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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ulanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious LaFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaFleur has chosen 2001 a space odyssey as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Igor Ulanov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Igor Ulanov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Ulanov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lucious LaFleur! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ulanov throws a jab but it's blocked by LaFleur. Igor Ulanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ulanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaFleur. A jab from Ulanov misses. A telegraphed right hand from Ulanov misses the target. LaFleur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. LaFleur unloads with some shots from mount but Ulanov bucks and avoids them well.
LaFleur avoids the attempt from Ulanov to control. Ulanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ulanov tries to get out of the position. LaFleur cracks Ulanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, LaFleur cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ulanov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as LaFleur tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
LaFleur has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ulanov's face.
Ulanov tries to lock up and control but LaFleur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. LaFleur has isolated one of Ulanov's arms. Ulanov looking to fight him off but LaFleur twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucious LaFleur!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Flach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Ozbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozbourne has chosen Scream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Flach! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ozzy Ozbourne! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ozbourne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Flach is trying to keep Ozbourne in close.
Ozbourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Flach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ozbourne with a nice head shot there. Flach working for a triangle but Ozbourne defends it easily.
Ozbourne looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Ozbourne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Flach on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flach tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ozbourne scoring with some ground and pound. Ozbourne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ozbourne is pushing down on Flach's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flach is fighting to maintain full guard but Ozbourne has managed to sneak the leg through. Ozbourne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Ozbourne prevents Flach from improving his position. Ozbourne working the head and body with strikes. Ozbourne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Flach holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Flach trying to control from the bottom.
Ozbourne prevents Flach from improving his position. Ozbourne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flach is just riding it out for now. Ozbourne eventually gives up the hold. Flach has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ozbourne is working away from the top position though. Ozbourne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Ozbourne is keen to just control but Flach is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Flach tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozbourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. No luck with that takedown attempt from Ozbourne. Flach shoots in for a takedown but Ozbourne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Flach gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ozbourne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flach won't be happy with that. Ozbourne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. A lull in the action here as Ozbourne stalls from top position. Flach tries to improve position but can't. Ozbourne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flach has escaped the position, nice work there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ozbourne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ozbourne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ozbourne is looking to take a break and control but Flach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ozbourne controls the position. Ozbourne trying to control the action but Flach is working from the bottom. Flach is being controlled here. Ozbourne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flach knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzy Ozbourne dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flach closes the distance and pushes Ozbourne back into the cage. Ozbourne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flach pulls him back up using the underhooks. A battle for position here, against the cage. Ozbourne keeps control of Flach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ozbourne pulls guard effortlessly. Flach wants to pass the guard but Ozbourne is keeping the position. Ozbourne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Flach! Ozbourne working for a guillotine from mount but Flach is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ozbourne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flach is looking to escape. Flach wants to control but Ozbourne is having none of it. Ozbourne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Ozbourne. Flach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ozbourne on the ground. Ozbourne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flach's face.
Ozbourne controlling from mount. Ozbourne misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ozbourne trying to control but Flach is having none of it. Flach in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Flach wants to hold on but Ozbourne pushes him away. Ozbourne looking to control and managing it successfully. Ozbourne avoids the attempt from Flach to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flach is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ozbourne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Ozbourne jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Flach manages to avoid the submission attempt. Ozbourne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flach keeps working. Ozbourne working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Flach with a lazy takedown attempt and Ozbourne counters by moving into the clinch. Ozbourne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ozbourne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Ozbourne is adopting a defensive guard. Ozbourne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Ozbourne wants to sweep here but Flach controlling him for the moment. Ozbourne keeping moving, preventing Flach from controlling successfully. Ozbourne working for a triangle but Flach defends it easily.
Ozbourne is breathing heavily. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ozbourne is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzy Ozbourne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Flach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ozbourne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ozbourne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ozbourne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Flach is working to get back to half guard.
Ozbourne lands with some strikes. Ozbourne trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ozbourne lands a big elbow. Ozbourne is in the full mount, landing strikes. Flach is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ozbourne trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ozbourne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ozbourne content just to control the position here. Ozbourne raining down shots from the mount! Ozzy Ozbourne has got the better of the ground game so far. Ozbourne trying to control but Flach is having none of it. Flach is looking to improve his position but Ozbourne isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Flach is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Ozbourne wants to finish this one by submission but Flach is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ozbourne. Flach tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ozbourne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flach's face.
