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AD222: Lowdown Dustup PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in and gets a takedown into Beam's guard.
Green drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Green jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beam pushes Green off and gets back to his feet.
Green decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Green prevents Beam from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
Green is working for a kimura but Beam is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Beam defends the submission attempt.
Green wants to work for an arm triangle but Beam is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Green is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Beam wants to get back to his feet.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Beam defends the submission attempt.
Green is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beam has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Beam is defending well.
Green is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beam sees it coming and defends easily.
Green is looking for a kimura but Beam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Beam makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beam swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beam circles away quickly and effectively.
Green scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beam is trying to control Green's posture but Green avoids it.
Beam tries to escape but Green is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Green has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beam wants to control but Green postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Green dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Beam in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Green taking punishment in the form of punches.
Green tries to buck Beam off but Beam is having none of it.
Travis Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beam's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green tries to roll over but Beam keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Beam.
Beam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beam scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beam pulls his head out easily.
Beam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beam drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Beam throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Beam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Beam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beam is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beam connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Beam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beam 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beam pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beam drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Beam is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Green manages to get to full guard.
Green keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
Beam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beam is aware though and is defending well.
Green seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Beam connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beam throws a big elbow that misses.
Beam lands a couple of digs.
Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beam works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beam postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
Beam scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam lands a couple of digs.
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!
Beam is pushing down on Green's leg trying to pass to half guard. Green is fighting to maintain full guard but Beam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beam working Green over with strikes.
Beam drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Beam working Green over with strikes.
Green looking for submissions off his back.
Beam lands with a punch from half guard.
Beam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beam working Green over with strikes.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beam is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beam with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Beam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beam landing strikes.
Beam working the ground and pound.
Green is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Beam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beam is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beam working the head and body with strikes.
Beam works his way into side control.
Green looks to move to half guard but instead Beam has passed into mount! Damn!
Beam looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beam connects with a bit shot that sees Green covering up! More strikes from Beam and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Beam is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Beam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miquel Costas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miquel Costas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costas looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
It looks like Miquel Costas has been cut.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Costas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Costas's head.
Khan stalks Costas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Costas's face. Costas staggers backwards, shaken.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costas.
Costas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a one two combo.
Costas is rocked!
Costas takes one to the chin there.
Costas is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Costas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Khan jabs at Costas's body.
Costas tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan presses Costas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Costas misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costas backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Costas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Costas drops to his knees and Khan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Khan!
A very excited looking Amir Khan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber lands an overhand right.
Gruber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaz misses with a leg kick.
Gruber's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gruber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big right from Kaz misses.
Gruber checks a leg kick nicely.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
A head kick from Kaz lands but Gruber takes it in his stride.
Kaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz swings widly with a right hand
and Gruber counters with a nice body shot.
Kaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaz clobbers Gruber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaz, right into the meat.
Kaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaz scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber lands a jab-cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaz.
A clash of legs there as Gruber blocks the low kick.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kaz misses with a straight left.
Kaz connects with a looping right hand.
Kaz with a jab.
Gruber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaz - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Gruber down.
Kaz thumps Gruber with a low kick.
Gruber tries to keep at a distance but Kaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kaz.
Kaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaz misses with the head strike.
Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruber.
Kaz misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaz.
Gruber fails to pull guard.
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz lands an elbow inside that Gruber shrugs off.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gruber avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gruber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz tries a body shot but Gruber blocks it.
Kaz gets underhooks to prevent Gruber's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Kaz.
Gruber is rocked!
Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gruber is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaz finish him?
Kaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Gruber won't want to take too many of those.
Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Gruber in his tracks for a moment.
Kaz pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gruber! Kaz unloads with more strikes and Gruber sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Kaz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Max Kaz made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Time of Dying by Three Days Grace kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Howlett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicol Bolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolas misses with a double jab
enabling Howlett to counter with a crisp jab.
