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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf comes into the arena with Riptide blaring out of the sound system. Charles has chosen Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 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
14 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBeouf moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Nice straight punches there by LaBeouf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LaBeouf.
Charles avoids the body shot from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf throws a right hand that misses
and Charles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A lazy left from Charles finds it's target.
LaBeouf misses with a lunging right hand
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but LaBeouf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaBeouf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaBeouf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. LaBeouf did well to prevent Charles getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Charles wants to take a breather but LaBeouf is having none of it.
LaBeouf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Charles trying to control from LaBeouf's half guard. LaBeouf has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charles throws a strike but LaBeouf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Charles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaBeouf trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
LaBeouf tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
Charles has his foot on LaBeouf's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. LaBeouf works his way back into a safe position though.
LaBeouf looking to pass the guard.
LaBeouf trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaBeouf distracts Charles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Charles wants to sweep here but LaBeouf controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing that LaBeouf has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but LaBeouf is proving a slippery customer.
LaBeouf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
LaBeouf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Charles keeping full guard, as LaBeouf tries to pass.
Charles keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
Charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LaBeouf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LaBeouf tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Charles told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
LaBeouf postures up.
LaBeouf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but LaBeouf frees his head nicely. Oh but Charles has switched to an armbar! LaBeouf is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Henry Charles!
A victorious Henry Charles 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We're Here. Zica has chosen Master of Puppets by Metallica as his entrance music. Bray Wyatt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jones Zica's chin.
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169 lbs
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162 lbs
21 - 17 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wyatt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Zica connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zica misses with an uppercut
and Wyatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Zica lands with a good body shot.
Wyatt scores with a shot to the body.
Wyatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wyatt throws an off balance right hand
and Zica counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wyatt blocking some punches.
Wyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Zica scores with a hook to the body.
Zica lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zica working aggressively here.
Wyatt misses with some punches.
Zica stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wyatt presses Zica against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wyatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wyatt manages to pull guard.
Zica sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wyatt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyatt looking for a triangle here. Zica is fighting it but it looks tight! Wyatt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zica is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bray Wyatt!
An intense looking Bray Wyatt took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'And there she stood, in a dark red gown. I see her smile and i weep. Thank you Sister Abigail...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey comes to the cage accompanied by Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers. Silva has chosen METAMORFOSE AMBULANTE - RAUL SEIXAS as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayrton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rousey.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rousey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rousey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rousey has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Rousey distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rousey defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rousey stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rousey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Rousey forces his way into half guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rousey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rousey winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva wants to improve his position but Rousey is controlling well.
Rousey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rousey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rousey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rousey is working away from the top position though.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rousey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rousey tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rousey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rousey pulls his head out easily.
Rousey works his way into side control.
Rousey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rousey passes to full mount!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Rousey scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Rousey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rousey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Rousey postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Silva badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rousey around the waist but Rousey pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rousey is the winner by TKO! Rousey jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rousey!
Our winner, Ronald Rousey, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is Innersection. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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World class MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Pentti.
Pentti scores with a jab to the head.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Pentti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pentti scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pentti counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
Wilson lunges at Pentti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pentti's hand.
Good exchange - Pentti coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti lands with a shot to the body.
Pentti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pentti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pentti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pentti tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti lands a head kick. Wilson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
A lazy left from Wilson finds it's target.
Pentti clinches up against the cage.
Pentti is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Pentti into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Wilson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Pentti as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pentti as Wilson tries to tie him up.
Pentti lands with a short shot to the head.
Pentti works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson slows down the pace here.
Pentti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pentti lands with a left to the head.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Pentti, against the cage.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pentti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentti lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Pentti fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Pentti.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson jumps guard but Pentti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Pentti.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Pentti prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Pentti lands a right hand.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Pentti.
Pentti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pentti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pentti receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Pentti connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch but Pentti is having none of it.
Pentti throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Wilson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pentti misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentti misses with a straight right.
Pentti moves into the clinch successfully.
Pentti misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pentti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Pentti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pentti lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Pentti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pentti duly obliges.
Wilson is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pentti.
