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BEEF: Fight For The Prize 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theo Maples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roman Mazzuca enters the cage!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theo Maples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzuca rushes Maples and presses him up against the cage.
Mazzuca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzuca blocks an uppercut.
Maples misses with a body punch.
Mazzuca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Maples blocks it.
Mazzuca misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Maples blocks it.
Mazzuca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzuca lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mazzuca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Maples.
Mazzuca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mazzuca is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maples tries to work over Mazzuca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzuca stops a takedown attempt from Maples.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzuca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maples lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mazzuca taking a breather.
Mazzuca lands a hook that snaps the head of Maples backwards.
Maples misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maples throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzuca.
Maples blocking some punches.
Maples letting Mazzuca take a breather here.
Maples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mazzuca backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca scores with a hook to the body.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Maples blocks it.
Mazzuca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maples backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzuca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Maples.
Mazzuca taking a breather.
Maples tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Mazzuca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
Mazzuca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzuca has Maples pushed against the cage.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Maples blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mazzuca misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzuca fails to land.
Mazzuca can't find room to land a body shot as Maples controls the action.
Mazzuca stalling the fight.
Maples blocks an uppercut.
Maples prevents a body shot from Mazzuca.
Maples tightens his grip and picks Mazzuca up, before dumping him to the ground. Mazzuca manages to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mazzuca wants to sweep but no luck.
Mazzuca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mazzuca keeping moving, preventing Maples from controlling successfully.
Mazzuca controls Maples momentarily but Maples frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mazzuca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roman Mazzuca has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A big left from Maples misses.
Mazzuca throws a body punch but Maples moves out of range.
Maples looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maples takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mazzuca lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maples misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maples throws a hook but Mazzuca avoids it easily.
Mazzuca closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maples to the mat! Maples manages to get full guard.
Maples is trying to control the position but Mazzuca postures up.
Maples controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Mazzuca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mazzuca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maples sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazzuca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maples manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazzuca lands with an overhand left.
Maples avoids the body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca closes the distance and clinches.
Maples blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
Mazzuca misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzuca misses with a body punch.
Maples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maples misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maples blocks a body shot from Mazzuca.
Maples tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca can't find room to land a body shot as Maples controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples tries to work over Mazzuca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Maples.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Maples.
Maples tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maples gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mazzuca regains guard.
Maples trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzuca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mazzuca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maples sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mazzuca pulls Maples in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maples preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mazzuca moves out of range of the strikes.
Maples throws a body punch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Roman Mazzuca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazzuca just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzuca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maples at a distance.
Mazzuca is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maples rather than just go for the knockout.
Maples misses with a wild body shot.
Maples pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mazzuca is out of range and Maples settles back down.
Mazzuca thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazzuca slips a straight right by Maples.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzuca misses with a looping left.
Mazzuca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mazzuca takes a swing at Maples's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca slips a straight right by Maples.
Mazzuca swings for the body but Maples moves out of range.
A big right from Mazzuca misses.
Mazzuca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maples misses with the combination.
Maples moves out of range as Mazzuca strikes.
Mazzuca takes a swing at Maples's ribcage but misses.
Mazzuca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maples avoids the body shot from Mazzuca.
Maples swats away the attempt to clinch by Mazzuca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzuca. Maples does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maples staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maples has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mazzuca clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Maples gets his hands free as Mazzuca looks to control.
Mazzuca is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maples trying to control momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maples connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mazzuca to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maples misses with a punch to the head.
Maples looking for the choke from the back.
Maples is landing with strikes from the back.
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 Theo Maples will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maples misses with a low kick as Mazzuca jumps back.
Mazzuca misses with a body shot.
Maples thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazzuca thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazzuca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mazzuca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maples circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maples pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzuca thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazzuca thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazzuca gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maples to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mazzuca keeping full guard, as Maples tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples trying to control but Mazzuca is working from the bottom.
Maples stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mazzuca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mazzuca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maples wants to control from the top but Mazzuca keeps moving.
Mazzuca being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Theo Maples wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mazzuca misses with a wild body shot.