Ozbourne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Flach looks a forlorn figure.
Ozbourne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flach's face.
Flach tries to buck Ozbourne off but Ozbourne takes his back! Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flach showing good submission defense here.
Ozbourne is not going to allow Flach to sit and survive in this position. Ozbourne working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Ozzy Ozbourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Flach trying to control but not successfully. Flach is trying to break free.
Flach is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Flach wants to get back to his feet. You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that's the end of the fight! Ozzy Ozbourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Ozbourne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzy Ozbourne!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wax comes to the cage accompanied by Never Quit. Ferguson has chosen Overcome as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Wax! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Ferguson! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wax throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson. Wax rushes Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Ferguson fails to pull guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wax won't allow it.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch. Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt. Charlie Wax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Ferguson. Ferguson misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Wax. Ferguson throws a head kick but Wax moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferguson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wax has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wax and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Joshua Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ferguson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Wax gets full guard. Wax is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wax swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wax looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wax is keeping the position for now. Wax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Wax seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Wax wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling the position. Wax keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Wax. Ferguson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A slapping leg kick lands for Ferguson.
Wax gets caught flat footed, as Ferguson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Ferguson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Ferguson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wax has momentary wrist control but Ferguson slips an elbow through the middle. Wax is adopting a defensive guard. Ferguson trying to control but Wax is working from the bottom. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Wax trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Ferguson trying to hold on to Wax's head to control him but Wax postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard. Wax wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is defending well. Ferguson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ferguson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wax has passed into side control.
Wax controls the position. Ferguson struggling a bit here. Wax grinds an elbow into Ferguson's temple. Wax controls the position. Wax swings around for an armbar but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wax's guard. Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Wax. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joshua Ferguson will probably get the nod. That's time! Wax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferguson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Wax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ferguson has Wax up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson fails with the takedown and Wax counters with a shoot takedown. Ferguson fights it but they end up in guard. Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wax is controlling him. Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Wax cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand. Ferguson wants to hit a switch here but Wax passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ferguson there! Wax lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ferguson is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wax takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Wax's attempts to control the action. Wax is really struggling to control Ferguson but he's trying to hold on to the position. Ferguson wants to control but Wax is having none of it. Wax controlling from mount. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth. Wax wants to control the pace but Ferguson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Wax with shots to the head and body - Ferguson looks very uncomfortable down there. Wax controlling from mount. Wax tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Charlie Wax just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Ferguson misses with a takedown so Wax counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Wax trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom. Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Wax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferguson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wax has managed to get both his arms back between Ferguson's legs - danger averted. Wax is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wax trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wax with a nice head shot there. Wax is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Charlie Wax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Wax distracts Ferguson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Wax from controlling successfully. Wax makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Wax scoring with some ground and pound. Wax slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Ferguson gets back to half guard. Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard. Wax working Ferguson over with strikes. Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wax with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Wax scoring with strikes to the body and head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Wax dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard. Ferguson controls Wax momentarily but Wax frees himself. Wax wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving. Ferguson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wax stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson. Wax trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom. Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferguson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wax's head. Wax trying to control here.
Ferguson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wax's head. Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Wax is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferguson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferguson's back! Ferguson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Ferguson showing good submission defense here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. You can see the frustration on Ferguson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Wax landing with strikes. Wax is hanging on to Ferguson's back as he tries to escape.
Can Ferguson hold on?! Wax is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ferguson is really stuck here.
Wax trying to control. Wax landing with strikes. Wax scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ferguson is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wax working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Ferguson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wax.
I really don't envy Ferguson right now.
Wax looking to break Ferguson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ferguson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wax will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Wax working for a choke but Ferguson reverses nicely into Wax 's guard. Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Ferguson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Wax wants to sweep here but Ferguson controlling him for the moment. Ferguson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Ferguson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wax is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wax has escaped and now he's on top! Ferguson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wax stays in close to Ferguson's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Charlie Wax showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wax has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Wax!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the TerrorDome. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Bailey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Midnight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bailey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Bailey looking to finish Midnight with some ground and pound. This is bad for Midnight! Midnight is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bailey with shots to the head and body - Midnight looks very uncomfortable down there. Bailey unloading with bombs! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Bailey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Midnight is looking to escape. Midnight in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Midnight is rocked! Midnight working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Midnight that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bailey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Midnight is still in real trouble! Can Bailey finish him? Midnight working to try and regain half guard.
