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MFN 104: Taphorn vs. The Chef PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Perez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kazarian throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Richard Perez has been cut.
A punch combination from Kazarian misses.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Kazarian moves in looking to clinch but Perez pushes him off.
Kazarian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kazarian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez avoids the head kick by Kazarian.
Kazarian walks into a jab.
Kazarian misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazarian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Kazarian's ribs.
Kazarian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Kazarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez connects with a right hand. Kazarian shakes it off.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Kazarian counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazarian lands a big head kick that sends Perez tumbling to the mat! Kazarian takes a step backwards and waves Perez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Perez coming out on top.
Perez swings for the body but Kazarian moves out of range.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kazarian lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Kazarian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Perez is rocked!
Kazarian fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Perez out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Trevor Kazarian!
In his post fight interview, Trevor Kazarian started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Klincko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klincko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klincko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klincko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.
Aikawa staying out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Klincko.
Klincko is looking to slow Aikawa down with leg kicks.
Aikawa moves out of range of the body kick from Klincko.
Klincko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aikawa.
Klincko connects with a jab.
Klincko is looking to slow Aikawa down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klincko, right into the meat.
Aikawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Klincko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klincko.
Aikawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klincko can pounce on him.
Klincko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Klincko lands a jab.
Aikawa is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klincko.
Aikawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Klincko finish him?
Aikawa misses the shot to the body.
Aikawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Klincko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klincko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Klincko is looking to score with low kicks.
Aikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klincko was well out of range. Poor timing from Aikawa.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klincko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klincko keeps the fight on the outside.
Klincko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aikawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aikawa looks to land a combination but Klincko avoids it well.
Aikawa moves out of range as Klincko throws a body kick.
Klincko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klincko. That's going to slow Aikawa down.
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!
Aikawa lands a jab to the nose.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aikawa closes the distance and pushes Klincko back into the cage.
Klincko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klincko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko stalling in the clinch but Aikawa improves position.
Aikawa misses with the head strike.
Klincko working hard to break the clinch.
Aikawa prevents Klincko from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Klincko.
Aikawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klincko gets tackled into the cage by Aikawa. Aikawa maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aikawa.
Klincko is looking to break free of the clinch but Aikawa has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko wants to get back to striking at distance but Aikawa won't allow it.
Klincko wants to get back to striking at distance but Aikawa won't allow it.
Aikawa tightens his grip and picks Klincko up, before dumping him to the ground. Klincko manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aikawa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aikawa preventing the sweep.
Aikawa gets to his feet. Klincko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aikawa wants to clinch.
Klincko scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a front kick that sends Aikawa stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Klincko slams his shin into Aikawa's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aikawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Klincko tries to bum rush Aikawa with a series of wild strikes but Aikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klincko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klincko, right into the meat.
Klincko is looking to slow Aikawa down with leg kicks.
Aikawa wants to clinch up but Klincko keeps it at a distance.
Klincko takes a swing at Aikawa's ribcage but misses.
Klincko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aikawa misses with a wild body shot.
Klincko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aikawa back to the cage. Klincko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Klincko sizes up Aikawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klincko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.
Aikawa tries to clinch there but Klincko circles away.
Klincko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aikawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klincko tries to work over Aikawa's front leg with a kick but Aikawa checks it.
An inside leg kick from Klincko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Klincko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Aikawa.
Aikawa moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aikawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Klincko wants to get back to striking at distance but Aikawa won't allow it.
Aikawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Klincko is looking to break free of the clinch but Aikawa has double underhooks.
Aikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klincko avoids the head kick by Aikawa.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klincko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klincko can pounce on him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klincko. That's going to slow Aikawa down.
Klincko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aikawa is out of range and Klincko settles back down.
Klincko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dave Klincko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aikawa is looking to clinch but Klincko is avoiding it.
Klincko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aikawa's sensitive parts.
Klincko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klincko connects with a body shot that sends Aikawa's belly button to the back.
Aikawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Klincko.
Aikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klincko.
Aikawa tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko lands with a shot to the body.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Klincko.