Pentti blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Pentti moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arvo Pentti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Pentti.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Pentti moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Pentti throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Pentti counters with a head kick. That will keep Wilson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pentti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson misses with a leg kick
and Pentti counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Wilson! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Pentti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvo Pentti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arvo Pentti made sure he mentioned Elite Canadian Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Planet Terror - El Wray. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gruber slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gruber tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Gruber's coach down at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gruber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruber. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gruber counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.
Gruber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruber is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Gruber circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Gruber circles away easily
and Gruber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gruber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
Gruber looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's posture.
Gruber won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodriguez holds on and takes a little breather.
Gruber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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!
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's posture.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gruber's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Gruber with a solid left hand.
Gruber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Gruber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Gruber has a good base and remains in mount.
Gruber scoring with strikes but Rodriguez is staying in there.
Rodriguez tries to hold on but Gruber postures up.
Rodriguez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gruber thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Gruber has control of the leg.
Rodriguez is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez has his hands on Gruber's head, controlling the position.
Gruber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gruber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gruber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gruber works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriguez has Gruber pulled in close to control his posture.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gruber trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Gruber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gruber's half guard.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Gruber tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rodriguez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rodriguez lands a couple of good shots and Gruber has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruber connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Gruber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gruber lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Gruber ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Gruber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gruber tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gruber to the ground. Gruber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruber clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.
Gruber is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gruber lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruber. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Hans Gruber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Gruber. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruber is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Gruber circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gruber's waist but Gruber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
Rodriguez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gruber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gruber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gruber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez throws a strike aimed at the side of Gruber's head but Gruber avoids it well.
Gruber tries to improve position but can't.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gruber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez lands a nice forearm strike.
Diego Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez is working Gruber over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez working away.
Gruber is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gruber to regain full guard.
Rodriguez postures up in Gruber's guard and throws a big left but Gruber blocks it.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is pulling down on Rodriguez's head to control his posture.
Rodriguez trying to control but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez postures up and lands a big shot to Gruber's brow.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Gruber keeps moving.
Rodriguez advances position into side control!
Rodriguez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gruber is avoiding damage well.
Gruber tries to improve position but can't.
Gruber regains half guard.
Gruber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gruber is looking to improve his position.
Gruber missing with punches from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Gruber is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Rodriguez there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruber keeps working.
Gruber tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
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 Diego Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez 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.
Gruber trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez keeping control of the position.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodriguez moves into full guard.
Gruber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez has control of Gruber's left arm, preventing Gruber from doing any damage.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Gruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Rodriguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Gruber sprawls well.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gruber's waist but Gruber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruber finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gruber defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gruber's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Gruber.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez prevents Gruber from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gruber striking from the bottom here.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriguez prevents Gruber from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Gruber is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Gruber has hold of Rodriguez's hands but Rodriguez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Gruber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez winds up and cracks Gruber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gruber is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rodriguez!
Diego Rodriguez 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lords Of Salem . 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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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Romero tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Romero 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.
Romero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romero tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Romero tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Connor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero slips under a jab from Connor.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Connor misses with a low kick as Romero jumps back.
Romero avoids the body shot from Connor.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Connor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Connor connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
Connor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor scores with a body shot.
Romero lands with a big left! Connor is wobbled badly! Romero comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Connor to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nicodemo Romero!
A very excited looking Nicodemo Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash by Korn. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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269 lbs
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266 lbs
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Tua. Tua maintains the clinch.
A short left from Tua.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Tua turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into 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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams postures up in Tua's guard and throws a big left but Tua blocks it.
Tua lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua wants to get back to his feet but Williams is holding on tight.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Tua is looking to stand but Tua has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Tua stands up from mount. Strange move.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Tua is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua wants to get back to full guard.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tua is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua trying to get back to full guard but Williams takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tua is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams lands a heavy elbow.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tua is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Tua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Tua avoids it.
Tua lands a lovely overhand right.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Tua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tua's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tua.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Tua checks it.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Tua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tua throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams feints and then cracks Tua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tua down.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Tua throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Tua tries to tie him up.
Tua pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tua taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fatu Tua.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fatu Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams avoids the head kick by Tua.