Midnight tries to hold on but Bailey pushes him away. Bailey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Midnight seems to have recovered his senses. Midnight regains half guard. Midnight wants to improve his position but Bailey is controlling well.
Bailey lands strikes from half guard. Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midnight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Midnight is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey sits in half guard. Bailey is really struggling to control Midnight but he's trying to hold on to the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bailey prevents Midnight from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Midnight trying to control but Bailey postures up.
Midnight wants to improve his position but Bailey is controlling well.
Midnight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bailey. Bailey working the head and body with strikes. Midnight manages to get to full guard.
Bailey is looking to work some ground and pound but Midnight has wrist control. Bailey throwing strikes but missing. Bailey preventing the sweep. Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Midnight swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bailey passes easily into side control. Nice work. Midnight is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bailey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Midnight tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg. Midnight flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Bailey lands strikes from half guard. Bailey slips a nice elbow through Midnight's hands, connecting with Midnight's forehead. Bailey working over Midnight with some ground and pound. Midnight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Midnight gets back to full guard.
Bailey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Midnight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bailey works over Midnight with some ground and pound from guard. Midnight is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Midnight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Midnight looks gassed! Midnight is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bailey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Midnight wants to control the pace but Bailey is squirming around nicely. Bailey is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bailey manages to regain half guard. Good work. Bailey is looking to control Midnight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey avoid being mounted? Midnight blocks the strikes from Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bailey dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Midnight. Bailey misses with a straight left. Midnight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it. Midnight takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses. Bailey misses with a straight left. Nice uppercut there from Bailey. Midnight misses with a body shot.
Bailey slips under a jab from Midnight. Midnight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout. Midnight looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet. Bailey is trying to control the position but Midnight postures up. Midnight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bailey is pulling down on Midnight's head to control his posture. Midnight throws and elbow that misses. Bailey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Midnight's guard. Nice move by Bailey! Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Midnight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Midnight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bailey postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Midnight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side. Midnight misses with a takedown attempt and Bailey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Midnight's guard. Midnight is breathing heavily. Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss. Bailey wants to control from the top but Midnight keeps moving. Bailey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Midnight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bailey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Bailey trying to control but Midnight is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Midnight trying to control the position.
Bailey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Midnight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Midnight tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bailey throws a big right hand that misses. Midnight looking for a sweep. Not yet Midnight, not yet. Bailey scoring with some ground and pound. Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Bailey works over Midnight with some ground and pound from guard. Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Midnight has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Midnight's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bailey pushing down on Midnight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midnight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Bailey lands strikes from half guard. Bailey wants to control but Midnight is keeping him busy. Bailey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Bailey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Midnight makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Midnight. Midnight looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Midnight keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully. Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midnight's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bailey wants to pass the guard but Midnight is keeping the position. Bailey wants to control from the top but Midnight keeps moving. Midnight had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bailey defends it easily. Bailey preventing the sweep. Bailey 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. Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Midnight. Bailey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midnight is keeping the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bailey dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bailey scores a takedown into full mount! Bailey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bailey trying to control but Midnight is having none of it. Bailey working for a submission but Midnight is keeping him at bay. Midnight throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Midnight wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away. Midnight manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Midnight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Midnight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Midnight's head. Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midnight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Midnight is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey sits in half guard. Bailey 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. Midnight trying to control from the bottom.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Bailey misses with a head shot. Midnight uses the momentum to regain guard. Midnight is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Midnight seems to be working for a kimura but Bailey defends the submission attempt. Jex Midnight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bailey is trying to get back to full guard. Bailey regains full guard. Nicely done. Midnight trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom. Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet. Midnight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bailey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Midnight's guard. Midnight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows. Bailey pushing down on Midnight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Midnight is trying to control but can't.