Klincko is looking to wear down Aikawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aikawa tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klincko. That's going to slow Aikawa down.
Aikawa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klincko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aikawa.
Aikawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aikawa. That's going to slow Klincko down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa is looking to clinch.
Klincko misses with a double jab.
Aikawa slips a jab and a cross from Klincko.
Klincko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Klincko connects with a crisp jab.
Aikawa throws a shot from downtown. Klincko moves away and avoids it.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klincko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klincko 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.
Klincko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aikawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Aikawa avoids the head kick by Klincko.
Aikawa tries to clinch but Klincko is having none of it.
Klincko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aikawa manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klincko, right into the meat.
Klincko ducks right into an uppercut from Aikawa.
Klincko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Klincko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
Klincko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Klincko.
Aikawa checks a leg kick.
Aikawa scores with a jab to the body.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klincko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aikawa slips a straight right by Klincko.
An inside leg kick from Klincko misses.
Aikawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Klincko counters with a body kick that stops Aikawa in his tracks momentarily.
Klincko throws a hook but Aikawa blocks it.
Klincko keeps the fight on the outside.
Klincko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aikawa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klincko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klincko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aikawa. Aikawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Klincko cracks the inside of Aikawa's front leg.
Aikawa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aikawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klincko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aikawa's hands.
Klincko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aikawa moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a head kick but Aikawa moves out of range.
Klincko drops his hands momentarily and Aikawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aikawa avoids a kick to the body.
Klincko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aikawa wants to clinch.
Klincko lands the left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aikawa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Aikawa manages to end up in side control.
Aikawa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Klincko will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klincko is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Love Aikawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Klincko lands a right hook to the body.
Klincko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klincko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aikawa. That did some damage!
Klincko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aikawa takes a step back to recover.
Klincko lands with a kick to the temple. Aikawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Klincko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aikawa.
Klincko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klincko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aikawa walks into a stiff left hand from Klincko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Klincko finds it's target.
Aikawa tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
Dave Klincko is winning the standup battle so far.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klincko throws a low kick but Aikawa moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Klincko.
Klincko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klincko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aikawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klincko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klincko, right into the meat.
Aikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.
Klincko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klincko feints and then cracks Aikawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aikawa down.
Aikawa is looking to clinch.
Klincko connects with a leg kick. Aikawa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klincko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aikawa tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klincko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klincko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klincko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aikawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klincko, right into the meat.
Aikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Aikawa misses with an uppercut.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aikawa.
Aikawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klincko checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klincko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Klincko digs a good hook to Aikawa's body.
Klincko scores with a jab to the head.
Aikawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Klincko circles away.
Klincko looks to land a combination. Aikawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aikawa throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Klincko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klincko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klincko works Aikawa's body with a nice hook.
Aikawa jabs Klincko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aikawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klincko avoids the body shot from Aikawa.
Klincko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aikawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aikawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Klincko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aikawa. Aikawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Aikawa forces Klincko back against the cage and clinches.
Klincko wants to get back to striking at distance but Aikawa won't allow it.
Klincko is trying to break the clinch but Aikawa is controlling him.
Klincko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klincko tries to bum rush Aikawa with a series of wild strikes but Aikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klincko lands with a right hand.
Aikawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aikawa misses with a two punch combination.
Aikawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klincko.
Klincko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aikawa scores with a hook to the body. Klincko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa has managed to clinch.
Aikawa has Klincko pressed against the cage.
Klincko trying to stall but Aikawa improves his position.
Aikawa breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aikawa wants to clinch up but Klincko keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Klincko misses.
Aikawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klincko.
Aikawa is looking to clinch but Klincko is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aikawa is looking to clinch but Klincko is avoiding it.
Aikawa takes a swing at Klincko's ribcage but misses.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klincko lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Klincko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klincko 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Klincko!
Dave Klincko very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montague Withnail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brubaker comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Poor Millionaire. Withnail has chosen Charlie Kunz -My Friend as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that JB Brubaker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JB Brubaker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Montague Withnail!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withnail closes the distance and clinches up with Brubaker, looking for a takedown. Withnail pushes Brubaker against the cage but Brubaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Withnail misses with a wild body shot.