Howlett connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Howlett. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Howlett. Beautiful body shot.
Bolas misses with a head kick.
Howlett's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Howlett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bolas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolas's head.
A right-left combo lands from Howlett.
Bolas is rocked!
Bolas just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Bolas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolas throws a body punch but Howlett moves out of range.
Bolas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolas seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Howlett.
Howlett sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Bolas's defenses. It connects perfectly with Bolas's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Howlett!
James Howlett tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug's entrance music is Animal I Have Become . A fine choice. Calaway is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: R.I.P.. Hades Hug could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Calaway's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug lands a big head kick that sends Calaway tumbling to the mat! Hug takes a step backwards and waves Calaway back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway scores with the left hand. Hug knows he should have avoided that one.
Calaway scores with a shot to the body.
Hug checks the leg kick.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Calaway's corner calls for a 1-2. Calaway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calaway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hug dives in and grabs Calaway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calaway pushes down on Hug's head and hops out.
A big right from Calaway misses.
Calaway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hug at a distance.
Hades Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug throws a right and a left that Calaway avoids nicely.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Calaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Hug throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
Hug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Hug shoots in for a takedown but Calaway shows good takedown defense.
Hug on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calaway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calaway wants to clinch.
Hug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hug avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hug throws a nice looking combination but Calaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaway tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hug shoots for a double leg takedown but Calaway sprawls well. He's pushed Hug's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hades Hug. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hug takes one on the button.
Hug tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calaway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hug somewhat.
Hug's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hug scrambles back to his feet.
Calaway lands with a nice combination. Hug backs away looking to recover.
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!
Calaway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hug looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Calaway. Beautiful body shot.
Calaway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Hades Hug has been cut.
We've been told by Hug's head coaches at Dragon Cage Training Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hug takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hug takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hug misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hug manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hug throws a right hand that Calaway ducks under and follows up with a left that Calaway also avoids with ease.
Calaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hug is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Hug on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hug throws a right and a left that Calaway avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Calaway. That snapped Hug's head back.
Hug shoots for a takedown but Calaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calaway is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hug had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Calaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hug circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Calaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calaway lands with a right hand.
Calaway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hug.
Calaway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Calaway pushes Hug up against the cage in a clinch.
Hug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hug managing to block the knees to the body from Calaway.
Hug wants to break free but Calaway has control.
Hug manages to break the clinch.
Hug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hug. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Calaway connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hug fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Calaway lands a body shot.
Calaway works the jab nicely.
Hug fails to land with a series of punches.
Calaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calaway scores with a sloppy right hand. Hug should have avoided that one.
Hug drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calaway lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.
Calaway gets a clinch.
Calaway has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Hug looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calaway manages to break the clinch.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hug defending well as Calaway loads up on a big left hand.
Hug drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calaway misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Calaway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calaway dodges the punch combination from Hug.
Hug throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calaway drives through and clinches with Hug against the cage.
Hug manages to break the clinch.
Hug fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calaway, right into the meat.
Calaway instigates a clinch.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
Hug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calaway breaks from the clinch.
Hug moves out of range as Calaway strikes.
Calaway scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calaway scores with the left hand. Hug knows he should have avoided that one.
Calaway cracks Hug with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hug throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calaway cracks Hug with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hug looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Calaway finish him?
Hug is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Calaway moves out of range easily.
Oh Hug is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calaway cracks Hug with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hug tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Calaway pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hug is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes into the arena with Freak on a Leash by Korn blaring out of the sound system. Ding comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fatu Tua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Ding's chin.
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270 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding misses with a double jab.
Ding throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ding tries to clinch up.
Tua misses with a hook. Ding ducked under it nicely.
Tua connects with a leg kick. Ding looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ding.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
Tua throws a series of strikes that have Ding backpedaling.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Tua throws a hook but Ding avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Tua tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ding throws a series of punches but Tua moves out of range.
