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HONOR FC 24 Heatwave PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zedong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by March Of The Volunteers . Mao Zedong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zedong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clark's head backwards.
Zedong misses with the body kick
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
Zedong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Zedong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark tries to work over Zedong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zedong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zedong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zedong blocks an uppercut.
Zedong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Zedong avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Clark scores with a hook to the body.
Zedong tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Zedong.
Zedong working aggressively here.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Zedong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zedong fails to land.
Zedong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zedong.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Zedong.
Zedong scores with a shoulder strike.
Zedong with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zedong throws an elbow but misses.
Zedong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Zedong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Zedong misses with the head strike.
Zedong blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zedong.
Zedong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Zedong blocks a body shot from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Zedong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zedong misses with a punch on the inside.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark prevents a body shot from Zedong.
Zedong swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Zedong, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Zedong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zedong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Zedong misses with the head strike.
Zedong has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Zedong misses with a knee to the head.
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 knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Clark.
Zedong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zedong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zedong scores with a shoulder strike.
Zedong lands an uppercut.
Zedong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Zedong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark tries to work over Zedong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zedong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark pushes Zedong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Zedong throws a head punch that misses.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zedong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Zedong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zedong blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark pushes Zedong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zedong misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Zedong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Zedong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Zedong.
Zedong swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clark is stalling in the full guard.
Zedong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark won't allow Zedong to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taylor Clark.
Zedong throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Zedong throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Zedong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zedong!
Clark decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zedong to his feet.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark tries to move into range but Zedong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zedong is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Zedong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zedong misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Zedong backwards.
A right hand to the body from Clark.
Zedong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Mao Zedong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Clark.
Zedong lands a knee to the head.
Zedong gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Zedong.
Clark misses with some punches.
Zedong has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark tries a body shot but Zedong blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Zedong fails to land.
Clark is leaning against Zedong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zedong misses with a punch to the body.
Zedong working aggressively here.
Zedong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong missing with knees to the body.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Zedong throws a head punch that misses.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zedong gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zedong misses with a knee to the head.
Clark digs a right hand into Zedong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zedong's gas tank.
Zedong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zedong throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zedong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zedong prevents a body shot from Clark.
Zedong misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Zedong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zedong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Zedong scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Nice body punch from Zedong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Clark.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zedong misses with the head strike.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zedong backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zedong fails to land.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark prevents a body shot from Zedong.
Zedong lands a nice uppercut.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Zedong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zedong lands a knee to the head.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mao Zedong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark jabs at Zedong's body.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zedong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Zedong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark moves away from the strike by Zedong.
Zedong misses with a hook.
Zedong lands a nice shot to the body.
Zedong connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Zedong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with a takedown into side control.
Clark trying to control the position but Zedong is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor Clark has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zedong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Zedong uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Zedong throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zedong.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Zedong had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a hook to the body
and Clark counters with a shoot takedown. Zedong fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zedong is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark is controlling Zedong's posture.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Zedong from controlling successfully.
Taylor Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark 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.
Taylor Clark has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clark throws a jab when Zedong was well out of range.
Zedong misses with a left hand
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zedong misses with a knee to the head.
Zedong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Zedong takes a shot to the head.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Zedong misses with a knee strike.
Clark lands a body shot.
Zedong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zedong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Zedong's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zedong or not.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zedongs head.
Zedong misses with a punch on the inside.
Zedong tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Zedong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Zedong controls his hands.
Zedong lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zedong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
Mao Zedong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara has chosen I'm On My Way as his entrance music. Dario Sakara told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Irwin lands.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irwin lands a really nice looking cross but Sakara seems unphased.
Sakara throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Sakara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakara blocks a jab.
Sakara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Irwin.
Sakara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sakara counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakara slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin throws a low kick but Sakara moves out of range easily.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Sakara avoids them all with ease.
Sakara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irwin defends well and Sakara ends up having to push Irwin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sakara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Sakara saw that one coming.
Sakara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alex Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakara's head.
Irwin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Irwin lands with a hook. Sakara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alex Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakara is rocked!
Sakara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakara is still on wobbly legs! Can Irwin finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sakara right on the button. Sakara goes down! Irwin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Irwin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Irwin!
