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ECFL 8: Lordship PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Cobella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaver Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ace Cobella has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ace Cobella seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ace Cobella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beaver Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cleaver looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cobella lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cleaver backs up against the cage.
Cobella lands a lovely overhand right.
Cleaver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobella lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobella connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cleaver scrambles back to his feet.
Cleaver misses with a looping left.
Cleaver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobella scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobella throws a shot to the body.
Beaver Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobella lands a big uppercut and Cleaver crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cleaver looks OK. Cobella waves Cleaver back to his feet!
Cleaver is rocked!
Cobella scores with a body shot.
Cleaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobella finish him?
Cleaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobella.
Cleaver get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Cleaver stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Cobella runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ace Cobella!
After the fight, Ace Cobella 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Anadrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivas has chosen Cypress Hill-Insane in the Membrane as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Anadrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Rivas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anadrade shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivas tries to sprawl out of it but Anadrade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anadrade shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivas is trying to defend but Anadrade finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rivas trying to hold on to Anadrade's head to control him but Anadrade postures up.
Rivas is looking to escape.
Rivas is refusing to be controlled, as Anadrade sits in half guard.
Rivas tries to get to full guard but Anadrade has control of the leg.
Anadrade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivas on the ground.
Anadrade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anadrade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rivas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anadrade working the head and body with strikes.
Rivas is looking to escape.
Rivas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anadrade.
Rivas wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anadrade tries to pass to full mount but Rivas defends it.
Anadrade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivas defending well though.
Anadrade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivas defending well though.
Rivas trying to control here.
Anadrade is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anadrade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anadrade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivas gets back to full guard.
Anadrade trying to control but Rivas is working from the bottom.
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.
Rivas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anadrade can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anadrade chips away with some ground and pound.
Anadrade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anadrade wants to control from the top but Rivas keeps moving.
Anadrade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivas is trying to keep Anadrade in close.
Rivas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anadrade can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anadrade scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anadrade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anadrade wants to control from the top but Rivas keeps moving.
Anadrade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anadrade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anadrade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anadrade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Anadrade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anadrade.
Anadrade fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivas avoids it really well and circles away.
Rivas wants to clinch.
Rivas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivas wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Anadrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anadrade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivas sprawls well. Rivas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anadrade gets slowly back to his feet.
Anadrade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivas is fending him off so far but Anadrade persists. Nope, Rivas circles away and we're back to standing.
Anadrade tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivas swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anadrade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anadrade shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anadrade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anadrade darts in looking for a takedown but Rivas gets double underhooks and turns Anadrade into the cage.
Anadrade jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rivas walks away with a smile on his face. Anadrade gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rivas and sends Anadrade crashing to the mat! Rivas follows him down to the mat - Anadrade regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Anadrade is rocked!
It looks like Marcos Anadrade has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivas is trying to control. Anadrade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anadrade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivas.
Anadrade has hold of Rivas's hands but Rivas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivas is looking to take a break and control but Anadrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rivas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anadrade's head.
Anadrade is not content to let Rivas control the position.
We've been informed that Rivas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anadrade's head.
Rivas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rivas trying to control the action but Anadrade is working from the bottom.
Anadrade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anadrade tries to get out of the position.
Rivas wants to free his trapped foot but Anadrade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oscar Rivas.
Rivas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rivas darts in and clinches Anadrade up against the cage.
Rivas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anadrade.
Rivas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anadrade is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivas throws a head kick that misses.
Anadrade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivas's waist but Rivas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anadrade off to one side.
Anadrade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivas defends it nicely.
Rivas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anadrade has a takedown stuffed.
Rivas feints a jab promting Anadrade to slip. Rivas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anadrade slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rivas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivas moves in looking to clinch but Anadrade pushes him off.
Rivas moves into the clinch.
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!
Rivas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rivas breaks the clinch.
Rivas shoots in for a takedown but Anadrade shows good takedown defense.
Rivas throws a leg kick which misses Anadrade's front leg but catches the back leg as Anadrade tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anadrade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rivas tries to avoid it but Anadrade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rivas to the ground. Rivas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rivas tries to clinch there but Anadrade circles away.