Ding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding swinging wildly here.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ding manages to avoid it.
Tua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Tua misses the jab.
Ding fails with the takedown.
Tua throws out a leg kick but Ding moves out of range and Tua only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Ding.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Ding on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua tries to work over Ding's front leg with a kick but Ding checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua checks the leg kick.
Tua cracks Ding with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Tua misses
letting Ding counter with a right hand.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ding counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Tua to work.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tua.
Nice elbow from Ding.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Ding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Tua misses.
Ding gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ding wants to break free but Tua has control.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Tua feints and then cracks Ding's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ding down.
Tua throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Ding misses.
Ding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a head kick.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tua as he connects with a hook.
Ding has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tua finds it's way round the side to connect with Ding's head.
Tua is looking to clinch but Ding is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tua moves into the clinch successfully.
Ding blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ding blocks an uppercut.
Tua is looking to control Ding's arms but Ding gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tua has his back to the cage.
Ding can't break the clinch.
Tua keeps control of Ding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ding counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ding's head.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatu Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Ding counters with a shoot takedown. Tua fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tua wants to stand but Ding is controlling the position.
Ding being controlled here momentarily.
Ding gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Tua lands with a hook. Ding tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fatu Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Ding counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tua's knee momentarily.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Ding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a nice body kick.
Ding scores with a one two! Tua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Fatu Tua has been cut.
Tua connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Tua clinches up against the cage.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Ding tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ding.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tua throws a sloppy body shot
and Ding counters with a one-two to the body.
Tua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ding.
Tua avoids the head kick by Ding.
Ding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua jabs Ding to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.
Tua misses with a hook.
Ding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ding throws a push kick but Tua slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Ding counters with a stiff right hand.
Fatu Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Ding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tua lands a nice hook to Ding's body. Ding takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Ding saw that one coming.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua lands with a nice combination. Ding backs away looking to recover.
Tua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ding.
Crunch! Ding slams his shin into Tua's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ding takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Ding is out of range.
Ding needs to keep his hands up - Tua had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ding.
Tua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Tua punishes Ding's body with a nice straight punch.
Ding takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ding throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Ding counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua throws a leg kick which misses Ding's front leg but catches the back leg as Ding tries to avoid it.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fatu Tua will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ding looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Tua throws a hook but Ding blocks it.
Tua slips a jab and a cross from Ding.
Ding has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua.
Ding moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Ding ducks down to avoid it.
Ding ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Ding fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ding misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ding throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua scores with a jab. Ding acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ding throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Tua.
Ding tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ding goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ding tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ding is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ding on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Ding throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ding moves away from the strike by Tua.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Ding counters with a leg kick.
Tua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ding.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Ding pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua connects with a body shot.
Ding thumps Tua with a low kick.
Ding takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ding was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Ding was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ding throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Ding lands with a nice body kick.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Ding counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ding fails with the takedown.
Fatu Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Ding.
Ding takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ding throws a combination. Tua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ding has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tua misses with a leg kick.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ding doesn't seem bothered though.
Ding throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua thumps Ding with a low kick.
Tua connects with an inside leg kick.
Ding lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ding tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua dips to his left and cracks Ding with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua scores with a punch to the head.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ding has time to react.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Fatu Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Ding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Ding can't break the clinch.
Dick Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fatu Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fatu Tua!
A less than humble Fatu Tua misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos's entrance music is Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. A fine choice. Pinkman has chosen On the Rag as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Santos tries to work over Pinkman's front leg with a kick but Pinkman checks it.
Pinkman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinkman won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos working away.
Pinkman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dos Santos is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Pinkman is squirming around nicely.
Pinkman is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pinkman has worked his arm free - good work by Pinkman!
Pinkman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Pinkman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dos Santos lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Pinkman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinkman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dos Santos is putting a hurting on Pinkman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dos Santos wants to control but Pinkman is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Pinkman tries to buck Dos Santos off but Dos Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pinkman's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but Pinkman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Pinkman working the ground and pound.
