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MFN 61: Now Or Never PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Logan Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RC King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RC King!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs misses the shot to the body.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Briggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Briggs is trying to stall.
King has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Briggs regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
King lying in Briggs's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Briggs decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! King taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Logan Briggs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jermery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragov has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem, Obie Trice, & DMX as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Decent 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Jermery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valko Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Dragov misses.
Dragov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jermery looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dragov!
Dragov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jermery scoring with punches from side control.
Dragov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jermery wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jermery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jermery is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragov is defending well.
Dragov wants to control but Jermery postures up.
Dragov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dragov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jermery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragov defends it well.
Jermery wants to control but Dragov is keeping him busy.
Jermery moves into full mount! Dragov won't be happy about that!
Dragov tries to improve his position but Jermery has taken his back! Jermery has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Dragov tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Jermery pushes Dragov away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ron Jermery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skip Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Skip Torres has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Skip Torres seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skip Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marty Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a two punch combo.
Torres feints and as Mendes raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres 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.
Torres wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendes pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marty Mendes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mendes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Mendes persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Marty Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Skip Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mendes.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Mendes shoots in.
Mendes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes postures up.
Torres is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mendes postures up.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
Torres keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Skip Torres wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Torres pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendes is out of range and Torres settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendes, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendes successfully pulls guard.
Torres is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mendes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mendes has escaped and now he's on top!
Torres working a defensive guard here.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Mendes defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres wants to improve his position but instead Mendes has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Torres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torres looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Torres throws a low kick but Mendes moves out of range easily.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mendes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Torres is pressing down on Mendes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Mendes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Mendes has control of the leg.
Skip Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendes blocks the strikes from Torres.
Torres gets back to full guard.
Torres controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Torres throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mendes uses it to pass to side control.
Torres manages to get back to half guard.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendes wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Mendes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres controlling the position for now.
Torres is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mendes jumps into side control!
Torres gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mendes trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torres haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marty Mendes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a head kick. That will keep Mendes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Torres punishes Mendes's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skip Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mendes.
Mendes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mendes showed some decent athleticism there.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Mendes trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres won't allow Mendes to pass to mount.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendes is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendes is controlling the pace.
Mendes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Mendes eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mendes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Torres.
Mendes throws a strike aimed at the side of Torres's head but Torres avoids it well.
Torres manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mendes is stalling here. Torres is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mendes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Torres has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mendes manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendes is still trying to improve position.
Well, if Torres is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Torres winds up and cracks Mendes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres is looking to stall here but Mendes recovers full guard.
Torres wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
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 Skip Torres.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skip Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (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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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a low kick but Fine avoids it.
Fine blocks a head kick by Castro.
Fine misses with a straight right.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fine throws out the jab.
Fine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fine looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Castro slips under a jab.
A jab from Fine misses.
Fine slips a straight right by Castro.
Fine misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Castro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Fine misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fine.
Fine missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castro throws a solid leg kick but Fine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fine.
Fine misses with a looping left.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Fine jabs at Castro's body.
Fine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castro's half guard.
Fine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fine trying to control from half guard but Castro is working away.
Castro is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fine stops Castro from getting back to his feet.
Castro pushes Fine off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fine misses with a hook.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Fine misses with a looping left.
Fine misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Fine checks a low kick from Castro.
Fine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fine loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Fine looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Fine throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Larry Fine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fine misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Fine off balance momentarily.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fine was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Castro scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Fine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fine lands a jab to the nose.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Fine throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Castro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fine misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castro.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Fine off balance momentarily.
Fine shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense.
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!
Castro misses with a leg kick
and Fine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Fine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fine moves away from the strike by Castro.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Fine checks it.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a big head kick but Fine shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fine thows a body shot but no joy.
Fine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castro momentarily.
Fine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Fine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Fine slips the punch.
Fine swings widly with a right hand
and Castro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Fine.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Fine.
Fine connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fine manages to avoid it.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot by Fine.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Fine misses the target.
Castro scores with a nice right hand.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fine.
No luck for Fine with that takedown attempt.
Castro lands a right hook to the body.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Fine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a hook but Fine avoids it easily.
Fine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castro stuns Fine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fine throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid body kick from Castro.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Castro.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Larry Fine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro throws a hook but Fine blocks it.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Fine.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Fine should have avoided that one.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fine off to one side.