Alex Irwin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Johansson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac - Raise Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj checks a low kick from Johansson.
al Hadj throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of al Hadj's head but al Hadj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Hadj lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johansson will feel that in the morning.
al Hadj feints and then cracks Johansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansson down.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
al Hadj slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Johansson throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Hadj counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
al Hadj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and al Hadj counters with a body kick that stops Johansson in his tracks momentarily.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a big head kick that sends Johansson tumbling to the mat! al Hadj takes a step backwards and waves Johansson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johansson is rocked!
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!
al Hadj moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can al Hadj finish him?
al Hadj throws the kick towards the body but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and al Hadj counters with a thumping low kick.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johansson lands a head kick!
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Hadj moves away.
A punch combination from Johansson misses.
Crunch! al Hadj slams his shin into Johansson's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Hadj. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Hadj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johansson throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
al Hadj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johansson throws a leg kick
and al Hadj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Hadj scores with a kick to the body.
al Hadj tries to clinch up
and Johansson counters with a nice kick to the body.
al Hadj fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Hadj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson throws a left and a right that both miss
and al Hadj counters with a left and a right that stings Johansson.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Johansson's coach down at GreatWall MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johansson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johansson scores with the left hand. al Hadj knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson wants to slow al Hadj down by chopping away at his legs.
al Hadj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Hadj tries to score with a low kick but Johansson moves his leg out of the way.
al Hadj plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
al Hadj throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson wants to slow al Hadj down by chopping away at his legs.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and al Hadj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
al Hadj takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
al Hadj fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends al Hadj's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Hadj lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Hadj throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Hadj thinking.
al Hadj lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Hadj. Johansson shrugs it off though.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
al Hadj throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from al Hadj misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Hadj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
al Hadj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Hadj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Hadj tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
al Hadj throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Hadj.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and al Hadj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
al Hadj looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson lands a two punch combo.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Hadj throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
al Hadj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johansson.
Johansson throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Hadj.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
al Hadj scores with a jab. Johansson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johansson tries to score with a low kick but al Hadj moves his leg out of the way.
al Hadj moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but al Hadj is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for al Hadj. That snapped Johansson's head back.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Hadj.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Johansson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Hadj.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and al Hadj moves into the clinch.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but al Hadj avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
al Hadj avoiding damage.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to push al Hadj away but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Hadj lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Hadj throws a big shot that misses.
al Hadj is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy body kick from al Hadj
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
al Hadj ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a solid leg kick.
al Hadj throws a lazy body kick
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
al Hadj blocks a leg kick.
al Hadj throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
al Hadj moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Johansson.
al Hadj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and al Hadj counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johansson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Hadj was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johansson cracks al Hadj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johansson misses with a hook
and al Hadj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
al Hadj slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Hadj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johansson's hands.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Hadj.
al Hadj ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Mohamed al Hadj is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
al Hadj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as al Hadj blocks the low kick.
al Hadj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj blocks a head kick by Johansson.
A leg kick checked by Johansson.
al Hadj throws a chopping leg kick but Johansson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
al Hadj lands a nice shot that snaps Johansson's head back.
Johansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johansson throws a leg kick that misses.
al Hadj throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Hadj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al Hadj keeps Johansson at a distance using the push kick.
Mikael Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of al Hadj's head but al Hadj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
al Hadj throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
al Hadj scores with a head kick. Johansson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Hadj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
al Hadj explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
al Hadj scores with a leg kick.
al Hadj moves out of range of the body kick.
al Hadj moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
al Hadj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and al Hadj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Hadj scores with a sloppy right hand. Johansson should have avoided that one.
al Hadj throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
al Hadj staying out of range there.
A low kick from Johansson is predictable there
and al Hadj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Johansson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johansson tries to bum rush al Hadj with a series of wild strikes but al Hadj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with a wild body shot.
al Hadj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson checks a low kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj wants to clinch
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj lands a jab-cross combination.
al Hadj's corner calls for a 1-2. al Hadj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johansson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed al Hadj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Hadj 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Mikael Johansson was interviewed post fight and said '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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen 50 Cent - In Da Club as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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34
149 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottero dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Cottero dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Cottero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cottero cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cottero as Gracie shoots in.
A good leg kick by Cottero.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Cottero scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Cottero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cottero is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Cottero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cottero lands a right hook to the body.
Cottero lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
Cottero scores with a nice body kick.
Cottero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cottero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Cottero connects with a body shot.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cottero on his heels. He'll look to pass Cottero's guard now, I'm sure.
Cottero controlling the position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Cottero wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cottero trying to control the position here.
Cottero keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Cottero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cottero controlling Gracie's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tommy Cottero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cottero.
