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MFN 55: Predators PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Psycho - 50 Cent. Garrett Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
135 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferguson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Ferguson's brow.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferguson trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson connects with a high kick.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferguson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferguson blocks the leg kick.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferguson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Ferguson misses with a body kick.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Johnson is looking to wear down Ferguson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferguson throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
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 Randall Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Ferguson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson is rocked!
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Johnson swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Ferguson looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Ferguson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Ferguson is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson stays in close to Ferguson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Ferguson's ribs.
Ferguson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferguson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferguson did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferguson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Ferguson defends it.
Johnson stalling.
Ferguson is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Randall Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferguson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Garrett Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
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!
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Randall Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferguson is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Johnson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ferguson tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ferguson!
Ferguson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Garrett Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Ferguson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Ferguson tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randall Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Ferguson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferguson defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Ferguson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferguson slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Johnson!
A victorious Randall Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Loredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whoop That Trick. Alvin Loredo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Bowlsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Loredo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowlsby blocks a jab.
Bowlsby shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Loredo eats them both and turns towards Bowlsby to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowlsby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bowlsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loredo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loredo misses with a body shot.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Bowlsby.
Loredo throws a lazy right hand but Bowlsby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowlsby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loredo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowlsby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 jab from Loredo misses.
A big left from Bowlsby misses.
A left lands for Bowlsby.
Loredo scores with a hook to the body. Bowlsby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bowlsby thows a body shot but no joy.
Bowlsby catches Loredo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowlsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loredo scores with a punch to the head.
Loredo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loredo misses with a wild body shot.
Loredo throws an overhand right that lands on Bowlsby's shoulder, as Bowlsby tries to avoid the shot.
Bowlsby throws an overhand right that lands on Loredo's shoulder, as Loredo tries to avoid the shot.
Bowlsby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bowlsby scores with a body shot.
Bowlsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowlsby lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Loredo - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Loredo there.
Bowlsby throws a lazy right hand but Loredo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowlsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowlsby.
Loredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowlsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loredo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowlsby throws a head kick that misses.
Loredo blocks a head kick by Bowlsby.
Loredo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowlsby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowlsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loredo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowlsby throws a head kick that misses.
Will Bowlsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loredo loads up on a big right hand but Bowlsby slips the punch.
Loredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loredo throws a shot from downtown. Bowlsby moves away and avoids it.
Bowlsby with a hook.
Loredo jabs Bowlsby right on the nose. Bowlsby blinks but takes it well.
Loredo misses with a hook.
Bowlsby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowlsby fails to land with a series of punches.
Bowlsby misses with a two punch combination.
Loredo slips a straight right by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby throws a series of punches but Loredo moves out of range.
Bowlsby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loredo throws out a loose jab but Bowlsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Loredo.
Bowlsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loredo.
Bowlsby moves out of range as Loredo strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo swinging wildly here.
Loredo defending well as Bowlsby loads up on a big left hand.
Loredo throws a hook but Bowlsby blocks it.
A nice combination there by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby misses with a wild body shot.
Loredo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loredo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loredo misses with a wild body shot.
Loredo throws a lazy right hand but Bowlsby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loredo ducks under a wild hook from Bowlsby.
Loredo throws a right hand that misses
and Bowlsby counters with a straight right hand.
Loredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loredo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loredo misses with a hook
and Bowlsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowlsby throws a one two combo.
Loredo throws an overhand right that lands on Bowlsby's shoulder, as Bowlsby tries to avoid the shot.
Loredo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby slips under a jab from Loredo.
Bowlsby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby lands with an uppercut that bounces Loredo off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Loredo misses its intended target.
Bowlsby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bowlsby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loredo.
Loredo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loredo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby throws out a loose jab but Loredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowlsby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowlsby avoids the body shot from Loredo.
Bowlsby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loredo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowlsby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loredo scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bowlsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Bowlsby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loredo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loredo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowlsby throws a jab when Loredo was well out of range.
Loredo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby thuds his shin into the meat of Loredo's side.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loredo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loredo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bowlsby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loredo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowlsby scores with a hook to the body. Loredo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Bowlsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loredo.
Loredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowlsby blocks a jab.
Bowlsby misses with a looping left.
Bowlsby throws a hook but Loredo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Bowlsby.
A head kick misses from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowlsby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby lands with a straight right. Loredo didn't see that one coming.
Loredo thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Bowlsby does it's job there.
Bowlsby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loredo.
Loredo misses with a looping left.
Loredo sizes up Bowlsby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowlsby is just out of range.
Loredo swinging wildly here.
Bowlsby tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowlsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Loredo is just out of range.
Loredo moves out of range as Bowlsby strikes.
Will Bowlsby is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowlsby swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loredo.
Bowlsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Bowlsby - just one landing.
Loredo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bowlsby counters with a right hand to the body.
Bowlsby throws a jab but it's blocked by Loredo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loredo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowlsbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowlsby.
A combination from Loredo does no damage.
Bowlsby throws a head kick that misses.
Bowlsby throws a hook but Loredo avoids it easily.
