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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Killa Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Samura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killa Kill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kill
vs
Samura

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Killa Kill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Samura!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kill's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Samura.
Samura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Samura scores with a head kick. Kill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Samura connects with an inside leg kick.
Samura scores with the left hand. Kill knows he should have avoided that one.
Samura connects with an inside leg kick.
Samura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kill shoots for a double leg takedown but Samura sprawls well. He's pushed Kill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Samura pushes Kill up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Samura.

It looks like Killa Kill has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Samura.
Samura scores with a shoulder strike.
Samura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Samura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Samura.

Kill pulls guard successfully.

Kill looking for a guillotine here but Samura defends easily.

Kill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Samura is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kill has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Samura is looking to defend but Kill has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Samura! Kill pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Samura taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Killa Kill!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Noguer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noguer
vs
Kuzmejniev

188 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Noguer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Noguer. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Kuzmejniev as Noguer shoots in.
Noguer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noguer.
Noguer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Noguer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noguer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noguer avoids the head kick by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuzmejniev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noguer.
Noguer misses with a combination
and Kuzmejniev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noguer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuzmejniev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noguer somewhat.
Kuzmejniev moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noguer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Roger Noguer has been cut.
Kuzmejniev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noguer momentarily.
Noguer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noguer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zlato Kuzmejniev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noguer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noguer misses with a two punch combination.

Kuzmejniev tries to sprawl but Noguer drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Noguer is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuzmejniev tries to get to full guard but Noguer has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev keeping control of the position.

Noguer is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuzmejniev trying to hold on to Noguer's head to control him but Noguer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Noguer wants to control but Kuzmejniev is keeping him busy.

Kuzmejniev is defending against the submission attempts here by Noguer.

Noguer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Noguer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev tries to roll over but Noguer keeps him under control.

Kuzmejniev is defending against the submission attempts here by Noguer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noguer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuzmejniev keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlato Kuzmejniev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Noguer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Noguer fails with the takedown.
Noguer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuzmejniev swivels and escapes.
Noguer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuzmejniev counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Noguer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noguer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Noguer tries for a takedown but Kuzmejniev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuzmejniev lands with a nice body punch.

Noguer gets a takedown into half guard.
Kuzmejniev is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noguer is looking for a kimura here.
Kuzmejniev is positioning himself well to prevent Noguer advancing to mount.

Noguer is trying to work for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is defending well.
Kuzmejniev controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Noguer seems to be looking for submissions.

Noguer is trying to work for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is defending well.

Noguer wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuzmejniev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Noguer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kuzmejniev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Noguer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noguer is trying to work for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is defending well.
Noguer trying to control from half guard but Kuzmejniev is working away.

Noguer is looking for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Noguer to get the leverage.

Noguer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuzmejniev defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev is trying to get back to full guard.

Noguer is working for a submission of some sort.

Noguer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kuzmejniev has managed to free his arm - good work.

Noguer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuzmejniev is just riding it out for now. Noguer eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Noguer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Noguer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Noguer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuzmejniev sprawls well initially but Noguer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Noguer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Noguer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuzmejniev is looking to improve his position.

Noguer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kuzmejniev has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Noguer is trying to work for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is defending well.
Kuzmejniev is pressing down on Noguer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Noguer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Noguer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Noguer advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noguer prevents Kuzmejniev from improving his position.

Noguer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuzmejniev defends it well.

Noguer seems to be working for a kimura but Kuzmejniev defends the submission attempt.

Noguer is looking for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Noguer to get the leverage.

Noguer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kuzmejniev sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguer wants to pass to mount but Kuzmejniev is defending the position.

Noguer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Noguer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuzmejniev is just riding it out for now. Noguer eventually gives up the hold.
Kuzmejniev wants to improve his position but Noguer is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noguer stalling.
Kuzmejniev is positioning himself well to prevent Noguer advancing to mount.
Noguer is thwarting Kuzmejniev's attempts to control the position.
Roger Noguer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Noguer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Noguer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noguer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Noguer!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuma Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thornton's choice of entrance music: The Clipse - Mr. Me Too. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Terrence Thornton enters the cage!