Williams swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams is pawing at Tua, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Tua's nose. Tua is badly hurt! Williams pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Tua tries desperately to hold on but Williams is relentless in his assault! As Tua receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Williams away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Williams!
A relieved looking Eli Williams 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
160 lbs
24 - 8 - 2 |
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28
169 lbs
21 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Rajja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Khan throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Khan wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Khan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Khan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khan defends it easily.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Khan wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing that Khan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rajja Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Santos off balance momentarily.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Khan.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan goes for a double leg but Dos Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dos Santos continues to drive forward.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rajja Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Dos Santos moves into full mount! Khan won't be happy about that!
Dos Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
Khan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dos Santos passes into side control!
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos taking a break here but Khan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khan is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos 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!
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan throws a head kick that Dos Santos semi-blocks.
Dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
Khan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dos Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Khan uses it to pass to side control.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
Khan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dos Santos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Khan is trying to control here but Dos Santos has managed to regain half guard.
Dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dos Santos.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but instead Khan has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Dos Santos is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khan passes into half guard.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by Khan.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Khan.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Dos Santos defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dos Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khan wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan tries to buck Dos Santos off but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Khan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dos Santos off and has taken his back!
Khan is not going to allow Dos Santos to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands shots from the back.
Khan wants to control but Dos Santos 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!
Khan keeps control of the position as Dos Santos tries to break free.
Dos Santos turns into Khan and is now in his guard.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dos Santos passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but William Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dos Santos jabs at Khan's body.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.
Dos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
William Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Khan connects with a leg kick. Dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Khan tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dos Santos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Dos Santos trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Khan is looking for a kimura here.
William Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos is not content to let Khan control the position.
Khan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dos Santos.
Khan working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos parries the strikes from Khan easily there. Khan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dos Santos to escape.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Dos Santos.
I think Dos Santos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rajja Khan!
Rajja Khan retains his lightweight title!
Rajja Khan gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated William Dos Santos had this to say: 'this is what you get for being such a slow learner.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cracker - Low. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely misses the shot to the body.
Klice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neely manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klice. Neely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neely tries to clinch up.
Klice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neely just misses with a punch to the body.
Klice throws a shot from downtown. Neely moves away and avoids it.
Klice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Klice thows a body shot but no joy.
Neely misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Neely as he connects with a hook.
Klice avoids the body shot from Neely.
Neely bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Klice as Neely shoots in.
Klice throws a body punch but Neely moves out of range.
Nice shot by Neely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klice blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Neely buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Neely avoids the body shot from Klice.
Klice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neely will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Neely slips under a jab from Klice.
Neely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Klice misses with a jab to the body
and Neely counters with a shoot takedown. Klice fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Klice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neely tries to roll over but Klice keeps him under control.
Neely trying to hold on to Klice's head to control him but Klice postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klice tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Neely.
Neely controlling the position well.
Klice is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neely is trying to maintain the position but Klice is very close to passing his half guard.
Klice prevents Neely from improving his position.
Klice seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circle momentarily. Neely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Simbo Klice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neely.
Klice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neely fails with a takedown attempt.
Klice moves out of range as Neely throws a body kick.
Klice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neely misses with a straight left.
Klice swings for the body but Neely moves out of range.
Neely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Simbo Klice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Neely.
Neely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neely connects with a couple of short punches.
Neely lands a couple of elbows.
Neely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neely stopping the sweep attempt from Klice.
Neely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klice keeping moving, preventing Neely from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neely is looking to work some ground and pound but Klice has wrist control.
Klice wants to sweep but no luck.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Klice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Neely dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neely blocks a leg kick.
Klice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Neely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klice's waist but Klice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neely off to one side.
Klice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klice is looking to wear down Neely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neely.
Klice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neely tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neely throws a push kick but Klice slaps the foot to one side.
Neely looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klice misses with a shot to the body
so Neely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Neely postures up.
Neely scoring with some ground and pound.
Klice controls Neely momentarily but Neely frees himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neely working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Neely is looking to work some ground and pound but Klice has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely throws a big elbow that misses.
Neely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neely stopping the sweep attempt from Klice.
Neely trying to control but Klice is working from the bottom.
Neely works over Klice with some ground and pound from guard.
Neely trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Klice manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Neely 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.
