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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Guillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Cabidela Rahay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Guillet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Cabidela Rahay!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillet slips a straight right by Rahay.
Guillet dives in for a single leg takedown but Rahay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rahay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guillet smiles and moves away.
Rahay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rahay is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rahay passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Guillet!
Rahay controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rahay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guillet is trying to escape the mount.
Rahay controlling his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Guillet's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Master Cabidela Rahay hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab from Rahay finds it's way through Guillet's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rahay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guillet avoids it really well and circles away.
Rahay misses with a hook. Guillet ducked under it nicely.
Guillet swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahay.
Guillet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rahay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Guillet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Guillet's face as Rahay controls the position.
Rahay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guillet keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahay controls the position.
Rahay tries to advance to mount but Guillet denies him.
Rahay in side control, throwing shots but Guillet defends.
Rahay taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rahay taking a breather here.
Rahay tries to move to mount but Guillet blocks the move with his legs.
Rahay controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Cabidela Rahay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guillet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rahay is fending him off so far but Guillet persists. Nope, Rahay circles away and we're back to standing.
Guillet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rahay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelvin Guillet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guillet doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Rahay counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Guillet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guillet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rahay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guillet closes the distance and clinches up with Rahay, looking for a takedown. Guillet pushes Rahay against the cage but Rahay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rahay misses with a takedown attempt - Guillet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rahay misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahay tries to clinch there but Guillet circles away.
Rahay rushes Guillet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guillet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rahay has Guillet pressed against the cage, preventing Guillet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rahay can't break the clinch.
Guillet has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rahay regains guard immediately.
Guillet wants to control from the top but Rahay keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahay wants to stand and escape but Guillet is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillet looking to sit in guard and control but Rahay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rahay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rahay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Master Cabidela Rahay.
Rahay dives in and scores a takedown into Guillet's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rahay stops Guillet from standing up.
Rahay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guillet keeping full guard, as Rahay tries to pass.
Rahay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guillet's guard.
Rahay wants to free his trapped foot but Guillet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rahay looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahay passes to full mount!
Rahay controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Cabidela Rahay 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!
Rahay scores with a punch to the head.
Guillet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rahay circles away.
Rahay misses with an uppercut. Guillet saw that one coming.
Kelvin Guillet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rahay wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Rahay.
Guillet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rahay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guillet somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Guillet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Rahay. No joy for Guillet on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillet gets caught flat footed, as Rahay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rahay controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Master Cabidela Rahay.
Guillet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rahay's waist but Rahay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guillet off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillet shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Guillet was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guillet prevents Rahay from escaping the position.
Guillet is looking to take a break and control but Rahay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rahay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guillet's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahay moves into full guard.
Guillet stopping the sweep attempt from Rahay.
Guillet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rahay is looking to stand up but Guillet isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillet trying to control but Rahay is working from the bottom.
Rahay is looking to stand up but Guillet isn't so interested in that idea.
Rahay kicks Guillet off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Cabidela Rahay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rahay 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Cabidela Rahay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ratan Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karelin Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negi comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-Tupac All Eyez On Me . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ratan Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karelin Roman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karelin Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Negi wants it to stay on the feet.
Roman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roman controlling from the top position.
Roman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Roman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Roman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karelin Roman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Roman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Negi avoids it really well and circles away.
Ratan Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karelin Roman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Negi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roman somewhat.
Roman shoots in looking for a takedown but Negi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roman.
Roman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman shoots in but no luck this time.
Negi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Negi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Negi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roman stops Negi from standing up.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roman postures up in Negi's guard and throws a big left but Negi blocks it.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roman is pushing down on Negi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Negi is fighting to maintain full guard but Roman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roman controlling the pace.
Negi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Negi tries to get out of the position.
Roman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Negi defend it? Roman steps over the head and cranks it - Negi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Roman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karelin Roman!
Ratan Negi was interviewed post fight and said 'mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Quinton Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Kuzmejniev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuzmejniev digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuzmejniev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuzmejniev has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Kuzmejniev lands an uppercut.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Kuzmejniev is blocking nicely.
Kuzmejniev misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuzmejniev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Kuzmejniev is blocking nicely.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Kuzmejniev.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Kuzmejniev lands a left hand.
Kuzmejniev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuzmejniev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuzmejniev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuzmejniev is keeping busy.
Kuzmejniev pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson looks winded!
Kuzmejniev lands a body shot.
Kuzmejniev scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzmejniev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Kuzmejniev.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuzmejniev finish him?
Good body shot from Kuzmejniev.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuzmejniev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Kuzmejniev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Kuzmejniev - that landed with a thud.
Kuzmejniev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuzmejniev cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Kuzmejniev lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jackson to his knees! Kuzmejniev keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zlato Kuzmejniev!
Quinton Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'I broke a nail messed up my whole game plan '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falcao keeps working.
Falcao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falcao is looking to reverse the position.
Falcao can't do much from the bottom here.
Marston trying to control the position but Falcao is working away.
Falcao is trying to improve his position.
Marston working away.
Falcao is not content to let Marston control the position.
Marston fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Marston with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Marston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Falcao is looking to escape.