Pinkman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dos Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pinkman but great work by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos scoring with punches from side control.
Pinkman is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos catches Pinkman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinkman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
Dos Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinkman at a distance.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinkman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Pinkman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dos Santos dives on top into guard.
Dos Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinkman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinkman is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos advances to half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Pinkman won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pinkman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinkman's head.
Dos Santos throws a strike but Pinkman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pinkman wants to control but Dos Santos passes easily into half guard.
Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Pinkman is defending it quite comfortably.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Pinkman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Dos Santos is going to stand back up.
Pinkman is doing well to control the position and prevent Dos Santos from advancing to side control.
William Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Pinkman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinkman is in trouble now - Dos Santos has advanced to mount!
Dos Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dos Santos wants to control the pace but Pinkman is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos cracks Pinkman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Pinkman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinkman fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Pinkman is having none of it.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos feints and then cracks Pinkman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinkman down.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pinkman defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinkman can't get the takedown.
William Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinkman is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinkman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dos Santos is defending well.
Pinkman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinkman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Pinkman is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dos Santos. That's going to slow Pinkman down.
Dos Santos pushes Pinkman away with a front kick.
Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Pinkman back into the cage.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pinkman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinkman wants a takedown.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinkman's head.
Pinkman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinkman on the side of the head.
William Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a right hook to the body.
Pinkman needs to keep his hands up - Dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
William Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Pinkman avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Pinkman is rocked!
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos throws a big uppercut that drops Pinkman! More strikes from Dos Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pinkman lies dazed against the cage as Dos Santos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Dos Santos!
After the big win, William Dos Santos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemir Warzecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldemir Warzecha!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut lands with an uppercut that bounces Warzecha off the cage and back into range.
Obsut will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warzecha.
Warzecha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warzecha blocks a jab.
Warzecha misses with a few strikes there.
Warzecha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Warzecha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Warzecha scores with a head kick.
Warzecha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warzecha throws a sloppy head kick and Obsut moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warzecha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obsut misses the shot to the body.
Warzecha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obsut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warzecha throws out the jab.
Warzecha throws a sloppy head kick and Obsut moves out of range easily.
Obsut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warzecha as he avoids it easily.
Obsut dives in and scores a takedown into Warzecha's guard.
Obsut lands a couple of elbows.
Obsut wants to pass the guard but Warzecha is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzecha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Warzecha is landing with some decent strikes but Obsut is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Warzecha lands a big elbow.
Obsut is trying to escape the mount.
Warzecha lands a big elbow.
Warzecha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obsut gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warzecha passes the guard and advances to mount!
Obsut tries to reverse the position but Warzecha maintains control.
Warzecha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warzecha lands with some strikes.
Warzecha tries to control but Obsut wriggling away.
Warzecha looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obsut sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Warzecha wants to control but Obsut is keeping him busy.
Warzecha slips a nice elbow through Obsut's hands, connecting with Obsut's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Obsut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obsut.
Obsut has his foot on Warzecha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Warzecha works his way back into a safe position though.
Warzecha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Warzecha advances position into side control!
Warzecha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Obsut knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Warzecha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obsut tries to bench press Warzecha off him but Warzecha keeps the position.
Obsut is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Warzecha is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Warzecha working Obsut over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warzecha is keen to just control but Obsut is a slippery customer.
Warzecha prevents Obsut from improving his position.
Obsut is working hard here to advance position.
Warzecha passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obsut tries to reverse the position but Warzecha maintains control.
Obsut regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemir Warzecha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warzecha tries to clinch but Obsut is having none of it.
Obsut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warzecha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warzecha. Obsut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warzecha throws the left hand but Obsut avoids the punch easily.
Obsut misses with the combination.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warzecha misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Warzecha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obsut throws a jab but it's blocked by Warzecha.