Giovani Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Fine shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Fine is just out of range.
Castro slips a straight right by Fine.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fine's hands.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fine ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Fine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a low kick, right behind Fine 's knee.
Fine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Fine throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fine misses with an uppercut
and Castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fine takes one to the chin there.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Fine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Fine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fine misses with a body shot.
Fine just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Fine.
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 Giovani Castro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fine checks a low kick from Castro.
Castro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro throws the left hand but Fine avoids the punch easily.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Castro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Fine.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Fine checks a low kick from Castro.
Fine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fine.
Fine closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. Fine pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fine misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro scores with a nice right hand.
Fine throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fine throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Fine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Castro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fine scrambles back to his feet.
Castro connects with a leg kick. Fine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Fine misses
and Castro counters with a big head kick but Fine shrugs it off.
Castro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Fine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
Castro misses with an uppercut. Fine saw that one coming.
Castro scores with a jab to the body.
Fine dives in for a single leg takedown but Castro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Giovani Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Castro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castro stalling in the clinch.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Fine working aggressively here.
Castro scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine letting Castro take a breather here.
Castro seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Fine misses its intended target.
Fine throws a right hand that misses
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine swings widly with a right hand
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Fine throws a head kick that misses.
Fine misses with a right hand
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fine scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fine.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Fine is just out of range.
A jab from Fine misses.
Fine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fine off to one side.
Castro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fine misses with an uppercut.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro throws a right and a left that Fine avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Fine moved out of range nicely.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Fine's front leg but catches the back leg as Fine tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Castro!
Giovani Castro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo has chosen Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman as his entrance music. Rick Dynamo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dynamo with that takedown attempt.
Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hassan throws a right hand that Dynamo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dynamo also avoids with ease.
Hassan scores with a one two! Dynamo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
Dynamo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hassan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hassan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hassan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hassan!
Hassan misses with a double jab.
Dynamo avoids the head kick by Hassan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hassan throws a series of punches but Dynamo moves out of range.
Dynamo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hassan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dynamo.
Hassan pushes Dynamo off looking to stand but Dynamo dives back in and keeps control.
Dynamo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet.
Dynamo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hassan's coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hassan manages to get to full guard.
Dynamo prevents Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Dynamo looking to pass the guard.
Dynamo preventing the sweep.
Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hassan is looking to stand up but Dynamo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hassan is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan is trying to keep Dynamo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hassan throws a series of punches but Dynamo moves out of range.
Hassan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hassan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dynamo looks for a takedown but Hassan sprawls well.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hassan lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dynamo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hassan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dynamo is in Hassan's guard.
Hassan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dynamo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hassan is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hashim Jalilul Hassan.
A left and a right from Hassan both land. Nice combination.
Hassan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good shot there by Hassan.
Hassan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dynamo.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
A right-left combo lands from Hassan.
Dynamo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hassan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan lands a two punch combo.
Dynamo is rocked!
Dynamo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dynamo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hassan finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hassan there.
Hassan slaps away a takedown attempt from Dynamo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
Dynamo seems to have recovered his senses.
Dynamo moves in looking to clinch but Hassan pushes him off.
Hassan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dynamo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hassan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dynamo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hassan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dynamo slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hassan circles away.
Dynamo shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
Hassan swinging wildly here.
Hassan misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hassan throws a push kick but Dynamo slaps the foot to one side.
Dynamo fails with the takedown.
Hassan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hassan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hassan.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
Hassan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hassan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hassan tries to bum rush Dynamo with a series of wild strikes but Dynamo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamo slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
Hassan lands with a nice combination. Dynamo backs away looking to recover.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hassan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dynamo shoots in for a double leg but Hassan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan throws a good cross that connects.
Dynamo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hassan.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Hassan is having none of it.
Hassan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dynamo's head.
Hassan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Hassan as Dynamo shoots in.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
Dynamo shoots for a takedown but Hassan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dynamo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hassan works over Dynamo's head and body with a nice combination.
Dynamo dodges the punch combination from Hassan.
Dynamo looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
Hassan swinging wildly here.
Hassan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamo slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dynamo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dynamo feints and as Hassan raises his hands in defense, Dynamo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dynamo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dynamo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hassan is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dynamo manages to get himself to full guard.
Hassan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dynamo is trying to control the position but Hassan postures up.
Hassan works over Dynamo with some ground and pound from guard.
