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HONOR FC 22 Bad Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murat Orgun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minneo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orgun throws a looping overhand right but Minneo ducks down to avoid it.
Minneo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orgun.
Minneo thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Orgun there.
Minneo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orgun closes the distance but Minneo moves to the side
and Minneo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orgun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orgun throws a right hand that misses
and Minneo counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Orgun.
A jab from Minneo does it's job there.
Orgun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orgun moves out of range of the body kick.
Minneo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orgun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orgun throws a hook but Minneo avoids it easily.
Orgun swinging wildly here.
Minneo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minneo.
Orgun throws a big shot that misses.
Orgun jabs at Minneo's body.
Minneo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orgun throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Minneo throws a wild body kick that Orgun sees coming a mile off.
Orgun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minneo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orgun missing with a left hand there. Minneo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minneo with a hook.
Orgun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Minneo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Minneo there.
Orgun goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minneo slips a jab and a cross from Orgun.
Orgun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orgun throws a jab but it's blocked by Minneo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minneo. Minneo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Minneo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minneo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orgun's calf.
Minneo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Minneo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orgun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orgun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orgun throws a jab when Minneo was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Minneo.
A slow jab from Orgun misses its intended target.
Minneo throws a low kick but Orgun moves out of range easily.
Minneo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orgun slips a jab from Minneo.
Orgun moves out of range as Minneo throws a body kick.
Orgun tries to clinch but Minneo moves away
and Minneo counters with a nice body kick.
Orgun throws a right hand that misses
and Minneo counters with a good low kick that Orgun was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun wants to clinch up but Minneo keeps it at a distance.
Orgun lands the left hand.
Minneo is rocked!
Orgun fakes the body blow, causing Minneo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Minneo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murat Orgun!
During a confident post fight interview, Murat Orgun 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derec Waller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waller comes into the arena with You Never Can Tell blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derec Waller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Hallick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waller doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallick circles away.
Waller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hallick scores with a hook.
Waller avoids the head kick by Hallick.
Waller misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Hallick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waller clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Hallick.
Hallick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallick as Waller tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Hallick.
Waller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waller's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hallick.
Hallick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallick's elbow.
The referee calls for Waller to work.
Waller working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hallick.
Waller is breathing heavily.
Hallick is struggling to control the position.
Hallick lands with a light punch inside.
Waller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hallick.
Our sources have told us that Waller has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hallick creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Waller's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Waller drops to his knees and Hallick pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
Al Hallick 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Raise Up. Danky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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154 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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192 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Danky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johansson counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Danky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johansson defending well as Danky loads up on a big left hand.
Danky tries to work over Johansson's front leg with a kick but Johansson checks it.
Danky checks a leg kick nicely.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Johansson.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Danky.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Danky blocks a jab.
Danky catches Johansson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Johansson to the canvas!
It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johansson controls Danky momentarily but Danky frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johansson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dom Danky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Danky misses with a double jab.
Danky throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Johansson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mikael Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky misses with the combination.
Danky moves out of range as Johansson throws a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johansson!
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Johansson misses with a body punch
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Johansson throws a front kick aimed at Danky's knee but Danky avoids it well.
Danky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Danky ducks down to avoid it.
Danky connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansson is rocked!
Johansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Danky.
Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danky closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Johansson! Danky dives in looking to finish! Johansson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Danky!
Our winner, Dom Danky, 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.
The defeated Mikael Johansson had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zedong has chosen March Of The Volunteers as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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15 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell tries to clinch there but Zedong circles away.
Zedong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zedong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zedong misses with a double jab.
Zedong throws a leg kick
and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zedong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Zedong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell lands a knee to the body.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martell throws an elbow but misses.
Zedong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zedong misses with a knee strike.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Zedong avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Martell.
Zedong trying to land knees to the body.
Zedong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zedong's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martell.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Martell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zedong's defenses.
Zedong misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell blocks an uppercut.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Martell avoiding damage as Zedong throws knees to the body.
Martell lands a hook that snaps the head of Zedong backwards.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Zedong working aggressively here.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Zedong scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Martell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zedong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zedong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Zedong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zedong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zedong lands an elbow inside that Martell shrugs off.
Zedong manages to break the clinch.
Martell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zedong.
Zedong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martell walks into a left hand.
Zedong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martell.
Martell sizes up Zedong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zedong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Zedong misses
and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zedong up against the cage.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martell lands with a light punch inside.
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Zedong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zedong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martell.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Martell tries a body shot but Zedong blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Zedong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
A knee to the head by Zedong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Zedong.