Brubaker lands with a shot to the body.
Brubaker misses with a body kick.
Withnail throws a body punch but Brubaker moves out of range.
Brubaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Withnail moves away.
Withnail throws a hook to the side of Brubaker's head but Brubaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Withnail blocks a jab.
Brubaker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Withnail tries to bum rush Brubaker with a series of wild strikes but Brubaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brubaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Withnail is just out of range.
Brubaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Withnail.
A slow jab from Brubaker misses its intended target.
Withnail listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brubaker.
Withnail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Withnail slips under a jab.
Withnail shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brubaker ducks right into an uppercut from Withnail.
Brubaker moves in looking to clinch but Withnail pushes him off.
Brubaker throws a right hand that misses
and Withnail counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Withnail wants to control from the top but Brubaker keeps moving.
Withnail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brubaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withnail trying to control the position from guard on top but Brubaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brubaker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Withnail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brubaker seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brubaker pulls Withnail in to control the position.
JB Brubaker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Withnail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brubaker. Brubaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Brubaker throws an overhand right that lands on Withnail's shoulder, as Withnail tries to avoid the shot.
Withnail takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brubaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker blocks a jab.
Withnail swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brubaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Withnail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brubaker.
Brubaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brubaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Withnail slips a jab from Brubaker.
Brubaker throws a leg kick
and Withnail counters with a nice body shot.
JB Brubaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Withnail moves out of range as Brubaker strikes.
Brubaker throws a shot from downtown. Withnail moves away and avoids it.
Brubaker tries to clinch there but Withnail circles away.
Brubaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Withnail doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker darts in and clinches Withnail up against the cage.
Brubaker misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brubaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brubaker.
A short uppercut from Brubaker.
Withnail stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Withnail is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brubaker is keeping busy.
Withnail is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brubaker is defending well.
JB Brubaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Montague Withnail.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brubaker tries a body shot but Withnail blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brubaker.
Withnail has Brubaker pushed against the cage.
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 JB Brubaker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brubaker throws a hook to the side of Withnail's head but Withnail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Brubaker misses.
Withnail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Withnail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brubaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Withnail doesn't seem bothered though.
Withnail misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brubaker.
Withnail drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brubaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Withnail misses with the combination.
Brubaker misses with a hook. Withnail ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withnail scores with a decent looking hook.
Brubaker misses with a body kick.
Brubaker connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Brubaker.
Withnail stuns Brubaker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Withnail slips under a jab.
Brubaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brubaker throws a body punch but Withnail moves out of range.
Brubaker throws a big shot that misses.
Withnail throws a series of punches but Brubaker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withnail misses with a body shot.
Withnail misses with a low kick.
Withnail throws a sloppy head kick and Brubaker moves out of range easily.
JB Brubaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Withnail circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brubaker lands with a shot to the body.
Withnail shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Withnail wants to control but Brubaker is keeping him busy.
Withnail landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Withnail wants to control but Brubaker is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brubaker wants to get back to full guard.
Brubaker is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Withnail throwing shots but Brubaker is blocking nicely.
Withnail seems to be working for a kimura but Brubaker defends the submission attempt.
Brubaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Withnail throwing shots but Brubaker is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withnail seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brubaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Withnail is pressing down on Brubaker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brubaker is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Withnail thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brubaker's head.
Withnail looks to land a strike but Brubaker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Withnail has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brubaker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Withnail!
Brubaker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Montague Withnail will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brubaker tries to clinch up.
Brubaker scores with a punch to the head.
Withnail shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brubaker but Brubaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Montague Withnail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brubaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Withnail's head.
Brubaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Withnail stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Withnail. Brubaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Withnail closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brubaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brubaker wants to slow Withnail down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Brubaker misses the target.
Withnail is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brubaker rather than just go for the knockout.
Brubaker throws out a loose jab but Withnail uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Withnail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brubaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brubaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brubaker misses with a hook.
Brubaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Withnail manages to avoid it.
Withnail takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brubaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brubaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Withnail misses with a wild body shot.