Cottero connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cottero connects with a solid leg kick.
Cottero cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Cottero.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cottero moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Cottero.
Cottero gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cottero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cottero stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cottero stuffs the takedown.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cottero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cottero scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cottero throws a good cross that connects.
Cottero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero lands with a right hand.
Cottero lands with a shot to the body.
Cottero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero connects with a crisp jab.
Cottero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab lands there for Cottero.
A shot to the liver by Cottero. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cottero sprawls well. Cottero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Cottero lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Cottero jabs at Gracie's body.
Cottero lands with a good body shot.
Cottero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cottero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cottero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cottero lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cottero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cottero finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crunch! Cottero slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Cottero is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cottero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cottero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cottero!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cottero. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cottero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Cottero thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cottero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cottero finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Cottero lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cottero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cottero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cottero digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Cottero moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cottero scores with a kick to the body.
Cottero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cottero sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cottero lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cottero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cottero leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Cottero does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cottero scores with a kick to the body.
Cottero lands with a good body shot.
Cottero closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cottero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Cottero.
Cottero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cottero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cottero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cottero.
Cottero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cottero lands with a light punch inside.
Cottero tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cottero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie is working for takedown but Cottero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Cottero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero misses with a body punch.
Cottero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cottero keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Cottero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cottero sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cottero scores with a leg kick.
Cottero jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cottero defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Cottero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cottero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cottero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cottero lands a nice shot to the body.
Cottero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Cottero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Cottero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cottero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cottero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Cottero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cottero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Cottero!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Cottero 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 Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
212 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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33
218 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadoic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kadoic checks a leg kick.
Latvala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kadoic is looking to land body kicks.
Kadoic feints and then cracks Latvala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Latvala down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Latvala. That's going to slow Kadoic down.
Latvala moves out of range of the leg kick from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a hook but Latvala blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Kadoic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Latvala doesn't seem phased though.
Kadoic throws a body kick that misses.
Drazen Kadoic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latvala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kadoic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadoic. Latvala does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Latvala drops his hands momentarily and Kadoic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kadoic throws a wild body kick that Latvala sees coming a mile off.
Latvala looks to land a left hand but Kadoic moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kadoic has managed to clinch.
Our sources have told us that Latvala has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kadoic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kadoic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Latvala fails to land with a series of punches.
Kadoic cracks Latvala with a good jab.
Latvala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drazen Kadoic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kadoic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Latvala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Kadoic tenderised Latvala's leg. Latvala is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kadoic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Latvala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadoic scores with a shot to the body.
Kadoic scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Latvala as he checks the leg kick.
Kadoic tries to score with a low kick but Latvala moves his leg out of the way.
Kadoic thuds a left hand into Latvala's body.
Kadoic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Latvala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kadoic is fending him off so far but Latvala persists. Nope, Kadoic circles away and we're back to standing.
Kadoic swings for the body but Latvala moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Latvala.
Kadoic throws a wild body kick that Latvala sees coming a mile off.
Kadoic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Latvala is able to avoid easily.
Latvala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala throws a jab but it's blocked by Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a leg kick which misses Latvala's front leg but catches the back leg as Latvala tries to avoid it.
Kadoic thows a body shot but no joy.
Latvala connects with a right hand. Kadoic shakes it off.
Latvala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kadoic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Latvala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kadoic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Latvala.
A slapping leg kick lands for Latvala.
Kadoic is looking to land body kicks.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Kadoic throws out a leg kick but Latvala moves out of range and Kadoic only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Latvala is just out of range.
Kadoic misses with a body kick.
Kadoic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Latvala shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kadoic as he jumps to the side.
Latvala misses with a two punch combination.
Latvala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kadoic misses with a hook. Latvala ducked under it nicely.
Latvala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadoic 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic ducks right into an uppercut from Latvala.
Latvala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Kadoic misses
so Latvala counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Kadoic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kadoic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Latvala throws out a loose jab but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic thows a leg kick but Latvala checks it
and Latvala counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kadoic!
Latvala tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadoic manages to get back to half guard.
Kadoic trying to control here.
Latvala is looking for a kimura here.
Latvala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Latvala thows a huge punch but Kadoic dodges it nicely.
Latvala is looking for a kimura here.
Kadoic pushes Latvala off looking to stand but Latvala dives back in and keeps control.
Latvala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Latvala 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.
Kadoic won't allow Latvala to pass to mount.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kadoic's head.
Latvala trying to control the action but Kadoic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kadoic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Latvala wants to pass the guard but Kadoic is defending well.