Bowlsby misses the shot to the body.
Loredo takes a swing at Bowlsby's ribcage but misses.
Bowlsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loredo.
Loredo cracks Bowlsby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowlsby throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Loredo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowlsby doesn't seem phased though.
Loredo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo looks to land a left hand but Bowlsby moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bowlsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Loredo is just out of range.
Loredo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowlsby throws out the jab.
Loredo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loredo scores with a one two! Bowlsby had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bowlsby throws a hook to the side of Loredo's head but Loredo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loredo scores with a jab.
Bowlsby is rocked!
Bowlsby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loredo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bowlsby's head backwards.
Oh Bowlsby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowlsby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loredo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowlsby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowlsby seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Loredo misses its intended target.
Bowlsby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowlsby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Loredo back to the cage. Bowlsby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bowlsby thows a body shot but no joy.
Bowlsby throws the kick towards the body but Loredo avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bowlsby cracks Loredo with a good jab.
Bowlsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loredo lands a jab to the nose.
Bowlsby lands with a nice combination. Loredo backs away looking to recover.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowlsby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loredo moves out of range of the body kick.
Loredo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bowlsby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loredo throws a shot from downtown. Bowlsby moves away and avoids it.
Loredo throws the left hand but Bowlsby avoids the punch easily.
Loredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowlsby circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loredo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Bowlsby coming out on top.
Bowlsby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loredo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Bowlsby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Loredo misses with a hook. Bowlsby ducked under it nicely.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Bowlsby.
A nice combination there by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby cracks Loredo with a good jab.
Bowlsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Loredo is just out of range.
Loredo throws a body punch but Bowlsby moves out of range.
Bowlsby loads up on a big right hand but Loredo slips the punch.
Loredo stalks Bowlsby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bowlsby's face. Bowlsby staggers backwards, shaken.
Bowlsby slips a straight right by Loredo.
Loredo slips under a jab from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby swinging wildly here.
Bowlsby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loredo. Loredo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Loredo lands a jab.
Bowlsby throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowlsby connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Loredo misses.
Loredo slips a straight right by Bowlsby.
Loredo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowlsby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowlsby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loredo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowlsby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loredo.
Bowlsby moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Bowlsby misses.
Bowlsby throws a hook but Loredo blocks it.
Loredo loads up on a big right hand but Bowlsby slips the punch.
Jab by Bowlsby.
Loredo ducks under a wild hook from Bowlsby.
Loredo avoids the body shot from Bowlsby.
Loredo lands with a good body shot.
Bowlsby slips a jab and a cross from Loredo.
A jab from Loredo does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loredo misses with a straight right.
Loredo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowlsby.
Loredo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowlsby.
Loredo swings for the body but Bowlsby moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bowlsby. Those never looked like landing.
Loredo takes a swing at Bowlsby's ribcage but misses.
Bowlsby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loredo's head.
Loredo misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bowlsby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loredo throws the left hand but Bowlsby avoids the punch easily.
Bowlsby throws a hook but Loredo avoids it easily.
Bowlsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loredo manages to avoid it.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Bowlsby.
Loredo moves out of range as Bowlsby throws a body kick.
Loredo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loredo misses with a hook. Bowlsby ducked under it nicely.
Loredo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby throws a lazy right hand but Loredo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowlsby throws a head kick that misses.
Bowlsby misses with an uppercut. Loredo saw that one coming.
Loredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick from Bowlsby lands but Loredo takes it in his stride.
Loredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowlsby.
Loredo misses the jab.
Bowlsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loredo looks to land a left hand but Bowlsby moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Bowlsby misses.
A slow jab from Loredo misses its intended target.
Bowlsby misses with a looping left.
Loredo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loredo misses with a straight left.
Loredo defending well as Bowlsby loads up on a big left hand.
Loredo misses with the combination.
Will Bowlsby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby misses with an uppercut. Loredo saw that one coming.
Bowlsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loredo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowlsby.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowlsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowlsby cracks a nice hook into Loredo's ribs.
Bowlsby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowlsby feints a jab promting Loredo to slip. Bowlsby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Loredo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bowlsby ducks under a wild hook from Loredo.
A jab from Bowlsby does it's job there.
Bowlsby misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowlsby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Loredo back to the cage. Bowlsby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Loredo throws out a loose jab but Bowlsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowlsby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Loredo back to the cage. Bowlsby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alvin Loredo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loredo misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Bowlsby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowlsby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Bowlsby!
Will Bowlsby decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yuki Takano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yuki Takano!
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, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation misses with a few strikes there.
Takano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nation looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nation connects with a right hand. Takano shakes it off.
No joy there for Takano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation connects with a jab.
Nation checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takano misses with a straight right.
Nation lands a really nice looking cross but Takano seems unphased.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nation.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nation checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nation keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takano misses with a looping left.
Takano throws a hook but Nation avoids it easily.
Takano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
Nation jabs Takano right on the nose. Takano blinks but takes it well.
Takano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Takano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nation bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takano's head backwards.
Nation has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nation.