Maples misses the shot to the body.
Mazzuca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maples.
Mazzuca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maples was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazzuca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzuca. Maples does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazzuca doesn't manage to clinch there - Maples circles away.
Maples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mazzuca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maples doesn't seem bothered though.
Maples misses with a hook. Mazzuca ducked under it nicely.
Maples slips under a jab from Mazzuca.
Maples jabs at Mazzuca's body.
Maples takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca defending well as Maples loads up on a big left hand.
Mazzuca thows a body shot but no joy.
Mazzuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maples moves away.
Mazzuca clinches.
Roman Mazzuca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mazzuca blocks a body shot from Maples.
Maples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzuca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maples misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzuca throws a head punch that misses.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maples.
Mazzuca stalling the fight.
Maples digs a right hand underneath Mazzuca's ribcage. Mazzuca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maples goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mazzuca prevents it.
A body shot lands from Mazzuca.
Come on Mazzuca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
Maples tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maples tries to stall but Mazzuca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Maples blocks it.
Maples lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Mazzuca.
I think Mazzuca 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Mazzuca!
Roman Mazzuca made sure to mention his sponsor, Elite Canadian Threads in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Jamerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichabod Crane 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Jamerson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamerson.
Jamerson cracks Crane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crane tries to bum rush Jamerson with a series of wild strikes but Jamerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crane.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Crane scores with a nice right hand.
Crane throws a low kick but Jamerson moves out of range easily.
Crane throws a sloppy head kick and Jamerson moves out of range easily.
Crane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane misses with a body kick.
Crane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jamerson tries to work over Crane's front leg with a kick but Crane checks it.
Jamerson moves away from the strike by Crane.
Crane sizes up Jamerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jamerson is rocked!
It looks like Clyde Jamerson has been cut.
Crane circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jamerson to the canvas! Jamerson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Crane keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichabod Crane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kule Den (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Corato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Corato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kule Den!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Corato!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den looks to land a right hand but Corato moved out of range.
Den digs a good hook to Corato's body.
Den throws a lazy right hand but Corato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Den avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Den dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Den scores with a shot to the body.
Corato tries to clinch up.
Den scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corato takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Joey Corato has been cut.
Corato tries to clinch up but Den circles away and keeps his distance.
Corato moves to clinch but Den breaks away
and Den counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Den connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Den ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corato moves away.
Corato misses with an uppercut.
Corato fails to land with a series of punches.
Corato loads up on a big right hand but Den slips the punch.
Corato ducks under a wild hook from Den.
Joey Corato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corato misses the shot to the body.
Den definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corato wants to clinch but Den slips to the side
and Den counters with a left to the body.
Corato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Den.
Den circles away from the clinch attempt
and Den counters with a nice body shot.
Corato tries to clinch up.
Corato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Den circles away quickly and effectively.
Den fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corato tries to clinch but Den is having none of it.
Corato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Den manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Den throws a jab but it's blocked by Corato.
Corato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Den manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corato tries to clinch there but Den circles away.
Den scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corato doesn't seem bothered though.
Den looks to throw the jab but Corato is out of range.
Corato wants to clinch up but Den keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Den.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den circles away from the clinch attempt
and Den connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Den feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Corato sprawling to the canvas! Corato rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Den finish him?!
Corato is rocked!
That has opened up Joey Corato's cut even more.
Den fakes the body blow, causing Corato to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Corato goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kule Den!
In defeat, Joey Corato stepped up to the mic, saying 'Spaghetti! Mozzarella! Mamma mia! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pudzianowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Foxy Shazam - Killin' it . Brett Clay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Clay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pudzianowski scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Clay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pudzianowski blocks a head kick by Clay.
Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Clay slams his shin into Pudzianowski's torso.
Pudzianowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clay pinned against the cage. Clay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Clay.
Pudzianowski throws a combination that misses
and Clay counters with a body kick.
Look low, kick high! Clay uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pudzianowski tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Clay is absolutely delighted - when Pudzianowski wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brett Clay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Garota de Ipanema. Thornton has chosen Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 as his entrance music. Terrence Thornton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Thornton throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thornton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Thornton scores with a nice body kick.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thornton.