Latvala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kadoic sees it coming and defends easily.
Latvala has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Latvala is landing with some decent strikes but Kadoic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Latvala throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kadoic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kadoic is staying active underneath Latvala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kadoic gets full guard.
Kadoic managing to control the position.
Kadoic keeping moving, preventing Latvala from controlling successfully.
Latvala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadoic is trying to control the position but Latvala postures up.
Latvala is fighting to break Kadoic's control of his arms but Kadoic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Drazen Kadoic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kadoic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latvala.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Latvala throws a right hand that Kadoic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kadoic also avoids with ease.
Kadoic tries to land a front kick but Latvala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kadoic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kadoic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kadoic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadoic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Latvala eats them both and turns towards Kadoic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic throws out a leg kick but Latvala moves out of range and Kadoic only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kadoic.
Some wild striking there from Latvala.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Latvala checks a leg kick.
Latvala staying out of range there.
Latvala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kadoic's head.
Latvala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kadoic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Latvala jabs Kadoic right on the nose. Kadoic blinks but takes it well.
Kadoic slips a straight right by Latvala.
Latvala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kadoic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drazen Kadoic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kadoic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Latvala looks to land a left hand but Kadoic moved out of range nicely.
Latvala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic tries to clinch up.
Kadoic throws out a leg kick but Latvala moves out of range and Kadoic only half commits.
Kadoic moves away from the strike by Latvala.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadoic. Latvala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadoic tries to bum rush Latvala with a series of wild strikes but Latvala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kadoic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kadoic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kadoic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Latvala rather than just go for the knockout.
Latvala misses the jab.
Kadoic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but Latvala moved away.
Latvala drops his hands momentarily and Kadoic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kadoic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kadoic blocking some punches.
Kadoic breaks the clinch.
Kadoic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Latvala moves away.
Kadoic throws the kick towards the body but Latvala avoids it.
Latvala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kadoic misses with a low kick.
Kadoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kadoic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kadoic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kadoic scores with the left hand. Latvala knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic ducks right into an uppercut from Latvala.
Latvala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadoic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kadoic moves in looking to clinch but Latvala pushes him off.
Latvala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadoic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kadoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kadoic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kadoic slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kadoic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kadoic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Latvala.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Latvala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kadoic - the referee stops the clock and Latvala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kadoic. Latvala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kadoic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Latvala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Kadoic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Latvala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kadoic.
Kadoic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Latvala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kadoic cracks Latvala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Latvala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kadoic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Latvala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kadoic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Latvala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kadoic misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drazen Kadoic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kadoic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drazen Kadoic!
Drazen Kadoic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around. 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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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
Donelly throws a head kick but Larocque moves out of range.
Good exchange - Donelly coming out on top.
Donelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Larocque throws a body punch but Donelly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donelly.
Larocque moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Larocque wants to slow Donelly down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donelly. Larocque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larocque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larocque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donelly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larocque lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Donelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larocque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donelly wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Larocque throws a right hand that Donelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Donelly also avoids with ease.
Larocque throws a body punch but Donelly moves out of range.
Larocque takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Larocque misses.
Larocque digs a good hook to Donelly's body.
Donelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larocque throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Donelly misses the target.
Larocque checks the leg kick nicely there.
Larocque lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larocque finds it's way round the side to connect with Donelly's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larocque checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donelly wants to clinch.
Larocque scores with the left hand. Donelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Larocque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donelly misses with a straight right.
Larocque is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Donelly throws a push kick but Larocque slaps the foot to one side.
Donelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donelly blocks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larocque.
Larocque connects with a looping right hand.
Larocque lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses with a hook.
Donelly takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.
Larocque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larocque throws a leg kick but Donelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Larocque throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donelly on the side of the head.
Larocque throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donelly lands a right hook to the body.
Donelly misses with a hook.
Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donelly manages to avoid it.
Larocque connects with a body shot that sends Donelly's belly button to the back.
Donelly lands a leg kick that knocks Larocque off balance momentarily.
Donelly throws a leg kick but Larocque checks it.
Joseph Donelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larocque throws a leg kick that misses.
Larocque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque swats away the attempt to clinch by Donelly.
Larocque with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donelly forces Larocque back against the cage and clinches.
Donelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donelly throws an elbow but it misses.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Donelly has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Larocque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses.
Larocque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Joseph Donelly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Donelly misses.
Larocque misses with a straight left.
Donelly throws a looping overhand right but Larocque ducks down to avoid it.
Donelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donelly cracks Larocque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Larocque misses.
Larocque finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick from Donelly lands but Larocque takes it in his stride.
Jab by Donelly.
Donelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larocque throws a leg kick which misses Donelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Donelly tries to avoid it.
Donelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Donelly misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larocque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Larocque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larocque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donelly tries to clinch up but Larocque circles away and keeps his distance.
Larocque lands a front kick.
Larocque misses with a few strikes there.
Larocque motions for Donelly to come forward. Larocque throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donelly moves into the clinch.
Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Donelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donelly working aggressively here.
Donelly misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Donelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larocque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donelly tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Larocque.
Donelly misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donelly lands with a left to the head.
Larocque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow.
Larocque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow.
Good body shot from Larocque.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larocque's brow.
Larocque avoids a wild elbow strike from Donelly.
Larocque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larocque.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Donelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donelly lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Larocque.
Larocque throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly.
Larocque tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donelly avoids it.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Donelly.
Donelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larocque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donelly working aggressively here.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Donelly.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly lands an elbow inside.
Donelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larocque.
Larocque scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donelly lands a body punch.
Larocque tries to work over Donelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larocque blocks an elbow strike.
Donelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Larocque leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larocque takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Donelly.
Larocque blocks an elbow strike from Donelly.
Larocque misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Donelly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Larocque moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Donelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Donelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donelly misses the shot to the body.
Larocque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donelly lands with a shot to the body.
Larocque checks a low kick from Donelly.
Larocque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donelly takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.
Donelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larocque, pushing him back against the cage.
Larocque manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Larocque or perhaps it was just good defense by Donelly, which made it look bad.
Larocque moves away from the strike by Donelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly wants to clinch.
Donelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larocque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donelly throws a head kick but Larocque moves out of range.
Joseph Donelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donelly with a hook.
Larocque lands with a shot to the body.
Larocque circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Larocque blocks the low kick.
Larocque dodges the punch combination from Donelly.
Larocque takes a swing at Donelly's ribcage but misses.
Donelly slips a jab from Larocque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donelly wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque tries to work over Donelly's front leg with a kick but Donelly checks it.
Donelly throws an overhand right that lands on Larocque's shoulder, as Larocque tries to avoid the shot.
Donelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larocque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larocque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donelly doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Donelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larocque is able to avoid easily.
Larocque throws a body kick that misses.
Donelly throws a right hand that Larocque ducks under and follows up with a left that Larocque also avoids with ease.
Donelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donelly throws a shot from downtown. Larocque moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses the jab.
Donelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donelly catches Larocque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larocque thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Donelly scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Donelly misses.
Donelly misses with a head kick.
Donelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larocque slips under a jab.
Donelly missing with a left hand there. Larocque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donelly throws a jab when Larocque was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joseph Donelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donelly moves away from the strike by Larocque.
Larocque motions for Donelly to come forward. Larocque throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larocque loads up on a big right hand but Donelly slips the punch.
Larocque throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donelly.
Larocque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donelly.
Bryan Larocque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donelly lands a high kick!
Larocque lands with a straight right. Donelly didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donelly misses with a low kick as Larocque jumps back.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Joseph Donelly.
Well Donelly 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Donelly!
Joseph Donelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bryan Larocque spoke after the fight, saying '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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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister comes to the cage accompanied by the whores of westeros. Lopez has chosen Apeman 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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135 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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146 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lannister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Lannister tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Lannister had a free shot at his head there.
Lannister fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Lannister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lannister takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lannister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lopez defends well and Lannister ends up having to push Lopez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lannister drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lopez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lannister gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lannister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Lannister prevents Lopez from improving his position.
Lopez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lannister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Lannister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lannister is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Lannister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Lannister controlling him for the moment.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Lopez controls Lannister momentarily but Lannister frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alberto Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lannister.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a wild combination.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lannister eats them both and turns towards Lopez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lannister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lannister throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lannister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lannister in his tracks.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lannister shoots in and gets a takedown into Lopez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Lannister is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lannister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lopez lands a big elbow.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Lannister is squirming around nicely.
Lopez dominating with strikes here.
Lannister is rocked!
Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lannister can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Lannister is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez prevents Lannister from getting the reversal.
Lannister is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez working Lannister over with strikes here.
Lannister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lannister in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lannister to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Lopez!
Alberto Lopez is the new bantamweight champion!
Alberto Lopez 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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FIGHT
RATING
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