Brubaker thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withnail takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Withnail takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Withnail lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
JB Brubaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Withnail lands with a nice body kick.
Brubaker tries to clinch but Withnail is having none of it.
Brubaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Withnail blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Withnail counters with a straight right hand.
Brubaker misses with a looping right.
Brubaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brubaker throws a hook but Withnail avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Withnail. Brubaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Brubaker.
Brubaker clobbers Withnail with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Brubaker misses.
Brubaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brubaker misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Brubaker.
Brubaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brubaker clinches with his opponent.
Withnail looking to slow down the pace here.
Withnail fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Withnail.
Brubaker misses with the head strike.
Withnail managing to block the knees to the body from Brubaker.
Brubaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brubaker wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Brubaker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brubaker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
JB Brubaker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brubaker 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... JB Brubaker!
An out of breath and clearly excited JB Brubaker thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Bad Motherfucker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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200 lbs
13 - 21 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Sonnen stands up over Gomez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
Sonnen landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen distracts Gomez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonnen cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen postures up and lands a big shot to Gomez's brow.
Gomez 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.
Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Sonnen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sonnen connects with a couple of short punches.
Gomez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sonnen!
Sonnen is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Gomez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sonnen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sonnen shrugs it off.
Gomez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is working to get back to half guard.
Gomez tries to control but Sonnen wriggling away.
Sonnen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gomez.
Gomez trying to control but Sonnen is having none of it.
Gomez fails to take his opponent's back.
Gomez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pitbull MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to control but Sonnen wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Sonnen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sonnen as he jumps to the side.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sonnen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.
Sonnen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gomez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gomez is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gomez to escape the position.
Sonnen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sonnen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sonnen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sonnen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez prevents the takedown attempt.
Sonnen wants to take the fight to the mat but Gomez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sonnen can't get the takedown.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sonnen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gomez is trying to keep an underhook but Sonnen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sonnen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sonnen's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gomez looking to break Sonnen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sonnen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gomez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gomez is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sonnen showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez looking for the choke from the back.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Gomez just sinks the hooks in.
Gomez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gomez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sonnen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy Sonnen right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sonnen fending off the submission attempt from Gomez.
Gomez working for a choke but Sonnen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking to break Sonnen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sonnen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gomez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gomez seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Sonnen's chin but Sonnen turns very nicely into Gomez's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Sonnen.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez wants to hit a switch here but Sonnen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gomez there!
Sonnen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franco Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sonnen defends well and Gomez ends up having to push Sonnen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sonnen is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sonnen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sonnen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gomez regains guard.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Sonnen pushing down on Gomez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sonnen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Sonnen there.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen works his way into full mount!
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Sonnen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Sonnen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gomez is working to get back to half guard.
Chael Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sonnen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Sonnen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sonnen working the ground and pound effectively.
Gomez is rocked!
Sonnen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gomez looks a forlorn figure.
Gomez is still in real trouble! Can Sonnen finish him?
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!
Sonnen softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Gomez is out cold! Sonnen jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
After the fight, Chael Sonnen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan- Shame On A Nigga. Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Cry as his entrance music. Francois Van Steyne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Kinte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kinte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Steyne walks away with a smile on his face. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kinte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems [Hellraiser Inc.] in the buildup to the fight.
Van Steyne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinte.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Van Steyne keeps it at a distance.
Kinte misses with a leg kick.
Van Steyne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Steyne instigates a clinch.
Kinte misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinte.
Kinte has Van Steyne pushed against the cage.
Kinte taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
Kinte struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
Kinte has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinte.
Van Steyne is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
Kinte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinte has Van Steyne pressed against the cage, preventing Van Steyne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Steyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinte lands with a right to the head.
Van Steyne working hard to break the clinch.
Van Steyne breaks from the clinch.
Kinte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Steyne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kinte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kinte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Steyne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kinte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Steyne can turn it around.
Van Steyne has had enough of the clinch but Kinte keeps him there for the moment.
Kinte throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne blocks a body shot from Kinte.