Martell throws an elbow but it misses.
Zedong avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Zedong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zedong is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zedong obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zedong.
Martell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zedong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Zedong off balance momentarily.
That kick from Zedong tenderised Martell's leg. Martell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martell connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Martell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zedong wants to clinch
and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 Oberyn Martell 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.
Zedong misses with a body punch
and Martell moves into the clinch.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zedong obliges.
Zedong is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.
Martell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zedong is trying to break the clinch but Martell is controlling him.
Martell blocks a body shot from Zedong.
Martell blocks a body shot from Zedong.
Martell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zedong's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martell.
A short left from Zedong.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zedong.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hand to the body from Martell.
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!
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong is breathing heavily.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Zedong misses with the head strike.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martell lands a right hand.
Zedong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martell throws a punch but it's blocked by Zedong.
Zedong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zedong missing with knees to the body.
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zedong blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Zedong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
Zedong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zedong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martell lands an elbow inside.
Zedong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zedong tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Zedong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Zedong trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martell gets through Zedong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Martell on the inside.
Zedong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Zedong avoids the damage to the body.
Zedong digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martell lands a nice uppercut.
Zedong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Zedong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zedong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Martell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zedong backwards.
Zedong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zedong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zedong avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Zedong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zedong avoids a wild elbow strike from Martell.
Zedong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zedong avoids it.
Zedong tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell trying to control the position but instead, Zedong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martell into the cage.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martell scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zedong's brow.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Zedong fails to land.
Zedong struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Zedong struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Martell digs a right hand underneath Zedong's ribcage. Zedong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zedong avoids it.
Martell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zedong letting Martell take a breather here.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Zedong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martell avoiding damage as Zedong throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zedong's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zedong throws a leg kick which misses Martell's front leg but catches the back leg as Martell tries to avoid it.
Zedong drops his hands momentarily and Martell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zedong tries to keep at a distance but Martell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zedong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martell with a knee to the head.
Zedong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zedong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zedong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mao Zedong has been cut.
Zedong misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zedong's brow.
Martell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zedong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong blocks an elbow strike.
Zedong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zedong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martell looking to slow down the pace here.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Zedong can't find room to land a body shot as Martell controls the action.
Zedong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zedong is defending well for now.
A short left from Martell.
Martell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zedong digs a right hand into Martell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martell's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zedong.
Zedong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zedongs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zedong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zedong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zedong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Zedong.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zedong misses with a knee strike.
Zedong misses with the head strike.
Zedong trying to land knees to the body.
Martell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zedong's face.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zedong is rocked!
Martell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zedong is still on wobbly legs! Can Martell finish him?
Zedong swings wildly with an uppercut but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Zedong.
A short right from Martell on the inside.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zedong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martell unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zedong! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Martell is unloading with more strikes now! Zedong drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Martell!
Oberyn Martell 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Queen's choice of entrance music: Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA]. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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153 lbs
22 - 15 - 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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen tries to move into range but Cottero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been informed that Queen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cottero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cottero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queen's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Queen. That's going to slow Cottero down.
Queen lands with a good body shot.
Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Cottero.
Queen throws a leg kick but Cottero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cottero digs a good body shot into Queen's ribs.
Queen lands a glancing blow to the side of Cottero's head.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero jabs Queen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cottero clinches up with Queen and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Cottero controls the action.
Queen pushes Cottero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen is trying to stall.
Cottero breaks from the clinch.
Cottero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen lands a glancing blow to the side of Cottero's head.
Cottero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Queen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cottero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Queen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Queen missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cottero throws a lazy head kick
and Queen counters with a single leg into guard. Cottero didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Cottero.
Queen trying to control but Cottero is working from the bottom.
Cottero is trying to keep Queen in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Queen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cottero is looking to stand up but Queen isn't so interested in that idea.
Queen landing some decent shots from guard.
Cottero keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Cottero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cottero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cottero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero is trying to hold Queen in close to prevent damage but Queen has managed to pass into half guard.
Cottero is looking to improve his position.
Queen trying to mount his opponent but Cottero defends it.
Cottero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Queen.
Cottero is not content to let Queen control the position.
Cottero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cottero controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.
Cottero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cottero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver Queen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cottero tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen lands a head kick. Cottero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cottero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cottero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Queen thows a leg kick but Cottero checks it
and Cottero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Cottero.
Cottero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Queen is out of range.
Cottero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Queen.
Queen lands a jab to the nose.