Midnight is staying active underneath Bailey, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bailey blocks the strikes from Midnight.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Midnight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Midnight taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard. Ground and pound from Bailey. Bailey controlling the action here. Bailey working over Midnight with some ground and pound. Midnight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Midnight trying to control here.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Midnight won't allow it. Midnight misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Bailey wants to pass to mount but Midnight is defending the position. Midnight looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Bailey is pressing down on Midnight's thigh, looking to free his foot. Midnight is holding on for now. Midnight works his way to full guard. Good work. Bailey landing with the ground and pound. Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Bailey is pushing down on Midnight's leg trying to pass to half guard. Midnight is fighting to maintain full guard but Bailey has managed to sneak the leg through. Bailey working over Midnight with some ground and pound. Midnight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Midnight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Midnight is in trouble now - Bailey has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight! Joel Bailey showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bailey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Bailey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Insolce Olvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Insolce Olvo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Partridge! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Partridge takes a swing at Olvo's ribcage but misses. Partridge digs a good body shot into Olvo's ribs. Olvo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Partridge to score an easy takedown into full guard. Olvo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Partridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Olvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Olvo wants to sweep but no luck. Olvo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Partridge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Olvo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Olvo lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olvo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Partridge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Partridge sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Partridge looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Partridge taking some punishment here, with Olvo in his half guard. Olvo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Partridge defends it well. Olvo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Partridge has recovered full guard. Olvo throws a strike but Partridge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Olvo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Partridge stopping the sweep attempt from Olvo. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Olvo pulls Partridge in close to prevent any damage. Partridge won't allow Olvo to sweep him here. Partridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Olvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Olvo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Partridge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olvo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Partridge counters with a nice double leg into guard. Olvo keeping moving, preventing Partridge from controlling successfully. Partridge content to stall in guard here. Partridge is fighting to break Olvo's control of his arms but Olvo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Partridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Partridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Olvo is retaining full guard. Olvo trying to keep a closed guard but Partridge is proving a slippery customer.
Partridge being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olvo looking to control.
Olvo is pulling down on Partridge's head to control his posture. Partridge pushes down on Olvo's leg and manages to get into half guard. Partridge is looking to advance position but Olvo won't allow it. Olvo wants to improve his position but Partridge is controlling well.
Olvo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lance Partridge 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.
Olvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partridge. Olvo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Partridge throws a body punch but Olvo moves out of range. Olvo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Partridge did well to prevent Olvo getting side control. Olvo is nestled in close to Partridge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Partridge has hold of Olvo's hands but Olvo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Olvo tries to pass to full mount but Partridge defends it. Partridge is looking for a sweep. Olvo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Partridge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olvo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olvo's back! Olvo is really stuck here.
Partridge looking for the RNC. Partridge not allowing Olvo to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olvo tries to break free.
Partridge misses with punches from the back. Oooh a big shot gets through from Partridge. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Olvo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Olvo tries to lock up and control but Partridge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Partridge looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Partridge throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Partridge is breathing heavily. Olvo holds on for dear life, controlling Partridge's posture momentarily. Insolce Olvo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Olvo is desperately trying to improve his position but Partridge has a good base and remains in mount. Partridge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Partridge misses with a head shot. Olvo is desperately trying to improve his position but Partridge has a good base and remains in mount. Partridge lands with some strikes. Olvo is looking to improve his position but Partridge isn't that keen on the idea. Partridge throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Partridge scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Partridge throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Olvo because Partridge loaded up on that one. Partridge prevents Olvo from getting the reversal. Olvo is working hard here to advance position. Partridge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olvo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Olvo is trying to maintain the position but Partridge is very close to passing his half guard. Partridge working over Olvo with some ground and pound. Olvo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Olvo trying to hold on to Partridge's head to control him but Partridge postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Olvo moves into full guard.
Olvo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Olvo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Partridge controls the pace. Olvo is pulling down on Partridge's head. It's preventing any offense from Partridge, at least for the moment. Partridge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Olvo is trying to keep Partridge in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Partridge landing some decent shots from guard. Olvo is trying to control the position but Partridge postures up. Olvo controlling Partridge's posture. Partridge postures up in Olvo's guard and throws a big left but Olvo blocks it. Olvo keeping moving, preventing Partridge from controlling successfully. Olvo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Olvo working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Partridge slips under a jab from Olvo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lance Partridge will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Partridge fails with the takedown and Olvo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Olvo lands a couple of elbows. Olvo thows a big elbow that misses. Partridge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Olvo forces his way into half guard. Partridge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olvo is working away from the top position though. The fighters are battling for position here. Partridge manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Olvo lands a couple of elbows. Olvo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Olvo trying to control but Partridge is working from the bottom. Partridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olvo. Olvo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Partridge is looking for a triangle but Olvo pushes his legs off easily.
Partridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Olvo connects with a couple of short punches. Olvo scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Olvo scoring with some ground and pound. Olvo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Partridge is keeping the position for now. Olvo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Olvo throws a strike but Partridge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Olvo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Partridge stopping the sweep attempt from Olvo. Olvo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Insolce Olvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olvo wants to sweep here but Partridge controlling him for the moment. Olvo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Partridge has passed into side control.
Olvo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Partridge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Olvo trying to control but Partridge postures up.
Olvo is trying is best to control the position here. Olvo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Partridge wants to control but Olvo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olvo trying to control from the bottom.
Partridge wants to free his trapped foot but Olvo is holding on for dear life with his legs. Partridge is nestled in close to Olvo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Olvo is looking to control Partridge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olvo avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Olvo misses with a takedown and Partridge counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olvo won't be happy with that. Partridge in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Partridge working away. Partridge in side control, throwing shots but Olvo defends. Olvo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Partridge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Partridge is trying to control. Olvo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olvo regains full guard. Nicely done. Olvo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Olvo lands a big shot there that rocks Partridge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Olvo lands a big elbow. Olvo working Partridge over with strikes here. Partridge is desperately trying to improve his position but Olvo has a good base and remains in mount. Olvo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Olvo lands a big elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Partridge manages to regain half guard. Good work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Olvo lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Insolce Olvo showed his dominance in that final round. I think Partridge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:29 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lance Partridge!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadwallader Gutkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Gregorivich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gregorivich's choice of entrance music: Soviet March. Cadwallader Gutkus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cadwallader Gutkus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arkady Gregorivich! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gutkus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutkus looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Gutkus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Gregorivich looking for a triangle here. Gutkus is fighting it but it looks tight! Gregorivich pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gutkus is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arkady Gregorivich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the TerrorDome. Vachon has chosen WWE Hall Of Fame Tribute Video as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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301 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Face! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Face, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Face.
Face cracks the inside of Vachon's front leg. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Face, right into the meat.
Face scoring well with a low kick there.
Face dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vachon. That did some damage! Face scores with a leg kick.
Vachon looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Face throws a leg kick which misses Vachon's front leg but catches the back leg as Vachon tries to avoid it. Face lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vachon's sensitive parts. Good leg kick by Face there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vachon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Face. Face obviously looking to wear him down.
Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Face can pounce on him.
Face throws a quick inside leg kick. Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Face can pounce on him.
Face connects with a solid leg kick. Face looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Face can pounce on him.
Face connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Face dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vachon. That did some damage! Face gets a clinch. Face lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut. Vachon takes an elbow to the temple. Vachon wants a takedown but no success here.
Face putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vachon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Vachon tries to pull guard but Face won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Face lands an elbow just above Vachon 's eye. Vachon takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Maurice Vachon's cut even more. Face with a knee to the head.
Face lands an elbow that stopped Vachon in his tracks for a moment.
Vachon is rocked! Face has Vachon pressed against the cage. He pushes Vachon back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Face throws a beautiful elbow that sends Vachon crashing to the floor! Face piles on the pressure with more strikes! Vachon is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Face!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Illac Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Illac Diaz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Dream! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Dream throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dream was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz. Dream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dream takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dream tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dream's hands. Dream moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Diaz scores with a decent looking hook. Diaz looks to land a combination but Dream avoids it well. Dream throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily. Dream misses with a head kick.
Dream moves into the clinch. Dream throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dream drags the fight down to the ground.
Dream looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz preventing the sweep. Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dream is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dream controlling the position. Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Dream keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully. Diaz pushing down on Dream's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Diaz prevents Dream from improving his position. Dream is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Dream trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Dream defends it. Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control. Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dream on the ground. Diaz trying to control the action but Dream is working from the bottom. Diaz stops Dream from getting back to his feet.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Dream is having none of it. Dream trying to control but Diaz postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Dream is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dream misses with a body kick. Dream throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz checks the leg kick. Diaz thuds a left hand into Dream's body. Dream looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely. Dream takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Dream is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dream misses with a body shot.
