takayanagi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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