Dynamo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hassan's guard.
Hassan pulls Dynamo in to control the position.
Dynamo postures up and lands a big shot to Hassan's brow.
Dynamo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dynamo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hassan has Dynamo pulled in close to control his posture.
Rick Dynamo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dynamo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hassan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hassan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hassan!
Hassan working the ground and pound.
Hassan working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Hassan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hassan is chipping away with strikes.
Hassan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dynamo sneaks back into half guard.
Hassan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dynamo keeps working.
Hassan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamo is staying active underneath Hassan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hassan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dynamo wants to control but Hassan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hassan throws a right hand that Dynamo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dynamo also avoids with ease.
Hassan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dynamo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hassan as he avoids it easily.
Hassan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dynamo at a distance.
Dynamo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hassan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dynamo back to the cage. Hassan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hassan lands with a nice combination. Dynamo backs away looking to recover.
Hassan lands with a nice combination. Dynamo backs away looking to recover.
Hassan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dynamo is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
Hassan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Hassan misses.
Hassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hassan did well to prevent Dynamo getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dynamo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dynamo throwing shots but Hassan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan is trying to stand back up but Dynamo is controlling him
Dynamo prevents Hassan from improving his position.
Dynamo wants to pass the guard but Hassan is defending well.
Dynamo stalling away here and it's allowed Hassan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hassan is looking to stand up but Dynamo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hassan is controlling Dynamo's posture.
Dynamo postures up in Hassan's guard and throws a big left but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan wants to stand and escape but Dynamo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but Dynamo passes into half guard.
Dynamo is keen to just control but Hassan is a slippery customer.
Hassan pushes Dynamo off looking to stand but Dynamo dives back in and keeps control.
Dynamo is trying to control. Hassan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet.
Dynamo is working for a submission of some sort.
Dynamo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dynamo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo prevents Hassan from improving his position.
Dynamo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dynamo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hassan keeps working.
Dynamo is thwarting Hassan's attempts to control the position.
Hassan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dynamo trying to pass the guard but Hassan defending well.
Hassan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dynamo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is pulling down on Dynamo's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hashim Jalilul Hassan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hassan throws a right and a left that Dynamo avoids nicely.
Rick Dynamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dynamo tries for a takedown but Hassan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hassan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dynamo's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hassan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hassan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hassan throws a series of punches but Dynamo avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hashim Jalilul Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hassan 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
Hashim Jalilul Hassan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden McIlvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Whoop That Trick. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
144 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
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145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aiden McIlvey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby lands with a cross.
Bowlsby clinches up against the cage.
Bowlsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowlsby.
Bowlsby 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.
Bowlsby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bowlsby misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McIlvey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McIlvey trying to control the position but instead, Bowlsby has worked for underhooks and has pushed McIlvey into the cage.
McIlvey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bowlsby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McIlvey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowlsby misses with a punch to the body.
Bowlsby lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIlvey stalling against the cage.
McIlvey tries to throw a body punch but Bowlsby avoids it by throwing McIlvey back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
McIlvey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McIlvey goes for a takedown attempt but Bowlsby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bowlsby lands a head kick. McIlvey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McIlvey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McIlvey is rocked!
Bowlsby misses with a straight right.
McIlvey is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowlsby finish him?
McIlvey moves out of range as Bowlsby strikes.
Bowlsby is stalking McIlvey. McIlvey circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Bowlsby, and it's lights out! McIlvey really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Bowlsby!
In his post fight interview, Will Bowlsby gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to Damnfield Clothing and Fury Nutrition Inc. for sponsoring me and everyone at MFN for making it a pleasure to fight in a great org!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun comes to the cage accompanied by พิณบรรเลง. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kurucz's choice of entrance music: Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex. Ansgar Kurucz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurucz has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kurucz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chouncheun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurucz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chouncheun obliges.
Chouncheun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chouncheun avoids it.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but Chouncheun blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Chouncheun.
Kurucz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chouncheun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chouncheun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chouncheun lands an elbow just above Kurucz 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurucz lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Timpurhkhum Chouncheun has been cut.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but Chouncheun blocks it.
Chouncheun prevents Kurucz from breaking the clinch.
Chouncheun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kurucz looks winded!
Chouncheun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chouncheun working Kurucz over with knees to the body.
Kurucz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurucz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chouncheun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chouncheun lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chouncheun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurucz defending well though.
