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MFN 92: Crillo vs. Clendennon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Dapalong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dapalong has chosen Du Hast by Rammstein as his entrance music. Vincent Dapalong looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Dapalong!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dapalong lands a jab to the head.
Dapalong cracks Trump with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
Dapalong tests Trump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dapalong lands a nice shot that snaps Trump's head back.
Trump takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Dapalong is just out of range.
Dapalong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dapalong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Dapalong. Those never looked like landing.
Trump misses with a two punch combination.
Dapalong scores with a jab. Trump acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dapalong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trump shoots in and bounces Dapalong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trump scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dapalong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trump stands up over Dapalong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trump working some strikes from top position.
Trump looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trump distracts Dapalong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trump postures up and lands a big shot to Dapalong's brow.
Dapalong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trump makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trump lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dapalong trying to keep a closed guard but Trump is proving a slippery customer.
Trump distracts Dapalong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trump with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dapalong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trump.
Trump stops Dapalong from standing up.
Trump working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump chips away with some ground and pound.
Trump sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dapalong's guard.
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. Trump connects with a nice short shot to Dapalong's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dapalong defending well though.
Trump has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dapalong trying to control but Trump postures up.
Dapalong tries to get to full guard but Trump has control of the leg.
Trump wants to work for an arm triangle but Dapalong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Trump.
Trump is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dapalong defends it well.
Trump prevents Dapalong from improving his position.
Trump looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dapalong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is working for a kimura but Dapalong is defending it quite comfortably.
Trump is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dapalong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trump working over Dapalong with some ground and pound. Dapalong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trump thows a huge punch but Dapalong dodges it nicely.
Dapalong has hold of Trump's hands but Trump slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trump landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trump takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dapalong trying to control here.
Trump is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trump is thwarting Dapalong's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trump takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dapalong is trying to control but can't.
Trump is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dapalong is looking to escape.
Trump is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trump slips a nice elbow through Dapalong's hands, connecting with Dapalong's forehead.
Trump scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dapalong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trump working Dapalong over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trump maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dapalong could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Trump has cracked it and Dapalong is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Trump!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donald Trump!
The defeated Vincent Dapalong had this to say: 'I gave it everything I had and then some but my opponent was simply the better man tonight. Congratulations man.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz has chosen Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ansgar Kurucz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan throws a nice looking combination but Kurucz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hassan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurucz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurucz is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hassan.
Kurucz throws a head kick that misses.
Kurucz instigates a clinch.
Kurucz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
Kurucz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hassan's elbow.
Kurucz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurucz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
Hassan blocking some punches.
Hassan jumps guard but Kurucz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kurucz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurucz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurucz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hassan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Hashim Jalilul Hassan has been cut.
Kurucz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hassan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hassan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hassan looks to land a combination but Kurucz avoids it well.
Hassan staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Hassan misses.
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurucz has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Kurucz.
Hassan pulls guard successfully.
Kurucz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurucz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hassan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but Kurucz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ansgar Kurucz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurucz throws out a leg kick but Hassan moves out of range and Kurucz only half commits.
Kurucz lands a brutal head kick. Hassan looks out on his feet and Kurucz throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ansgar Kurucz!
Ansgar Kurucz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusan Kikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dusan Kikovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstein throws a combination that misses
and Kikovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Rothstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kikovic avoids the body shot from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Kikovic moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Kikovic.
Kikovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothstein thuds his shin into the meat of Kikovic's side.
Rothstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses with a body shot
and Kikovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Rothstein thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good leg kick by Rothstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kikovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kikovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dusan Kikovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothstein moves out of range as Kikovic throws a body kick.
Rothstein avoids the head kick by Kikovic.
Rothstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothstein digs a good body shot into Kikovic's ribs.
A punch combination from Rothstein misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic throws a series of punches but Rothstein avoids them all with ease.
Kikovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Rothstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kikovic. That one must have hurt.
Kikovic lands a head shot.
Rothstein throws a head kick but Kikovic moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothstein. Kikovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothstein takes a swing at Kikovic's ribcage but misses.