Warzecha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obsut circles away quickly and effectively.
Obsut cracks Warzecha with a good jab.
A big right from Warzecha misses.
Warzecha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obsut moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warzecha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Obsut counters with a nice kick to the body.
Obsut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obsut rushes Warzecha and presses him up against the cage.
Obsut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warzecha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warzecha backwards.
Obsut working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obsut stops a takedown attempt from Warzecha.
Obsut gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Warzecha regains guard.
Warzecha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Obsut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obsut wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Warzecha is now in half guard.
Obsut tries to roll over but Warzecha keeps him under control.
Obsut moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha won't allow Obsut to sweep him here.
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!
Obsut had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warzecha defends it easily.
Warzecha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Obsut's head.
Warzecha landing with the ground and pound.
Warzecha advances to half guard.
Obsut makes his way to full guard, as Warzecha worked for a kimura.
Obsut working for a triangle but Warzecha defends it easily.
Warzecha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut looking for a sweep. Not yet Obsut, not yet.
Obsut manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warzecha manages to get himself to full guard.
Warzecha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obsut is aware though and is defending well.
Warzecha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warzecha controls Obsut momentarily but Obsut frees himself.
Obsut connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut wants to control from the top but Warzecha keeps moving.
Obsut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warzecha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obsut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obsut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Warzecha working for a triangle but Obsut defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Obsut has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Warzecha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Obsut dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Obsut connects with a crisp jab.
Warzecha is looking to clinch.
Obsut connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warzecha's hands.
Obsut lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Obsut lands with an uppercut that bounces Warzecha off the cage and back into range.
Warzecha throws a combination that misses
and Obsut counters with a straight right hand.
Warzecha throws a head kick that misses
and Obsut counters by clinching up.
Obsut misses with some punches.
Obsut tries to score a body lock takedown but Warzecha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Warzecha.
Warzecha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Obsut after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Warzecha.
Obsut throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut has Warzecha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Obsut pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Warzecha tumbling to the mat - Obsut dives into Warzecha's guard.
Warzecha is trying to control the position but Obsut postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzecha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warzecha looking for a guillotine here but Obsut defends easily.
Obsut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Obsut content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha has his foot on Obsut's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Obsut works his way back into a safe position though.
Obsut got a little sloppy there for a moment and Warzecha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Obsut has managed to get both his arms back between Warzecha's legs - danger averted.
Obsut content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Obsut slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Obsut seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Warzecha for as long as he can get away with.
Warzecha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obsut.
Warzecha looking for a guillotine here but Obsut defends easily.
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!
Obsut working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Warzecha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Warzecha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obsut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warzecha looking for a sweep. Not yet Warzecha, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Warzecha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fedor Obsut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obsut throws a big right hand that misses.
Warzecha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warzecha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obsut trying to control but Warzecha is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obsut is really struggling to control Warzecha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Obsut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obsut 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Obsut!
Fedor Obsut very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock has chosen Guns and Roses - Reckless Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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34
220 lbs
31 - 9 - 0 |
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32
220 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puckerman cracks Brock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puckerman misses with a low kick.
Brock works the jab nicely.
Brock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puckerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brock somewhat.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Brock with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Brock.
A leg kick checked by Puckerman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brock, right into the meat.
Brock misses with a straight left.
Brock tries to move into range but Puckerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman connects with the punch.
Puckerman scores with a nice right hand.
Puckerman motions for Brock to come forward. Puckerman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puckerman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Puckerman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puckerman swivels and escapes.
Noah Puckerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Brock.
Brock defending well as Puckerman loads up on a big left hand.
Puckerman takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock takes one to the chin there.
Brock connects with a solid leg kick.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Puckerman.
Puckerman checks a low kick from Brock.
Puckerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puckerman cracks Brock with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Brock.
Brock throws a body punch but Puckerman moves out of range.