Santos lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thornton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thornton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Thornton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Thornton tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Thornton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Thornton's coach down at Cartel Muerte was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thornton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thornton.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Thornton slams his shin into Santos's torso.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thornton can pounce on him.
Thornton tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Thornton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thornton tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Thornton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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!
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thornton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Thornton keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Thornton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thornton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santos is avoiding damage well.
Thornton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santos is trying to escape and Thornton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Thornton! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrence Thornton!
Terrence Thornton is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Terrence Thornton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Neymar Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'Merda!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinchin Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guts! Guts! - Akira Kushida. 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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170 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chinchin Chin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chin's waist but Chin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Justice off to one side.
Chin lands with a cross.
Chin gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chin trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
Chin working the ground and pound but Justice is defending the strikes.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Chin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Justice misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Chin working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Justice is looking to regain half guard here but Chin keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice struggling a bit here.
Chin is looking to take a break and control but Justice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Justice is looking to regain half guard here but Chin keeps moving and retains side control.
Chin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Justice is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Justice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chin connects with a decent elbow.
Justice can't do much from the bottom here.
Chin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Justice is trying to improve his position.
Chin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Justice is avoiding damage well.
Justice gets back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Justice sees it coming and defends easily.
Justice landing a few short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chin is pressing down on Justice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Justice is holding on for now.
Chin lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice trying to control but Chin postures up.
Chin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Justice is doing well to control the position and prevent Chin from advancing to side control.
Justice is looking for a sweep. Chin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justice makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Justice.
Chin cracks Justice with a solid left hand.
Chin forces his way into half guard.
Chin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justice wants to control but Chin is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chin in particular looking to stall.
Chin trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chin's back!
Chin is trying to break free.
Justice has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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!
Chin turns into Justice and is now in his guard.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Justice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice has momentary wrist control but Chin slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Chin defends easily.
Chin preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinchin Chin 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.
Chin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Justice wants to sweep here but Chin controlling him for the moment.
Chin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chin takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Justice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chin defends well.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Chin from controlling successfully.
Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chin's guard.
Justice landing some decent shots from guard.
Chin is trying to keep Justice in close.
Justice stands up over Chin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chin is on top in guard.
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!
Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is trying to control the position but Chin postures up.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Chin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Justice's guard.
Chin wants to pass to mount but Justice is defending the position.
Justice is not content to let Chin control the position.
Chin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Justice sees it coming and defends easily.
Justice landing rabbit punches to the side of Chin's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Chinchin Chin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to get to full guard but Chin has control of the leg.
Justice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chin is working away from the top position though.
Chin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Justice gets full guard.
Chin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chin has managed to get both his arms back between Justice's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Chin tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
Justice working a defensive guard here.
Justice is controlling Chin's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justice is trying to keep Chin in close.
Justice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice keeping full guard, as Chin tries to pass.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Justice trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Justice keeping moving, preventing Chin from controlling successfully.
Justice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chin stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Justice controls Chin momentarily but Chin frees himself.
Chin tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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!
Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chinchin Chin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Chin.
Chin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chin wants it to stay on the feet.
Chin shoots in and gets a takedown into Justice's guard.
Chin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chin working away.
Chin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Justice, who protects the arm well.
Justice tries to bench press Chin off him but Chin keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Justice some visible discomfort.
Justice is not content to let Chin control the position.
Justice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chin off and has taken his back!
Justice is trying to stick to Chin's back but Chin is turning into Justice. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Justice's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chin.
Chin trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Justice working a defensive guard here.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chin drops back looking for a leg! Justice is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Justice manages to kick Chin off! Chin jumps back into Justice's guard.
Chin preventing the sweep.
Justice working for a triangle but Chin defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice is trying to control the position but Chin postures up.
Justice is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chin lands a couple of elbows.
Chin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justice's head.
Chin is stalling in the full guard.
Chin won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chin looking to pass the guard.
Justice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justice is really struggling to control Chin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Justice lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Justice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chin manages to get himself to full guard.
