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CEFC 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton Morrison!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
John Skantze Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skantze Jr throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Skantze Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
Skantze Jr misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Morrison looks winded!
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skantze Jr throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skantze Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skantze Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skantze Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morrison is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Morrison limp body while Skantze Jr jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Skantze Jr!
John Skantze Jr got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Caisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Had Enough-Breaking Benjamin. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Caisse!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caisse looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caisse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caisse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caisse has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Caisse pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Caisse dives into Johnson's guard.
Caisse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Caisse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Caisse from controlling successfully.
Johnson is working an open guard so Caisse takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Caisse circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Caisse pushes him off.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Caisse's torso.
Caisse fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caisse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Caisse misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Caisse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caisse has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Caisse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Justin Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Caisse.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Caisse moves into the clinch.
Caisse gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Caisse will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caisse manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caisse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caisse keeps the fight on the outside.
Caisse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caisse fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caisse shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caisse looks winded!
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caisse defends it nicely.
Caisse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caisse.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caisse tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson rushes Caisse and presses him up against the cage.
Caisse jumps guard.
Caisse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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!
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caisse is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caisse throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Caisse dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Caisse.
Caisse pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Caisse gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Caisse prevents the takedown attempt.
Caisse tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caisse trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Caisse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Caisse is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson striking from the bottom here.
Caisse is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Caisse stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Caisse has a takedown stuffed.
Caisse is breathing heavily.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caisse.
Caisse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caisse as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caisse wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Caisse trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Caisse scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson lands a decent punch to the body there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is working an open guard so Caisse takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Caisse wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Caisse tries a head kick but it misses.
Caisse wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caisse tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Caisse moves out of range easily.
Jean Caisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Caisse fails with the takedown.
Caisse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justin Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caisse back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Caisse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caisse keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson has Caisse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Caisse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Caisse looking to stall.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Caisse has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Caisse jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caisse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Caisse jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Caisse had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Caisse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Caisse shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caisse throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Caisse swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Caisse swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Caisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jean Caisse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caisse wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Caisse moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Caisse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson'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.
Caisse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caisse blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Caisse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Caisse breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Caisse.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caisse napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Caisse with a big right hand but Caisse just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson wants to control but Caisse is keeping him busy.
Caisse is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson working away.
Caisse bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caisse.
Caisse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Caisse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Caisse prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Caisse has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caisse lands with a punch from half guard.
Caisse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Caisse has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Johnson defend it? Caisse steps over the head and cranks it - Johnson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Caisse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Caisse!
Jean Caisse was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jenson Luck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenson Luck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jenson Luck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Almighty!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luck misses with a takedown
and Almighty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Almighty scores with a hook to the body.
Almighty has picked Luck up - he's going for a ride! Almighty dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almighty lands a nice short elbow.
Luck actively working from the bottom here.
Almighty prevents Luck from improving his position.
Almighty is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Luck is just riding it out for now. Almighty eventually gives up the hold.
Luck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Almighty pulls his head out easily.
Luck tries to roll over but Almighty keeps him under control.
Almighty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Almighty connects with a nice short shot to Luck's temple.
Almighty is looking for a kimura here.
Luck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almighty maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Luck could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Almighty has cracked it and Luck is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Almighty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Almighty!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brown Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen crazy bitch as his entrance music. Brown Wilson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brown Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wilson wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Wilson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Wilson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
Gracie 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Wilson's guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Gracie won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Bruce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wilson dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Gracie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wilson is avoiding damage well.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wilson is avoiding damage well.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Wilson is defending the strikes.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wilson parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilson to escape.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Wilson is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Wilson is defending the strikes.
Gracie landing strikes.
Brown Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Gracie!
Bruce Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrjez Masson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrjez Masson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
196 lbs
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187 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrjez Masson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masson clinches up against the cage.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga fails with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bunga. Masson shrugs it off though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Masson has eaten all the pies!
Masson throws a body punch but Bunga moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice jab there from Bunga.
Bunga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bunga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Masson wants to control but Bunga is keeping busy.
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!
Bunga decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but Masson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masson darts in and clinches Bunga up against the cage.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bunga lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masson darts in and clinches Bunga up against the cage.
A short left from Bunga.
Masson looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Masson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunga smiles and moves away.
Ralph Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrjez Masson.
Masson drives through and clinches with Bunga against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bunga lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Andrjez Masson has been cut.
I was talking to Bunga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bunga lands a knee to the head.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Masson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga holds him up against the cage and eventually Masson drops back down to his feet.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunga, pushing him back against the cage.
