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MFN 87: The World Is Yours PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alfredsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abra Kadabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadabra has chosen Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alfredsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abra Kadabra!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadabra darts in and clinches Alfredsson up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alfredsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kadabra prevents Alfredsson from breaking the clinch.
Kadabra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kadabra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alfredsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kadabra lands a nice knee to the body.
Kadabra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kadabra throws an elbow that misses.
Alfredsson blocks an elbow strike from Kadabra.
Alfredsson digs a right hand into Kadabra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kadabra's gas tank.
Alfredsson cracks Kadabra with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfredsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kadabra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alfredsson's face.
Alfredsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kadabra throws an elbow but misses.
Alfredsson tries to throw a body punch but Kadabra avoids it by throwing Alfredsson back against the cage.
Kadabra told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfredsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kadabra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kadabra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kadabra tries to land knees in the clinch but Alfredsson avoids the damage to the body.
Alfredsson looking for a takedown.
Kadabra misses with a knee strike.
Kadabra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kadabra lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kadabra.
A knee to the head by Kadabra.
Alfredsson is breathing heavily.
Kadabra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kadabra lands a knee to the head.
Alfredsson is rocked!
Kadabra pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Alfredsson! Kadabra unloads with more strikes and Alfredsson sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abra Kadabra!
An out of breath Abra Kadabra 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guerra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast - Tech N9ne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Inigo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra connects with a body shot that sends Bernardo's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Guerra.
Bernardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bernardo at a distance.
Guerra walks into a stiff left hand from Bernardo.
Bernardo wants to clinch up but Guerra keeps it at a distance.
Guerra missing with a left hand there. Bernardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guerra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guerra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bernardo lands a left and a right that send Guerra crashing to the mat, dazed. Bernardo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Guerra is rocked!
It looks like Inigo Guerra has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Guerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernardo lands a big uppercut and Guerra crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Guerra looks OK. Bernardo waves Guerra back to his feet!
Guerra blocks the body kick.
Bernardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Guerra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra scores with a sloppy right hand. Bernardo should have avoided that one.
Guerra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bernardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guerra scores with a three punch combo!
Bernardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guerra throws a head kick but Bernardo moves out of range.
Bernardo throws a monster overhand right that drops Guerra! Bernardo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Bernardo!
After the fight, Benny Bernardo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good low 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erschov blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones 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.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erschov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Erschov is defended easily by Jones.
Erschov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erschov tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Erschov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Erschov is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Erschov has his back to the cage.
Erschov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Erschov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erschov fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Erschov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erschov tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones landing knees to the head.
It looks like Alexei Erschov has been cut.
Erschov is breathing heavily.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones pushes Erschov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erschov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Erschov shrugs off.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones works on Erschov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erschov or not.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Erschov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Erschov shrugs off.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erschov backwards.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones is leaning against Erschov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones gets through Erschov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erschov is rocked!
Erschov is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Erschov is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Jones pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Erschov is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tommy Jones!
Tommy Jones 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 Sozu Arghei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
8 - 9 - 1 |
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157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sozu Arghei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Arghei misses.
Arghei avoids a kick to the body.
Sozu Arghei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hockles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hockles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hockles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hockles's coach down at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hockles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hockles.
Arghei misses with a hook
and Hockles counters with an inside leg kick.
Arghei moves out of range as Hockles throws a body kick.
Hockles lands a head kick. Arghei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Sozu Arghei has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Arghei throws a nice looking combination but Hockles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hockles throws a sloppy head kick and Arghei moves out of range easily.
Arghei throws out a loose jab but Hockles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arghei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arghei loads up on a big right hand but Hockles slips the punch.
A big right from Arghei misses.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arghei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arghei takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arghei misses with an uppercut.
Arghei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles pushes Arghei away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Hockles.
That kick from Hockles tenderised Arghei's leg. Arghei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arghei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arghei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hockles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick there by Hockles.
Hockles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arghei throws a series of punches but Hockles moves out of range.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Hockles.