Justice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chin's head.
Justice is working Chin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justice manages to get himself to full guard.
Chin passes Justice's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Justice trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin is looking to advance position but Justice won't allow it.
Justice wants to improve his position but Chin is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glenn Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinchin Chin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinchin Chin!
A relieved looking Chinchin Chin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammer Bammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sammer Bammer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sammer Bammer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammer Bammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fransino Tirta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tirta slips a jab from Bammer.
Bammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bammer throws a series of punches but Tirta avoids them all with ease.
Bammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Tirta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bammer throws a hook but Tirta blocks it.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch but Bammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sammer Bammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tirta tries to clinch up but Bammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tirta.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bammer throws a lazy right hand but Tirta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tirta rushes Bammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bammer tries to pull guard but Tirta holds him up against the cage and eventually Bammer drops back down to his feet.
Bammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bammer's defenses.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Tirta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Tirta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tirta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bammer's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tirta leaning against his opponent.
Bammer goes for a takedown attempt but Tirta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammer Bammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tirta ducks under a wild hook from Bammer.
Tirta is looking to clinch but Bammer is avoiding it.
Tirta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Bammer shrugs off.
Bammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sammer Bammer has been cut.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Bammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Bammer blocks the elbow strike.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Bammer is working for takedown but Tirta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Bammer shrugs off.
Bammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tirta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tirta tries to clinch up but Bammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Tirta takes the fight into the clinch.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tirta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bammer's brow.
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!
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bammer's defenses.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Bammer shrugs off.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tirta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bammer's defenses.
Bammer blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Bammer tries to pull guard but Tirta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tirta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bammer blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta lands an elbow inside.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Bammer 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Bammer 's eye.
Tirta throws an elbow but it misses.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Bammer in his tracks for a moment.
Tirta looking to stall.
Bammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bammer wants a takedown.
Bammer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tirta after a bit of a struggle.
Bammer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tirta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tirta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bammer.
Tirta is pressed up against the cage. Bammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tirta down to the mat. Tirta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bammer digs a good hook to Tirta's body.
Tirta tries to clinch up but Bammer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bammer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tirta to the mat! Tirta manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tirta is looking for a triangle but Bammer pushes his legs off easily.
Bammer passes Tirta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tirta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tirta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tirta being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bammer advances to half guard.
Tirta trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bammer is trying to work for a kimura but Tirta is defending well.
Tirta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransino Tirta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammer Bammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bammer misses with a straight right.
Bammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tirta manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bammer.
Bammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Tirta wants to clinch.
Bammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tirta.
Bammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Tirta tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammer misses with a wild body shot.
Bammer fails with the takedown
and Tirta counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammer Bammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tirta.
Bammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Tirta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tirta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Bammer 's eye.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bammer's defenses.
Tirta lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tirta.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Bammer shrugs off.
Bammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tirta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bammer is trying to drag Tirta to the mat but Tirta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tirta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tirta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Tirta misses with an elbow strike.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Sammer Bammer's cut is getting worse.
Bammer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tirta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Tirta stops a takedown attempt from Bammer.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tirta lands a damaging elbow.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Bammer in his tracks for a moment.
Tirta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bammer wants a takedown but no success here.
Tirta pushes off an throws an elbow but Bammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Bammer is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammer blocks an elbow strike.
Tirta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tirta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bammer misses with a looping left.
Tirta moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Bammer shrugs off.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tirta is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Sammer Bammer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransino Tirta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammer Bammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tirta wants to clinch.
Bammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tirta.
Tirta looks to throw the jab but Bammer is out of range.
Bammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch but Bammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tirta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tirta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Bammer.
It looks like Fransino Tirta has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bammer.
Tirta staying out of range there.
Bammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tirta.
Tirta wants to clinch up but Bammer keeps it at a distance.
Bammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tirta as he avoids it easily.
Tirta moves into range and clinches up with Bammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tirta pushes off an throws an elbow but Bammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tirta pushes off an throws an elbow but Bammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Bammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Fransino Tirta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tirta lands a damaging elbow.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tirta.