Rivas lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Rivas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Anadrade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anadrade tries to keep at a distance but Rivas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anadrade looking for a takedown.
Rivas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anadrade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rivas sprawls well initially but Anadrade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rivas gets full guard.
Anadrade trying to control but Rivas is working from the bottom.
Rivas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rivas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anadrade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anadrade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anadrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anadrade slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rivas is looking for a triangle but Anadrade pushes his legs off easily.
Anadrade lands a couple of digs.
Anadrade postures up in Rivas's guard and throws a big left but Rivas blocks it.
Rivas kicks Anadrade off and gets to his feet.
Anadrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anadrade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anadrade shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivas sprawls well. He's pushed Anadrade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Anadrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anadrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anadrade closes the distance and clinches up with Rivas, looking for a takedown. Anadrade pushes Rivas against the cage but Rivas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anadrade avoids the head kick by Rivas.
Rivas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anadrade takes a step back to recover.
Anadrade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Rivas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anadrade backs up against the cage.
Rivas is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anadrade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivas is fending him off so far but Anadrade persists. Nope, Rivas circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick from Rivas.
Rivas lands a two punch combo.
Anadrade has his takedown stuffed
and Rivas counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Rivas looking to finish!
Oh Anadrade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Rivas is looking to work some ground and pound but Anadrade has wrist control.
Rivas advances position into side control!
Rivas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Anadrade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rivas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anadrade is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rivas is controlling him well.
Anadrade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anadrade seems to have got his legs back now.
Anadrade is not content to let Rivas control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Anadrade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rivas is trying to get an arm triangle but Anadrade is defending well.
Anadrade avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rivas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rivas wants to stand but Anadrade has his arm trapped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Rivas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivas 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Rivas!
A victorious Oscar Rivas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budi Pekerti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Budi Pekerti!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekerti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hassan circles away.
Hassan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohamed Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan throws a sloppy head kick and Pekerti moves out of range easily.
Pekerti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hassan circles away.
Pekerti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hassan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mohamed Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Budi Pekerti.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pekerti enables Hassan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pekerti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan trying to control but Pekerti is working from the bottom.
Hassan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan wants to control from the top but Pekerti keeps moving.
Pekerti is trying to control the position but Hassan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hassan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pekerti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hassan dips to his left and cracks Pekerti with an uppercut!
It looks like Budi Pekerti has been cut.
Pekerti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hassan was covering up waiting for the punch and Pekerti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pekerti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hassan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pekerti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pekerti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassan wants to stand but Pekerti is controlling the position.
Pekerti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekerti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hassan working a defensive guard here.
Pekerti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hassan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pekerti is one step ahead there.
Pekerti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hassan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pekerti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hassan keeping full guard, as Pekerti tries to pass.
Hassan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekerti cracks Hassan with a solid left hand.
Pekerti throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely.
Hassan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hassan, not yet.
Pekerti connects with a couple of short punches.
Pekerti postures up in Hassan's guard and throws a big left but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan wants to sweep but no luck.
Pekerti working some strikes from top position.
Pekerti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pekerti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pekerti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pekerti postures up and lands a big shot to Hassan's brow.
Pekerti is working Hassan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pekerti postures up in Hassan's guard and throws a big left but Hassan blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekerti stands up over Hassan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekerti throws a big elbow that misses.
Pekerti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hassan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pekerti chips away with some ground and pound.
Hassan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pekerti!
Hassan is breathing heavily.
Hassan is landing with some decent strikes but Pekerti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hassan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pekerti tries to reverse the position but Hassan maintains control.
Pekerti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Budi Pekerti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Budi Pekerti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hassan leaves Pekerti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hassan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pekerti as he avoids it easily.
Hassan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pekerti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hassan tries to avoid it but Pekerti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hassan to the ground. Hassan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hassan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pekerti's sensitive parts.
Hassan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hassan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Hassan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassan tries to clinch but Pekerti moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan misses with the combination.
Hassan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hassan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pekerti is looking to reverse the position.
Pekerti keeping his opponent close.
Hassan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pekerti keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pekerti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hassan trying to mount his opponent but Pekerti defends it.
Hassan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Pekerti uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekerti keeping moving, preventing Hassan from controlling successfully.
