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Burning Bush Episode 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bammy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bammy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Ra throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that Davis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Davis working over Ra with some ground and pound. Ra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ra is rocked!
Davis 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! Davis extends the arm and Ra is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bammy Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Mookjai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard Mookjai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mookjai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Austin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mookjai takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin throws a big shot that misses.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mookjai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mookjai tries a low kick but Austin avoids it.
Mookjai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mookjai closes the distance and clinches.
Mookjai tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mookjai scores with a shoulder strike.
Mookjai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mookjai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mookjai can't break the clinch.
Mookjai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mookjai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Austin swings for the body but Mookjai moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai lands with a shot to the body.
Austin defending well as Mookjai loads up on a big left hand.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mookjai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mookjai.
Austin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Austin moves out of range of the leg kick from Mookjai.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Austin blocks the leg kick.
Austin misses with a straight right.
Gerard Mookjai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mookjai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Austin is able to avoid easily.
Mookjai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mookjai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
Mookjai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Austin dives in for a single leg takedown but Mookjai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mookjai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai scores with a shoulder strike.
Mookjai tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Mookjai back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Mookjai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mookjai lands with a right to the head.
Mookjai throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Still in the clinch, Mookjai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mookjai misses with the head strike.
Mookjai pushes Austin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mookjai - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Mookjai.
Mookjai throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Mookjai misses with the head strike.
Austin blocks the elbow strike.
Mookjai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Austin.
Mookjai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mookjai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mookjai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Mookjai misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Austin as Mookjai tries to tie him up.
Mookjai blocks an uppercut.
Mookjai throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mookjai throws an elbow but misses.
Mookjai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin tries a body shot but Mookjai blocks it.
A short uppercut from Austin.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Austin prevents a body shot from Mookjai.
A short body shot lands from Austin as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Austin manages to end up in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mookjai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin tries to move to mount but Mookjai blocks the move with his legs.
Austin lands some shots froms side control.
Mookjai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Austin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A control attempt from Mookjai but he's now mounted!
Austin trying to control but Mookjai is having none of it.
Mookjai is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mookjai tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Austin prevents Mookjai from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Mookjai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mookjai throws a front kick aimed at Austin's knee but Austin avoids it well.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Mookjai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Mookjai scores with a decent looking hook.
Mookjai swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin lands with a shot to the body.
Mookjai throws a leg kick but Austin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mookjai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin swings for the body but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mookjai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Austin on the side of the head.
Mookjai connects with a leg kick. Austin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mookjai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Austin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mookjai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin takes a swing at Mookjai's ribcage but misses.
Austin slips a straight right by Mookjai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses the shot to the body.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Mookjai is out of range.
Mookjai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Mookjai.
Austin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Mookjai moved out of range nicely.
Gerard Mookjai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mookjai manages to avoid it.
Mookjai scores with a decent looking hook.
Mookjai connects with an inside leg kick.
Mookjai avoids the body shot from Austin.
Mookjai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Mookjai misses.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Mookjai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mookjai with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Austin.
Mookjai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Austin circles away quickly and effectively.
Austin is looking to wear down Mookjai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mookjai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mookjai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mookjai moves away.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Mookjai moves away and avoids it.
Austin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mookjai should have avoided that one.
Mookjai moves away from the strike by Austin.
Mookjai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Austin checks a leg kick.
Mookjai lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Mookjai catches Austin right on the button with a cross.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up with Mookjai, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes Mookjai against the cage but Mookjai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Austin works Mookjai's body with a nice hook.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mookjai cracks a nice hook into Austin's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mookjai throws a leg kick which misses Austin's front leg but catches the back leg as Austin tries to avoid it.
Mookjai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Austin. Austin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mookjai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin misses with an uppercut. Mookjai saw that one coming.
Donk. Mookjai catches Austin right on the button with a cross.
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!
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mookjai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai clinches up against the cage.
Mookjai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mookjai.
Gerard Mookjai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Austin is trying to break free.
Mookjai tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Mookjai back against the cage.
Mookjai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Austin is keeping busy.
Mookjai misses with some punches.
Austin misses with some punches.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin is looking for a takedown.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Mookjai.
Still in the clinch, Mookjai scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Mookjai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mookjai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mookjai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mookjai tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Mookjai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Mookjai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mookjai lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Mookjai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mookjai moves out of range as Austin strikes.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mookjai tries to clinch up.
Mookjai lands with an overhand left.