Hockles throws the kick towards the body but Arghei avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arghei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Arghei.
Arghei looks to throw the jab but Hockles is out of range.
Hockles delivers a nice body kick.
Arghei takes a swing at Hockles's ribcage but misses.
Arghei avoids the head kick by Hockles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockles throws a front kick that sends Arghei stumbling back into the cage.
Arghei scores with the left hand. Hockles knows he should have avoided that one.
Arghei will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hockles closes the distance and clinches.
Hockles prevents Arghei from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arghei.
Hockles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arghei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arghei lands a hook that snaps the head of Hockles backwards.
Hockles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arghei throws a jab when Hockles was well out of range.
Hockles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hockles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hockles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arghei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hockles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arghei scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Myers Hockles has been cut.
Arghei blocks a head kick by Hockles.
Arghei misses the jab.
Arghei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hockles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arghei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hockles.
A telegraphed right hand from Arghei misses the target.
Arghei is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hockles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hockles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arghei moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Arghei finds it's way through Hockles's defenses.
Arghei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Arghei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hockles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hockles scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arghei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hockles is just out of range.
Arghei throws a lazy right hand but Hockles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arghei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arghei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hockles under the eye.
Hockles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arghei was well out of range. Poor timing from Hockles.
Hockles wants to clinch.
Hockles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arghei throws out the jab.
Hockles moves out of range of the strikes.
Hockles is looking to clinch.
Arghei works Hockles's body with a nice hook.
Arghei thuds a left hand into Hockles's body.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arghei throws a looping overhand right but Hockles ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Arghei.
A cross from Arghei lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hockles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Myers Hockles will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arghei avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles rushes Arghei and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hockles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arghei's brow.
Hockles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hockles has Arghei pressed against the cage, preventing Arghei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arghei tries to break free but Hockles pushes him back against the cage.
Hockles goes for a takedown attempt but Arghei pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hockles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arghei throws a combination. Hockles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles walks into a stiff left hand from Arghei.
Arghei scores with a punch to the head.
Hockles scores with a head kick. Arghei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arghei thows a body shot but no joy.
Hockles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arghei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arghei misses with a hook.
Arghei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hockles digs a good body shot into Arghei's ribs.
Hockles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hockles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Myers Hockles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arghei slips a jab and a cross from Hockles.
Hockles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hockles pushes Arghei away with a front kick.
Arghei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arghei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arghei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hockles.
Arghei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hockles can pounce on him.
Hockles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arghei takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arghei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arghei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hockles has Arghei up against the cage in a clinch.
Hockles breaks the clinch.
Arghei throws out a loose jab but Hockles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hockles throws a lazy right hand but Arghei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hockles walks into a jab.
Arghei swinging wildly here.
Hockles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hockles is looking to clinch.
Hockles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arghei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hockles.
Hockles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arghei misses with a lunging right hand
and Hockles counters with a low kick, right behind Arghei 's knee.
Arghei connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hockles tries to close the distance and clinch but Arghei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arghei scores with a nice right hand.
Arghei misses with a two punch combination.
Hockles tries a head kick but it misses.
Arghei misses the body punch
and Hockles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arghei lands a jab to the head.
Myers Hockles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Hockles lands a slapping body shot.
Arghei lands with a hook. Hockles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hockles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arghei.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hockles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arghei.
Hockles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arghei manages to avoid it.
Arghei throws a right and a left that Hockles avoids nicely.
Arghei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arghei misses with a double jab.
Hockles scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hockles slips a straight right by Arghei.
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!
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles slips a straight right by Arghei.
Arghei throws a nice looking combination but Hockles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arghei lunges at Hockles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hockles's hand.
Arghei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hockles fails to land with a series of punches.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arghei throws a lazy right hand but Hockles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hockles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arghei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arghei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Arghei.
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Hockles throws a head kick that Arghei semi-blocks.
Hockles pushes Arghei away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Myers Hockles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Arghei.
Hockles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hockles throws a head kick but Arghei moves out of range.
Arghei swats away the attempt to clinch by Hockles.