Van Steyne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kinte taking a breather.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Steyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Steyne misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinte looks to throw the jab but Van Steyne is out of range.
Van Steyne throws a sloppy head kick and Kinte moves out of range easily.
Kinte connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne ducks right into an uppercut from Kinte.
Van Steyne looks to land a left hand but Kinte moved out of range nicely.
Van Steyne scores with a nice head shot.
Kinte is looking to clinch.
Kinte throws a hook but Van Steyne blocks it.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of Kinte's head but Kinte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Steyne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kinte digs a good body shot into Van Steyne's ribs.
Van Steyne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne cracks Kinte with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
Kinte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Steyne backs up against the cage.
Van Steyne feints and then cracks Kinte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinte down.
Van Steyne looks to land a right hand but Kinte moved out of range.
Kinte throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinte scoring well with a low kick there.
Kinte staying out of range there.
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 Kunta Kinte 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.
Jab by Van Steyne.
Kinte blocks a jab.
Kinte looks for the body kick but Van Steyne saw that one coming.
Kinte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kunta Kinte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinte 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.
Van Steyne takes one to the side of the head.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Kinte was well out of range.
Van Steyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinte.
Kinte throws a shot from downtown. Van Steyne moves away and avoids it.
Kinte connects with the punch.
Kinte throws a hook but Van Steyne avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte throws a body kick that misses
and Van Steyne counters with a straight right hand.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Steyne misses with a shot to the body
and Kinte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kinte.
Van Steyne has Kinte pushed against the cage.
Kinte wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kinte fails to land.
Kinte is stalling here.
Van Steyne wants to break free but Kinte has control.
Van Steyne wants to break free but Kinte has control.
Van Steyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte misses with some punches.
Kinte struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
Van Steyne tries to break the clinch but Kinte is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Steyne.
It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kinte looks to throw the jab but Van Steyne is out of range.
Kinte thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinte connects with a jab.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kinte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Steyne - the referee stops the clock and Kinte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Steyne. Kinte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Kinte throws a front kick aimed at Van Steyne's knee but Van Steyne avoids it well.
Kinte throws a front kick aimed at Van Steyne's knee but Van Steyne avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. Kinte ducked under it nicely.
Kinte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kinte throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kinte.
Van Steyne closes the distance and clinches.
Van Steyne has had enough of the clinch but Kinte keeps him there for the moment.
Van Steyne blocks a body shot from Kinte.
Van Steyne blocking some punches.
Kinte prevents Van Steyne from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Steyne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to throw a body punch but Van Steyne avoids it by throwing Kinte back against the cage.
Kinte struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne can't break the clinch.
Van Steyne tries to break free but Kinte pushes him back against the cage.
Kinte lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinte.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Steyne manages to break the clinch.
Kinte fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinte looks for the body kick but Van Steyne saw that one coming.
Kinte looks to land a combination but Van Steyne avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kinte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
A swing and a miss from Kinte.
Kinte avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
Van Steyne throws a nice looking combination but Kinte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Steyne slips a jab and a cross from Kinte.
Van Steyne swings widly with a right hand
and Kinte moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Kinte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kinte misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kinte on the inside.
Kinte scores with a shot to the side of Van Steyne's head.
Kinte wants to stall.
Kinte misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kinte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Steyne smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte misses with a body shot
and Van Steyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kinte wants to clinch.
Donk. Kinte catches Van Steyne right on the button with a cross.
Van Steyne lands the left hand.
A low kick from Kinte is predictable there
and Van Steyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Steyne looks to throw the jab but Kinte is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kinte.
Kinte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Kinte.
Kinte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a right hand that misses
and Kinte counters by moving into the clinch.
Kinte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinte misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kinte moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. Kinte ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte clinches with his opponent.
Kinte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kinte just leaning against Van Steyne, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Steyne.
Kinte misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kinte is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Kunta Kinte.
I think Kinte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Lehner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. Robin Lehner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Lehner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehner looks to land a combination but Putin avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Putin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lehner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Putin checks the leg kick.
Lehner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A low kick from Lehner misses
and Putin counters with a low kick, right behind Lehner 's knee.