Queen looks to land a right hand but Cottero moved out of range.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Queen with a jab.
Queen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cottero.
Cottero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Queen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cottero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Queen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Queen feints and then cracks Cottero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cottero down.
Cottero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Cottero.
Queen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cottero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Queen scrambles back to his feet.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Cottero throws a head kick but Queen moves out of range.
Cottero scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero tries a low kick but Queen avoids it.
A nice combination there by Queen.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Queen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Queen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Queen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen slips a jab from Cottero.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cottero is rocked!
Cottero looks to land a left hand but Queen moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Queen.
Oh Cottero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Queen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Cottero tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Queen is absolutely delighted - when Cottero wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Queen!
An out of breath Oliver Queen 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 Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When the Saints Go Marching In. Riley Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
164 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
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30
170 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Andre staying out of range there.
St Andre missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
St Andre tries to land a leg kick but Cooper saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Cooper.
St Andre throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Andre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Cooper moved away.
St Andre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Andre cracks the inside of Cooper's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper avoids the head kick by St Andre.
St Andre throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and St Andre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from St Andre misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
St Andre misses with a body shot.
St Andre throws a lazy body kick
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
St Andre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
St Andre throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
St Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by St Andre.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
St Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by St Andre. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper slips under a jab.
St Andre throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooper blocks the leg kick.
St Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
A low kick from St Andre is predictable there
and Cooper counters with a low kick, right behind St Andre 's knee.
St Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Andre to the mat! St Andre manages to get full guard.
Cooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cooper is working St Andre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but St Andre is retaining full guard.
Cooper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Andre looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Andre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
St Andre is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper wants to control from the top but St Andre keeps moving.
Cooper distracts St Andre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riley Cooper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Andre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
St Andre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Andre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
St Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre misses the jab.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Andre.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but St Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Andre cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
St Andre misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper lands a body shot.
St Andre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Cooper stuns St Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with the left hand. St Andre knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper checks a low kick from St Andre.
St Andre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Andre.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Andre manages to avoid it.
Cooper blocks a head kick by St Andre.
St Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
St Andre lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
Nice body kick there by St Andre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooper counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Andre's knee momentarily.
St Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
St Andre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooper, right into the meat.
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Andre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Andre - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Andre. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Andre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Andre takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Cooper with a jab.
St Andre looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
St Andre lands with a right hand.
St Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Andre manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
St Andre throws a low kick but Cooper moves out of range easily.
St Andre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cooper throws a good cross that connects.
St Andre misses with a combination
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Andre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with St Andre's head.
St Andre throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
St Andre misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
St Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Andre takes one to the chin there.
Benjamin St Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
St Andre throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by St Andre.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
St Andre throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooper's calf.
St Andre punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
St Andre misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Andre throws out the jab.
St Andre misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Andre.
St Andre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooper is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Andre throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
St Andre lands with a cross.
Cooper throws a hook but St Andre avoids it easily.
St Andre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooper throws a leg kick but St Andre checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper feints and then cracks St Andre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Andre down.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper lands a leg kick that knocks St Andre off balance momentarily.
St Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Andre looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
St Andre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Andre misses with a straight left.
St Andre moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Cooper digs a good body shot into St Andre's ribs.
St Andre takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Andre misses with a leg kick.
St Andre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper thumps St Andre with a low kick.
St Andre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Andre throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre throws a combination that misses
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin St Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Andre 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin St Andre!
A relieved looking Benjamin St Andre 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rin has chosen Death Before Dishonor as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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35
190 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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29
194 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilbo Baggins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rin. That's going to slow Baggins down.
Rin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baggins throws the left hand but Rin avoids the punch easily.
Rin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baggins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baggins misses with a right hand
and Rin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rin.
Rin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Baggins.
Nice jab there from Rin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baggins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rin.
Baggins takes a shot to the head.
Rin'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.
Rin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rin struggles to land a body shot inside as Baggins controls his hands.
Baggins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Baggins blocks a body shot from Rin.
Rin lands a body shot.
Baggins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rin is trying to keep an underhook but Baggins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baggins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Baggins raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baggins misses with some ground and pound and Rin recovers position to half guard.
Rin tries to roll over but Baggins keeps him under control.
Rin keeps trying to improve his position.
Baggins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Baggins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rin defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baggins works over Rin with some ground and pound from guard.
Baggins throwing strikes from guard but Rin blocks nicely.
Rin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baggins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baggins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baggins, into his guard.
Baggins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rin is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin forces his way into half guard.
