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UPF 37 & RSR 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Nonesuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brando Hansen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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290 lbs
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289 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Royal Nonesuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brando Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nonesuch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nonesuch landing knees to the body.
Hansen looks winded!
Hansen is trying to maintain a safe position but Nonesuch gets an underhook and turns Hansen into the cage.
Nonesuch pulls Hansen into guard.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Nonesuch blocks nicely.
Nonesuch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nonesuch striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nonesuch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonesuch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nonesuch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nonesuch with a nice head shot there.
Nonesuch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nonesuch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nonesuch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nonesuch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nonesuch tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
Nonesuch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nonesuch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nonesuch throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Nonesuch's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Nonesuch from controlling successfully.
Nonesuch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Royal Nonesuch just wasn't active enough.
Nonesuch clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Nonesuch.
It looks like Brando Hansen has been cut.
Nonesuch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansen moves out of range of the leg kick from Nonesuch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hansen enables Nonesuch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hansen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonesuch throwing strikes but missing.
Nonesuch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nonesuch's guard.
Nonesuch trying to control the position here.
Nonesuch'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.
Nonesuch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nonesuch tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Nonesuch pulls Hansen in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Royal Nonesuch just wasn't active enough.
Nonesuch moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nonesuch obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Nonesuch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brando Hansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nonesuch darts in and clinches Hansen up against the cage.
Nonesuch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Hansen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nonesuch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nonesuch.
Nonesuch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nonesuch moves into the clinch successfully.
Nonesuch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nonesuch gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nonesuch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nonesuch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Well, if Nonesuch is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nonesuch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonesuch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nonesuch tries to pass to full mount but Hansen defends it.
Nonesuch wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Royal Nonesuch.
Nonesuch moves into the clinch successfully.
Nonesuch lands a knee to the head.
Nonesuch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nonesuch lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nonesuch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hansen can't fight it off and eventually Nonesuch manages to take the fight to the floor. Hansen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nonesuch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nonesuch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nonesuch is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hansen.
Hansen defending against the ground and pound.
Nonesuch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hansen to see if he's OK.
Nonesuch working the body and head with strikes.
Nonesuch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonesuch landing strikes.
Nonesuch working the ground and pound from side control.
Nonesuch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hansen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nonesuch lands some shots froms side control.
That has opened up Brando Hansen's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nonesuch slows the pace down.
Nonesuch working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Nonesuch crashes against the mat.
Nonesuch controlling the position from side mount.
Nonesuch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nonesuch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nonesuch working the ground and pound but Hansen is defending the strikes.
Nonesuch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nonesuch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hansen is rocked!
Nonesuch cracks Hansen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Nonesuch immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hansen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Nonesuch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royal Nonesuch!
An out of breath Royal Nonesuch 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Goyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Soltys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Goyf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Soltys!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soltys throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goyf.
Goyf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soltys throws out the jab.
Tarmo Goyf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goyf pushes Soltys away with a front kick.
Soltys on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goyf. Goyf obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goyf.
Soltys throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goyf scores with a head kick. Soltys tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Andrew Soltys has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goyf - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soltys takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goyf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Goyf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goyf lands a big head kick that sends Soltys tumbling to the mat! Goyf takes a step backwards and waves Soltys back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Soltys is rocked!
Goyf darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Soltys's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Goyf before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarmo Goyf!
An out of breath Tarmo Goyf 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Lacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaz Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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181 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Lacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaz Yago!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacroix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacroix lands a left and a right that send Yago crashing to the mat, dazed. Lacroix thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kaz Yago has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix ducks under a wild hook from Yago.
Yago 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.
Lacroix lands a jab to Yago's midsection.
Yago throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Max Lacroix has been cut.
Lacroix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yago.
Lacroix scores with a head kick. Yago tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacroix lands a big right hand that sends Yago crashing to the mat! Lacroix stays standing though and waves Yago back to his feet!
Yago is rocked!
Yago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yago is still on wobbly legs! Can Lacroix finish him?
Lacroix lands a nice shot to the body.