Chouncheun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chouncheun passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chouncheun unloading with bombs!
Chouncheun lands a heavy elbow.
Chouncheun controlling his opponent.
Chouncheun lands a big elbow.
Chouncheun looking to ground and pound but Kurucz is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kurucz, under a barage of strikes from Chouncheun.
Chouncheun wants to get back to his feet.
Kurucz wants to get back to his feet.
Chouncheun lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chouncheun has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Kurucz works to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kurucz wants to stand up but Chouncheun is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun postures up and lands a big shot to Kurucz's brow.
Chouncheun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chouncheun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurucz throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun is looking to slow Kurucz down with leg kicks.
Kurucz throws a low kick but Chouncheun avoids it.
Kurucz misses with a leg kick.
Chouncheun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurucz's calf.
Chouncheun throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chouncheun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chouncheun prevents Kurucz from breaking the clinch.
Chouncheun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurucz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chouncheun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but Chouncheun blocks with his arms.
Chouncheun with a knee to the head.
Chouncheun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chouncheun obliges.
Chouncheun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chouncheun lands an elbow just above Kurucz 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chouncheun obliges.
Chouncheun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chouncheun lands a nice elbow.
Chouncheun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chouncheun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chouncheun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chouncheun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chouncheun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chouncheun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timpurhkhum Chouncheun's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chouncheun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chouncheun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ansgar Kurucz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun lands a leg kick that knocks Kurucz off balance momentarily.
Kurucz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chouncheun is out of range.
Chouncheun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurucz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Chouncheun tenderised Kurucz's leg. Kurucz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chouncheun connects with a high kick.
Kurucz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chouncheun throws a leg kick which misses Kurucz's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurucz tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Chouncheun.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chouncheun scores with a spinning back kick!
Chouncheun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurucz.
Kurucz is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Chouncheun slams his shin into Kurucz's torso.
Chouncheun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chouncheun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurucz can do to turn this around?
Kurucz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chouncheun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz misses with a straight right.
Chouncheun lands a head kick!
Kurucz is rocked!
Kurucz has closed the distance and engaged Chouncheun in a clinch.
Kurucz tries to break free but Chouncheun pushes him back against the cage.
Chouncheun turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chouncheun manages to end up in side control.
Chouncheun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kurucz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chouncheun wants to control but Kurucz is keeping him busy.
Chouncheun stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Kurucz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chouncheun cracks the inside of Kurucz's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurucz looks to land a combination. Chouncheun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurucz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chouncheun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurucz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Kurucz misses.
Kurucz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chouncheun finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurucz's head.
Chouncheun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurucz throws a sloppy head kick and Chouncheun moves out of range easily.
Kurucz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chouncheun tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurucz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chouncheun lands a leg kick that knocks Kurucz off balance momentarily.
Kurucz throws a body kick that misses.
Kurucz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chouncheun.
Chouncheun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chouncheun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chouncheun clobbers Kurucz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chouncheun scores with a one two! Kurucz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kurucz is still on wobbly legs! Can Chouncheun finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun scores with a decent looking hook.
Chouncheun cracks Kurucz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kurucz falls to his knees and Chouncheun doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
A very excited looking Timpurhkhum Chouncheun rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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142 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun instigates a clinch.
Sun trying to control the position but instead, Turris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sun into the cage.
Sun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turris up against the cage.
Turris has Sun pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turris blocks the elbow strike.
Sun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sun lands a good knee to the midsection. Turris won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Turris.
Turris blocks an elbow strike.
Sun has Turris pressed against the cage, preventing Turris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sun misses with an elbow strike.
Sun throws a head punch that misses.
Sun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
Turris has Sun pushed against the cage.
Turris dodges an elbow strike from Sun.
Sun is pressed up against the cage. Turris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sun down to the mat. Sun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turris clobbers Sun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turris circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun has Turris up against the cage in a clinch.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Turris avoids the damage to the body.
Turris is trying to break the clinch but Sun has him pressed against the cage.
Turris avoids the elbow strike from Sun, against the cage.
Sun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sun stalls.
Sun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sun misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turris is looking for a takedown.
Turris looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris blocks an elbow strike from Sun.
Turris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sun uses from the top position.
Turris trying to keep a closed guard but Sun is proving a slippery customer.
Turris is trying to hold Sun in close to prevent damage but Sun has managed to pass into half guard.