Baggins is refusing to be controlled, as Rin sits in half guard.
Rin works his way into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baggins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilbo Baggins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rin moves into the clinch successfully.
Rin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rin manages to break the clinch.
Baggins cracks Rin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rin scores with a punch to the head.
Baggins gets a takedown into half guard.
Baggins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baggins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rin defends it well.
Rin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is looking for a kimura here.
Baggins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baggins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rin to regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rin holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins postures up in Rin's guard and throws a big left but Rin blocks it.
Baggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Rin is retaining full guard.
Baggins looking to sit in guard and control but Rin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baggins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baggins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baggins looking for a guillotine here but Rin defends easily.
Rin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baggins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rin has managed to get both his arms back between Baggins's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rin is one step ahead there.
Rin connects with a couple of short punches.
Baggins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rin manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins 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.
Rin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baggins!
Baggins is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baggins tries to hold on but Rin pushes him away.
Baggins is desperately trying to improve his position but Rin has a good base and remains in mount.
Rin looking to control but Baggins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baggins can't escape the position.
Rin with shots to the head and body - Baggins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rin lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baggins tries to reverse the position but Rin maintains control.
Baggins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baggins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baggins trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bilbo Baggins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rin throws a leg kick which misses Baggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Baggins tries to avoid it.
Baggins takes a swing at Rin's ribcage but misses.
Rin is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Rin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baggins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rin as he avoids it easily.
Rin connects with a solid leg kick.
Rin needs to keep his hands up - Baggins had a free shot at his head there.
Rin misses with a body shot.
Rin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rin throws a big shot that misses.
Baggins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rin.
Baggins throws a series of punches but Rin avoids them all with ease.
Rin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins blocks an uppercut.
Rin misses with a punch to the body.
Rin just leaning against Baggins, taking a breather.
Rin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rin lands a right hand.
Rin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rin breaks the clinch.
Baggins thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rin cracks Baggins with an open hand slap.
Rin cracks Baggins with a good jab.
Rin scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baggins, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rin walks into a stiff left hand from Baggins.
Kaito Rin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baggins 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.
Rin is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Bilbo Baggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baggins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baggins checks a leg kick nicely.
Rin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Rin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Baggins is predictable there
and Rin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rin.
Baggins blocks a body shot from Rin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin can't find room to land a body shot as Baggins controls the action.
Rin just leaning against Baggins, taking a breather.
Rin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baggins's elbow.
Rin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baggins's elbow.
Rin has a couple of punches blocked by Baggins.
Rin tries to work over Baggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rin gets underhooks to prevent Baggins's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bilbo Baggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baggins pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baggins 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.
Rin trying to control the position from guard on top but Baggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baggins working a defensive guard but Rin passes into half guard.
Baggins gets back to full guard.
Baggins wants to sweep here but Rin controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baggins is looking for a triangle but Rin pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baggins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baggins misses with a straight left.
Baggins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rin. Rin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bilbo Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baggins misses the body punch
and Rin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baggins backwards.
Rin presses Baggins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baggins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rin lands a hook that snaps the head of Baggins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bilbo Baggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaito Rin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baggins wants to take the fight to the mat but Rin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baggins up against the cage.
Baggins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rin prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baggins's elbow.
Rin tries a body shot but Baggins blocks it.
Rin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baggins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rin breaks the clinch.
Rin looks to land a body kick but Baggins moved away.
Jab, jab by Rin - just one landing.
Rin scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Baggins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baggins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins lands with an uppercut that bounces Rin off the cage and back into range.
Rin misses with a head kick.
Baggins shoots in looking for a takedown but Rin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baggins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baggins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rin's head backwards.
Baggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baggins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rin can pounce on him.
Baggins tries for a takedown but Rin circles away easily
and Rin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rin.
Rin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaito Rin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rin wants it to stay on the feet.
Baggins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rin can pounce on him.
Rin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baggins.
A shot to the body from Baggins misses
and Rin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin tries to work over Baggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rin misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rin.
Rin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baggins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rin throws out the jab.
Baggins checks a low kick from Rin.
Baggins looks to land a combination but Rin avoids it well.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baggins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baggins shoots in and drives through. Rin sprawls well.
Rin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rin throws a low kick, looking for Baggins's leg but Baggins calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baggins walks into a stiff left hand from Rin.
Baggins throws a hook to the side of Rin's head but Rin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baggins's calf.
Baggins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rin counters by clinching up.
Rin misses with a body punch.