Kikovic drives through and clinches with Rothstein against the cage.
Kikovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Rothstein.
Kikovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rothstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein working aggressively here.
Kikovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kikovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothstein backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rothstein avoids the elbow strike from Kikovic, against the cage.
Kikovic wants to stall.
Kikovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kikovic throws an elbow that misses.
Kikovic breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikovic throws a body kick that misses.
Rothstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rothstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rothstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arnold Rothstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kikovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rothstein throws a right hand that Kikovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kikovic also avoids with ease.
Rothstein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kikovic under the eye.
Kikovic stuns Rothstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothstein jabs Kikovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kikovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kikovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kikovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Kikovic is predictable there
and Rothstein counters with a left to the body.
Rothstein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothstein jabs Kikovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothstein pushes Kikovic away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikovic is looking to clinch but Rothstein is avoiding it.
Kikovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kikovic avoids the body shot from Rothstein.
Kikovic scores with a jab to the body.
Kikovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothstein.
Rothstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kikovic checks it well.
Kikovic dodges the punch combination from Rothstein.
Rothstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothstein as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikovic misses the shot to the body.
Rothstein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kikovic misses with a kick to the body.
Kikovic missing with a left hand there. Rothstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Arnold Rothstein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusan Kikovic's cut.
That's time! Rothstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rothstein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rothstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kikovic manages to avoid it.
Rothstein is looking to slow Kikovic down with leg kicks.
Rothstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kikovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kikovic keeps Rothstein at a distance using the push kick.
Rothstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Kikovic looks to land a left hand but Rothstein moved out of range nicely.
Rothstein darts in looking for a takedown but Kikovic gets double underhooks and turns Rothstein into the cage.
Kikovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kikovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kikovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kikovic as Rothstein tries to tie him up.
Kikovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kikovic.
Kikovic tries to stall but Rothstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikovic pushes Rothstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothstein's efforts to push away.
Kikovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kikovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothstein wants to break free but Kikovic has control.
Rothstein has Kikovic pressed against the cage.
Rothstein has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kikovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rothstein tries to stall but Kikovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kikovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kikovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothstein is trying to break the clinch but Kikovic is controlling him.
Kikovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kikovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothstein is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein can't find room to land a body shot as Kikovic controls the action.
Oh Rothstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kikovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kikovic lands with a left to the head.
Rothstein is trying to break the clinch but Kikovic has him pressed against the cage.
Kikovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kikovic circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rothstein drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kikovic follows Rothstein to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusan Kikovic!
Dusan Kikovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone has chosen RMB - Spring as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi instigates a clinch.
Takayanagi misses with a punch to the body.
Huone blocks a body shot from Takayanagi.
Huone lands an uppercut.
Huone takes a shot to the head.
Takayanagi has had enough of the clinch but Huone keeps him there for the moment.
Takayanagi lands a body punch.
Takayanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takayanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huone misses with a body punch.
Takayanagi misses with the head strike.
Huone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Takayanagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huone breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huone. Takayanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takayanagi looks to land a left hand but Huone moved out of range nicely.
Huone moves into range and clinches up with Takayanagi.
Takayanagi scores with a shot to the side of Huone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takayanagi.
Huone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takayanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takayanagi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huone can turn it around.
Takayanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Huone controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huone's efforts to push away.
Takayanagi wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huone.
Huone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takayanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takayanagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takayanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huone misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takayanagi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huone is keeping busy.
Huone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takayanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takayanagi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takayanagi as Huone tries to tie him up.
Huone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takayanagi blocks an uppercut.
Huone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takayanagi tries a body shot but Huone blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huone.
Takayanagi misses with the head strike.
Huone blocks a body shot from Takayanagi.
Huone prevents a body shot from Takayanagi.
Huone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takayanagi working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huone throws a punch but it's blocked by Takayanagi.
Huone lands a hook that snaps the head of Takayanagi backwards.