Takano tries to land a leg kick but Nation saw it coming and moves away.
Takano scores with a nice head shot.
Takano dips to his left and cracks Nation with an uppercut!
Nation scores with a decent looking hook.
Takano throws a looping overhand right but Nation ducks down to avoid it.
Takano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Takano. Those never looked like landing.
Nation throws out a loose jab but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nation.
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!
Nation tries to move into range but Takano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nation is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takano tries to move into range but Nation moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nation paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Nation.
Nation lands with a right hand.
Takano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takano throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nation's head backwards.
Nation is still on wobbly legs! Can Takano finish him?
Takano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nation works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nation seems to have recovered his senses.
Takano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takano walks into a jab.
Nation misses with a body shot.
Nation keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nation changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation swinging wildly here.
Nation lands with a nice combination. Takano backs away looking to recover.
Takano misses with an uppercut.
Nation getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nation is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nation avoids the body shot from Takano.
Nation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takano.
Takano throws a jab when Nation was well out of range.
Nation pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takano back to the cage. Nation follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takano.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nation.
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takano manages to avoid it.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano thows a body shot but no joy.
Nation misses with a wild combination.
Takano slips a straight right by Nation.
Nice body punch from Nation.
Nation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Nation throws the left hand but Takano avoids the punch easily.
Takano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
Takano throws a big shot that misses.
Nation comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation misses with the combination.
Takano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nation's head.
Takano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Nation will probably get the nod.
That's time! Takano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nation keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Takano. Those never looked like landing.
Nation 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.
Nation checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nation. Those never looked like landing.
Takano wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Takano throws a hook but Nation avoids it easily.
Nation changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Nation.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Takano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano throws a leg kick but Nation checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takano. Nation does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takano looks to score with a jab to the body but Nation is just out of range.
Takano misses with a straight right.
Nation takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takano motions for Nation to come forward. Takano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nation takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nation slips a straight right by Takano.
Takano staying out of range there.
Takano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nation counters with a nice uppercut.
Takano throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nation misses with a double jab.
Takano lands a jab.
Takano misses with a looping right.
Takano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nation.
Takano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation scores with a sloppy right hand. Takano should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takano loads up on a big right hand but Nation slips the punch.
Nation slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Takano.
Takano looks to land a right hand but Nation moved out of range.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Takano.
Takano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takano throws a poor cross that misses
and Nation counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takano throws a shot from downtown. Nation moves away and avoids it.
Takano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takano misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nation fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takano ducks right into an uppercut from Nation.
Nation lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nation misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Takano.
Nation uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takano has time to react.
Good shot there by Nation.
Takano throws a hook but Nation blocks it.
Takano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Takano.
Nation smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nation with a nice cross.
Nation is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nation thows a body shot but no joy.
Nation scores with a jab to the body.
Nation staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takano throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Takano drops his hands momentarily and Nation takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nation swinging wildly here.
Nikolai Nation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nation connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nation takes one to the side of the head.
Takano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nation.
Takano throws a leg kick but Nation checks it.
Takano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Nation's shoulder, as Nation tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Takano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takano throws a looping overhand right but Nation ducks down to avoid it.
Takano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nation throws a right and a left that Takano avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Nation 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!
Nation swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takano dodges the punch combination from Nation.
Takano walks into a stiff left hand from Nation.
Takano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nation is able to avoid easily.
Nation keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takano.
Nation slips under a jab.
Nation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Nation looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nation checks it well.
Takano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nation connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation slips under a jab from Takano.
Takano throws a shot from downtown. Nation moves away and avoids it.
Nation throws a good cross that connects.
Nation throws a right hand that Takano ducks under and follows up with a left that Takano also avoids with ease.
Takano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Takano.
Takano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nation eats them both and turns towards Takano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nation scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Takano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Nation.
Nation scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation lands with a cross.
Nation misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuki Takano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Takano misses its intended target.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano throws a jab but it's blocked by Nation.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nation moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Nation scores with a four punch combination!
Takano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation misses with a few strikes there.
Takano throws the left hand but Nation avoids the punch easily.
Takano drops his hands momentarily and Nation takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nation lands a nice hook to Takano's body. Takano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nation dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation dodges the punch combination from Takano.
Nation fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation looks to land a combination but Takano avoids it well.
Takano moves out of range of the strikes.
Nation misses with the combination.
Takano sizes up Nation with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nation lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takano circles away quickly and effectively.
Takano looks to throw the jab but Nation is out of range.
Takano scores with a jab to the head.
Nation feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takano looks to land a right hand but Nation moved out of range.
Nation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nation has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nation and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nation moves out of range as Takano strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nation has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nation and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nation scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Takano throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Takano misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nation to counter with a crisp jab.
Nation takes a swing at Takano's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nation moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nation lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nation checks a leg kick nicely.
Nation with a hook.
Nation lands a jab.