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lehner. That did some damage!
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehner is just out of range.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehner throws out the jab.
Lehner fails to land with a series of punches.
Putin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehner.
Lehner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehner lands with a kick to the temple. Putin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Putin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Putin misses the jab.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Lehner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Lehner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehner.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Lehner's shoulder, as Lehner tries to avoid the shot.
Lehner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Putin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lehner connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
Putin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Putin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehner misses with a body punch
and Putin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Putin.
A body shot lands from Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehner misses with a body punch.
Putin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Putin blocking some punches.
Lehner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehner has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lehner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin is pressed up against the cage. Lehner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Putin down to the mat. Putin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lehner throws a leg kick but Putin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Putin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lehner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehner checks a low kick from Putin.
Lehner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Putin.
Lehner is rocked!
It looks like Robin Lehner has been cut.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lehner is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehner.
Putin drops Lehner with a huge uppercut! Lehner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Putin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Putin!
Jonas Putin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First fight was robbery, i am unofficially 2-0 againt Wong.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Ashley Hendricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski misses with a kick to the body.
Hendricks tests Tarnowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hendricks misses with a left hand
and Tarnowski counters with a series of strikes. Hendricks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tarnowski ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
A jab from Hendricks finds it's way through Tarnowski's defenses.
Tarnowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarnowski avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Tarnowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendricks swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Hendricks swings widly with a right hand
and Tarnowski counters with a three punch combo that has Hendricks backing up. Hendricks nods at Tarnowski to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Tarnowski misses the body punch
and Hendricks counters with a single leg into guard. Tarnowski didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarnowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Tarnowski, not yet.
Tarnowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
My spies in Wrecking Crew Elite MMA inform me that Hendricks has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hendricks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendricks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hendricks throws a strike but Tarnowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarnowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
Tarnowski trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski won't allow Hendricks to sweep him here.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Tarnowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michal Tarnowski.
Tarnowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendricks thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarnowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendricks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendricks misses the target.
Hendricks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ashley Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarnowski connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarnowski. That's going to slow Hendricks down.
Hendricks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarnowski is just out of range.
Hendricks lands with a good body shot.
Tarnowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tarnowski's guard.
Hendricks trying to control but Tarnowski is working from the bottom.
Hendricks being controlled here momentarily.
Tarnowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tarnowski wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tarnowski's head.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Tarnowski keeps moving.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendricks lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarnowski wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarnowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Tarnowski keeps moving.
Tarnowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tarnowski cracks Hendricks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hendricks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tarnowski sprawls well initially but Hendricks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hendricks controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski gets full guard.
Hendricks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ashley Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarnowski has wrist control.
Tarnowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hendricks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Tarnowski blocks nicely.
Hendricks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tarnowski's 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!
Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tarnowski is looking to control Hendricks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarnowski avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski is doing well to control the position and prevent Hendricks from advancing to side control.
Hendricks tries to pass to full mount but Tarnowski defends it.
Tarnowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tarnowski looking to control.
Tarnowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
Tarnowski managing to control the position.
Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendricks looking to improve position, pressing down on Tarnowski's thigh with his hand. Tarnowski seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Hendricks paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Hendricks's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Tarnowski picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelzer has chosen Satyricon - K.I.N.G. as his entrance music. Wolfram Stelzer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Butcher's chin.
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher lands with a hook. Stelzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
Stelzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stelzer blocks a jab.
Butcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stelzer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Stelzer ducks down to avoid it.
Stelzer throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
Butcher slips under a jab.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stelzer.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stelzer moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Stelzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher clobbers Stelzer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stelzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Stelzer misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Butcher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stelzer throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stelzer moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Stelzer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stelzer drops Butcher with a nice combination! Stelzer dives into Butcher's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Bobby Butcher has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer being controlled here momentarily.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Stelzer from controlling successfully.
Butcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Butcher is on top in guard.
Butcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stelzer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stelzer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Butcher defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Butcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Stelzer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stelzer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Butcher stopping the sweep attempt from Stelzer.
Stelzer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butcher preventing the sweep.