Rin throws a punch but it's blocked by Baggins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rin.
Rin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baggins successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baggins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rin's best efforts.
Baggins actively working from the bottom here.
Baggins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin prevents Baggins from improving his position.
Baggins keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Baggins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baggins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baggins is pressing down on Rin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baggins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rin has managed to get both his arms back between Baggins's legs - danger averted.
Rin stands and throws Baggins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baggins struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin tries to move to mount but Baggins blocks the move with his legs.
Baggins is looking to regain half guard here but Rin keeps moving and retains side control.
Rin trying to control the action but Baggins is working from the bottom.
Rin working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin tries to move to mount but Baggins blocks the move with his legs.
Baggins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rin's best efforts.
Baggins wants to improve his position but Rin is controlling well.
Baggins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baggins wants to sweep here but Rin controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baggins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bilbo Baggins.
I think Baggins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bilbo Baggins!
Bilbo Baggins retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by JAMROCK. Larocque has chosen Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque works the jab nicely.
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cliff throws a hook but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque 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.
Cliff throws a body punch but Larocque moves out of range.
Larocque finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larocque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cliff tries to clinch there but Larocque circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cliff misses the target.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff thuds his right hand into Larocque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Larocque throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larocque circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff works over Larocque's head and body with a nice combination.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Larocque moved out of range nicely.
Cliff looks to throw the jab but Larocque is out of range.
A big right from Cliff misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff connects with a leg kick. Larocque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cliff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larocque moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Cliff to work.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff leaning against his opponent.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Larocque.
Cliff tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff pushes Larocque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Larocque avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff looking to stall.
Larocque can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Larocque.
Larocque misses with some punches.
Larocque lands with a short shot to the head.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Cliff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cliff.
Larocque has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Cliff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Larocque avoiding damage.
Cliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Larocque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larocque stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff lands an uppercut.
Cliff works on Larocque's body with a couple of short punches.
Cliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larocques head.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff scores with a shot to the side of Larocque's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque blocks an uppercut.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Larocque working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larocque tries to bum rush Cliff with a series of wild strikes but Cliff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cliff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cliff lands a body shot.
Larocque takes a shot to the head.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larocque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque lands a nice uppercut.
Larocque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
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!
Larocque tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Larocque misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
A short right from Cliff.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larocque.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Larocque controls the action.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Larocque digs a right hand into Cliff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cliff's gas tank.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Larocque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Larocque controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larocque tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Larocque is pushing Cliff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Cliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cliff prevents Larocque from breaking the clinch.
Cliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziggy Cliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Larocque - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larocque's elbow.
Cliff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Larocque can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Larocque pushes Cliff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larocque misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
A right handed body shot lands from Larocque.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque is trying to push Cliff away but Cliff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff misses with an elbow over the top.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Larocque as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque is leaning against Cliff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Larocque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff 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. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Larocque.
Cliff throws a shot to the body.
Larocque has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Larocque has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cliff.
Nice shot lands for Cliff.
Larocque blocks a leg kick.
Larocque scores with a punch to the head.
Ziggy Cliff is winning the standup battle so far.
Cliff pushes Larocque away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff tries to clinch up.
Cliff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larocque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cliff moves away.
Larocque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larocque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larocque's calf.
Cliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larocque.
Cliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff looks to land a combination but Larocque avoids it well.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Cliff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque misses with a series of wild punches.
Cliff throws an overhand right that lands on Larocque's shoulder, as Larocque tries to avoid the shot.
Larocque takes a swing at Cliff's ribcage but misses.
Cliff scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Cliff does no damage.
Cliff clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larocque.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque gets through Cliff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Cliff is working Larocque over against the cage.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Larocque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larocque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Larocque - that landed with a thud.
Cliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Larocque misses with some punches.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larocque swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cliff on the inside.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Larocque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Cliff working aggressively here.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Larocque fails to land.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larocque can do to turn this around?
Larocque prevents a body shot from Cliff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryan Larocque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliff trying to control the position but instead, Larocque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cliff into the cage.
Cliff misses 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!
Cliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff digs a right hand underneath Larocque's ribcage. Larocque let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cliff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
Post fight, Ziggy Cliff took to the microphone: 'Came into this fight with 52% energy. You suck.'.
The defeated Bryan Larocque had this to say: 'I did my best, and all the fans know I live for this sport, so what is meant to be will be. He was the better fighter today, but we never know what the future holds for us until we put our minds to it. Thank you all!'.
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