Nation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikolai Nation is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nation swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Nation comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nation 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Nation!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Pongolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Pierre Pongolle looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Pierre Pongolle!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pongolle throws a sloppy head kick
and Masotti counters with a solid body kick.
Masotti forces Pongolle back against the cage and clinches.
Pongolle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Pongolle is looking for a takedown.
Pongolle wants to get back to striking at distance but Masotti won't allow it.
Pongolle jumps guard but Masotti stands there with Pongolle around his waist. Pongolle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masotti working Pongolle over with knees to the body.
Pongolle looks winded!
Masotti taking a breather.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Pongolle is rocked!
Masotti lands a big knee! That's hurt Pongolle! Oh, he's all over the place! Masotti lands another knee that sends Pongolle to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toga Masotti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Aversa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drizzt Do Urden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
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, Enrico Aversa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aversa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do Urden moves away.
Enrico Aversa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aversa throws a lazy right hand but Do Urden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aversa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Do Urden counters with a good, hard body kick but Aversa shrugs it off.
Do Urden moves out of range as Aversa strikes.
Do Urden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aversa moves out of range of the leg kick from Do Urden.
Aversa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Do Urden.
Aversa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Do Urden counters with a good low kick that Aversa was not able to check.
Good work by Aversa as he checks the leg kick.
Do Urden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Do Urden cracks a nice hook into Aversa's ribs.
Good leg kick by Do Urden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Do Urden avoids the body shot from Aversa.
Nice uppercut lands for Do Urden. That snapped Aversa's head back.
A cross from Do Urden lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Aversa does it's job there.
Aversa's corner calls for a 1-2. Aversa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good work by Aversa as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Do Urden misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Do Urden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aversa doesn't seem phased though.
Aversa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Do Urden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aversa.
Aversa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do Urden.
Do Urden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throws a series of punches but Aversa moves out of range.
Do Urden cracks the inside of Aversa's front leg.
Do Urden slips a jab from Aversa.
Aversa misses with a lunging right hand
and Do Urden counters with a nice uppercut.
Do Urden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Do Urden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aversa's calf.
Do Urden with a jab.
Do Urden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aversa throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Aversa 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.
Aversa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Do Urden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aversa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aversa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Do Urden counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Do Urden.
Aversa lands with a right hand.
Do Urden delivers a nice body kick.
Aversa blocks a head kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden scores with a push kick.
Aversa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Do Urden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Do Urden throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do Urden. That's going to slow Aversa down.
Aversa looks winded!
Do Urden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do Urden looks to throw the jab but Aversa is out of range.
Aversa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Do Urden.
Do Urden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aversa misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Do Urden misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden staying out of range there.
A jab from Aversa misses.
Do Urden slips a jab and a cross from Aversa.
Do Urden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Do Urden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aversa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Do Urden lands a jab.
Do Urden scores with a nice body kick.
Do Urden throws a leg kick which misses Aversa's front leg but catches the back leg as Aversa tries to avoid it.
Do Urden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aversa misses with a looping left.
It looks like Do Urden has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Aversa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Aversa misses.
Do Urden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aversa misses with a left hand
and Do Urden counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Urden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aversa lands with a good body shot.
Do Urden connects with a solid leg kick.
Do Urden clinches with his opponent.
Do Urden lands with a short shot to the head.
Do Urden has Aversa pressed against the cage, preventing Aversa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Do Urden.
Still in the clinch, Do Urden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aversa tries to circle away but Do Urden has him pinned against the cage.
Aversa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aversa is trying to force a seperation but Do Urden has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aversa is trying to break free.
Do Urden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aversa.
Do Urden scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
That's time! Do Urden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Do Urden throws a good cross that connects.
Do Urden moves out of range as Aversa strikes.
Nice jab there from Do Urden.
Aversa is rocked!
and Do Urden counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Aversa! He's just covering up as Do Urden starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizzt Do Urden!
After winning the bout, Drizzt Do Urden 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lii's choice of entrance music: Legend of the Ocean . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Lii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Haddad tries to bum rush Lii with a series of wild strikes but Lii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Lii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lii misses with a body kick.
Lii throws a nice head kick!
Al Haddad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Haddad is able to avoid easily.
Al Haddad connects with a right hand. Lii shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Haddad misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Lii scores with a four punch combination!
Al Haddad throws a right hand that Lii ducks under and follows up with a left that Lii also avoids with ease.
Al Haddad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lii manages to avoid it.
Luke Lii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Haddad lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Lii.
Al Haddad throws a nice looking combination but Lii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lii.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lii wants to slow Al Haddad down by chopping away at his legs.
Lii takes a swing at Al Haddad's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lii, right into the meat.
Al Haddad throws a nice looking combination but Lii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad lands a nice hook to Lii's body. Lii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. Lii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Al Haddad throws a leg kick
and Lii moves into the clinch.
Al Haddad wants to get back to striking at distance but Lii won't allow it.
Lii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Haddad blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Lii.
Al Haddad is trying to push Lii away but Lii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Al Haddad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lii lands a knee to the body.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lii pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Haddad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
Lii scores a nice knee to the body.