Pekerti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mohamed Hassan just wasn't active enough.
Pekerti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hassan quickly recovers to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pekerti working his ground and pound in the gym.
Hassan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hassan is looking for a sweep. Pekerti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekerti.
Hassan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hassan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hassan tries to get out of the position.
Pekerti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hassan taking some punishment here, with Pekerti in his half guard.
Hassan trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Pekerti there.
Hassan taking some punishment here, with Pekerti in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pekerti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pekerti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pekerti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hassan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekerti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hassan has momentary wrist control but Pekerti slips an elbow through the middle.
Pekerti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hassan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budi Pekerti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Budi Pekerti'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!
Hassan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pekerti's waist but Pekerti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hassan off to one side.
Hassan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hassan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pekerti shoots in for a double leg but Hassan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mohamed Hassan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassan is looking to clinch but Pekerti is avoiding it.
Hassan gets caught flat footed, as Pekerti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hassan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pekerti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hassan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekerti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hassan tries to control but Pekerti wriggling away.
Hassan thowing shots but they're missing.
Hassan prevents Pekerti from getting the reversal.
Hassan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hassan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pekerti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pekerti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pekerti connects with a couple of short punches.
Pekerti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pekerti throwing strikes but missing.
Pekerti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pekerti throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan pushes Pekerti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pekerti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hassan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pekerti somewhat.
Pekerti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hassan swivels and escapes.
Mohamed Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Budi Pekerti.
Hassan rushes Pekerti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pekerti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hassan.
Pekerti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan gets control of Pekerti's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hassan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pekerti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pekerti landing some decent shots from guard.
Pekerti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pekerti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hassan tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pekerti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Budi Pekerti.
I've got Pekerti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budi Pekerti!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hughie Beauchemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Fueled -Anthrax as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jed Paul was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hughie Beauchemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jed Paul!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Paul or perhaps it was just good defense by Beauchemin which made him look bad.
Paul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paul closes the distance and clinches.
Paul is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Beauchemin can't fight it off and eventually Paul manages to take the fight to the floor. Beauchemin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beauchemin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paul decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beauchemin, up you get!
Paul looks for a takedown but Beauchemin sprawls well.
Hughie Beauchemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jed Paul.
Paul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beauchemin but Beauchemin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Paul goes for a double leg but Beauchemin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beauchemin continues to drive forward.
Paul is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beauchemin is defending well.
Paul gets control of Beauchemin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Paul will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beauchemin wants to stand and escape but instead Paul has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Beauchemin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Paul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beauchemin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice forearm strike.
Paul decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Paul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beauchemin was covering up waiting for the punch and Paul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paul distracts Beauchemin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beauchemin can't keep his opponent in guard - Paul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paul maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Beauchemin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Paul has cracked it and Beauchemin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Paul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jed Paul!
Jed Paul 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Aberdeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Germain Lepreaust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendon Aberdeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Germain Lepreaust!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepreaust blocks a head kick by Aberdeen.
Aberdeen is looking to clinch.
Aberdeen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aberdeen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lepreaust sneaks back into half guard.
Lepreaust is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aberdeen pulls his head out easily.
Aberdeen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aberdeen trying to control from half guard but Lepreaust is working away.
Aberdeen wants to pass to mount but Lepreaust is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lepreaust looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aberdeen prevents Lepreaust from improving his position.
Lepreaust is not content to let Aberdeen control the position.
Aberdeen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lepreaust actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberdeen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aberdeen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lepreaust could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Aberdeen has cracked it and Lepreaust is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Aberdeen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brendon Aberdeen!
Brendon Aberdeen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Volbeat-Warrior's call. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Paul!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George closes the distance and clinches.
George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but George swivels and escapes.
George uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
George closes the distance and clinches.
George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from George misses.
George throws an off balance right hand
and Paul counters with an inside leg kick.
Ricky George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paul counters with a head kick. That will keep George thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ethan Paul has been cut.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.
George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paul.
Paul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
George is rocked!
Paul shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! George is on queer street and Paul is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ethan Paul!
Our winner, Ethan Paul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franky Bouthillette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Mother - Danzig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franky Bouthillette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouthillette fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savage, pushing him back against the cage.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savage prevents the takedown attempt.