Falcao is trying to escape the mount.
Marston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Falcao trying to control the hands but Marston breaks the grip.
I would not like to be Falcao right now.
Falcao is really stuck here.
Marston is not going to allow Falcao to sit and survive in this position.
Falcao tries to roll but Marston sticks to his back.
Falcao covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston is looking for the choke from the back position but Falcao is controlling his hands well.
Marston lands a shot to the body.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Marston missing with strikes from the back.
Marston controlling from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Falcao is looking for a sweep. Marston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falcao trying to hold on to Marston's head to control him but Marston postures up.
Marston is pressing down on Falcao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Falcao is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao trying to control from the bottom.
Marston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marston is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Falcao is just riding it out for now. Marston eventually gives up the hold.
Marston wants to take a breather but Falcao is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcao tries to roll over but Marston keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Falcao looks for a takedown but Marston sprawls well.
Falcao's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Falcao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marston defends well and Falcao ends up having to push Marston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Falcao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Falcao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marston pulls guard successfully.
Marston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Falcao defends well.
Marston trying to strike off his back.
Falcao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marston will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Falcao!
Falcao tries to improve his position but Marston has taken his back! Marston has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Falcao tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Marston pushes Falcao away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Marston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Neymar Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Bova!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova misses with the combination.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bova staying out of range there.
Santos takes a swing at Bova's ribcage but misses.
Bova avoids the body shot from Santos.
Bova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bova scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos checks a low kick from Bova.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bova manages to avoid it.
Bova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Santos 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.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos is looking to wear down Bova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neymar Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos swings for the body but Bova moves out of range.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Bova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos stuns Bova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bova.
Bova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Santos lands a jab.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Bova counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bova on the side of the head.
Santos looks to land a combination. Bova sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bova is rocked!
Santos lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bova tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neymar Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky McColgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Foxy Shazam - Killin' it . This should be a great matchup!
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271 lbs
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244 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
McColgan lands a big right hand that sends Pudzianowski crashing to the mat! McColgan stays standing though and waves Pudzianowski back to his feet!
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and McColgan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pudzianowski! He's just covering up as McColgan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky McColgan!
Rocky McColgan 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sin Cara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Different. Andrew Pierce will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sin Cara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cara dives in for a single leg takedown but Pierce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pierce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cara.
Cara really is a fat lump.
Pierce scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pierce tries to sprawl but Cara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cara in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cara is working away from the top position though.
Pierce wants to get back to his feet.
Cara wants to stand up but Pierce is controlling the position.
Pierce wants to improve his position but Cara is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sin Cara.
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cara moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pierce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cara just leaning against Pierce, taking a breather.
Cara gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pierce regains guard.
Pierce kicks Cara off and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Pierce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cara at a distance.
Pierce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to clinch up.
Cara gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cara controlling the action here.
Pierce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cara's back!
Cara can't escape the position.
Cara wants to control his opponent's hands but Pierce gets his hands free.
Cara has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cara trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce trying to control momentarily.
Cara looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cara is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cara holding both Pierce 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pierce has the hooks in. Cara is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is controlling the position but Cara somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cara misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce is keen to just control but Cara is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Cara is defending well.
Cara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sin Cara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cara shoots for a takedown but Pierce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sin Cara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierce wants to clinch.
Cara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierce pinned against the cage. Pierce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pierce throws a right hand that Cara ducks under and follows up with a left that Cara also avoids with ease.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Cara shows good takedown defense.
Cara shoots in for a takedown but Pierce shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sin Cara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce misses with a head kick.
Pierce looks to clinch
and Pierce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cara stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cara as he avoids it easily.
Cara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pierce's half guard.
Cara is working for a submission of some sort.
Pierce is trying to stand up here but Cara is controlling him well.
Pierce trying to hold on to Cara's head to control him but Cara postures up.
Pierce is trying to stand back up but Cara is controlling him
Pierce is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cara tries to stand and escape but Pierce is controlling the position.
Pierce wants to control the action here but instead Cara manages to pass to full mount!
Cara prevents Pierce from getting the reversal.
Cara controlling the pace for now.
Cara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pierce is looking to escape.
Pierce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cara landing strikes from the mount.
Cara won't let Pierce get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pierce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cara lands a big shot there that rocks Pierce but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cara lands a big shot there that rocks Pierce but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sin Cara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierce is in a horrible position here. Cara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pierce for as long as he can get away with.
Pierce has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Pierce trying to control the hands but Cara won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cara has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pierce has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pierce rolls, trying to escape but Cara keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sin Cara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cara stuns Pierce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Cara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce looks to land a combination but Cara avoids it well.
Pierce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pierce is trying to defend but Cara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pierce wants to control but Cara is keeping busy.
Pierce pushes Cara off looking to stand but Cara dives back in and keeps control.
Pierce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pierce is trying to stand back up but Cara is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sin Cara just wasn't active enough.
Cara darts in and clinches Pierce up against the cage.
Cara decides to pull guard.
Pierce trying to control but Cara is working from the bottom.
Cara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pierce with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pierce passes into side control.
Cara is trying to work for a sweep but Pierce has mounted him!