Huone prevents a body shot from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takayanagi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takayanagi tries to throw a body punch but Huone avoids it by throwing Takayanagi back against the cage.
Takayanagi takes a shot to the head.
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takayanagi's elbow.
Huone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huone lands a right hand.
Huone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Huone.
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!
Huone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Huone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takayanagi misses with a punch to the body.
Huone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huone breaks from the clinch.
Takayanagi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takayanagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Huone counters with a left to the body.
Huone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Takayanagi misses the target.
Huone drops his hands momentarily and Takayanagi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takayanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takayanagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Huone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takayanagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takayanagi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takayanagi tries to clinch but Huone moves out of range.
Takayanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaivo Huone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huone slips under a jab.
Takayanagi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takayanagi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takayanagi misses with a wild combination.
Takayanagi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huone moves to clinch but Takayanagi breaks away
and Takayanagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takayanagi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huone jabs Takayanagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huone works Takayanagi's body with a nice hook.
Huone just misses with a punch to the body.
Huone lands with a shot to the body.
Huone thows a body shot but no joy.
Takayanagi misses with a hook.
Takayanagi connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone misses with a body shot.
Huone misses with a wild body shot.
Meguru Takayanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huone clobbers Takayanagi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takayanagi. Huone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takayanagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takayanagi, as that shot connected.
Takayanagi lands a nice shot that snaps Huone's head back.
Huone ducks under a wild hook from Takayanagi.
Huone doesn't manage to clinch there - Takayanagi circles away.
Takayanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takayanagi lands a jab to the nose.
Kaivo Huone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Huone.
Huone clinches up with Takayanagi and pushes him back against the cage.
Huone blocks a body shot from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi lands a right hand.
Takayanagi is looking to control Huone's arms but Huone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takayanagi has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi has Huone pressed against the cage, preventing Huone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takayanagi as Huone tries to tie him up.
Huone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takayanagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaivo Huone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takayanagi at a distance.
Takayanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takayanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Huone.
Huone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takayanagi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takayanagi wants to clinch.
Huone tries to clinch but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Huone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huone connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takayanagi.
A slow jab from Takayanagi misses its intended target.
Huone wants to clinch.
Takayanagi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takayanagi manages to avoid it.
Huone closes the distance and clinches.
Huone misses with some punches.
Huone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Takayanagi on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takayanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Huone controls his hands.
Huone taking a breather.
Takayanagi has had enough of the clinch but Huone keeps him there for the moment.
Takayanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses with the head strike.
Takayanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takayanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huone lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takayanagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Huone.
Takayanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Huone pushes Takayanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huone avoiding damage.
Takayanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takayanagi blocking some punches.
Takayanagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huone swings for the body but Takayanagi moves out of range.
A slow jab from Takayanagi misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaivo Huone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Huone slips under a jab.
Takayanagi walks into a left hand.
Takayanagi throws a jab when Huone was well out of range.
Takayanagi throws a nice looking combination but Huone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takayanagi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takayanagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Huone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huone throws a good cross that connects.
Huone tries to clinch but Takayanagi is having none of it.
Takayanagi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takayanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huone.
A big left from Takayanagi misses.
A big left from Takayanagi misses.
Takayanagi misses with the combination.
Huone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a poor cross that misses
and Huone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takayanagi thinking.
Takayanagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takayanagi throws a shot from downtown. Huone moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Takayanagi misses the target.
Takayanagi throws out a loose jab but Huone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takayanagi.
A big left from Takayanagi misses.
Huone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huone wants to clinch up but Takayanagi keeps it at a distance.
Takayanagi looks to land a right hand but Huone moved out of range.
Huone misses with a wild body shot.
Huone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takayanagi is rocked!
Huone throws a shot to the body.
Oh Takayanagi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huone takes a swing at Takayanagi's ribcage but misses.
Huone swings for the body but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Huone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takayanagi.
Huone lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takayanagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huone scores with a nice right hand.
Takayanagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Huone counters by moving into the clinch.
Huone lands a nice shot to the body.
Huone lands a right hand.