Turris tries to get to full guard but Sun has control of the leg.
Turris trying to hold on to Sun's head to control him but Sun postures up.
Sun tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Turris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun prevents Turris from improving his position.
Sun wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Turris uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Turris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Sun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turris throws the left hand but Sun avoids the punch easily.
Sun misses with a hook. Turris ducked under it nicely.
Sun tries to close the distance and clinch but Turris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sun has closed the distance and engaged Turris in a clinch.
Turris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sun misses the jab.
Turris keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turris throws out the jab.
Sun moves out of range of the strikes.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turris shoots for a double leg takedown but Sun sprawls well. He's pushed Turris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turris throws a hook but Sun avoids it easily.
Turris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turris swings widly with a right hand
and Sun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sun wants to clinch.
Wei Sun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun tries to clinch there but Turris circles away.
Sun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Turris misses.
A jab from Sun finds it's way through Turris's defenses.
Sun cracks Turris with an open hand slap.
Sun staying out of range there.
Turris connects with a looping right hand.
Turris lands with a straight right. Sun didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Turris misses.
Nice straight punches there by Turris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turris.
Sun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sun.
Some wild striking there from Sun.
Turris keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris misses with an uppercut. Sun saw that one coming.
Turris misses with an uppercut. Sun saw that one coming.
Sun misses with a hook
and Turris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sun has time to react.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Turris circles away.
Sun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sun staying out of range there.
Kyle Turris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turris throws a hook but Sun avoids it easily.
Turris missing with a left hand there. Sun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Sun as Turris shoots in.
Turris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turris shoots in for a takedown but Sun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wei Sun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Turris.
Turris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Sun's shoulder, as Sun tries to avoid the shot.
Wei Sun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sun throws a hook but Turris avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Turris coming out on top.
Sun with a hook.
Turris misses with a lunging right hand
and Sun counters by moving into the clinch.
Sun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sun lands a shot to the body.
Sun leaning against his opponent.
Sun can't find room to land a body shot as Turris controls the action.
Sun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turris avoids it.
Turris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turris managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sun lands an elbow inside that Turris shrugs off.
Sun has Turris pressed against the cage, preventing Turris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sun is pressed up against the cage. Turris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sun down to the mat. Sun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turris throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sun tries to clinch up.
Turris swings for the body but Sun moves out of range.
Jab from Turris.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turris throws a right hand that Sun ducks under and follows up with a left that Sun also avoids with ease.
Sun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Turris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sun forces Turris back against the cage and clinches.
Sun misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Sun.
Wei Sun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turris looking to slow down the pace here.
Sun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turris up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sun.
Turris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Sun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turris decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun stopping the sweep attempt from Turris.
Sun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turris is keeping the position for now.
Turris looking for a sweep. Not yet Turris, not yet.
Sun wants to pass the guard but Turris is keeping the position.
Sun wants to control from the top but Turris keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Turris is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wei Sun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Sun misses.
Sun looks to clinch
and Turris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turris cracks Sun with an open hand slap.
Sun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turris misses with an uppercut
and Turris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sun.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Sun's shoulder, as Sun tries to avoid the shot.
Turris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turris lands with a cross.
Turris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sun misses the jab.
Turris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sun tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turris is in Sun's guard.
Turris won't allow Sun to sweep him here.
Turris trying to control the position from guard on top but Sun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sun is trying to control Turris's posture but Turris avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sun has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turris working the strikes but Sun uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turris is trying to control the action in half guard but Sun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Turris.
I think Turris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Turris!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kyle Turris waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smolder Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Jefe Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Jefe Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smolder Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Jefe Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Stoner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trujillo throws a head kick that Stoner semi-blocks.
Trujillo rushes Stoner and presses him up against the cage.
Trujillo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trujillo keeps control of Stoner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trujillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo throws a chopping leg kick but Stoner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Trujillo lands but Stoner takes it in his stride.
Trujillo looks to land a body kick but Stoner moved away.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Stoner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trujillo's coach down at Hey Steve's Fight Shack was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trujillo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Trujillo tries to clinch up but Stoner circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoner slips a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to clinch up.
Trujillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Trujillo.
Stoner avoids the head kick by Trujillo.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Trujillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stoner!
Stoner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Trujillo landing strikes.
Trujillo wants to control but Stoner is keeping him busy.
Trujillo throws an elbow but Stoner slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stoner tries to kick Trujillo off but Trujillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trujillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stoner keeps working.