Dream is looking to clinch. Diaz lands a jab to Dream's midsection. Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dream backs up against the cage.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
Dream doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Dream. Diaz scores with a nice strike. Dream throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz thows a body shot but no joy. Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Dream tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range. A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination. Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Diaz lands a jab to Dream's midsection. Dream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dream walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A jab lands there for Diaz. Dream misses with a wild body shot. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dream checks a leg kick. Illac Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Diaz misses the shot to the body. Dream throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Dream is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow. Diaz throws a right and a left that Dream avoids nicely. Dream drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Diaz lands with a nice body punch. Diaz misses with a wild body shot. Diaz scores with a jab to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illac Diaz dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Diaz swings for the body but Dream moves out of range.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range. Diaz misses the body punch and Dream holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Dream lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those. Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Dream avoiding damage.
Dream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dream fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz lands a shot to the body. Dream with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Dream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dream fails to pull guard.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Dream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now. Dream is breathing heavily. Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body. Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Dream has the dominant position. Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body. Diaz stalling in the clinch.
Dream has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Dream tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Illac Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Dream. Dream is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Dream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz lands a body shot. Diaz tries to break the clinch but Dream is controlling the position. Dream looking to slow down the pace here. Dream connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Dream successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dream tries to land a sweep but no joy. Diaz wants to stand but Dream is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Dream manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Dream postures up. Dream wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet. Dream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now. Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position. Diaz controlling Dream's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dream trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. Dream preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dream stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Diaz throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range. Dream throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Dream only half commits. Diaz jabs at Dream's body. Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Dream thows a body shot but no joy. A big right from Dream misses. Dream fails in his attempt to clinch. Dream goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Diaz throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range. Diaz is looking to wear down Dream with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range. Dream gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Dream tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Dream misses with a knee to the head. Diaz pushes Dream back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dream creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A battle for position here, against the cage. Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Dream.
Diaz tries to circle away but Dream has him pinned against the cage. Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Dream has the dominant position. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dream as Diaz tries to tie him up. Dream keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away. Diaz lands a nice shot to the body. Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Dream. Dream looking to slow down the pace here. Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dream has him pressed against the cage. A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Dream using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illac Diaz dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Dream fails in his attempt to clinch. Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz. Dream tries to clinch up. Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Dream takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Dream looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely. Dream misses with a wild body shot. Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dream. Diaz works Dream's body with a nice hook. Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dream moves away. Diaz scores with a nice head shot. Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range. Dream avoids the body shot from Diaz.
A head kick misses from Dream. Dream is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Dream throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range. Dream takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Dream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body. Dream throws a head kick that misses. Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dream wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Dream takes one on the button. Nice shot lands for Diaz. Dream doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Dream misses with an uppercut. Diaz misses the shot to the body. Dream dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz works over Dream's head and body with a nice combination. Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dream.
Diaz connects with a jab. Dream rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Dream is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Dream misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz is trying to break free. Dream pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Dream connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Dream prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch. Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Dream keeps him there for the moment. Dream looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz wants to break free but Dream has control.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Dream is controlling the position. Diaz tries to circle away but Dream has him pinned against the cage. Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dream prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch. Dream with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dream with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Dream misses its intended target. Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dream looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dream has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Dream landing knees to the body.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Dream.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Dream has the dominant position. Dream tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body. A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Dream jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Dream gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination! A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination. Dream has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Dream misses with a low kick. Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Dream seems unphased.
Dream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dream wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side and Diaz counters with a left to the body. Diaz lands with a good body shot. Diaz lands a nice hook to Dream's body. Dream takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Diaz throws a leg kick but Dream sees it coming and checks it nicely. Illac Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Diaz blocks a head kick by Dream.
Dexter Dream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dream falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut. Dream misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Dream takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz. A jab from Diaz does it's job there. Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Dream pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Dream takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dream.