Arghei loads up on a big right hand but Hockles slips the punch.
Arghei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hockles's head.
Hockles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arghei if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Hockles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hockles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hockles throws a body kick that misses.
Hockles lands a nice looking body kick.
Hockles throws a head kick but Arghei moves out of range.
Arghei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arghei cracks Hockles with an open hand slap.
Arghei throws a body punch but Hockles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles misses with a two punch combination.
Arghei misses with a left hand
and Hockles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Arghei misses its intended target.
Hockles thuds a left hand into Arghei's body.
Arghei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hockles momentarily.
Arghei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hockles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arghei misses with a hook.
Arghei moves out of range of the body kick.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Arghei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hockles tries to clinch but Arghei moves out of range.
Arghei lands a nice shot to the body.
Arghei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arghei swinging wildly here.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hockles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arghei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arghei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hockles.
Hockles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arghei scores with a jab.
Hockles is looking to clinch but Arghei is avoiding it.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hockles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arghei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hockles doesn't manage to clinch there - Arghei circles away.
Hockles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hockles tries a head kick but it misses.
Arghei throws a body punch but Hockles moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arghei connects with the punch.
Hockles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hockles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Hockles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arghei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arghei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hockles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arghei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hockles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arghei rather than just go for the knockout.
Arghei throws a shot from downtown. Hockles moves away and avoids it.
Arghei blocks a head kick by Hockles.
Hockles slips a jab and a cross from Arghei.
Hockles thows a body kick. Arghei tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hockles delivers a nice body kick.
Arghei missing with a left hand there. Hockles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hockles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arghei.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hockles doesn't manage to clinch there - Arghei circles away.
Sozu Arghei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Hockles lands but Arghei takes it in his stride.
Arghei throws a hook but Hockles blocks it.
Hockles is looking to slow Arghei down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hockles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arghei throws a jab when Hockles was well out of range.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Hockles scores with a hook to the body. Arghei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hockles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arghei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hockles scrambles back to his feet.
Hockles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arghei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hockles lands a body shot.
Hockles moves away from the strike by Arghei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hockles. Arghei does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arghei sizes up Hockles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hockles tries to clinch but Arghei moves out of range.
Myers Hockles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arghei throws a body punch but Hockles moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sozu Arghei.
Well Hockles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myers Hockles!
Myers Hockles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Freddy White enters the cage!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Haddad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Haddad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Haddad.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White 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.
Al Haddad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Al Haddad duly obliges.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Al Haddad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Haddad throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Al Haddad misses.
White tries to land a front kick but Al Haddad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
Al Haddad throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Al Haddad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elias Al Haddad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White cracks Al Haddad with an open hand slap.
Al Haddad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Al Haddad throws a leg kick
and White counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Al Haddad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Al Haddad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White misses the jab.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but White moves away
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Haddad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad slips a jab from White.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Haddad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Haddad blocks the body kick.
Al Haddad misses with a body kick.
White throws a body kick that misses.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Haddad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Al Haddad finds it's way through White's defenses.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Haddad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Haddad moves into range and clinches up with White.
White manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Al Haddad.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Al Haddad seems unphased.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Al Haddad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Haddad wants to clinch
and White counters with a big head kick but Al Haddad shrugs it off.
Al Haddad checks a leg kick nicely.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Haddad throws a head kick that misses.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Haddad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Al Haddad misses.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Haddad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Haddad is just out of range.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
Al Haddad moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Al Haddad rather than just go for the knockout.
Al Haddad throws out a powerful jab.
White misses with a head kick.
A big right from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Haddad is just out of range.
A slow jab from Al Haddad misses its intended target.
Al Haddad throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddy White will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
Al Haddad misses with a looping left.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Haddad sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White scores with a hook to the body. Al Haddad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Al Haddad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. Al Haddad catches White right on the button with a cross.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Al Haddad throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice kick to the body.
Al Haddad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Haddad.
White misses with a head kick.