Yago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lacroix throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Yago crashing down! Yago tries to stagger back to his feet but Lacroix just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Yago asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Lacroix!
Our winner, Max Lacroix, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacee Jaxee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pour Some Sugar on Me by Stacee Jaxx kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stacee Jaxee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Jaxee back into the cage.
Jaxee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunter has Jaxee pushed against the cage.
Jaxee tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Our sources have told us that Hunter has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jaxee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaxee throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Jaxee. Beautiful body shot.
Dark Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaxee misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaxee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxee misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Jaxee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaxee.
Jaxee blocks a jab.
Jaxee just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter has Jaxee up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Jaxee wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunter won't allow it.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Jaxee back into the cage.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaxee is trying to break the clinch but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxee can't get the takedown.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaxee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunter lands a left hand.
Hunter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaxee up against the cage.
A short left from Hunter.
Jaxee tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunter prevents Jaxee from breaking the clinch.
Jaxee is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Jaxee 's eye.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaxee's defenses.
Hunter digs a right hand underneath Jaxee's ribcage. Jaxee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunter pushes Jaxee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a low kick as Jaxee jumps back.
Jaxee throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Jaxee pushes him off.
Jaxee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunter digs a right hand underneath Jaxee's ribcage. Jaxee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaxee up against the cage.
Hunter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaxee has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hunter takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaxee avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Jaxee keeps it at a distance.
Jaxee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaxee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaxee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaxee takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Jaxee scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter clinches up against the cage.
Hunter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaxee backwards.
Jaxee looking for a takedown.
Dark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stacee Jaxee.
Hunter misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Jaxee.
Hunter has Jaxee up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaxee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaxee scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Jab by Jaxee.
Jaxee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jaxee misses.
Dark Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaxee eats them both and turns towards Hunter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaxee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dark Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Jaxee.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaxee is just out of range.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaxee misses the jab.
Hunter wants to clinch but Jaxee slips to the side
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Jaxee counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter taking a breather.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunter forces Jaxee back against the cage and clinches.
Jaxee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter is stalling here.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Jaxee misses.
Nice shot lands for Hunter.
Hunter scores with a hook.
Jaxee is rocked!
Jaxee connects with a crisp jab.
Jaxee slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaxee backs away from a small jab... but Hunter lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Jaxee crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Hunter with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dark Hunter!
Dark Hunter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanko comes to the cage accompanied by Oh No by Gogol Bordello. Vinny Ruggiero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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261 lbs
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223 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Vanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero rushes Vanko and presses him up against the cage.
Vanko jumps guard and drags Ruggiero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vanko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruggiero defends it easily.
Vanko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vanko keeping full guard, as Ruggiero tries to pass.
Vanko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruggiero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vanko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero trying to control but Vanko is working from the bottom.
Vanko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruggiero manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanko wants to control from the top but Ruggiero keeps moving.
Ruggiero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruggiero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vinny Ruggiero.
Ruggiero takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruggiero trying to stall but Vanko improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vanko managing to block the knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Vanko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanko tries to pull guard but Ruggiero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Vanko blocks with his arms.
Vanko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Vanko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ivan Vanko has been cut.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Vanko blocks it.
Ruggiero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vanko's face.
Vanko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruggiero tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanko avoids the damage to the body.
Vanko fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vanko blocks it with crossed arms.
Vanko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruggiero walks away with a smile on his face. Vanko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruggiero moves into range and clinches up with Vanko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ruggiero after a bit of a struggle.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanko drags the fight down to the ground.
Ruggiero wants to stand but Vanko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruggiero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruggiero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vanko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruggiero stopping the sweep attempt from Vanko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Ruggiero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Vanko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruggiero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vanko blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero misses with an elbow strike.
Vanko pulls Ruggiero into guard.
Vanko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruggiero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ruggiero is in a horrible position here. Vanko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanko with shots to the head and body - Ruggiero looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vanko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vanko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ruggiero is rocked!
Vanko lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ruggiero! Vanko sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ruggiero and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Vanko!
Our winner, Ivan Vanko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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