Pierce tries to control but Cara wriggling away.
Pierce avoids the attempt from Cara to control.
Pierce tries to control but Cara wriggling away.
Cara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cara tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cara can't escape the position.
Pierce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cara is looking to escape.
Cara is looking to get to half guard.
Pierce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cara is looking to escape.
Cara is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cara is looking to escape.
Pierce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Sin Cara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cara, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sin Cara!
Sin Cara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Perrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nils Holgersson's chin.
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson is looking to score with low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holgersson.
Holgersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holgersson avoids a kick to the body.
Perrera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perrera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holgersson is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Perrera stalls from top position.
Holgersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Perrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holgersson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson is looking for a sweep.
Holgersson is working hard here to advance position.
Perrera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Perrera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holgersson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holgersson is looking for a sweep.
Holgersson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Slaughterhouse that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Perrera is trying to get an arm triangle but Holgersson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holgersson prevents Perrera from improving position.
Perrera just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson is trying to work for a sweep but Perrera has mounted him!
Holgersson is desperately trying to improve his position but Perrera has a good base and remains in mount.
Perrera takes Holgersson's back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perrera is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Holgersson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera landing strikes from the mount and Holgersson is in trouble!
Perrera looking to control but Holgersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perrera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Perrera trying to control but Holgersson is having none of it.
Holgersson working to try and regain half guard.
Perrera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Holgersson is trying to escape the mount.
Perrera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perrera controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera working for a guillotine from mount but Holgersson is in no mood to give up.
Perrera prevents Holgersson from getting the reversal.
Perrera lands a big shot there that rocks Holgersson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perrera avoids the attempt from Holgersson to control.
Holgersson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Perrera controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Perrera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holgersson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perrera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holgersson somewhat.
Holgersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perrera leaves Holgersson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perrera blocks the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Holgersson
and Perrera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perrera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perrera seems to be looking for submissions.
Holgersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson moves into full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Perrera working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Perrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perrera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holgersson has an active guard here but Perrera has managed to pass into half guard.
Perrera trying to control the pace.
Perrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holgersson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson looking for submissions off his back.
Holgersson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perrera controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Helio Perrera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perrera throws a solid leg kick but Holgersson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perrera.
Holgersson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perrera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holgersson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Holgersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Perrera as Holgersson shoots in.
Perrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Holgersson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perrera as he avoids it easily.
Good work by Holgersson as he checks the leg kick.
Perrera avoids the body shot from Holgersson.
Perrera gets a double leg takedown into Holgersson's guard.
Perrera stopping the sweep attempt from Holgersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holgersson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perrera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perrera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Helio Perrera.
Holgersson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perrera defends well and Holgersson ends up having to push Perrera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Perrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Perrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holgersson misses with a straight left.
Holgersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Holgersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holgersson fails with the takedown
and Perrera counters with a takedown into side control.
Perrera controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Holgersson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holgersson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Perrera stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson tries to buck Perrera off but Perrera is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Holgersson's face as Perrera controls the position.
Holgersson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Perrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perrera is looking to cinch up a triangle. Holgersson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Perrera's body to avoid the submission. Perrera has instead reached around Holgersson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Perrera arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Helio Perrera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by The champ is here - Lupe Fiasco. Jorge Steel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Hogan 's chin.
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19
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hogan !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hogan .
Hogan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hogan backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan . Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Steel.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel stalks Hogan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hogan 's face. Hogan staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Hogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hogan slips a jab from Steel.
Steel blocks a jab.
Hogan swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Hogan .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hogan s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Hogan 's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Steel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steel.
Hogan is rocked!
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan . Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hogan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hogan looks to clinch but Steel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hogan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorge Steel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Terrence Thornton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Mazzuca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzuca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thornton scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Thornton as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thornton.
Thornton staying out of range there.
Thornton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thornton scores with a kick to the body.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzuca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thornton throws a sloppy head kick and Mazzuca moves out of range easily.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thornton moves away.
Thornton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Thornton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thornton throws a head kick that half lands.
Thornton cracks the inside of Mazzuca's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazzuca throws an overhand right that lands on Thornton's shoulder, as Thornton tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thornton.
Thornton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mazzuca is breathing heavily.
Mazzuca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrence Thornton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thornton fakes the leg kick and cracks Mazzuca in the body.
Mazzuca seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thornton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazzuca wants to land a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton scores with a shot to the body.
Mazzuca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzuca 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.
Thornton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thornton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thornton. That's going to slow Mazzuca down.
Thornton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mazzuca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thornton.
Thornton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thornton connects with an inside leg kick.
Terrence Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Thornton.
Thornton throws a head kick that half lands.
Thornton scores with a nice body kick.
Mazzuca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thornton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mazzuca rather than just go for the knockout.
Thornton throws a head kick that Mazzuca semi-blocks.
Mazzuca is rocked!
Thornton seems to be stalking Mazzuca here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Mazzuca drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Terrence Thornton!
Terrence Thornton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Roman Mazzuca was interviewed post fight and said '... I love you mom... please don't do this to me, not that guy! You can do much better, he's just an asshole! ... Sorry for the loss, what a shame...'.
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