Stelzer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Stelzer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Butcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stelzer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stelzer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stelzer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Butcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butcher postures up in Stelzer's guard and throws a big left but Stelzer blocks it.
Stelzer keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stelzer is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Butcher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Butcher postures up in Stelzer's guard and throws a big left but Stelzer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stelzer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Stelzer blocks nicely.
Butcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stelzer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stelzer keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stelzer's head.
Stelzer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Butcher frees his head nicely. Oh but Stelzer has switched to an armbar! Butcher is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wolfram Stelzer!
Wolfram Stelzer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push it to the Limit. Kingston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac - I'm Soulja. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston lands with a shot to the body.
Kingston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montana stuffs the takedown.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana tries to sprawl but Kingston drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kingston performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Montana gets back to full guard.
Kingston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Montana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingston has managed to get both his arms back between Montana's legs - danger averted.
Kingston won't allow Montana to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Montana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kingston defends well.
Montana is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kingston frees his head nicely. Oh but Montana has switched to an armbar! Kingston is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tony Montana!
Tony Montana took some time post fight to say the following; ' Kingston is a tough guy with a lot of good wins on his resume. This felt good...felt dominant....tonight I felt like the bad guy again.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raekwon - Wu-Gambinos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef looks to throw a body kick
and Taphorn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taphorn.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Chef manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Chef looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taphorn working to try and regain half guard.
The Chef tries to control but Taphorn wriggling away.
Taphorn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef landing strikes from the mount and Taphorn is in trouble!
The Chef trying to control but Taphorn is having none of it.
Taphorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn tries to hold on but The Chef postures up.
Taphorn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Chef prevents Taphorn from getting the reversal.
The Chef looking to control but Taphorn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is trying to escape the mount.
The Chef controlling from mount.
The Chef tries to control but Taphorn wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taphorn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taphorn is squirming around, avoiding The Chef's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Chef looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn is desperately trying to improve his position but The Chef has a good base and remains in mount.
Taphorn wants to control but The Chef is having none of it.
The Chef in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taphorn is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef controlling from mount.
The Chef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Chef controlling his opponent.
The Chef in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raekwon The Chef dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Chef darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taphorn cracks a nice hook into The Chef's ribs.
The Chef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Chef misses with an uppercut. Taphorn saw that one coming.
Taphorn clinches with his opponent.
Taphorn lands with a right to the head.
The Chef stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
The Chef lands an uppercut.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from The Chef.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn is trying to maintain a safe position but The Chef gets an underhook and turns Taphorn into the cage.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Chef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Taphorn.
The Chef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
The Chef lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taphorn.
The Chef prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
The Chef misses with some punches.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef looking to stall.
The Chef struggles to land a body shot inside as Taphorn controls his hands.
Taphorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Chef misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Chef tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef stalling in the clinch but Taphorn improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Chef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Chef misses with some punches.
Taphorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn lands a knee to the body.
Taphorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taphorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taphorn as The Chef tries to tie him up.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the side of The Chef's head.
Taphorn misses with a knee to the head.
The Chef managing to block the knees to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Taphorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Chef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taphorn or not.
The Chef controlling the action here for a moment.
Taphorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Chef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
The Chef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Chef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Chef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
Taphorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Chef is keeping busy.
The Chef lands with a right to the head.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Chef avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taphorn tries to stall but The Chef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Chef wants to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taphorn as The Chef tries to tie him up.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Chef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Taphorn as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Chef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
Taphorn stalling in the clinch but The Chef improves position.
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 Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Chef.
The Chef misses with a body shot.
The Chef misses the shot to the body.
The Chef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taphorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taphorn throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Chef.
Taphorn swats away the attempt to clinch by The Chef.
The Chef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taphorn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Chef.
The Chef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taphorn throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Chef lands a lovely overhand right.
The Chef walks into a jab.
The Chef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef drops his hands momentarily and Taphorn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Chef lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taphorn will feel that in the morning.
The Chef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taphorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Chef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taphorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taphorn throws an off balance right hand
and The Chef counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taphorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Chef's elbow.