And that's the end of the fight! Illac Diaz showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illac Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry McLean! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kweli closes this distance looking for a takedown but McLean circles away. Kweli shoots for a double leg takedown but McLean sprawls well. He's pushed Kweli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Kweli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talib Kweli. That's going to take a lot out of him. McLean throws a nice outside leg kick. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kweli. Kweli on the wrong end of a nice hook. Kweli fails to land the takedown. McLean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kweli doesn't seem bothered though. Kweli is trying hard to land a takedown here. McLean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. McLean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kweli in his tracks. Kweli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McLean as he jumps to the side. McLean moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kweli is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McLean cracks Kweli with an open hand slap. Kweli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McLean avoids it really well and circles away. McLean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. McLean stuns Kweli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. McLean works the jab nicely. It's a brutal combination of punches from McLean! Kweli is backing up but he can't get away as McLean lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kweli and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barry McLean!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Williams! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Martel! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martel needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there. Martel misses with a double jab.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land. Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams. Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Martel. Martel lands with a right to the head. Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Martel lands with a short shot to the head. Williams is breathing heavily. Williams blocking some punches.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martel lands a body punch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams. A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martel has him pressed against the cage. Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel. Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Williams misses with a hook from the clinch. Martel gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Martel scores with a nice short uppercut. Williams takes a shot to the head. Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Martel lands a knee to the body.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel. Martel is working Williams over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Martel lands with a short shot to the head. A hook to the body from Martel.
Martel lands with a right to the head. Martel lands a body punch in the clinch. Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected. A body shot lands from Martel.
Martel lands a body punch. Martel lands a right hand. Martel scores with a hook to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Martel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected. A nice left hand lands by Martel.
Martel lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Martel lands a left hand.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head. Martel lands a nice shot to the body. Martel lands a body shot. Martel lands with a short shot to the head. Good body shot from Martel.
Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Martel lands a right hand. Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Good body shot from Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martel. Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A body shot lands from Martel.
Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Martel lands with a short shot to the head. Still in the clinch, Martel scores with a nice short uppercut. Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. Martel lands a nice shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
A nice left hand lands by Martel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel. Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected. Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. Martel lands a body punch in the clinch. Martel lands a shot to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Martel lands a body punch in the clinch. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected. Martel lands with a right to the head. Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Martel works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches. Martel lands a nice shot to the body. Nice body punch from Martel. Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A hook to the body from Martel.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Martel lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Williams takes a shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. Martel lands a left hand.
Williams has Martel pressed against the cage.
Martel lands a hook to the side of the head. Williams tries to stall but Martel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martel misses with a punch on the inside.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Martel lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Martel scores with a nice hook to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside. Martel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams is looking to control Martel's arms but Martel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage. Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Martel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Martel controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel. Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body. Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Martel scores with a nice hook to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A body shot lands from Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
Martel lands with a left to the head. Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Good body shot from Martel.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Martel lands an uppercut. A hook to the body from Martel.
Williams digs a right hand into Martel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martel's gas tank. Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Martel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away. Martel misses the shot to the body. Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range. Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Martel misses the shot to the body. Martel has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range. Martel works Williams's body with a nice hook. Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martel duly obliges. Martel lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top. Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martel misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. Martel throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Martel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively. Martel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Williams rushes Martel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes. Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Martel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams works on Martel's body with a couple of short punches. Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head. Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Charles Martel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Martel is breathing heavily. Williams prevents a body shot from Martel. Martel throws a head punch that misses. Martel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Williams scores with a hook to the body. Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a body shot from Martel. Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martel. A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
A short right from Williams on the inside. Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Williams is leaning against Martel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams lands with a right to the head. Martel letting Williams take a breather here. Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Williams stalling against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams is looking to clinch. Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout. Williams has closed the distance and engaged Martel in a clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Williams cracks Martel with an open hand slap. Charles Martel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Williams misses with a looping left. Martel thows a body shot but no joy. Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target. Martel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams. Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martel in his tracks. Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Martel misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand. Martel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a two punch combo. Williams fails in his attempt to clinch. Martel misses with a body shot
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Martel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Williams. Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martel tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Williams scores with a nice hook to the head. Williams scores with a hook to the body. Martel misses with a punch on the inside.
Martel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away. Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel. Williams wants to stall.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Martel lands a nice shot to the body. Martel lands a body punch in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Martel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams wants to stall.
Martel lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel. Williams looking to slow down the pace here. Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Martel is working Williams over against the cage. Martel lands with a short shot to the head. Martel lands with a right to the head. Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Martel lands a body punch. Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. A right hand to the body from Martel.