Masson fails to pull guard.
Masson looking for a takedown.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga misses with a takedown attempt - Masson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masson takes a swing at Bunga's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrjez Masson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunga forces Masson back against the cage and clinches.
Masson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunga to keep the fight standing.
Masson jumps guard but Bunga stands there with Masson around his waist. Masson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masson jumps guard but Bunga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ralph Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrjez Masson.
Bunga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Massons head.
Masson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunga smiles and moves away.
Masson drives through and clinches with Bunga against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Masson misses the body punch
and Bunga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Masson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masson closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga scores with a shoulder strike.
Masson is trying to pull guard but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga presses Masson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga gets underhooks to prevent Masson's takedown attempt.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Andrjez Masson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masson moves into range and clinches up with Bunga.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunga moves away.
Masson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga goes for a double leg but Masson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masson continues to drive forward.
Masson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masson jumps guard but Bunga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Masson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunga to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunga.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Masson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunga.
Bunga looks for a takedown but Masson sprawls well.
Masson misses with a jab to the body
and Bunga counters with a leg kick.
Ralph Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Masson moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunga just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masson backwards.
Masson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunga walks away with a smile on his face. Masson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrjez Masson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Masson misses with a body shot.
Bunga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunga forces Masson back against the cage and clinches.
Masson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bunga rather than just go for the knockout.
Masson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunga, pushing him back against the cage.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga holds him up against the cage and eventually Masson drops back down to his feet.
Masson tries to pull guard but Bunga won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but Masson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga dives in and grabs Masson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masson pushes down on Bunga's head and hops out.
Masson throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
Masson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bunga thows a body kick. Masson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunga.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bunga is out of range and Masson settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bunga!
Masson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunga is just out of range.
Masson clinches up with Bunga and pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Masson as Bunga shoots in.
Bunga feints and then cracks Masson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masson rushes Bunga and presses him up against the cage.
Andrjez Masson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masson is trying to pull guard but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga clinches.
Masson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunga walks away with a smile on his face. Masson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Masson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andrjez Masson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga darts in and clinches Masson up against the cage.
Bunga lands an elbow that stopped Masson in his tracks for a moment.
Masson jumps guard but Bunga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga tries for a takedown but Masson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Bunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunga 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Bunga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirier has chosen ACDC - TNT as his entrance music. Andy Thug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
222 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Thug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Poirier misses the target.
Poirier throws a shot from downtown. Thug moves away and avoids it.
Thug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Poirier.
Poirier blocks a head kick by Thug.
Poirier throws a poor cross that misses
and Thug makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thug throws a sloppy head kick and Poirier moves out of range easily.
Peter Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poirier's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Poirier.
Poirier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poirier misses with a looping left.
Thug scores with a hook to the body. Poirier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poirier looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poirier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poirier misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier tries to bum rush Thug with a series of wild strikes but Thug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poirier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thug counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poirier tries to keep at a distance but Thug has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thug manages to break the clinch.
Thug lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Poirier out cold! Poirier is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andy Thug!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Stanfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raje Malapitan's chin.
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33
162 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Malapitan moves out of range.
Stanfield moves into the clinch.
Stanfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stanfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Malapitan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stanfield is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Malapitan to the mat. Malapitan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stanfield is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stanfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Malapitan is retaining full guard.
Malapitan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanfield tries to stand but Malapitan is controlling from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aaron Stanfield wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stanfield looks to clinch
and Malapitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malapitan scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield shoots in for a takedown but Malapitan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stanfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Malapitan avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Malapitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanfield moves away.
Stanfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Stanfield misses with a kick to the body.
Stanfield wants to clinch but Malapitan slips to the side
and Malapitan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stanfield thinking.
Malapitan defending well as Stanfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stanfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Malapitan is just out of range.
Stanfield digs a good body shot into Malapitan's ribs.
Malapitan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stanfield misses with a takedown
and Malapitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malapitan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Stanfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malapitan misses with a looping right.
Raje Malapitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield throws an off balance right hand
and Malapitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
Stanfield throws the kick towards the body but Malapitan avoids it.
Malapitan checks a leg kick nicely.
Stanfield slips under a jab from Malapitan.
Stanfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malapitan.
Malapitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
Stanfield throws a leg kick but Malapitan moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aaron Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malapitan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Stanfield misses its intended target.
Malapitan walks into a straight right hand from Stanfield.
Stanfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malapitan lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanfield off the cage and back into range.
Malapitan moves out of range of the body kick from Stanfield.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Stanfield dominated that round.