Stoner is looking to escape.
Stoner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trujillo.
Trujillo prevents Stoner from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoner pushes Trujillo off looking to stand but Trujillo dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Jefe Trujillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
Trujillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Stoner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trujillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stoner 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 Trujillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trujillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
El Jefe Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoner misses with the combination.
Trujillo lands with a slapping head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trujillo.
Some wild striking there from Stoner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoner rushes Trujillo and presses him up against the cage.
Stoner is looking to break free of the clinch but Trujillo has double underhooks.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo misses with some punches.
Stoner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stoner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smolder Stoner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Jefe Trujillo.
Trujillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a takedown
and Stoner counters with a series of strikes. Trujillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stoner blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
Stoner blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Stoner slips under a jab.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoner is trying to stand back up but Trujillo is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner trying to control from the bottom.
Stoner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trujillo prevents Stoner from improving his position.
Trujillo throwing shots but Stoner is blocking nicely.
Stoner wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trujillo wants to control but Stoner is keeping him busy.
Trujillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo stops Stoner from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stoner was covering up waiting for the punch and Trujillo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Trujillo trying to control but Stoner is working from the bottom.
Stoner is looking to stand up but Trujillo isn't so interested in that idea.
El Jefe Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Jefe Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown but Stoner shows good takedown defense.
Stoner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Trujillo tries to clinch but Stoner moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoner throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trujillo wants to slow Stoner down by chopping away at his legs.
Trujillo shoots in and bounces Stoner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trujillo postures up in Stoner's guard and throws a big left but Stoner blocks it.
Stoner has a closed guard, preventing Trujillo from standing up.
Stoner pulls Trujillo in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Smolder Stoner.
Trujillo tries a low kick but Stoner avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a low kick as Stoner jumps back.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stoner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Stoner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smolder Stoner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trujillo throws a lazy head kick
and Stoner counters with a left and a right that stings Trujillo.
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Stoner slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trujillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoner shoots in but Trujillo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stoner avoids the head kick by Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a head kick. Stoner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Trujillo throws a big shot that misses.
Trujillo wants to clinch up but Stoner keeps it at a distance.
El Jefe Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Trujillo misses its intended target.
Stoner shoots in but no luck this time.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smolder Stoner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Jefe Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trujillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Jefe Trujillo!
El Jefe Trujillo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Wufie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Wufie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beg Waves. Zhang Wufie 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zhang Wufie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wufie.
Rick Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton misses with a combination
and Wufie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wufie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ashton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wufie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wufie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ashton.
Ashton letting Wufie take a breather here.
Ashton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ashton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wufie working Ashton over with knees to the body.
Wufie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wufie.
Wufie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wufie missing with knees to the body.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ashton avoids it.
Wufie throws an elbow that misses.
Wufie missing with knees to the body.
Wufie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ashton.
Ashton lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wufie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ashton defends it easily.
Wufie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wufie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ashton postures up and lands a big shot to Wufie's brow.
Wufie has his foot on Ashton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ashton works his way back into a safe position though.
Ashton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wufie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ashton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wufie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wufie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ashton is aware though and is defending well.
Ashton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ashton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ashton working some strikes from top position.
Wufie wants to sweep here but Ashton controlling him for the moment.
Ashton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wufie's head.
Wufie has his foot on Ashton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ashton works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Wufie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wufie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ashton defends it easily.
Ashton trying to control but Wufie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashton scoring with some ground and pound.
Ashton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wufie has momentary wrist control but Ashton slips an elbow through the middle.
Ashton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ashton lands a couple of elbows.
Ashton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wufie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ashton stacks Wufie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ashton!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton wants to take a breather but Wufie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ashton.
Ashton works over Wufie with some ground and pound from guard.
Ashton distracts Wufie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ashton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ashton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ashton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wufie is looking for a triangle but Ashton pushes his legs off easily.
Ashton landing some decent shots from guard.
Wufie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashton landing some decent shots from guard.
Ashton is looking to work some ground and pound but Wufie has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ashton dominated that round.
That's time! Ashton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wufie tries to clinch but Ashton is having none of it.
Ashton shoots in but Wufie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ashton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wufie has time to react.
Wufie is rocked!
It looks like Zhang Wufie has been cut.
Ashton shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Wufie is unconscious as Ashton celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Rick Ashton!
Rick Ashton made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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