Bouthillette tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bouthillette has Savage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Savage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Bouthillette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bouthillette is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Savage lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouthillette backwards.
Savage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Savage.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savage jabs at Bouthillette's body.
Savage connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Franky Bouthillette has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouthillette changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savage tries to avoid it but Bouthillette manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savage to the ground. Savage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bouthillette changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Savage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bouthillette advances to mount.
Savage tries to lock up and control but Bouthillette gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouthillette looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bouthillette is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Savage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bouthillette with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Savage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bouthillette lands a couple of good shots and Savage has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bouthillette misses with a punch to the head.
Savage is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bouthillette not allowing Savage to control his hands.
Bouthillette lands a shot to the body.
Bouthillette throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bouthillette missing with strikes from the back.
Bouthillette scores with punches and elbows.
Bouthillette really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette looking for the choke but no joy.
Bouthillette looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bouthillette just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bouthillette trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bouthillette is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Savage defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouthillette missing with strikes.
Bouthillette looking for the choke but no joy.
Savage is trying to remain composed but Bouthillette is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Savage trying to control the hands but Bouthillette won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bouthillette looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Bouthillette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Bouthillette's cut.
That's time! Bouthillette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bouthillette is looking to clinch.
Savage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bouthillette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bouthillette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bouthillette's head.
Bouthillette shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense.
Bouthillette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bouthillette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage connects with a single shot there.
Bouthillette scores with a takedown into Savage's guard.
Bouthillette trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Bouthillette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bouthillette pushing down on Savage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bouthillette passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouthillette tries to control but Savage wriggling away.
Savage is in a horrible position here. Bouthillette smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bouthillette working for a guillotine from mount but Savage is in no mood to give up.
Bouthillette throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bouthillette wants to control the pace but Savage is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bouthillette working Savage over with strikes here.
Bouthillette dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouthillette controlling from mount.
Bouthillette thowing shots but they're missing.
Bouthillette moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Savage has worked his arm free - good work by Savage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bouthillette looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bouthillette tries to move to mount but Savage blocks the move with his legs.
Bouthillette working the ground and pound.
Franky Bouthillette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is not content to let Bouthillette control the position.
Bouthillette throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bouthillette looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bouthillette trying to control the position but Savage is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bouthillette thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Bouthillette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franky Bouthillette's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bouthillette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Savage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bouthillette scrambles back to his feet.
Savage connects with a body shot.
Savage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bouthillette shoots in but Savage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Franky Bouthillette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savage wants it to stay on the feet.
Bouthillette fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Bouthillette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage lunges at Bouthillette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bouthillette's hand.
Savage clobbers Bouthillette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bouthillette has time to react.
Savage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bouthillette backs up against the cage.
Bouthillette darts in trying to clinch
and Savage counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouthillette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Savage.
Savage connects with a body shot.
Savage punishes Bouthillette's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Bouthillette or perhaps it was just good defense by Savage which made him look bad.
Good exchange - Savage coming out on top.
Savage lands a nice hook to Bouthillette's body. Bouthillette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bouthillette.
Randy Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouthillette misses with a takedown
and Savage counters with a nice body shot.
Savage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bouthillette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage connects with the punch.
Bouthillette walks into a left hand.
Savage thuds his right hand into Bouthillette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bouthillette.
Bouthillette is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bouthillette at a distance.
Bouthillette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Bouthillette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Bouthillette seems to have got his legs back now.
Savage punishes Bouthillette's body with a nice straight punch.
Randy Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Savage scores with a hook.
Bouthillette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savage sprawls well. Savage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bouthillette gets slowly back to his feet.
Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bouthillette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savage works Bouthillette's body with a nice hook.
Bouthillette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a leg kick that knocks Bouthillette off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Savage.
Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Savage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Savage works over Bouthillette's head and body with a nice combination.
Bouthillette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouthillette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bouthillette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Savage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bouthillette tries to clinch but Savage moves away
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bouthillette misses with a takedown attempt - Savage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savage sends Bouthillette crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Savage is motioning to the referee to let Bouthillette up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage cracks Bouthillette with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bouthillette falls to his knees and Savage doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Savage!
After winning the bout, Randy Savage thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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