That's time! Malapitan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stanfield throws out a leg kick but Malapitan moves out of range and Stanfield only half commits.
Malapitan throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
Stanfield cracks Malapitan with an open hand slap.
Stanfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanfield scores with a jab.
Stanfield throws a right hand that misses
and Malapitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanfield wants to clinch up but Malapitan keeps it at a distance.
Stanfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Malapitan's head.
Malapitan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stanfield after a bit of a struggle.
Stanfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malapitan is defending well for now.
Malapitan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stanfield is keeping busy.
Malapitan is working for takedown but Stanfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malapitan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stanfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raje Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malapitans head.
Malapitan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stanfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malapitan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stanfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malapitan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Malapitan lands a nice shot to the body.
Malapitan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stanfield is defending well.
Stanfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malapitan looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stanfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stanfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Stanfield.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Malapitan blocks it.
Malapitan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stanfield has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield has picked Malapitan up - he's going for a ride! Stanfield dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Malapitan is looking for a sweep. Stanfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malapitan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stanfield is working away from the top position though.
Malapitan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raje Malapitan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stanfield thuds his shin into the meat of Malapitan's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a shot from downtown. Stanfield moves away and avoids it.
Stanfield tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Raje Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malapitan.
Malapitan throws a shot to the body.
Malapitan lands a jab to Stanfield's midsection.
Aaron Stanfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malapitan.
Nice takedown defense from Malapitan. No joy for Stanfield on that attempt.
Malapitan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stanfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stanfield looks to land a right hand but Malapitan moved out of range.
Stanfield fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malapitan sprawls well initially but Stanfield persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malapitan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malapitan has a closed guard, preventing Stanfield from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Stanfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Malapitan misses with a hook.
Jab from Stanfield.
Stanfield swings widly with a right hand
and Malapitan counters with a two punch combo.
Malapitan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield throws out a powerful jab.
Stanfield tries to clinch there but Malapitan circles away.
Stanfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stanfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan checks a leg kick.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanfield misses with a hook.
Malapitan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stanfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stanfield fails to land.
Stanfield has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stanfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malapitan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malapitan looking for a takedown.
Malapitan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Malapitan tries to pass to full mount but Stanfield defends it.
Malapitan is keen to just control but Stanfield is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield pushes Malapitan off looking to stand but Malapitan dives back in and keeps control.
Stanfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malapitan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malapitan wants to work for an arm triangle but Stanfield is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malapitan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malapitan with the ground and pound but Stanfield uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stanfield wants to sweep here but Malapitan controlling him for the moment.
Malapitan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stanfield is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Malapitan, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield preventing the sweep.
Stanfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malapitan is keeping the position for now.
Stanfield wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
Aaron Stanfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aaron Stanfield has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A good leg kick by Stanfield.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield scores with the left hand. Malapitan knows he should have avoided that one.
Raje Malapitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malapitan drops his hands momentarily and Stanfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Stanfield.
Well Stanfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Stanfield!
A victorious Aaron Stanfield thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Phoenix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ring lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ring.
Ring misses with a series of wild punches.
Ring takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeremy Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ring tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ring has Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring takes an elbow to the temple.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Ring looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ring lands a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix connects with a knee to the head.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Ring is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring taking a breather.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ring tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix clinches up with Ring and pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix wants to break free but Ring has control.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ring.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring scores with a shoulder strike.
Ring avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ring escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ring misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ring is able to avoid easily.
Ring misses with a low kick.
Ring dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Ring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Ring.
Ring pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Phoenix.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ring.
Ring tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Phoenix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ring lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from Ring.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Ring throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ring using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ring scores with a hook to the body.
Ring tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Ring blocks it.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Ring has double underhooks.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ring keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phoenix's efforts to push away.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ring has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Ring slows down the pace here.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring lands a knee to the body.
Ring digs a right hand underneath Phoenix's ribcage. Phoenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ring lands a right hand.
Phoenix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ring's face.
Ring dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ring landing knees to the head.
Ring lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Ring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix'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.
Ring has managed to clinch.
Ring connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
Ring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simon Phoenix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ring takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ring clinches with his opponent.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Ring scores a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but Ring blocks with his arms.
Ring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ring lands a nice elbow.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Jeremy Ring seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Ring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ring throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Phoenix lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
Ring lands a head kick!
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix punishes Ring's body with a nice straight punch.
Ring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ring misses with the body kick
and Phoenix counters with a left and a right that stings Ring.
Ring closes the distance and pushes Phoenix back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phoenix wants to break free but Ring has control.