Ozawa
vs
Thornton

189 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

KAISER
Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuma Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozawa misses the jab.
Thornton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozawa avoids the head kick by Thornton.
Ozawa swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozawa.
Thornton shoots in and drives through. Ozawa sprawls well.
Ozawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Ozawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thornton in his tracks.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thornton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thornton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thornton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ozawa misses with a hook. Thornton ducked under it nicely.
Thornton moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa lands with a nice combination. Thornton backs away looking to recover.
Thornton misses with a leg kick.
Ozawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thornton lands with a nice body kick.
Thornton throws a low kick but Ozawa avoids it.
Thornton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ozawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thornton scrambles back to his feet.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thornton lands a nice looking body kick.
Ozawa lands with a straight right. Thornton didn't see that one coming.
Ozawa scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornton moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozawa throws a lazy right hand but Thornton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa throws out a powerful jab.
Ozawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozawa avoids the head kick by Thornton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thornton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thornton, right into the meat.
Ozawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozawa cracks Thornton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Ozawa catches Thornton right on the button with a cross.
Ozawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ozawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thornton throws the kick towards the body but Ozawa avoids it.
Ozawa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Thornton as he checks the leg kick.
Ozawa misses with a body shot.
Thornton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornton moves out of range as Ozawa strikes.
Thornton defending well as Ozawa loads up on a big left hand.
Thornton wants to land a leg kick but Ozawa is out of range.
Ozawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Ozawa blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thornton.
Ozawa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ozawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ozawa throws a looping overhand right but Thornton ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozawa checks the leg kick.
Thornton throws a leg kick that misses.
Ozawa checks a low kick from Thornton.
A good leg kick by Thornton.
Ozawa throws a lazy right hand but Thornton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozawa blocks a leg kick.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Thornton checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozawa connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thornton lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circling - Ozawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thornton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ozawa misses with a double jab.
Ozawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thornton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ozawa if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Ozawa misses.
Thornton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thornton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thornton ducks under a wild hook from Ozawa.
Ozawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thornton can pounce on him.
Thornton scoring well with a low kick there.
Thornton avoids the body shot from Ozawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Ozawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thornton defending well as Ozawa loads up on a big left hand.
Thornton pushes Ozawa away with a front kick.
Thornton throws a leg kick that misses.
Ozawa looks to throw the jab but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ozawa's head.
Terrence Thornton seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Thornton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ozawa is trying to defend but Thornton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thornton is pressing down on Ozawa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ozawa is holding on for now.
Ozawa trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ozawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozawa is not content to let Thornton control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozawa tries to lock up and control but Thornton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Thornton has control of Ozawa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ozawa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ozawa tries to hold on but Thornton postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thornton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thornton raining down shots from the mount!

Ozawa is rocked!
Thornton controlling from mount.
Oh Ozawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Thornton has hold of Ozawa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ozawa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ozawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Thornton working for a guillotine from mount but Ozawa is in no mood to give up.
Ozawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Thornton has a good base and remains in mount.
Thornton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton takes Ozawa's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ozawa is in trouble.
Ozawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Thornton lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ozawa's head.

Ozawa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Thornton.
Thornton keeps control of the position easily here as Ozawa tries to buck him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thornton looking to break Ozawa's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ozawa remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Thornton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Thornton 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!

Thornton throws a low kick but Ozawa avoids it.
Ozawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Ozawa.
Ozawa checks a leg kick.
Thornton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozawa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thornton.
Ozawa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thornton lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Ozawa does it's job there.
Ozawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thornton throws a leg kick but Ozawa checks it.
Ozawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thornton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton throws a chopping leg kick but Ozawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thornton throws the kick towards the body but Ozawa avoids it.
Ozawa misses with a straight left.
Ozawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thornton.
Thornton throws a body punch but Ozawa moves out of range.
Thornton throws a leg kick that misses.
Thornton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thornton lands a leg kick that knocks Ozawa off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Ozawa misses.
Ozawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Thornton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ozawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thornton scrambles back to his feet.
Ozawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thornton staying out of range there.
Thornton shoots in looking for a takedown but Ozawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thornton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thornton swinging wildly here.
Thornton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thornton throws a low kick, looking for Ozawa's leg but Ozawa calmly moves out of range.
Ozawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ozawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornton throws a low kick but Ozawa avoids it.
Thornton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ozawa thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ozawa looks to land a left hand but Thornton moved out of range nicely.
Ozawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thornton.
Ozawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thornton moves away.
Ozawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thornton's hands.
A head kick misses from Thornton.
Thornton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ozawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozawa 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.
Ozawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yuma Ozawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ozawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thornton can pounce on him.
Thornton avoids the body shot from Ozawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Thornton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thornton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thornton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ozawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thornton throws a leg kick which misses Ozawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ozawa tries to avoid it.
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozawa.
Terrence Thornton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ozawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thornton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozawa scores with a hook to the body. Thornton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yuma Ozawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Thornton.
Thornton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ozawa if he has to take too many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Thornton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thornton 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Thornton!
Terrence Thornton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Godsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godsey comes to the cage accompanied by It's Raining Men. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Marston enters the cage!