Huone creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Takayanagi with a big uppercut! Takayanagi tries to clinch up but Huone pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Takayanagi to the mat! Takayanagi covers up and Huone unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaivo Huone!
Our winner, Kaivo Huone, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Atonal Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mangano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Mangano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atonal Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Mangano!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Mangano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangano looks to land a body kick but Trujillo moved away.
Trujillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trujillo 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.
We've been told by Trujillo's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick by Mangano misses
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trujillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mangano blocks the body kick.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atonal Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trujillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mangano finds it's way round the side to connect with Trujillo's head.
Trujillo 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.
Mangano thows a leg kick but Trujillo checks it
and Trujillo counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangano connects with a high kick.
It looks like Atonal Trujillo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo looks to land a body kick but Mangano moved away.
Mangano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trujillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trujillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Trujillo is predictable there
and Mangano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangano slips under a jab.
Mangano thows a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangano throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mangano.
Trujillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Mangano moves out of range easily.
Trujillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mangano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangano misses with an uppercut.
Trujillo lands a head kick!
Mangano is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Trujillo! Mangano is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atonal Trujillo!
An out of breath Atonal Trujillo 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Wuncler Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Sprole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuncler Iii comes into the arena with Smooth Operator - Sade blaring out of the sound system. Sprole has chosen Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ed Wuncler Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Sprole!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuncler Iii misses with a low kick.
Wuncler Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sprole.
Sprole closes the distance but Wuncler Iii moves to the side
and Wuncler Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sprole lands a head kick!
Sprole ducks under a wild hook from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sprole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sprole moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wuncler Iii.
Sprole landing knees to the head.
Sprole looking to stall.
Sprole swings wildly with an uppercut but Wuncler Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wuncler Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wuncler Iii blocks a body shot from Sprole.
Sprole wants to get back to striking at distance but Wuncler Iii won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole blocks an uppercut.
Wuncler Iii stalls.
Sprole has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wuncler Iii regains guard immediately.
Sprole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wuncler Iii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sprole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wuncler Iii trying to keep a closed guard but Sprole is proving a slippery customer.
Wuncler Iii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wuncler Iii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sprole controls the pace.
Wuncler Iii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sprole throws a big right hand that misses.
Wuncler Iii trying to control the position here.
Sprole is pushing down on Wuncler Iii's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wuncler Iii is fighting to maintain full guard but Sprole has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sprole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sprole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wuncler Iii's head.
Sprole working over Wuncler Iii with some ground and pound. Wuncler Iii looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wuncler Iii moves into full guard.
Sprole throws an elbow that misses. Wuncler Iii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sprole's guard. Nice move by Wuncler Iii!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sprole manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wuncler Iii pulls Sprole in close to his closed guard and prevents Sprole from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wuncler Iii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprole tries to hold on but Wuncler Iii pushes him away.
Wuncler Iii controlling from the full mount.
Wuncler Iii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derick Sprole 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.
Wuncler Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wuncler Iii looks to land a left hand but Sprole moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Wuncler Iii finds it's target.
Wuncler Iii 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.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick
and Sprole counters by moving into the clinch.
Wuncler Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sprole controls his hands.
Sprole blocks an elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wuncler Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wuncler Iii tried to score with a low kick but Sprole checks it.
Sprole blocks a jab.
Wuncler Iii misses with a leg kick.
Wuncler Iii with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sprole checks a low kick from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii is having none of it.
Sprole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sprole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sprole is looking to clinch but Wuncler Iii is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the side of Sprole's head but Sprole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but Sprole checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sprole. That's going to slow Wuncler Iii down.
Wuncler Iii misses the shot to the body.
Sprole blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprole instigates a clinch.
Wuncler Iii leaning against his opponent.
Sprole manages to break the clinch.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sprole moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole is looking for a takedown.
Sprole goes for a takedown attempt but Wuncler Iii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wuncler Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sprole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sprole is out of range and Wuncler Iii settles back down.
Wuncler Iii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wuncler Iii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wuncler Iii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sprole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wuncler Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wuncler Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sprole walks into a left hand.