Ring dodges an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Ring trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Ring stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Ring has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Phoenix to work.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ring dodges an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Phoenix is trying to break free.
Ring has Phoenix pressed against the cage.
Ring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ring tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Ring ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Ring throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring wants to clinch.
A head kick by Ring misses
and Phoenix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ring moves into the clinch.
Ring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Ring lands a knee to the body.
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!
Ring gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring crunches a lovely knee into Phoenix's ribcage.
Ring is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ring crunches a lovely knee into Phoenix's ribcage.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ring blocks the elbow strike.
Ring crunches a lovely knee into Phoenix's ribcage.
Ring lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ring obliges.
Ring slows down the pace here.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Ring avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ring is pushing Phoenix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Ring showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ring closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from Ring, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ring misses with an elbow over the top.
Ring taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Ring lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simon Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
Ring is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Ring into the cage.
Ring landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ring lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
Ring misses with an elbow strike.
Ring lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring stalling against the cage.
Ring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from Ring.
Ring looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ring scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ring.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ring stalling the fight.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ring obliges.
Phoenix tries to circle away but Ring has him pinned against the cage.
Ring keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ring.
Ring lands an elbow inside.
Ring using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ring trying to control the position but instead, Phoenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ring into the cage.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix misses with a double jab.
Ring connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ring throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Ring scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Ring has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Ring counters with a good, hard body kick but Phoenix shrugs it off.
Ring clinches with his opponent.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Ring throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ring fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ring tries to move into range but Phoenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ring tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Jeremy Ring seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phoenix with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring moves to clinch but Phoenix breaks away
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Ring throws a sloppy head kick
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phoenix, right into the meat.
Ring pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phoenix lands a damaging elbow.
Ring misses with a knee strike.
Ring misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Ring really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ring swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Ring fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phoenix.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Ring.
Ring looks for the body kick but Phoenix saw that one coming.
Ring sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ring takes the fight into the clinch.
Ring tries to stall but Phoenix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ring is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ring swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ring gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ring utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix working Ring over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right handed body shot lands from Ring.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Ring has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ring stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring lands a nice elbow.
Ring throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ring pushes Phoenix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Phoenix gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Ring lands an uppercut.
Ring landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix misses with a knee strike.
Ring leaning against his opponent.
Ring scores a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ring tries a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Ring.
Ring lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Ring slowing the pace effectively.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring lands with a left to the head.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Ring working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Ring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
Phoenix is trying to break free.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
Ring stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Ring throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ring.
Simon Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring landing knees to the body.
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ring content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring lands a nice knee to the body.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ring throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phoenix.
Ring cracks a nice hook into Phoenix's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring throws a good cross that connects.
Ring swinging wildly here.
Phoenix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ring circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Ring dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ring needs to keep his hands up - Phoenix had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from Ring.
Ring throws a series of strikes that have Phoenix backpedaling.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Ring.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix throws the kick towards the body but Ring avoids it.
Ring gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix tries to stall but Ring uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ring lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Ring pushes off an throws an elbow but Phoenix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ring just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Knees to the body from Phoenix.
Ring prevents the takedown attempt.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ring. Phoenix shrugs it off though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ring avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Ring pushes Phoenix away with a front kick.
Ring falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phoenix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ring moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ring throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phoenix throws out a powerful jab.
Simon Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Ring lands.
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phoenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ring staying out of range there.
Phoenix lunges at Ring with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ring's hand.
Ring lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ring tries a head kick but it misses.
Ring tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
Ring scores with a push kick.
Ring is looking to clinch but Phoenix is avoiding it.
Ring thuds his right hand into Phoenix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ring has closed the distance and engaged Phoenix in a clinch.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phoenix jabs Ring right on the nose. Ring blinks but takes it well.
Ring darts in trying to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a thumping low kick.
Ring showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phoenix.
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phoenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phoenix gets tackled into the cage by Ring. Ring maintains the clinch.
Phoenix avoids a wild elbow strike from Ring.
Phoenix pushes off an throws an elbow but Ring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phoenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Ring has double underhooks.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ring swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phoenix doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phoenix.
Ring tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phoenix counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
Ring with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Ring moved out of range nicely.
Ring closes the distance but Phoenix moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jeremy Ring is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phoenix takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phoenix is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ring goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whack! Ring lands a heavy head kick that drops Phoenix. The ref tackles Ring to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Phoenix was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jeremy Ring!
Jeremy Ring is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Jeremy Ring, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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