Austin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Mookjai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerard Mookjai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mookjai misses with a low kick.
Mookjai jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mookjai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Mookjai catches Austin right on the button with a cross.
Mookjai tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Mookjai throws a low kick but Austin avoids it.
Mookjai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin connects with a jab.
Mookjai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mookjai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mookjai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Austin's head backwards.
Mookjai tests Austin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mookjai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin punishes Mookjai's body with a nice straight punch.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Mookjai is out of range.
Mookjai cracks Austin with a good jab.
Mookjai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Austin.
Mookjai ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.
Austin tries to move into range but Mookjai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Austin swings for the body but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Austin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mookjai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Austin counters with a series of strikes. Mookjai will be more careful next time no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mookjai.
Mookjai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Austin checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Mookjai throws a leg kick but Austin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mookjai throws a leg kick but Austin checks it.
Austin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Mookjai.
Mookjai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Austin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mookjai scrambles back to his feet.
Mookjai is rocked!
Austin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mookjai tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Austin!
A relieved looking Rocky Austin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex DeLarge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Ataides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex DeLarge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Ataides!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataides misses with a wild body shot.
Ataides lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ataides throws a body punch but DeLarge moves out of range.
Ataides lands a nice hook to DeLarge's body. DeLarge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeLarge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ataides throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeLarge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ataides scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ataides swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ataides throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ataides throws a body punch but DeLarge moves out of range.
DeLarge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Ataides misses.
DeLarge goes for a double leg but Ataides avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ataides continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Ataides.
Ataides holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ataides lands a right hand.
Ataides throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ataides lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeLarge is breathing heavily.
Ataides content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLarge is trying to pull guard but Ataides has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ataides.
A hook to the body from Ataides.
Ataides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ataides slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ataides.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ataides lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ataides.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ataides.
Ataides stalling against the cage.
Ataides lands with a left to the head.
DeLarge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ataides lands with a light punch inside.
Ataides lands with a light punch inside.
Ataides pushes DeLarge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ataides lands a shoulder strike.
Ataides digs a right hand underneath DeLarge's ribcage. DeLarge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLarge wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex DeLarge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ataides lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ataides.
A shot in the inside from Ataides.
DeLarge tries to pull guard but Ataides holds him up against the cage and eventually DeLarge drops back down to his feet.
Ataides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeLarge or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Ataides.
Ataides lands with a short shot to the head.
DeLarge is trying to pull guard but Ataides turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ataides lands a body punch.
Ataides lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeLarge.
Ataides throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeLarges head.
Ataides throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Ataides as the two fighters clinch.
Ataides lands a shoulder strike.
Ataides has DeLarge pressed against the cage.
Ataides lands a hook that snaps the head of DeLarge backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLarge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
DeLarge looking for a takedown.
Ataides cracks DeLarge with a nice body shot.
Ataides lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ataides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Ataides.
Ataides taking a breather.
Ataides lands a hook that snaps the head of DeLarge backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ataides.
A short right from Ataides on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ataides.
Ataides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeLarge or not.
Ataides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ataides.
Ataides lands a left hand.
A short right from Ataides.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ataides.
Ataides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ataides lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLarge drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ataides pulls his leg out and moves away.
DeLarge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ataides circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends DeLarge tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ataides wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Ataides!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Maltravers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes into the arena with The Language - Drake blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Maltravers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maltravers tries to clinch up.
Duggan looks for a takedown but Maltravers sprawls well.
Maltravers tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Maltravers doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Maltravers tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Duggan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maltravers avoids it really well and circles away.
Duggan darts in looking for a takedown but Maltravers gets double underhooks and turns Duggan into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maltravers throws an elbow but it misses.
Duggan blocks the elbow strike.
Maltravers lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Duggan avoids a wild elbow strike from Maltravers.
Duggan blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan dodges an elbow strike from Maltravers.
Maltravers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duggan's defenses.
Maltravers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maltravers.
Duggan slowing the pace effectively.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike.
Duggan stalling in the clinch but Maltravers improves position.
Maltravers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maltravers tries a knee to the head but Duggan blocks it.
Maltravers lands an elbow just above Duggan 's eye.
Maltravers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duggan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltravers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maltravers.
Jim Duggan's cut is getting worse.
Duggan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maltravers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maltravers landing knees to the body.