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.
Neely is trying to keep Klice in close.
Klice being controlled here momentarily.
Klice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Klice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Neely hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Klice misses with the combination.
Klice misses with a wild body shot.
Neely fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klice.
Klice dodges the punch combination from Neely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klice's head backwards.
Neely throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neely has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klice finds it's way round the side to connect with Neely's head.
Neely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Neely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Klice misses.
Neely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klice swivels and escapes.
Klice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neely.
Neely tries a head kick but it misses.
Neely takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Neely with that takedown attempt.
Simbo Klice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Neely.
Neely looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klice moves forwards but Neely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Klice.
Klice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neely is able to avoid easily.
Neely keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klice defends it nicely.
Neely lands a body shot.
Neely tries for a takedown but Klice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neely is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Neely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Klice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neely shoots in and gets a takedown into Klice's guard.
Neely postures up in Klice's guard and throws a big left but Klice blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Neely will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Neely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klice avoids the body shot from Neely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neely. Klice shrugs it off though.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neely moves away.
Klice scores with a jab to the body.
Neely closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Klice did well to prevent Neely getting side control.
Neely is stalling here. Klice is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Neely seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Klice has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Neely is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Klice's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
It looks like Klice is going to stand back up.
Klice stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Klice misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely scores with a takedown into Klice's guard.
Neely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neely looking to sit in guard and control but Klice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Klice tries to stand but Neely is controlling from the bottom.
Neely 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.
Klice wants to stand but Neely has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Klice preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Neely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neely controlling the position.
Klice wants to stand but Neely is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neely wants to sweep but no luck.
Klice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simbo Klice wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Klice misses with a body shot.
Neely throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Neely gets the takedown into side 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!
Neely looking to control but instead Klice has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Klice is staying active underneath Neely, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neely.
Klice tries to roll over but Neely keeps him under control.
Neely landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neely wants to pass to mount but Klice is defending the position.
Klice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neely.
Klice taking some punishment here, with Neely in his half guard.
Neely trying to control from half guard but Klice is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely throwing shots but Klice is blocking nicely.
Neely seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Klice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Klice wants to improve his position but Neely is controlling well.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Neely hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Neely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neely tries a head kick but it misses.
Neely scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klice blocks a head kick by Neely.
Klice just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klice looks to land a right hand but Neely moved out of range.
Klice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neely moves away.
Klice moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Neely really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Neely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neely fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klice avoids it really well and circles away.
Neely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neely doesn't manage to clinch there - Klice circles away.
Klice blocks a head kick by Neely.
Klice misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klice. Neely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neely misses with a head kick.
Neely takes one to the chin there.
Neely tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klice defends well and Neely ends up having to push Klice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neely is trying to drag Klice to the mat but Klice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simbo Klice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Neely.
Neely is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Neely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neely prevents a body shot from Klice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely goes for a takedown attempt but Klice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klice misses with a low kick.
Neely takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Jack Neely's cut even more.
Klice works Neely's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Neely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simbo Klice is winning the standup battle so far.
Neely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klice.
Klice thuds a left hand into Neely's body.
Neely avoids the body shot from Klice.
Neely takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely takes one on the button.
Klice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klice scores with a body shot.
Neely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice takes a swing at Neely's ribcage but misses.
Neely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klice is looking to chop away at Neely's legs.
Neely lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klice's sensitive parts.
Klice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Neely counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Klice!
Neely lands a few punches from side control.
Klice is trying to get back to half guard.
Klice manages to get back to half guard.
Neely thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klice is looking for a sweep. Neely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klice wants to get back to full guard.
Neely working over Klice with some ground and pound. Klice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neely winds up and cracks Klice with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neely is thwarting Klice's attempts to control the position.
Neely drops an elbow to the side of Klice's head.
Klice tries to get to full guard but Neely has control of the leg.
Neely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neely sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klice defending well though.
Klice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neely.
Neely has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klice tries to hold on but Neely pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klice taking shots to the head.
Neely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Neely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Klice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Klice is in a horrible position here. Neely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klice is rocked!
Neely softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Klice is out cold! Neely jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Neely!
Jack Neely is the new heavyweight champion!
Jack Neely gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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