Sprole drives through and clinches with Wuncler Iii against the cage.
Sprole wants to stall.
Sprole blocks an elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sprole tries for a takedown but Wuncler Iii manages to get underhooks.
Ed Wuncler Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Sprole.
Wuncler Iii breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sprole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sprole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Derick Sprole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuncler Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprole moves away.
Wuncler Iii thuds a left hand into Sprole's body.
Ed Wuncler Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Wuncler Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sprole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wuncler Iii 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.
Wuncler Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wuncler Iii scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuncler Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wuncler Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Wuncler Iii dominated that second round.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sprole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wuncler Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wuncler Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprole was well out of range. Poor timing from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii jabs Sprole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Sprole looks for a takedown but Wuncler Iii sprawls well.
Wuncler Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wuncler Iii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wuncler Iii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wuncler Iii wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wuncler Iii. Sprole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wuncler Iii with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Sprole should have avoided that one.
Wuncler Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wuncler Iii scores with a punch to the head.
Wuncler Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sprole under the eye.
Sprole slips a jab from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ed Wuncler Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuncler Iii cracks Sprole with a good jab.
Wuncler Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Wuncler Iii misses with a combination
and Sprole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wuncler Iii punishes Sprole's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii wants to slow Sprole down by chopping away at his legs.
Sprole tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but Sprole checks it.
Sprole fails with a takedown attempt.
Ed Wuncler Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Sprole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuncler Iii misses with a combination
and Sprole moves into the clinch.
Sprole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wuncler Iii is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Sprole.
Sprole blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii digs a right hand into Sprole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sprole's gas tank.
Wuncler Iii trying to stall but Sprole improves his position.
Wuncler Iii lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good body shot from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole trying to land knees to the body.
Wuncler Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wuncler Iii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sprole is looking for a takedown.
Sprole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wuncler Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sprole avoids a wild elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole lands a right hand.
Wuncler Iii misses with a body punch.
Wuncler Iii being controlled against the cage.
Wuncler Iii digs a right hand into Sprole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sprole's gas tank.
Sprole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sprole scores with a shot to the side of Wuncler Iii's head.
Wuncler Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii throws a combination. Sprole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sprole is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuncler Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sprole is still on wobbly legs! Can Wuncler Iii finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sprole checks a leg kick.
Wuncler Iii lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wuncler Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Sprole seems to have recovered his senses.
Wuncler Iii tests Sprole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wuncler Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wuncler Iii connects with a leg kick. Sprole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sprole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sprole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wuncler Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuncler Iii jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wuncler Iii throws a right hand that Sprole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sprole also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Wuncler Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wuncler Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Wuncler Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Wuncler Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dan Balan Beautiful Girl. Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - Chop Suey! . 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodriguez'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.
Brown has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rodriguez doesn't defend quickly enough and Brown has managed to lock this one up! Can Rodriguez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brown on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Django Brown!
A very excited looking Django Brown 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.
Roberto Rodriguez was interviewed post fight and said 'I`m strong it`s not my first fight I`LL COME BACK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Klincko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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197 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klincko counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klincko.
No joy there for Klincko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damione Deathclaw closes the distance and clinches.
Damione Deathclaw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klincko walks away with a smile on his face. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Klincko walks into a jab.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a looping left.
Damione Deathclaw dives in and scores a takedown into Klincko's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damione Deathclaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klincko pushes Damione Deathclaw off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw avoids a kick to the body.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damione Deathclaw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klincko is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Damione Deathclaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klincko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klincko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Klincko tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko stops Damione Deathclaw from passing to mount.
Damione Deathclaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damione Deathclaw wants to control but Klincko is keeping him busy.
Damione Deathclaw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klincko, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Klincko is staying active underneath Damione Deathclaw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko tries to roll over but Damione Deathclaw keeps him under control.
Damione Deathclaw works his way into full mount!
Klincko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Damione Deathclaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Klincko 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.
Damione Deathclaw is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Damione Deathclaw extends the arm and Klincko is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrycki comes to the cage accompanied by TNT. Chekhov has chosen КАТЮШA as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki takes one on the button.
Chekhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chekhov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chekhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki avoids a kick to the body.
Chekhov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrycki. Petrycki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chekhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki tries to clinch there but Chekhov circles away.
Chekhov missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chekhov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrycki.
Petrycki avoids a kick to the body.
Chekhov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chekhov takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Chekhov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrycki.
Petrycki pushes Chekhov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrycki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chekhov backwards.
Petrycki misses with a punch on the inside.
Chekhov looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrycki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chekhov is stalling here.
Petrycki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chekhov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrycki misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Petrycki to work.
A short uppercut from Petrycki.
Petrycki is trying to stall.
Petrycki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov lands a nice uppercut.
Chekhov misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrycki as Chekhov tries to tie him up.
Petrycki misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chekhovs head.
Petrycki throws an elbow that misses.
Chekhov blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chekhov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chekhov.
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chekhov lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekhov blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki looks to land a right hand but Chekhov moved out of range.
Chekhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chekhov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chekhov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chekhov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anton Chekhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chekhov with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrycki.
It looks like Anton Chekhov has been cut.
Chekhov lands with a nice combination. Petrycki backs away looking to recover.
Petrycki throws a lazy right hand but Chekhov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chekhov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chekhov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chekhov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrycki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Chekhov.
Chekhov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrycki throws a big shot that misses.
Chekhov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrycki throws a lazy uppercut
and Chekhov counters with a leg kick.
Chekhov ducks under a wild hook from Petrycki.
Chekhov ducks under a wild hook from Petrycki.
Chekhov misses with a head kick.
Chekhov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chekhov lunges at Petrycki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrycki's hand.
Chekhov throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Petrycki misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Chekhov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Chekhov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrycki misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Chekhov. Beautiful body shot.
Petrycki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chekhov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Chekhov is predictable there
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
Petrycki looks to throw the jab but Chekhov is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Chekhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki lands with a straight right. Chekhov didn't see that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chekhov.
Petrycki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chekhov. Chekhov obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut
and Chekhov counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrycki checks a low kick from Chekhov.
Chekhov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrycki slips a straight right by Chekhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chekhov scores with a jab. Petrycki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chekhov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Chekhov moves away and avoids it.
Chekhov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrycki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrycki misses with a right hand
and Chekhov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chekhov feints a jab promting Petrycki to slip. Chekhov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petrycki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chekhov connects with a looping right hand.
Petrycki drops his hands momentarily and Chekhov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrycki missing with a left hand there. Chekhov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrycki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Petrycki.
Petrycki with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a hook.
Chekhov avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Chekhov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrycki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chekhov. Chekhov obviously looking to wear him down.
Chekhov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrycki.
Chekhov scores with a jab to the body.
Anton Chekhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chekhov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki tries to land a front kick but Chekhov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chekhov throws a right and a left that Petrycki avoids nicely.
Chekhov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Chekhov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chekhov throws a leg kick that misses.
Chekhov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chekhov misses with a leg kick
and Petrycki counters with a good, hard body kick but Chekhov shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Petrycki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chekhov cracks a nice hook into Petrycki's ribs.
Petrycki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrycki blocks a head kick by Chekhov.
Chekhov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chekhov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chekhov lands with an overhand left.
Chekhov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrycki.
Chekhov throws a series of punches but Petrycki moves out of range.
Chekhov cracks Petrycki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Chekhov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chekhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrycki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chekhov misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrycki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petrycki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chekhov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrycki trying to control but Chekhov is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrycki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Chekhov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Chekhov'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. This is the final round!
Petrycki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chekhov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrycki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chekhov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrycki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chekhov is able to avoid easily.
Petrycki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chekhov clobbers Petrycki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chekhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
Chekhov misses with the combination.
Chekhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chekhov checks it well.
Chekhov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chekhov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chekhov.
Chekhov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrycki at a distance.
Chekhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Chekhov.
Chekhov misses with a body kick.
Chekhov misses with a straight right.