Freddy White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Haddad lands an overhand right.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Haddad takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Haddad throws a hook but White blocks it.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Haddad blocks a head kick by White.
Al Haddad fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from White.
White throws a head kick but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
Al Haddad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Haddad thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al Haddad cracks White with a good jab.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Haddad lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from White.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Al Haddad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
Al Haddad avoids the head kick by White.
Al Haddad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Haddad avoids the head kick by White.
Al Haddad throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Al Haddad.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White blocks a jab.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Haddad.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad lands with a cross.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Al Haddad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a head kick but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Haddad blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a head kick.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Al Haddad avoids a kick to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Haddad moves away.
Al Haddad connects with a crisp jab.
Al Haddad gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Haddad misses with a body punch.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Haddad lands a jab to White's midsection.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Haddad lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Al Haddad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Al Haddad. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Al Haddad misses.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White punishes Al Haddad's body with a nice straight punch.
White blocks a head kick by Al Haddad.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Haddad.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Al Haddad does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a hook. Al Haddad ducked under it nicely.
White takes a swing at Al Haddad's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Al Haddad.
A punch combination from White misses.
Al Haddad misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Haddad throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Haddad's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White misses the shot to the body.
Al Haddad tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Al Haddad misses the shot to the body.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
Al Haddad lands a slapping body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Haddad moves away.
White throws a head kick that Al Haddad semi-blocks.
A combination from White does no damage.
White throws a body punch but Al Haddad moves out of range.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Al Haddad.
White digs a good hook to Al Haddad's body.
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Al Haddad tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Haddad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Al Haddad closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to move into range but Al Haddad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Al Haddad.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Al Haddad jabs at White's body.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Haddad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Al Haddad looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Haddad lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
Al Haddad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Al Haddad will feel that in the morning.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
White keeps Al Haddad at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a head kick but Al Haddad moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Haddad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Haddad tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab
and White counters with a solid body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elias Al Haddad.
Well Al Haddad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fallon Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Take a Walk on the Wild Side. 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, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fallon Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden checks a leg kick nicely.
Good exchange - Fox coming out on top.
Do Urden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Fox saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Do Urden.
Do Urden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do Urden sprawls well. Do Urden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Fox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fox trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Fox is looking for a kimura but Do Urden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fox to get the leverage.
Do Urden is looking for a sweep. Fox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Do Urden trying to control here.
Fox winds up and cracks Do Urden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.
Fox is looking to take a break and control but Do Urden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Do Urden trying to hold on to Fox's head to control him but Fox postures up.
Do Urden is looking to improve his position.
Fox trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Fox trying to mount his opponent but Do Urden defends it.
Do Urden is looking to improve his position.
Fox wants to pass to mount but Do Urden is defending the position.
Fox content to control rather than advance.
Do Urden works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox scoring with some ground and pound.
Do Urden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do Urden pulls Fox in close to prevent any damage.
Fox stands up over Do Urden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Do Urden looking for subs off his back but Fox has passed one foot through into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fox wants to free his trapped foot but Do Urden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fox frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fox looking to control but Do Urden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden regains half guard.
Fox is trying to control. Do Urden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Do Urden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fox is working away from the top position though.
Do Urden 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.
Do Urden wants to improve his position but Fox is controlling well.
Fox is trying to control. Do Urden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Do Urden tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Do Urden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox lands strikes from half guard.
Do Urden looking for subs from the bottom but Fox mounts him!
Fox controlling the position easily from mount.
Fox is landing with some decent strikes but Do Urden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is working to get back to half guard.
Do Urden tries to lock up and control but Fox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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!
Do Urden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Do Urden gets back to half guard.
Fox has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fox lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Urden manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Do Urden looking for subs from the bottom but Fox mounts him!
Fox looking to control but Do Urden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fallon Fox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fox stuns Do Urden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Fox counters with a shoot takedown. Do Urden fights it but they end up in guard.
Do Urden looking for a sweep. Not yet Do Urden, not yet.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Urden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Do Urden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fox has managed to get both his arms back between Do Urden's legs - danger averted.