Maltravers lands an elbow inside that Duggan shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltravers lands a vicious elbow to the side of Duggan's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Maltravers tries to finish him with strikes but Duggan still seems able to defend himself so Maltravers steps back and lets Duggan get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Duggan is rocked!
Maltravers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Duggan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duggan keeps the fight on the outside.
Maltravers doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Maltravers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duggan seems to have got his legs back now.
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maltravers.
Maltravers tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Maltravers tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Maltravers as Duggan shoots in.
Maltravers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duggan, pushing him back against the cage.
Maltravers lands a good knee to the midsection. Duggan won't want to take too many of those.
Duggan looking for a takedown.
Duggan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jim Duggan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltravers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maltravers lands an elbow that stopped Duggan in his tracks for a moment.
Maltravers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maltravers landing knees to the body.
Maltravers pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maltravers.
Maltravers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltravers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maltravers throws an elbow but it misses.
Maltravers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duggan up against the cage.
Duggan is trying to stall.
Maltravers lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Jim Duggan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltravers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Duggan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orlando Maltravers!
During a confident post fight interview, Orlando Maltravers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dean to the ground. Lynch is now in Dean's guard.
Dean keeping full guard, as Lynch tries to pass.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lynch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lynch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lynch in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dean tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lynch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Lynch!
An out of breath Derek Lynch 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Aldo has chosen dmx as his entrance music. Jose Aldo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Jose Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jose Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by Jose Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
Jose Aldo misses with a double jab.
Jose Aldo feints a jab promting Jose Aldo to slip. Jose Aldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jose Aldo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jose Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jose Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Jose Aldo shoots for a takedown but Jose Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jose Aldo takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Jose Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Jose Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jose Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jose Aldo tries to bum rush Jose Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Jose Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose Aldo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jose Aldo on his heels. He'll look to pass Jose Aldo's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jose Aldo pushes Jose Aldo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jose Aldo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jose Aldo is rocked!
Jose Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jose Aldo.
Oh Jose Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jose Aldo lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Jose Aldo out cold! Jose Aldo is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Aldo!
A victorious Jose Aldo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Parcins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joseph might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Malfunction by Cro-Mags. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayde Parcins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parcins manages to avoid it.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Parcins ducks down to avoid it.
Parcins ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph lands a jab to the head.
Joseph swings for the body but Parcins moves out of range.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Parcins moves out of range easily.
Parcins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooh!!! Joseph has knocked Parcins down with a huge combo! Joseph steps away and waves a wobbly Parcins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph moves away from the strike by Parcins.
Parcins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Joseph lands.
A jab lands there for Parcins.
John Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Parcins hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Joseph!
John Joseph bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delaney comes to the cage accompanied by Cevin Fisher's Big Freak - The Freaks Come Out. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyroil Smoochie Wallace enters the cage!
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141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace throws a wild body kick that Delaney sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Smoochie Wallace misses
enabling Delaney to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Smoochie Wallace tenderised Delaney's leg. Delaney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Smoochie Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Delaney avoids it.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a spinning back kick!
Delaney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
We've been hearing reports that Delaney has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoochie Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Delaney moves out of range easily.
Smoochie Wallace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a body kick but Delaney moved away.
Delaney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Delaney leaves Smoochie Wallace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from Delaney misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Delaney as he connects with a hook.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Delaney lands a jab to the head.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Delaney finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney slips under a jab.
Delaney throws a looping overhand right but Smoochie Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Delaney drops Smoochie Wallace with a big left hand! Smoochie Wallace is injured, injured bad! Delaney jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Delaney!
Colin Delaney decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yakiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samick Behringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Enya - Adiemus. Behringer has chosen Atari teenage riot - Speed as his entrance music. Samick Behringer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
195 lbs
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26
191 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Yakiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samick Behringer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakiyama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Behringer is trying to defend but Yakiyama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yakiyama wants to pass to mount but Behringer is defending the position.
Yakiyama controlling the pace.
Behringer actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Behringer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yakiyama is working away from the top position though.
Behringer wants to get back to full guard.
Yakiyama working Behringer over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behringer gets back to full guard.
Yakiyama trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Behringer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behringer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yakiyama is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Behringer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Behringer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Behringer forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behringer trying to control the pace.
Behringer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Behringer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yakiyama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yakiyama is looking to improve his position.
Behringer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Behringer.
Behringer is trying to control the action in half guard but Yakiyama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yakiyama is trying to stand.
Behringer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yakiyama regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Behringer.
Yakiyama controlling the position.
Behringer throws a big elbow that misses.
Yakiyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Behringer.
Yakiyama keeping moving, preventing Behringer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Behringer trying to control but Yakiyama is working from the bottom.
Behringer content to stall in guard here.
Samick Behringer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yakiyama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakiyama trying to stand up but can't free himself from Behringer's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samick Behringer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yakiyama tries to clinch there but Behringer circles away.
Behringer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yakiyama, as that shot connected.
Yakiyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Behringer as he jumps to the side.
Behringer tries to keep at a distance but Yakiyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Behringer is looking to control Yakiyama's arms but Yakiyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Behringer has his back to the cage.
Yakiyama has Behringer pressed against the cage, preventing Behringer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yakiyama avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakiyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Behringer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Behringer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakiyama has him pressed against the cage.
Yakiyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Yakiyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Behringer is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Yakiyama.
Yakiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Behringer is looking to break free of the clinch but Yakiyama has double underhooks.
Yakiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Behringer looking to slow down the pace here.
Yakiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Behringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakiyama tries to clinch there but Behringer circles away.
Yakiyama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama wants to clinch up but Behringer keeps it at a distance.
Behringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yakiyama drives through and clinches with Behringer against the cage.
Behringer tries to pull guard but Yakiyama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Behringer trying to control the position but instead, Yakiyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Behringer into the cage.
Yakiyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yakiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behringer misses with a body punch.
Yakiyama tries to stall but Behringer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Behringer working hard to break the clinch.
Behringer takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Yakiyama.
Yakiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yakiyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yakiyama stalling.
Yakiyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Behringer avoids it.
Yakiyama prevents the takedown attempt.
Yoshi Yakiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samick Behringer.
Behringer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yakiyama prevents it.
Behringer tries to throw a body punch but Yakiyama avoids it by throwing Behringer back against the cage.
Yakiyama avoiding damage as Behringer throws knees to the body.
Behringer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yakiyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behringer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Yakiyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Behringer misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakiyama counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Behringer.
Behringer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakiyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Behringer.
Behringer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakiyama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Behringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Behringer throws a shot from downtown. Yakiyama moves away and avoids it.
Yakiyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Behringer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Behringer tries to keep at a distance but Yakiyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Behringer can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Yakiyama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Yakiyama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yakiyama.
Yakiyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yakiyama wants to clinch up but Behringer keeps it at a distance.
Behringer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yakiyama sprawls well. Yakiyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Behringer gets slowly back to his feet.
Yakiyama is looking to clinch.
Yakiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Behringer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Behringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakiyama is just out of range.
Behringer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yakiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behringer.
Nice defenses there by Behringer.
Yoshi Yakiyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakiyama cracks Behringer with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behringer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Behringer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoshi Yakiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samick Behringer.
Yakiyama takes a swing at Behringer's ribcage but misses.
Yakiyama rushes Behringer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yakiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yakiyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Yakiyama has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yakiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yakiyama is trying to stall.
Behringer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yakiyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yakiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Behringer misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Yakiyama to work.
Behringer trying to control the position but instead, Yakiyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Behringer into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama can't find room to land a body shot as Behringer controls the action.
Yakiyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Behringer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yakiyama prevents it.
A body shot lands from Yakiyama.
Yakiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakiyama as Behringer tries to tie him up.
Yakiyama lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakiyama stalling the fight.
Yakiyama can't find room to land a body shot as Behringer controls the action.
Yakiyama controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama lands a nice elbow.
Yakiyama has Behringer pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshi Yakiyama.
Behringer looks to land a left hand but Yakiyama moved out of range nicely.
Behringer throws a nice looking combination but Yakiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakiyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Behringer tries to avoid it but Yakiyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Behringer to the ground. Behringer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yakiyama is looking to clinch.
Yakiyama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yakiyama wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakiyama darts in trying to clinch
and Behringer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Behringer scores with a nice strike.
Yakiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Behringer circles away.
Yakiyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakiyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Yakiyama tries to clinch up but Behringer circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakiyama moves in looking to clinch but Behringer pushes him off.
Yakiyama moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakiyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yakiyama stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Yakiyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yakiyama 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Yakiyama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taite Laiveta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio. Taite Laiveta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Federico Manta's chin.
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175 lbs
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168 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taite Laiveta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Manta!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Laiveta.
Laiveta connects with a leg kick. Manta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Laiveta.
Manta blocks a head kick by Laiveta.
Manta takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Federico Manta has been cut.
Manta lands with a shot to the body.