Lii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Haddad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lii.
A right hand to the body from Lii.
Al Haddad swings wildly with an uppercut but Lii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Haddad avoids it.
Al Haddad is trying to stall.
Lii effectively controlling the action here.
Lii lands with a right to the head.
Lii tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Haddad avoids the damage to the body.
Lii crunches a lovely knee into Al Haddad's ribcage.
Al Haddad is trying to maintain a safe position but Lii gets an underhook and turns Al Haddad into the cage.
Al Haddad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lii thows a body kick. Al Haddad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Haddad.
Lii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lii is looking to score with low kicks.
Lii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lii looks for the body kick but Al Haddad saw that one coming.
Al Haddad throws a hook but Lii blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lii.
Lii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lii.
Jab by Al Haddad.
Lii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
Lii delivers a nice body kick.
Lii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al Haddad if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lii.
Lii misses with a body kick.
Lii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that Lii avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Al Haddad does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Lii avoids them all with ease.
Al Haddad tries to keep at a distance but Lii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Al Haddad is defending well.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Haddad tries to break the clinch but Lii is controlling the position.
Lii unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lii presses Al Haddad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lii connects with a knee to the head.
Al Haddad looking to stall.
Al Haddad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lii is working Al Haddad over against the cage.
Al Haddad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lii lands a right hand.
Al Haddad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. Lii does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lii throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lii.
Lii motions for Al Haddad to come forward. Lii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lii fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Haddad in the body.
Al Haddad connects with a body shot that sends Lii's belly button to the back.
Al Haddad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Haddad misses with a wild body shot.
Al Haddad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Al Haddad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lii was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Haddad.
Lii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Haddad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lii throws the kick towards the body but Al Haddad avoids it.
Al Haddad checks the leg kick.
Al Haddad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lii rushes Al Haddad and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liis head.
Al Haddad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Al Haddad would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Lii struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Haddad controls his hands.
Al Haddad misses with the head strike.
Al Haddad avoiding damage as Lii throws knees to the body.
Lii lands a damaging elbow.
Al Haddad misses with some punches.
Al Haddad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Haddad is looking to break free of the clinch but Lii has double underhooks.
Al Haddad tries to throw a body punch but Lii avoids it by throwing Al Haddad back against the cage.
Al Haddad tries to throw a body punch but Lii avoids it by throwing Al Haddad back against the cage.
Al Haddad avoiding damage as Lii throws knees to the body.
Al Haddad struggles to land a body shot inside as Lii controls his hands.
Lii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Haddad avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lii scores a nice knee to the body.
Lii looking to throw knees to the head but Al Haddad is blocking nicely.
Lii with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Lii.
Al Haddad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lii backwards.
Lii tries a knee to the head but Al Haddad blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lii has Al Haddad pressed against the cage, preventing Al Haddad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Haddad has had enough of the clinch but Lii keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Haddad misses with some punches.
Lii stalling in the clinch but Al Haddad improves position.
Lii tries to land a knee to the head but Al Haddad blocks with his arms.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lii trying to land knees to the body.
Lii works on Al Haddad's body with a couple of short punches.
Lii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Haddad's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lii backwards.
Lii gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lii slows the pace down in half guard.
Al Haddad won't allow Lii to pass to mount.
Lii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lii works his way into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Al Haddad being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Haddad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lii is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Al Haddad will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luke Lii hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A swing and a miss from Al Haddad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Al Haddad thows a body shot but no joy.
Lii is looking to land body kicks.
Lii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lii ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that Lii avoids nicely.
Al Haddad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lii is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al Haddad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lii - the referee stops the clock and Al Haddad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lii. Al Haddad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lii throws a wild body kick that Al Haddad sees coming a mile off.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the body kick.
Lii tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Haddad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Haddad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Haddad.
Lii blocks a head kick by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lii moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lii lands a jab.
Lii slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
Lii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the body kick from Lii.
Lii dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
No joy there for Lii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Haddad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Haddad throws a lazy right hand but Lii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Haddad is looking to wear down Lii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luke Lii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lii fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Haddad in the body.
Lii blocks a jab.
Lii misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Lii.
Al Haddad checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lii throws a head kick that half lands.
Lii misses with a low kick.
Lii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Haddad connects with a crisp jab.
Al Haddad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lii tries to clinch but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad misses with a hook
and Lii counters by moving into the clinch.
Lii lands a shoulder strike.
Al Haddad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lii blocks it with crossed arms.
Lii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Haddad blocks it with crossed arms.
Lii lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Haddad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch.
Lii throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad thuds a left hand into Lii's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lii scores with a jab to the body.
Lii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Haddad.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lii. Al Haddad shrugs it off though.
Al Haddad wants to clinch.
Lii ducks right into an uppercut from Al Haddad.
Good work by Al Haddad as he checks the leg kick.
Lii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al Haddad doesn't seem bothered though.
Lii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al Haddad. Al Haddad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lii keeps Al Haddad at a distance using the push kick.