Martel scores with a shoulder strike. Martel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Williams is looking to control Martel's arms but Martel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage. Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Martel scores with a hook to the body. Martel lands a nice uppercut. Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Martel keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Martel scores with a hook to the body. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Williams takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martel's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams. A shot in the inside from Martel. Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Martel is working Williams over against the cage. Martel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Williams tries to circle away but Martel has him pinned against the cage. A short right from Martel. Martel scores with a nice hook to the head. Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams lands a hook to the side of the head. Williams stalling in the clinch but Martel improves position. Martel blocks an uppercut.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel. Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head. Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel lands a body punch. A hook to the body from Martel.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Martel avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Martel scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams. A short right from Martel. Williams breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Martel misses and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Martel. Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Martel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel. Martel swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from Williams. Martel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away. Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Williams is looking to clinch. Martel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams. Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand. A shot to the body from Martel misses and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martel swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it. Williams slows down the pace here.
Martel works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches. Martel misses with a short punch on the inside. Martel working aggressively here.
Martel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. Martel is working Williams over against the cage. Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams. Martel scores with a nice hook to the head. Martel lands a right hand. A shot in the inside from Martel. Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Martel misses with a series of wild punches.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams. Martel tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Martel back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel really dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martel stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab. Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters with a stiff right hand. Williams connects with a jab. Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively. Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Williams counter with a right hand. Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martel swats him away and circles back towards the center. Williams missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martel misses with a combination
letting Williams counter with a right hand. Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Williams closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Martel. Martel misses with a body punch
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab. Martel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick. Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Martel misses and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Martel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Martel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Martel lands with a left to the head. Martel tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Martel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Williams is pushing Martel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside. Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nice body punch from Williams. Martel misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Martel lands a body punch. Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A shot in the inside from Martel. Williams trying to control the position but instead, Martel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage. Martel misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
Martel lands with a right to the head. Martel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Martel scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Martel scores with a shoulder strike. Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nice body punch from Martel. Martel lands a nice shot to the body. Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Martel lands a left hand.
Williams tries to stall but Martel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
A short uppercut from Martel. Martel lands a nice uppercut. Martel misses with a hook from the clinch. Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Williams misses with the head strike.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head. Martel scores with a hook to the body. Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. Williams is trying to break the clinch but Martel has him pressed against the cage. Martel lands a left hand.
Martel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Williams misses with some punches.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martel. A right hand to the body from Martel.
Nice body punch from Martel. Martel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Williams breaks from the clinch.
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Martel lands a body punch. Williams misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch. Martel lands a body punch in the clinch. Martel lands a shoulder strike. Williams tries to break the clinch but Martel is controlling the position. Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot. Martel lands an uppercut. Martel prevents Williams from breaking the clinch. A short right from Martel. A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head. Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Williams misses with a short punch on the inside. Martel lands a hook to the side of the head. Williams cracks Martel with a nice body shot. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams misses with a short punch on the inside. Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel. Martel lands a body punch in the clinch. A right hand to the body from Martel.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that fourth round. That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel works the jab nicely. Martel misses with a wild body shot. A shot to the body from Martel misses and Williams moves into the clinch. Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Martel controls the action.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams. A head punch blocked on the inside by Martel. Williams misses with the head strike.
Martel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body. A right hand to the body from Martel.
Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Martel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A body shot lands from Martel.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martel lands with a short shot to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Martel. Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Martel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Martel lands a hook to the side of the head. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right from Martel on the inside. Martel misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Williams misses with a short punch on the inside. Martel gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Williams tries to throw a body punch but Martel avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage. Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank. Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
Williams working aggressively here.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head. Williams prevents a body shot from Martel. Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it. Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martel blocks a jab. Martel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Williams slips a jab and a cross from Martel.
Martel misses with a jab to the body
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Martel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Martel misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut. Williams is looking to clinch. Williams tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance. Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Martel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martel throws a sloppy body shot
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab. Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martel. Williams jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well. Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away. Martel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams moves into the clinch. Martel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martels head. Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand. A shot to the body from Martel misses and Williams counters with a big head kick but Martel shrugs it off. Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Martel is working Williams over against the cage. Martel lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Still in the clinch, Martel scores with a nice short uppercut. Martel scores with a shoulder strike. Martel lands with a right to the head. Martel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martel lands with a left to the head. Martel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Charles Martel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Martel prevents a body shot from Williams. Williams tries to work over Martel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not. Martel lands a left hand.
Williams lands a shot to the body. Paul Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martel as Williams tries to tie him up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel. Martel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Charles Martel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Martel 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:49 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:49 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel! Charles Martel retains his bantamweight title!
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