Fox wants to control from the top but Do Urden keeps moving.
Fallon Fox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fox looking to pass the guard.
Do Urden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden seems keen to control Fox's posture.
Fox wants to control from the top but Do Urden keeps moving.
Do Urden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fox trying to control but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Do Urden controlling Fox's posture.
Fox wants to control from the top but Do Urden keeps moving.
Do Urden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fox pushes down on Do Urden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is trying to maintain the position but Fox is very close to passing his half guard.
Do Urden tries to roll over but Fox keeps him under control.
Fox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fox is looking to take a break and control but Do Urden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Do Urden is looking to control Fox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Do Urden avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.
Fox is looking to advance position but Do Urden won't allow it.
Fox is working hard here to advance position.
Fox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to free his trapped foot but Do Urden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Do Urden trying to control here.
Fox is trying to control. Do Urden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Do Urden is trying to maintain the position but Fox is very close to passing his half guard.
Fox wants to pass to mount but Do Urden is defending the position.
Fox prevents Do Urden from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Fox.
Do Urden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fox is looking to advance position but Do Urden won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is refusing to be controlled, as Fox sits in half guard.
Do Urden tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Do Urden is still trying to improve position.
Do Urden trying to control but Fox postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fox connects with a nice short shot to Do Urden's temple.
Fox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Do Urden is just riding it out for now. Fox eventually gives up the hold.
Do Urden trying to control here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Urden wants to improve his position but Fox is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fallon Fox dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fallon Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with a kick to the body.
Do Urden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do Urden dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Do Urden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Do Urden throws a leg kick but Fox checks it.
Fox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Do Urden eats them both and turns towards Fox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fox fails to land the takedown.
Fox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Do Urden sprawls well initially but Fox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.
Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Do Urden is looking to control Fox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Do Urden avoid being mounted?
Fox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fox controlling the pace.
Fox moves nicely into side control.
Drizzt Do Urden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fallon Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Do Urden is being controlled here.
Do Urden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Do Urden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fox is just riding it out for now. Do Urden eventually gives up the hold.
Fox is looking for a sweep. Do Urden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Do Urden looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Do Urden misses with a head shot. Fox uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Do Urden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do Urden wants to stand and escape but instead Fox has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Do Urden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fox's guard.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fox looking to control.
Do Urden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do Urden wants to stand and escape but instead Fox has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Urden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Urden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fox looking to pass the guard.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Urden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do Urden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Do Urden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fox has managed to get both his arms back between Do Urden's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fallon Fox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fallon Fox!
Fallon Fox 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 Wolfgang Von Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smolder Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Richtofen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein. Stoner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blister in the Sun-violent femmes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smolder Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Von Richtofen catches Stoner right on the button with a cross.
Stoner looks to land a right hand but Von Richtofen moved out of range.
We've been informed that Stoner 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.
Von Richtofen throws a low kick, looking for Stoner's leg but Stoner calmly moves out of range.
Stoner slips under a jab from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen throws a head kick but Stoner moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoner. Von Richtofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoner takes the fight into the clinch.
Stoner misses with a punch to the body.
Stoner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Von Richtofen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Von Richtofen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Stoner avoids it by throwing Von Richtofen back against the cage.
Stoner taking a breather.
Von Richtofen lands a nice uppercut.
Stoner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Richtofen's elbow.
Stoner tries to stall but Von Richtofen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Von Richtofen misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richtofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoner controls his hands.
Von Richtofen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stoner.
Von Richtofen pushes Stoner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Richtofen pushes Stoner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Richtofen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smolder Stoner.
Von Richtofen presses Stoner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Our sources have told us that Von Richtofen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stoner struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Richtofen controls his hands.
Stoner prevents Von Richtofen from breaking the clinch.
Stoner pulls guard successfully.
Stoner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Richtofen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stoner wants to sweep but no luck.
Stoner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Von Richtofen is looking to stand up but Stoner won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Richtofen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stoner on the ground.