Chekhov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch but Chekhov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chekhov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrycki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrycki throws a front kick that sends Chekhov stumbling back into the cage.
Chekhov misses with a straight right.
Anton Chekhov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anton Chekhov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chekhov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrycki connects with a solid leg kick.
Chekhov thows a body shot but no joy.
Chekhov avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekhov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chekhov throws a solid leg kick but Petrycki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chekhov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chekhov - that will leave a mark!
Petrycki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrycki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrycki throws a chopping leg kick but Chekhov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrycki misses with a lunging right hand
and Chekhov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrycki thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Petrycki.
Chekhov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrycki's hands.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chekhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
A slow jab from Petrycki misses its intended target.
Chekhov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chekhov staying out of range there.
Bogdan Petrycki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chekhov avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Chekhov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrycki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrycki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chekhov misses with a head kick.
Chekhov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrycki's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov scores with a leg kick.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chekhov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrycki misses with a hook.
Chekhov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrycki if he has to take too many more of those.
Chekhov throws a front kick aimed at Petrycki's knee but Petrycki avoids it well.
Chekhov lands a body shot.
Petrycki loads up on a big right hand but Chekhov slips the punch.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chekhov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chekhov throws a body punch but Petrycki 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!
Petrycki moves out of range as Chekhov throws a body kick.
Chekhov cracks the inside of Petrycki's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Chekhov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chekhov 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Chekhov!
A victorious Anton Chekhov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crillo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Clendennon has chosen LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clendennon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clendennon as he avoids it easily.
Frank Crillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clendennon misses with a hook. Crillo ducked under it nicely.
Crillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Clendennon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Clendennon sprawls well. He's pushed Crillo'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 Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clendennon moves in looking to clinch but Crillo pushes him off.
Clendennon leaves Crillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clendennon defends well and Crillo ends up having to push Clendennon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clendennon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clendennon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crillo is defending well for now.
Clendennon scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clendennon throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clendennon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clendennon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clendennon obliges.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clendennon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clendennon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crillo is defending well for now.
A short left from Clendennon.
Crillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clendennon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the head but Crillo blocks with his arms.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo prevents a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon misses with a punch on the inside.
Clendennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Crillo controls his hands.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Crillo blocks it.
Clendennon misses with an elbow over the top.
Clendennon throws a punch but it's blocked by Crillo.
Clendennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clendennon.
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!
Clendennon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crillo is defending well for now.
I was talking to Crillo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crillo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clendennon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clendennon pinned against the cage. Clendennon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crillo shoots for a takedown but Clendennon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clendennon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clendennon circles away.
Clendennon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crillo.
Clendennon lands a jab to Crillo's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clendennon. Crillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crillo goes for a double leg but Clendennon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clendennon continues to drive forward.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crillo.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Crillo blocks it.
Crillo managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Clendennon cracks Crillo with a nice body shot.
Clendennon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clendennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clendennon stops a takedown attempt from Crillo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crillo.
Clendennon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crillo is defending well for now.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clendennon lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clendennon scores with a head kick. Crillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Clendennon lands with a straight right. Crillo didn't see that one coming.
Crillo is rocked!
Crillo shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crillo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crillo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Crillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Clendennon is retaining full guard.
Crillo is working hard here to advance position.
Crillo throws a strike but Clendennon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crillo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Clendennon has picked Crillo up and slammed him! Crillo can't keep hold of the triangle and Clendennon manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon laying and praying for a moment but Crillo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Clendennon trying to control from Crillo's half guard. Crillo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clendennon stands and steps away. Crillo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crillo shoots in and drives through. Clendennon sprawls well.
Clendennon scores with a jab to the body.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clendennon avoids it really well and circles away.
Craig Clendennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clendennon circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clendennon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clendennon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clendennon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Crillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Clendennon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clendennon as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clendennon. Crillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Clendennon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crillo dives in and grabs Clendennon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clendennon pushes down on Crillo's head and hops out.
Crillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clendennon is fending him off so far but Crillo persists. Nope, Clendennon circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Clendennon.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clendennon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clendennon takes a swing at Crillo's ribcage but misses.