Bammer blocks the elbow strike.
Bammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tirta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tirta tries to clinch there but Bammer circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammer throws a lazy right hand but Tirta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bammer misses with a hook. Tirta ducked under it nicely.
Tirta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Bammer misses.
Tirta avoids the body shot from Bammer.
Bammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tirta tries to clinch but Bammer moves out of range.
Tirta staying out of range there.
Tirta tries to close the distance and clinch but Bammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bammer shoots in for a double leg but Tirta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammer Bammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tirta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tirta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sammer Bammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bammer misses with a wild body shot.
Bammer misses with a hook. Tirta ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammer misses with a looping right.
Tirta tries to clinch up but Bammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Tirta tries to clinch but Bammer moves out of range.
Tirta tries to clinch but Bammer is having none of it.
Tirta is looking to clinch.
Tirta doesn't manage to clinch there - Bammer circles away.
Bammer just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tirta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tirta tries to clinch but Bammer is having none of it.
Bammer throws a leg kick but Tirta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tirta.
Bammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tirta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bammer misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tirta is looking to clinch.
Tirta tries to clinch there but Bammer circles away.
Tirta moves into range and clinches up with Bammer.
Bammer is looking for a takedown.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Bammer letting Tirta take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tirta.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bammer's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Bammer shrugs off.
Tirta lands an elbow inside.
Fransino Tirta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tirta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fransino Tirta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tirta 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransino Tirta!
Fransino Tirta is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Fransino Tirta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Wiatrzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mack Wiatrzyk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mack Wiatrzyk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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209 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Wiatrzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mein!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiatrzyk takes one to the chin there.
Wiatrzyk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mein circles away.
Mein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mein duly obliges.
It looks like Mack Wiatrzyk has been cut.
Wiatrzyk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wiatrzyk is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiatrzyk.
Oh Wiatrzyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiatrzyk fails with the takedown.
Mike Mein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiatrzyk's head.
Mein fakes the body blow, causing Wiatrzyk to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wiatrzyk goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Mein!
Mike Mein took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelly Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haynes comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. 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 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelly Haynes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Archer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Archer as he avoids it easily.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haynes prevents Archer from improving his position.
Haynes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Archer trying to control from the bottom.
Haynes is trying to control the action in half guard but Archer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Archer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haynes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Archer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Archie Archer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Archer closes the distance and pushes Haynes back into the cage.
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Archer sprawls well. Archer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haynes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelly Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer jabs at Haynes's body.
Archer gets a clinch.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Haynes.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Haynes tries to score a body lock takedown but Archer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Haynes 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.
Archer avoiding damage as Haynes throws knees to the body.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayness head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haynes obliges.
Haynes is looking to control Archer's arms but Archer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haynes has his back to the cage.
Haynes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
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!
Archer is leaning against Haynes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Archer avoiding damage as Haynes throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Archer is leaning against Haynes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haynes tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Archer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haynes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Archer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haynes is breathing heavily.
Archer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Archer.
Archer with a hook.
Archie Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haynes shoots for a double leg takedown but Archer sprawls well. He's pushed Haynes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Archer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer dips to his left and cracks Haynes with an uppercut!
Haynes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Archer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Archer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Archer.
Haynes goes for a double leg but Archer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Archer continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Archer.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Archer.
Haynes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer tries to clinch there but Haynes circles away.
Haynes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haynes counters with a nice leg kick.
Archer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Archer.
Haynes tries for a takedown but Archer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Archer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haynes walks into a stiff left hand from Archer.
Haynes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Archer defends well and Haynes ends up having to push Archer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Archer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haynes is working for takedown but Archer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haynes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Archer is trying to keep an underhook but Haynes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Archer manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Archer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Archer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haynes manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Archer 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.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Haynes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Archer clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Archie Archer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
Archer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archer throws a jab when Haynes was well out of range.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Archer as he avoids it easily.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Archie Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer lands an overhand right.
Archer with a hook.
Haynes shoots in but no luck this time.