Stoner is looking to cinch up a triangle. Von Richtofen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stoner's body to avoid the submission. Stoner has instead reached around Von Richtofen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stoner arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Smolder Stoner!
Smolder Stoner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Gordon has chosen Parkway Drive - Frostbite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ben Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gordon finds it's way through Desjardins's defenses.
We've been informed that Gordon 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.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Desjardins closes the distance and pushes Gordon back into the cage.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Desjardins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desjardins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gordon pushes Desjardins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins blocks an uppercut.
Desjardins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Desjardins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gordon tries a body shot but Desjardins blocks it.
Gordon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Desjardins presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
Desjardins looking to slow down the pace here.
Desjardins working aggressively here.
Desjardins pulls Gordon into guard.
Desjardins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gordon has passed into half guard!
Desjardins tries to get to full guard but Gordon has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Desjardins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desjardins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gordon trying to control the action but Desjardins is working from the bottom.
Desjardins wants to control but Gordon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desjardins trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gordon manages to pass to mount!
Gordon trying to control but Desjardins is having none of it.
Desjardins gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins wants to control but Gordon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Desjardins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Desjardins.
Desjardins wants to sweep here but Gordon controlling him for the moment.
Gordon stays in close to Desjardins's body and controls the position.
Gordon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Desjardins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gordon has managed to get both his arms back between Desjardins's legs - danger averted.
Desjardins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gordon.
Desjardins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Desjardins controls Gordon momentarily but Gordon frees himself.
Gordon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Desjardins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desjardins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Desjardins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Desjardins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Desjardins checks a low kick from Gordon.
Desjardins drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Desjardins struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon missing with knees to the body.
Desjardins takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jonathan Desjardins has been cut.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desjardins's elbow.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon is trying to stall.
Gordon lands a nice knee to the body.
Desjardins is pushing Gordon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Desjardins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Gordon is pushing Desjardins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gordon missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Desjardins.
Desjardins lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Desjardins lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Desjardins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gordon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gordon has Desjardins pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is trying to break free.
Desjardins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gordon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon breaks Desjardins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gordon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Desjardins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Desjardins has his hands on Gordon's head, controlling the position.
Desjardins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gordon has passed into side control.
Desjardins is not content to let Gordon control the position.
Desjardins wants to control but Gordon postures up.
Desjardins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gordon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Desjardins tries to buck Gordon off but Gordon is having none of it.
Gordon landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Desjardins is trying to work for a sweep but Gordon has mounted him!
Desjardins is looking to improve his position but Gordon isn't that keen on the idea.
Gordon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Desjardins regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desjardins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Desjardins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Gordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Gordon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins'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. And we move into the final round!
A low kick from Desjardins misses
and Gordon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but Desjardins blocks it.
Desjardins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desjardins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gordon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desjardins.
Desjardins trying to control the position but instead, Gordon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Desjardins into the cage.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Desjardins trying to stall but Gordon improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desjardins misses with a low kick as Gordon jumps back.
A jab from Gordon finds it's way through Desjardins's defenses.
Desjardins misses with a looping right.
Desjardins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gordon with a nice cross.
Gordon scores with a jab to the body.
Desjardins misses with a hook. Gordon ducked under it nicely.
Desjardins misses with a lunging right hand
and Gordon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Gordon to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Desjardins.
Desjardins struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Desjardins blocking some punches.
Desjardins scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Desjardins jumps guard but Gordon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Desjardins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Desjardins struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Desjardins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gordon.
Desjardins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gordon up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Desjardins wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
Desjardins tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Desjardins drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon pushes Desjardins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Desjardins looking to slow down the pace here.
Desjardins lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desjardins lands a shoulder strike.
Desjardins prevents a body shot from Gordon.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Desjardins is pushing Gordon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Desjardins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gordon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ben Gordon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desjardins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desjardins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desjardins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desjardins blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gordon as Desjardins tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gordon!
A victorious Ben Gordon 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music. Hector Linhares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urijah Faber's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linhares finds it's way round the side to connect with Faber's head.