Lii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lii lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lii. Al Haddad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Haddad throws a head kick but Lii moves out of range.
Lii is looking to land body kicks.
Al Haddad swats away the attempt to clinch by Lii.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Haddad. That did some damage!
Al Haddad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lii.
Lii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elias Al Haddad 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.
Al Haddad fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Haddad tries a head kick but it misses.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lii 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Lii!
Luke Lii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirodom Kingchanklao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sirodom Kingchanklao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingchanklao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingchanklao avoids the head kick by Gotti.
Kingchanklao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gotti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kingchanklao.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Kingchanklao cracks Gotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kingchanklao moves into the clinch successfully.
Kingchanklao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingchanklao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gotti blocks it with crossed arms.
Gotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingchanklao keeps control of Gotti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kingchanklao lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Kingchanklao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kingchanklao scores a nice knee to the body.
Kingchanklao slows down the pace here.
Kingchanklao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingchanklao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gotti is trying to break free.
Gotti is trying to break the clinch but Kingchanklao is controlling him.
Gotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingchanklao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch but Gotti is having none of it.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gotti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kingchanklao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kingchanklao thumps Gotti with a low kick.
Gotti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kingchanklao!
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick and Kingchanklao moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingchanklao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gotti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingchanklao can pounce on him.
Kingchanklao blocks a leg kick.
Gotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao lands a leg kick that knocks Gotti off balance momentarily.
Kingchanklao lands a leg kick that knocks Gotti off balance momentarily.
Kingchanklao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kingchanklao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gotti moves forwards but Kingchanklao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Kingchanklao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingchanklao thumps Gotti with a low kick.
Kingchanklao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingchanklao connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gotti.
Kingchanklao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kingchanklao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kingchanklao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gotti tries to move into range but Kingchanklao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gotti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kingchanklao scoring well with a low kick there.
Gotti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingchanklao thumps Gotti with a low kick.
Kingchanklao lands a high kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kingchanklao scores a nice knee to the body.
Kingchanklao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao lands a knee to the body.
Kingchanklao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kingchanklao landing knees to the body.
Kingchanklao is stalling here.
A short left from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao gets through Gotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingchanklao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gotti's face.
Kingchanklao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gotti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kingchanklao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingchanklao misses with a knee strike.
Kingchanklao lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingchanklao misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirodom Kingchanklao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kingchanklao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kingchanklao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gotti throws a leg kick that misses.
Kingchanklao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingchanklao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Kingchanklao there.
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingchanklao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gotti is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingchanklao.
Oh Gotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingchanklao. Kingchanklao obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
Gotti wants to stay close but Kingchanklao steps back to make room for something. Gotti seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kingchanklao and Gotti drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sirodom Kingchanklao!
During a confident post fight interview, Sirodom Kingchanklao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses Ohchooto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ohchooto tries a low kick but Ward avoids it.
Ohchooto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ward moves into the clinch successfully.
Ohchooto misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Ohchooto on the inside.
Ward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ward lands a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Ward looking to stall.
Ohchooto scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommy Ward has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ohchooto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ward's brow.
Ohchooto misses with some punches.
Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ward has Ohchooto pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Ohchooto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ward is looking to control Ohchooto's arms but Ohchooto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ward has his back to the cage.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ohchooto stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohchooto scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Ohchooto.
Ward pushes Ohchooto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ohchooto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
Ohchooto prevents a body shot from Ward.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ohchooto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ward.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Ward misses with a body punch.
Ward digs a right hand into Ohchooto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohchooto's gas tank.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ward.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ohchooto.
Ward takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ohchooto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
Ohchooto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Ward.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it misses.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ward stalling in the clinch but Ohchooto improves position.
Ohchooto lands a damaging elbow.
Ohchooto lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ohchooto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ward scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ohchooto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Ward looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ohchooto pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ward in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ward presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ohchooto pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ohchooto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ohchooto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Ohchooto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Ward's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ohchooto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ohchooto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses the jab.
Ward takes the fight into the clinch.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Ward won't want to take too many of those.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moses Ohchooto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ward misses with some punches.
Ward misses with a body punch.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward lands a shot to the body.
Ohchooto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ohchooto lands a left hand.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Ward lands an uppercut.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Ward won't want to take too many of those.
Ohchooto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Ohchooto pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Ohchooto.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ohchooto is keeping busy.
Ohchooto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ward.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Ohchooto throws a punch but it's blocked by Ward.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ward as Ohchooto tries to tie him up.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Ward tries a body shot but Ohchooto blocks it.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ohchooto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ward's brow.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Ward.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Ward.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Ohchooto as the two fighters clinch.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ohchooto fails to land.
Ohchooto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ohchooto.
Ward misses with some punches.
Ward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ohchooto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Ohchooto avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Ohchooto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ward wants to stall.
Ward misses with some punches.
Ohchooto throws an elbow but it misses.
Ohchooto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ohchooto up against the cage.
Ward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ohchooto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Ward's cut.