Crillo with a poor takedown
and Clendennon counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clendennon circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clendennon but Clendennon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Crillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Clendennon which made him look bad.
Crillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clendennon throws a right and a left that Crillo avoids nicely.
Clendennon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clendennon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crillo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Clendennon leaves Crillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Crillo with that takedown attempt.
Crillo has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon gets a clinch.
Crillo managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Crillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clendennon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Crillo avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clendennon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crillo's brow.
Crillo avoiding damage as Clendennon throws knees to the body.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clendennon lands a nice knee to the body.
Crillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clendennon is defending well.
Clendennon with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo blocks an uppercut.
Clendennon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clendennon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Crillo avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Crillo prevents a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clendennon lands with a light punch inside.
Clendennon lands a good knee to the midsection. Crillo won't want to take too many of those.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crillo avoids it.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Clendennon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Clendennon misses with a knee to the head.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Crillo avoids the damage to the body.
Clendennon connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Clendennon.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crillo.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Clendennon.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Crillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clendennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crillo's elbow.
A hook to the body from Clendennon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Crillo blocking some punches.
Clendennon lands a knee to the head.
Clendennon looking to throw knees to the head but Crillo is blocking nicely.
Clendennon misses with some punches.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clendennon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crillo wants a takedown.
Clendennon connects with a knee to the head.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon really dominated that round.
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.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Clendennon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clendennon connects with an inside leg kick.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Clendennon rushes Crillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clendennon landing knees to the head.
Clendennon tries to throw a body punch but Crillo avoids it by throwing Clendennon back against the cage.
Clendennon throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Clendennon.
Clendennon throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Clendennon tries a body shot but Crillo blocks it.
Clendennon misses with a body punch.
Clendennon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crillo or not.
Clendennon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clendennon looking to throw knees to the head but Crillo is blocking nicely.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crillo avoiding damage as Clendennon throws knees to the body.
Crillo blocks a body shot from Clendennon.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crillo.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Crillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clendennon prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clendennon digs a right hand into Crillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crillo's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Clendennon.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clendennon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crillo's brow.
Crillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clendennon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crillo blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crillo blocks an elbow strike from Clendennon.
Crillo is looking for a takedown.
Crillo avoiding damage as Clendennon throws knees to the body.
Clendennon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Clendennon manages to get underhooks.
Clendennon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clendennon lands an elbow inside that Crillo shrugs off.
Clendennon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clendennon is pressed up against the cage. Crillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clendennon down to the mat. Clendennon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon stuffs the takedown.
Clendennon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clendennon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crillo.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
Clendennon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clendennon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clendennon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crillo shoots in and drives through. Clendennon sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clendennon misses with a body shot.
Crillo shoots in and drives through. Clendennon sprawls well.
A left lands for Clendennon.
Clendennon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crillo eats them both and turns towards Clendennon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt - Clendennon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clendennon lands with a hook. Crillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Crillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick from Clendennon.
Crillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Crillo avoids the body shot from Clendennon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clendennon pinned against the cage. Clendennon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clendennon.
Clendennon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clendennon throws a jab when Crillo was well out of range.
Crillo moves out of range of the body kick from Clendennon.
Craig Clendennon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clendennon stuffs the takedown attempt from Crillo. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Crillo shoots in but Clendennon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clendennon wants it to stay on the feet.
Clendennon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crillo's hands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clendennon enables Crillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clendennon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Clendennon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Clendennon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clendennon is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Clendennon blocks nicely.
Crillo wants to control from the top but Clendennon keeps moving.
Frank Crillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Clendennon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crillo throws a strike but Clendennon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frank Crillo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clendennon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craig Clendennon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clendennon tries to sprawl but Crillo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clendennon wants to sweep but Crillo has passed to side control!
Crillo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Clendennon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crillo's guard! Nice work there by Clendennon!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craig Clendennon.
I've got Clendennon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Clendennon!
Craig Clendennon is the new featherweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Craig Clendennon made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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