Nice cross by Linhares.
Linhares has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares prevents the takedown attempt.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Linhares gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Linhares gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber trying to stall but Linhares improves his position.
Faber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Linhares throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Linhares takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Faber.
The referee is keeping an eye on Linhares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Linhares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linhares.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linhares is keeping busy.
Linhares scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Linhares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Linhares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linhares or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Linhares.
A body shot lands from Linhares.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Linhares to keep the fight standing.
Linhares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linhares lands a hook that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Linhares.
A short right from Linhares.
Faber tries to pull guard but Linhares holds him up against the cage and eventually Faber drops back down to his feet.
Faber tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faber is rocked!
A body shot lands from Linhares.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Linhares.
Good body shot from Linhares.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Faber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linhares.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Linhares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Linhares is stalling here.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linhares down to the mat. Linhares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Linhares misses with a body shot.
Linhares instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares 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.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Faber walks into a left hand.
Faber fails with the takedown.
Linhares scores with a three punch combo!
Faber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Linhares throws a body punch but Faber moves out of range.
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linhares.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linhares lands a left and a right that send Faber crashing to the mat, dazed. Linhares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares catches Faber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Linhares on his heels. He'll look to pass Linhares's guard now, I'm sure.
Linhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faber's guard.
Linhares is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faber wants to sweep here but Linhares controlling him for the moment.
Linhares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Faber is trying to hold Linhares in close to prevent damage but Linhares has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Faber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linhares.
Faber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Faber.
Our spies down at at Nights Watch MMA Academy inform us that Faber has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Linhares wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
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!
Linhares controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hector Linhares just wasn't active enough.
Faber just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Linhares but Linhares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Linhares misses with the combination.
Linhares lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares moves into the clinch successfully.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Faber controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares trying to control the position but instead, Faber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Linhares into the cage.
Linhares lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Faber or perhaps it was just good defense by Linhares which made him look bad.
Linhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Faber avoids the head kick by Linhares.
Faber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Linhares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linhares jabs Faber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Linhares has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
Linhares gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linhares as Faber tries to tie him up.
Linhares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber taking a breather.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body.
Faber working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Linhares.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Linhares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Linhares is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Hector Linhares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Linhares slowing the pace effectively.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
A short right from Linhares.
A short right from Linhares.
Faber tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Linhares.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Linhares has him pressed against the cage.
Linhares is pushing Faber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
Linhares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares prevents a takedown attempt there.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Linhares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Linhares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Linhares.
Linhares scores with a shot to the side of Faber's head.
Linhares dips a shoulder and cracks Faber with a mighty uppercut! Faber falls back against the cage and Linhares unloads with a barrage of strikes! Faber is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Linhares screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
A very excited looking Hector Linhares 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to System Of A Down - Chop Suey! . Petrycki has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Bogdan Petrycki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Django Brown's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrycki 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.
Petrycki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrycki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrycki.
Petrycki lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrycki tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrycki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking some punches.
Petrycki working aggressively here.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrycki won't allow it.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrycki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrycki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrycki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrycki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Petrycki misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrycki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrycki.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrycki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrycki lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Petrycki.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrycki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown tries to break free but Petrycki pushes him back against the cage.
Petrycki effectively controlling the action here.
Petrycki working aggressively 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!
Petrycki lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Petrycki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrycki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrycki just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown jumps guard but Petrycki stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrycki.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrycki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petrycki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Petrycki from controlling successfully.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrycki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrycki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrycki trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrycki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrycki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Petrycki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrycki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Petrycki!
Brown wants to control but Petrycki is keeping him busy.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Petrycki defends.
Petrycki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrycki keeps working.
Petrycki gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Petrycki regains half guard.
Brown looks to land a strike but Petrycki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Petrycki keeps moving.
Petrycki looking to control.
Petrycki keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Petrycki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Brown doesn't defend quickly enough and Petrycki has managed to lock this one up! Can Brown escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Petrycki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki very nearly forgot to thank Ice Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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