Laiveta throws a sloppy head kick and Manta moves out of range easily.
Manta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiveta.
Manta cracks a nice hook into Laiveta's ribs.
Laiveta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manta checks a low kick from Laiveta.
Manta digs a good body shot into Laiveta's ribs.
Manta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laiveta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laiveta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manta blocks a head kick by Laiveta.
Laiveta looks to land a body kick but Manta moved away.
Laiveta throws a lazy head kick
and Manta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Laiveta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laiveta tries to get out of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Laiveta keeping full guard, as Manta tries to pass.
Manta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manta passes Laiveta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laiveta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Manta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Manta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiveta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manta is taking a breather. Laiveta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Manta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manta lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiveta tries to hold on but Manta postures up.
Manta breaks from Laiveta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Laiveta's face.
Manta content just to control the position here.
Manta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiveta is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Manta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Federico Manta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laiveta rather than just go for the knockout.
Manta loads up on a big right hand but Laiveta slips the punch.
Manta tries to bum rush Laiveta with a series of wild strikes but Laiveta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taite Laiveta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiveta throws a low kick but Manta avoids it.
Laiveta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taite Laiveta is winning the standup battle so far.
Laiveta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laiveta ducks under a wild hook from Manta.
Manta connects with a right hand. Laiveta shakes it off.
Laiveta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manta thows a body shot but no joy.
Laiveta throws a wild body kick that Manta sees coming a mile off.
Manta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laiveta.
Laiveta motions for Manta to come forward. Laiveta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Laiveta.
Laiveta throws a solid leg kick but Manta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laiveta.
Laiveta misses with a leg kick
and Manta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laiveta's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manta landing some decent shots from guard.
Federico Manta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laiveta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manta 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.
Manta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laiveta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manta content to stall in guard here.
Manta throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manta stays in close to Laiveta's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Federico Manta.
Laiveta lands with a nice body kick.
Manta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manta works Laiveta's body with a nice hook.
Manta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laiveta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Laiveta misses.
Laiveta delivers a nice body kick.
Laiveta tries to score with a low kick but Manta moves his leg out of the way.
Laiveta tries a low kick but Manta avoids it.
Laiveta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laiveta throws out a leg kick but Manta moves out of range and Laiveta only half commits.
Manta moves out of range as Laiveta throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Manta.
Manta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manta misses with a hook. Laiveta ducked under it nicely.
Laiveta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Manta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laiveta.
Manta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laiveta tries a head kick but it misses.
Manta lands with an overhand left.
Manta scores with a jab. Laiveta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manta thows a body shot but no joy.
Manta blocks a head kick by Laiveta.
Laiveta looks for the body kick but Manta saw that one coming.
Manta digs a good hook to Laiveta's body.
An inside leg kick from Laiveta misses.
Manta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manta throws a hook but Laiveta avoids it easily.
Laiveta throws a leg kick but Manta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laiveta is looking to slow Manta down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Manta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiveta throws a low kick but Manta avoids it.
Manta lands a jab to Laiveta's midsection.
Laiveta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Manta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Federico Manta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Manta. Those never looked like landing.
Manta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiveta.
Laiveta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manta.
Laiveta throws a head kick that misses.
Manta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laiveta on the side of the head.
Laiveta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laiveta.
Laiveta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manta.
Laiveta tries to work over Manta's front leg with a kick but Manta checks it.
Manta lands a really nice looking cross but Laiveta seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiveta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laiveta moves away.
Laiveta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laiveta. Manta shrugs it off though.
Manta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Laiveta is predictable there
and Manta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laiveta's guard now.
Manta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Laiveta's face as Manta controls the position.
Federico Manta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Manta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Federico Manta was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A right-left combo lands from Manta.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manta!
Laiveta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laiveta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laiveta is looking to land body kicks.
Manta lands a nice looking body shot.
Laiveta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiveta was well out of range. Poor timing from Manta.
Laiveta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laiveta throws a head kick but Manta moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiveta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laiveta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Laiveta.
Laiveta ducks right into an uppercut from Manta.
Laiveta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manta looks to land a combination. Laiveta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laiveta manages to avoid it.
Taite Laiveta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laiveta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manta throws out the jab.
A low kick from Laiveta misses
and Manta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laiveta won't be happy with that.
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!
Laiveta tries to control but Manta manages to take his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manta really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Laiveta.
And that's the end of the fight!
Federico Manta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Federico Manta!
Federico Manta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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