That's time! Ohchooto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ward misses with a body shot.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward tries to clinch up but Ohchooto circles away and keeps his distance.
Ohchooto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ward throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohchooto connects with a body shot.
Ward throws a jab when Ohchooto was well out of range.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Ohchooto with a hook.
Ohchooto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ward tries to clinch but Ohchooto is having none of it.
Ohchooto doesn't manage to clinch there - Ward circles away.
Ohchooto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ohchooto throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
Ward circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ward counters by clinching up.
Ward tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto working Ward over with knees to the body.
Ohchooto lands a nice elbow.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ward misses with the head strike.
Ohchooto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ward is keeping busy.
Ohchooto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Ohchooto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ward in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ohchooto scores a nice knee to the body.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tommy Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ohchooto throws an elbow but misses.
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ohchooto tries to throw a body punch but Ward avoids it by throwing Ohchooto back against the cage.
Ward tries a body shot but Ohchooto blocks it.
Ward lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ohchooto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ward tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ward misses with a body punch.
Ward scores with a shot to the side of Ohchooto's head.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ward blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ward trying to stall but Ohchooto improves his position.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto blocks a body shot from Ward.
Ohchooto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ohchooto.
Nice body punch from Ward.
Ohchooto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Ohchooto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ohchooto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ohchooto with a knee to the head.
Ohchooto tries to work over Ward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohchooto letting Ward take a breather here.
Ohchooto blocks an uppercut.
Ohchooto looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ward is defending well for now.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Ward avoids a wild elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ohchooto.
Ohchooto prevents a body shot from Ward.
Ohchooto pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Ward lands a right hand.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohchooto prevents a body shot from Ward.
Ohchooto lands a nice knee to the body.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Ohchooto avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moses Ohchooto.
Well Ohchooto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Ohchooto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Taio Cruz-Dynamite. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Dragon enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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Solid 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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zack Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dragon.
Nichols throws a lazy right hand but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragon moves away from the strike by Nichols.
Dragon looks to throw the jab but Nichols is out of range.
Dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nichols moves away from the strike by Dragon.
Nichols checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nichols throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nichols moves into the clinch.
Dragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nichols's elbow.
Nichols using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nichols lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichols has Dragon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nichols pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dragon tumbling to the mat - Nichols dives into Dragon's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dragon wants to sweep here but Nichols controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nichols missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dragon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nichols trying to mount his opponent but Dragon defends it.
Dragon is looking for a sweep. Nichols is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dragon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nichols is pushing down on Dragon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dragon is fighting to maintain full guard but Nichols has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nichols is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dragon is looking for a sweep. Nichols is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nichols looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nichols moves into full mount! Dragon won't be happy about that!
Dragon regains half guard.
Dragon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nichols is working away from the top position though.
Nichols is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nichols lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols trying to control the action but Dragon is working from the bottom.
Nichols takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nichols sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragon defending well though.
Nichols working Dragon over with strikes.
Nichols sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nichols prevents Dragon from improving his position.
Dragon gets full guard.
Dragon being controlled here, momentarily.
Dragon looking for a triangle here. Nichols is fighting it but it looks tight! Dragon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nichols is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Dragon!
Alex Dragon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nursultan Tuliegbay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanaki Yotomishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuliegbay comes to the cage accompanied by Bing Bong Bing Bong Bing. Nanaki Yotomishi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nursultan Tuliegbay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nanaki Yotomishi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuliegbay dives in for a single leg takedown but Yotomishi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tuliegbay tries to throw a body punch but Yotomishi avoids it by throwing Tuliegbay back against the cage.
Yotomishi looking to throw knees to the head but Tuliegbay is blocking nicely.
Yotomishi is trying to push Tuliegbay away but Tuliegbay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yotomishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuliegbay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yotomishi's efforts to push away.
Tuliegbay prevents a body shot from Yotomishi.
Tuliegbay tries to score a body lock takedown but Yotomishi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuliegbay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yotomishi can't break the clinch.
Tuliegbay manages to break the clinch.
Tuliegbay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yotomishi tries to clinch
and Tuliegbay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tuliegbay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yotomishi tries to roll over but Tuliegbay keeps him under control.
Tuliegbay tries to pass to full mount but Yotomishi defends it.
Tuliegbay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yotomishi wants to improve his position but Tuliegbay is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yotomishi trying to hold on to Tuliegbay's head to control him but Tuliegbay postures up.
Yotomishi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuliegbay trying to mount his opponent but Yotomishi defends it.
Tuliegbay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yotomishi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yotomishi wants to get back to full guard.
Yotomishi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yotomishi tries to get to full guard but Tuliegbay has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuliegbay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tuliegbay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yotomishi defending well though.
Yotomishi wants to get back to his feet.
Yotomishi is staying active underneath Tuliegbay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yotomishi is trying to get back to full guard.
Yotomishi won't allow Tuliegbay to pass to mount.
Tuliegbay is working hard here to advance position.
Tuliegbay is keen to just control but Yotomishi is a slippery customer.