Godsey
vs
Marston

179 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Godsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Marston!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marston.
Godsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Godsey misses with a low kick.

Godsey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marston to the mat! Marston manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marston trying to control the position here.
Godsey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Godsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Godsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marston 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.
Godsey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Godsey is working Marston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston is trying to control the position but Godsey postures up.
Marston will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Godsey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marston on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godsey 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston 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.
Marston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godsey.
Godsey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Godsey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Godsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godsey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Godsey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Godsey lands a couple of digs.
Godsey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Godsey postures up and lands a big shot to Marston's brow.
Marston wants to get back to his feet but Godsey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston has momentary wrist control but Godsey slips an elbow through the middle.
Godsey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Godsey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Godsey advances position into side control!
Godsey landing a few strikes.
Godsey working the body and head with strikes.
Godsey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Godsey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Godsey is putting a hurting on Marston here, landing some big shots from side control.

Marston is rocked!
Godsey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marston to see if he's OK.
Marston is still in real trouble! Can Godsey finish him?

Godsey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Godsey trying to control the position but Marston is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godsey cracks Marston with a big right hand but Marston just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Godsey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Godsey cracks Marston with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Godsey immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Marston is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Godsey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Godsey!
Trevor Godsey very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loveladdy
vs
Horizon

205 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
18
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Osiris Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon thuds a left hand into Loveladdy's body.
Loveladdy staying out of range there.
Loveladdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Loveladdy forces Horizon back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horizon.
Loveladdy tries to break free but Horizon pushes him back against the cage.
Horizon lands with a right to the head.
Loveladdy gets through Horizon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Loveladdy manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Horizon misses
and Loveladdy counters with a right hand to the body.
Loveladdy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Horizon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loveladdy throws a hook to the side of Horizon's head but Horizon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horizon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loveladdy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loveladdy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Loveladdy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horizon avoids the head kick by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loveladdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horizon looks to land a left hand but Loveladdy moved out of range nicely.
Horizon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Loveladdy moves away from the strike by Horizon.
Loveladdy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horizon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Horizon clinches up against the cage.
Loveladdy has a couple of punches blocked by Horizon.
Horizon misses with the head strike.
Horizon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Horizon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horizon swings wildly with an uppercut but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horizon struggles to land a body shot inside as Loveladdy controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Horizon.
Loveladdy tries to break the clinch but Horizon is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Loveladdy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horizon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horizon working aggressively here.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horizon misses with a punch to the body.
Horizon blocks a body shot from Loveladdy.
Horizon blocks a body shot from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch but Horizon keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Horizon.
Loveladdy throws a punch but it's blocked by Horizon.
Loveladdy tries to break the clinch but Horizon is controlling the position.
Horizon throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loveladdy lands a left hand.
Loveladdy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch but Horizon keeps him there for the moment.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loveladdy tries to circle away but Horizon has him pinned against the cage.
Horizon misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horizon.
Loveladdy tries to work over Horizon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horizon prevents a body shot from Loveladdy.
Horizon misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loveladdy scores with a shoulder strike.
Loveladdy lands a shot to the body.
Horizon takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon misses with the head strike.
Horizon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loveladdy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Horizon controls his hands.
Horizon working aggressively here.

Loveladdy breaks from the clinch.
Horizon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loveladdy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horizon scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loveladdy misses with an uppercut.
Loveladdy misses with a low kick as Horizon jumps back.
Horizon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Loveladdy counters with a nice uppercut.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveladdy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Loveladdy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loveladdy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horizon misses with a few strikes there.
Loveladdy throws a big shot that misses.

Loveladdy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Horizon sprawling to the canvas! Horizon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Loveladdy finish him?!

Horizon is rocked!
Osiris Loveladdy is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Loveladdy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Horizon. Loveladdy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Loveladdy!
An out of breath Osiris Loveladdy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samick Behringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes to the cage accompanied by Pettis. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Samick Behringer enters the cage!

Pettis
vs
Behringer

180 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samick Behringer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Behringer with a poor takedown

and Pettis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Behringer!

Pettis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Behringer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pettis but great work by Behringer.
Behringer trying to control the action but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
Behringer controls the position.

Behringer tries for a kimura but Pettis is defending well.
Behringer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries to buck Behringer off but Behringer is having none of it.
Behringer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pettis keeps working.
Behringer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Behringer is looking to take a break and control but Pettis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Samick Behringer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Behringer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Behringer slaps away a takedown attempt from Pettis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt

and Behringer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pettis! Behringer lets Pettis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Pettis is rocked!
Pettis is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behringer sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Pettis's defenses. It connects perfectly with Pettis's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samick Behringer!
Samick Behringer is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Samick Behringer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.