Archer connects with a single shot there.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Haynes tries to move into range but Archer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
Archer cracks Haynes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck for Haynes with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelly Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer lands a lovely overhand right.
Archer moves into range and clinches up with Haynes.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Archer lands a right hand.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Haynes is rocked!
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Haynes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haynes taking a breather.
Haynes seems to have got his legs back now.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haynes wants to break free but Archer has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Haynes missing with knees to the body.
Haynes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Archer.
Archer pushes Haynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer pushes Haynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Archer.
Haynes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haynes is trying to break the clinch but Archer is controlling him.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayness head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Archer pushes Haynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer stalling in the clinch.
Haynes stalls.
Haynes tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Archer.
Haynes trying to land knees to the body.
Haynes trying to land knees to the body.
Haynes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haynes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haynes takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Haynes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haynes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Archer pinned against the cage. Archer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Archer closes the distance and clinches.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haynes backwards.
A shot in the inside from Archer.
Haynes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Archer blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Archer as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haynes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to land knees in the clinch but Haynes avoids the damage to the body.
Archer scores with a shoulder strike.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayness head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Archer.
Haynes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Archer.
Archer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Archer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer lands a body punch.
Archer taking a breather.
Archer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Archer.
Haynes missing with knees to the body.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
Haynes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Archer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haynes.
Archer digs a good hook to Haynes's body.
Haynes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Archer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haynes doesn't seem phased though.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haynes walks into a straight right hand from Archer.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch but Haynes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Archer slaps away a takedown attempt from Haynes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haynes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Archer avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer tries to clinch but Haynes moves out of range.
Archer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haynes.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haynes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelly Haynes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer scores with a jab.
Archie Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Archer lunges at Haynes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haynes's hand.
Archer lands a slapping body shot.
Haynes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Archer cracks Haynes with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Archer there.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a right hand that Haynes ducks under and follows up with a left that Haynes also avoids with ease.
Haynes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Archer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haynes scrambles back to his feet.
Haynes misses with a takedown attempt - Archer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haynes on the side of the head.
Archer is looking to clinch but Haynes is avoiding it.
Haynes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Archer connects with a body shot that sends Haynes's belly button to the back.
Haynes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Archer throws a combination. Haynes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haynes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Archer finds it's way round the side to connect with Haynes's head.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Archer as he connects with a hook.
Archer tries to clinch up.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Archer lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
Haynes shoots in but no luck this time.
Archer wants to clinch.
Archer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Archer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes staying out of range there.
Archer 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.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Haynes's head.
A punch combination from Archer misses.
Haynes fails with the takedown.
Nelly Haynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haynes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haynes slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
Archer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Archer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haynes momentarily.
Haynes shoots for a takedown but Archer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Archer 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Archer!
Archie Archer is the new middleweight champion!
Archie Archer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Nelly Haynes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry I let down my fans, but I'm more sorry to the next guy I'm fighting cause I'ma bringing down the hell on him to make up for today'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taite Laiveta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Moreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taite Laiveta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Moreland!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiveta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laiveta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laiveta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laiveta is looking to slow Moreland down with leg kicks.
Laiveta keeps Moreland at a distance using the push kick.
Laiveta lands a head kick. Moreland smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like William Moreland has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreland cracks a nice hook into Laiveta's ribs.
Moreland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moreland scores with a hook.
Laiveta 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.
Moreland moves out of range of the body kick from Laiveta.
Moreland has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Moreland throws a low kick but Laiveta avoids it.
Laiveta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moreland swinging wildly here.
Laiveta connects with a leg kick. Moreland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laiveta lands a leg kick that knocks Moreland off balance momentarily.
Laiveta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moreland looks to land a right hand but Laiveta moved out of range.
A jab from Moreland misses.
Laiveta connects with a high kick.
Moreland takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laiveta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laiveta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Moreland looks winded!
Laiveta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laiveta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moreland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laiveta counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laiveta, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Laiveta tenderised Moreland's leg. Moreland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moreland takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laiveta and Moreland are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Laiveta throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Moreland into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Laiveta knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taite Laiveta!
Taite Laiveta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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