Yotomishi tries to get to full guard but Tuliegbay has control of the leg.
We've been hearing that Tuliegbay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yotomishi actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yotomishi tries to get to full guard but Tuliegbay has control of the leg.
Tuliegbay winds up and cracks Yotomishi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tuliegbay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yotomishi actively working from the bottom here.
Yotomishi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yotomishi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yotomishi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tuliegbay dives into side control.
Yotomishi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yotomishi wants to control but Tuliegbay is keeping busy.
Yotomishi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tuliegbay is thwarting Yotomishi's attempts to control the position.
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 Nursultan Tuliegbay will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tuliegbay scores with a body shot.
Tuliegbay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yotomishi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tuliegbay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yotomishi!
Tuliegbay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yotomishi is looking to reverse the position.
Tuliegbay is putting a hurting on Yotomishi here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yotomishi regains half guard.
Tuliegbay trying to control the action but Yotomishi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuliegbay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yotomishi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yotomishi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tuliegbay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yotomishi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tuliegbay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yotomishi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuliegbay.
Tuliegbay is trying to work for a kimura but Yotomishi is defending well.
Yotomishi wants to get back to his feet.
Tuliegbay is thwarting Yotomishi's attempts to control the position.
Yotomishi wants to get back to full guard.
Yotomishi has hold of Tuliegbay's hands but Tuliegbay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yotomishi is defending against the submission attempts here by Tuliegbay.
Yotomishi wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuliegbay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yotomishi is looking for a sweep. Tuliegbay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tuliegbay connects with a nice short shot to Yotomishi's temple.
Yotomishi taking some punishment here, with Tuliegbay in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yotomishi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tuliegbay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yotomishi trying to control from the bottom.
Tuliegbay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yotomishi keeps working.
Tuliegbay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tuliegbay drops an elbow to the side of Yotomishi's head.
Tuliegbay wants to control but Yotomishi is keeping him busy.
Tuliegbay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuliegbay winds up and cracks Yotomishi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yotomishi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tuliegbay.
Tuliegbay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yotomishi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tuliegbay is nestled in close to Yotomishi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tuliegbay drops an elbow to the side of Yotomishi's head.
Yotomishi looking for submissions off his back.
Tuliegbay wants to free his trapped foot but Yotomishi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nursultan Tuliegbay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yotomishi wants to improve his position but Tuliegbay is controlling well.
Yotomishi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tuliegbay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yotomishi defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuliegbay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yotomishi is looking to control Tuliegbay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yotomishi avoid being mounted?
Tuliegbay is working for a submission of some sort.
Tuliegbay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yotomishi is looking to control Tuliegbay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yotomishi avoid being mounted?
Tuliegbay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tuliegbay wants to pass to mount but Yotomishi is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nursultan Tuliegbay dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yotomishi tries to clinch up.
Yotomishi throws a head kick but Tuliegbay moves out of range.
Tuliegbay throws a chopping leg kick but Yotomishi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Yotomishi.
Tuliegbay dives in for a single leg takedown but Yotomishi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tuliegbay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yotomishi's efforts to push away.
Tuliegbay breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Tuliegbay as Yotomishi shoots in.
Tuliegbay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yotomishi tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuliegbay works Yotomishi's body with a nice hook.
Yotomishi wants to clinch
so Tuliegbay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuliegbay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yotomishi trying to control the position.
Yotomishi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuliegbay defends it easily.
Tuliegbay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yotomishi's head.
Tuliegbay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yotomishi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tuliegbay has managed to get both his arms back between Yotomishi's legs - danger averted.
Tuliegbay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yotomishi is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuliegbay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yotomishi's head.
Tuliegbay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuliegbay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yotomishi keeping moving, preventing Tuliegbay from controlling successfully.
Yotomishi working for a triangle but Tuliegbay defends it easily.
Tuliegbay wants to control from the top but Yotomishi keeps moving.
Tuliegbay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tuliegbay won't allow Yotomishi to sweep him here.
Yotomishi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tuliegbay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tuliegbay throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yotomishi working for a triangle but Tuliegbay defends it easily.
Yotomishi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuliegbay wants to control from the top but Yotomishi keeps moving.
Tuliegbay tries to free his leg and advance position but Yotomishi is retaining full guard.
Nanaki Yotomishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuliegbay won't allow Yotomishi to sweep him here.
Yotomishi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuliegbay is aware though and is defending well.
Tuliegbay wants to control from the top but Yotomishi keeps moving.
Yotomishi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tuliegbay controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yotomishi looking for a guillotine here but Tuliegbay defends easily.
Yotomishi working for a triangle but Tuliegbay defends it easily.
Tuliegbay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nursultan Tuliegbay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuliegbay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuliegbay is pushing down on Yotomishi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yotomishi is fighting to maintain full guard but Tuliegbay has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuliegbay wants to control but Yotomishi is keeping him busy.
Tuliegbay not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nursultan Tuliegbay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tuliegbay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nursultan Tuliegbay!
Nursultan Tuliegbay 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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