The Chef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taphorn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taphorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Chef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
The Chef prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
The Chef stalling in the clinch but Taphorn improves position.
The Chef throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn wants to stall.
Taphorn lands a nice knee to the body.
The Chef lands a shoulder strike.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
A left hand lands to the body for The Chef.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Taphorn fails to land.
The Chef scores with a hook to the body.
Taphorn landing knees to the body.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peter Taphorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the side of The Chef's head.
Taphorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Chef's face.
The Chef blocking some punches.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.
The Chef tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by The Chef.
The Chef misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Chef tries to throw a body punch but Taphorn avoids it by throwing The Chef back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Taphorn.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Chef tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn scores with a shoulder strike.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Chef lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef blocks a body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by The Chef.
The referee calls for Taphorn to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Chef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taphorn tries a body shot but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but The Chef avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn tries to work over The Chef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
The Chef tries to stall but Taphorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Chef throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taphorn struggles to land a body shot inside as The Chef controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Chef avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from The Chef as the two fighters clinch.
Taphorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Raekwon The Chef just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Chef swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn misses with a hook.
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taphorn. That's going to slow The Chef down.
Taphorn feints and then cracks The Chef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Chef down.
Taphorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Chef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taphorn, pushing him back against the cage.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Chef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taphorn.
A short right from The Chef.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Chef is defending well for now.
The Chef lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by The Chef.
A left hand lands to the body for Taphorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Chef.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Taphorn.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn pushes off an throws an elbow but The Chef leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taphorn avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Taphorn.
The Chef lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Chef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from The Chef fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn taking a breather.
Taphorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
The Chef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Chef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Chef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taphorn is working The Chef over against the cage.
Taphorn throws a punch but it's blocked by The Chef.
The referee calls for The Chef to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
The Chef has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Chef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Chef blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Chef scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taphorn tries a body shot but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Chef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Chef lands a left hand.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from The Chef.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by The Chef.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taphorn is keeping busy.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Chef fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
The Chef lands a right hand.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
A short uppercut from Taphorn.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Chef pushes Taphorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Chef digs a right hand into Taphorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taphorn's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taphorn pushes The Chef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but The Chef avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Raekwon The Chef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Chef blocks a jab.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Taphorn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Chef jabs Taphorn right on the nose. Taphorn blinks but takes it well.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Chef tries to clinch up.
The Chef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taphorn.
A swing and a miss from Taphorn.
The Chef throws a series of punches but Taphorn avoids them all with ease.
Taphorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Chef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a leg kick which misses The Chef's front leg but catches the back leg as The Chef tries to avoid it.
The Chef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Chef scores with a head kick. Taphorn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Chef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef doesn't manage to clinch there - Taphorn circles away.
The Chef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taphorn. That did some damage!
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Chef defending well as Taphorn loads up on a big left hand.
Taphorn lands a nice shot that snaps The Chef's head back.
Taphorn ducks right into an uppercut from The Chef.
The Chef throws a push kick but Taphorn slaps the foot to one side.
The Chef sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Chef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Chef motions for Taphorn to come forward. The Chef throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Chef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taphorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Taphorn.
Taphorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taphorn scores with a nice head shot.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raekwon The Chef is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Chef back to the cage. Taphorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good work by The Chef as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taphorn throws a low kick but The Chef moves out of range easily.
Taphorn throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taphorn.
The Chef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Chef misses with a kick to the body
so Taphorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Chef controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taphorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raekwon The Chef has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taphorn misses with a straight right.
The Chef fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Chef sizes up Taphorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Chef.
Nice straight punches there by The Chef. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Chef.
Taphorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Chef.
Taphorn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Chef.
The Chef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Chef misses with a body kick.
Taphorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taphorn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Chef misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taphorn.
The Chef moves out of range of the strikes.
The Chef misses with a looping left.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Chef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Chef tries to clinch but Taphorn moves away
and Taphorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Chef won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Chef struggling a bit here.
The Chef is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The strikes coming from Taphorn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Chef sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Taphorn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and The Chef works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
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 Peter Taphorn.
I think The Chef 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Peter Taphorn retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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