Brock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brock shoots in looking for a takedown. Puckerman tries to sprawl out of it but Brock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puckerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looks like Puckerman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Puckerman's front leg but catches the back leg as Puckerman tries to avoid it.
Brock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puckerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puckerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puckerman wants it to stay on the feet.
Brock moves out of range as Puckerman strikes.
Brock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Brock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brock.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puckerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Noah Puckerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Brock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puckerman avoids the body shot from Brock.
Puckerman tries to clinch there but Brock circles away.
Puckerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puckerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puckerman.
Brock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puckerman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
Puckerman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brock tests Puckerman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puckerman throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puckerman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puckerman avoids the body shot from Brock.
Nice body punch from Brock.
Puckerman stuffs the takedown.
Brock fails to land with a series of punches.
Puckerman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Brock.
Puckerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puckerman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Puckerman works Brock's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noah Puckerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah Puckerman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brock blocks a head kick by Puckerman.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Puckerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Brock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brock misses with a straight right.
Puckerman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brock's calf.
Brock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puckerman cracks Brock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Noah Puckerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Puckerman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckerman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puckerman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puckerman.
Brock blocking some punches.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Puckerman walks away with a smile on his face. Brock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puckerman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a body kick that misses.
Brock is trying desperately to land a takedown but Puckerman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Brock.
Puckerman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puckerman drops Brock with a straight right hand, right on the button! Puckerman follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Puckerman!
Noah Puckerman retains his light heavyweight title!
Noah Puckerman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dos Equis Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely comes to the cage accompanied by Cracker - Low. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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31
273 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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35
241 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dos Equis Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Equis Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Equis Guy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neely lands a right hook to the body.
Neely connects with a body shot that sends Dos Equis Guy's belly button to the back.
Dos Equis Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neely was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Equis Guy.
Dos Equis Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Equis Guy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Equis Guy misses with a straight right.
Neely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Equis Guy's head backwards.
Neely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Equis Guy.
Neely just misses with a punch to the body.
Neely scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Equis Guy throws a hook but Neely blocks it.
Dos Equis Guy throws a head kick that misses.
The Dos Equis Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Equis Guy gets tackled into the cage by Neely. Neely maintains the clinch.
Dos Equis Guy tries to throw a body punch but Neely avoids it by throwing Dos Equis Guy back against the cage.
A short right from Neely on the inside.
Neely jumps guard but Dos Equis Guy stands there with Neely around his waist. Neely gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dos Equis Guy lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Equis Guy tries to land knees in the clinch but Neely avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Neely fails to land.
Dos Equis Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neely scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neely blocks a body shot from Dos Equis Guy.
Neely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Equis Guy or not.
Dos Equis Guy working Neely over with knees to the body.
Dos Equis Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Equis Guy misses with a body punch.
Dos Equis Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neely has picked Dos Equis Guy up - he's going for a ride! Neely dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neely prevents Dos Equis Guy from improving his position.
Neely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Equis Guy keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Equis Guy is looking to improve his position.
Neely trying to pass the guard but Dos Equis Guy defending well.
Neely passes to full mount!
Neely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Neely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dos Equis Guy tries to reverse the position but Neely maintains control.
BOOM! Neely connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Neely dominating with strikes here.
Dos Equis Guy is looking to improve his position but Neely isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Neely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dos Equis Guy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dos Equis Guy tries to hold on but Neely pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Equis Guy is looking to escape.
Neely lands a couple of good shots and Dos Equis Guy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dos Equis Guy is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neely is hanging on to Dos Equis Guy's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neely is punishing Dos Equis Guy with some ground and pound.
Neely misses with a punch to the head.
Neely throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dos Equis Guy!
Dos Equis Guy is still in real trouble! Can Neely finish him?
Neely definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neely trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Neely lands a big punch and Dos Equis Guy is covering up! Another big shot separates Dos Equis Guy from consciousness and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Neely!
Jack Neely retains his heavyweight title!
Jack Neely made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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