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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasu comes to the cage accompanied by Shura no Hana. Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ballad Of A Dead Soulja kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roberto Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Katsumi Nasu's chin.
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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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Katsumi Nasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasu swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nasu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been informed that Garcia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Nasu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nasu tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia misses the jab.
Nasu throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Nasu backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nasu loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasu was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Nasu scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nasu.
Garcia looks winded!
Nasu throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nasu connects with a jab.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nasu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Nasu lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Nasu misses with a right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nasu throws a body shot but no joy.
Nasu lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nasu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nasu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nasu misses with an uppercut.
Nasu lands a big uppercut and Garcia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garcia looks OK. Nasu waves Garcia back to his feet!
Garcia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Nasu engages and cracks Garcia with a massive lead left hook - Garcia tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Nasu is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katsumi Nasu!
Katsumi Nasu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Shawcross (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Shawcross!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel works Shawcross's body with a nice hook.
Gabriel takes a swing at Shawcross's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Shawcross moves out of range.
Gabriel throws the left hand but Shawcross avoids the punch easily.
Shawcross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabriel checks a low kick from Shawcross.
Shawcross jabs Gabriel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gabriel lands a jab.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shawcross lands a head shot.
A low kick from Shawcross misses
and Gabriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shawcross moves into the clinch successfully.
Gabriel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shawcross has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shawcross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabriel is defending well for now.
A short right from Gabriel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shawcross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawcross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shawcross blocks an uppercut.
Gabriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawcross is trying to push Gabriel away but Gabriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shawcross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabriel is defending well for now.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gabriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Shawcross.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Shawcross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gabriel drives through and clinches with Shawcross against the cage.
Gabriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shawcross blocks an elbow strike from Gabriel.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shawcross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gabriel prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shawcross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross working Gabriel over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shawcross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shawcross blocks an elbow strike from Gabriel.
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gabriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shawcross steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gabriel.
Nice defenses there by Shawcross.
Gabriel looks to land a combination but Shawcross avoids it well.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shawcross moves away from the strike by Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Shawcross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shawcross tries to counter by closing the distance.
Seb Shawcross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shawcross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shawcross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel darts in looking for a takedown but Shawcross gets double underhooks and turns Gabriel into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shawcross moves away.
Gabriel clinches.
Gabriel blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Gabriel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gabriel tries to score a body lock takedown but Shawcross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shawcross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gabriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shawcross throws a leg kick which misses Gabriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabriel tries to avoid it.
Shawcross slips a straight right by Gabriel.
Nice uppercut there from Gabriel.
Gabriel motions for Shawcross to come forward. Gabriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shawcross wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Gabriel. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shawcross.
Gabriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Shawcross.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Shawcross fails to land.
Gabriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shawcross swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
A good leg kick by Shawcross.
Gabriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gabriel misses the shot to the body.
Shawcross is looking to score with low kicks.
Shawcross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gabriel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shawcross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shawcross finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabriel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seb Shawcross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gabriel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gabriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel connects with a nice looking jab.
Shawcross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that Shawcross avoids nicely.
Gabriel takes a swing at Shawcross's ribcage but misses.
Shawcross steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shawcross moves into the clinch.
Gabriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Shawcross avoids the damage to the body.
Shawcross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shawcross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabriel avoids it.
Shawcross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabriel avoids it.
Shawcross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabriel avoids the damage to the body.
Gabriel tries a body shot but Shawcross blocks it.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shawcross blocks an uppercut.
Shawcross prevents Gabriel from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawcross landing knees to the body.
Gabriel is working for takedown but Shawcross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shawcross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gabriel.
Shawcross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shawcross working hard to break the clinch.
Gabriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shawcross obliges.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabriel tries to work over Shawcross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gabriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shawcross misses with a looping right.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross slips a straight right by Gabriel.
Shawcross dodges the punch combination from Gabriel.
Shawcross wants to counter with a clinch but Gabriel pushes him away.
Gabriel thuds his shin into the meat of Shawcross's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shawcross misses with a head kick.
Gabriel throws a head kick that Shawcross semi-blocks.
It looks like Seb Shawcross has been cut.
Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gabriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shawcross wants to counter with a clinch but Gabriel pushes him away.
Gabriel connects with a single shot there.
Shawcross misses the shot to the body.
Shawcross tries to clinch up but Gabriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Shawcross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gideon Gabriel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Gabriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shawcross slips a jab and a cross from Gabriel.
Shawcross tries to keep at a distance but Gabriel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Shawcross blocks with his arms.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Gabriel.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shawcross working Gabriel over with knees to the body.
Seb Shawcross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gabriel wants to break free but Shawcross has control.
Gabriel is trying to break the clinch but Shawcross is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel connects with a knee to the head.
Shawcross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Gabriel coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shawcross misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Gabriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Shawcross moves out of range.
Shawcross walks into a stiff left hand from Gabriel.
Gabriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shawcross at a distance.
Gabriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shawcross avoids the body shot from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shawcross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gabriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Gabriel.
Shawcross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Shawcross blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shawcross rushes Gabriel and presses him up against the cage.
Shawcross lands a right hand.
Shawcross lands a shoulder strike.
Gabriel looking for a takedown.
Gabriel tries to break free but Shawcross pushes him back against the cage.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gabriel wants to take the fight to the mat but Shawcross manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gabriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch but Shawcross keeps him there for the moment.
Shawcross can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel lands a shot to the body.
Gabriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Shawcross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Shawcross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabriel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gabriel tries to break the clinch but Shawcross is controlling the position.
Shawcross lands a hook that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Shawcross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries a knee to the head but Shawcross blocks it.
Gabriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawcross prevents a body shot from Gabriel.
Shawcross blocks an uppercut.
Gabriel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shawcross has him pressed against the cage.
Gabriel misses with a punch to the body.
Gabriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel digs a right hand underneath Shawcross's ribcage. Shawcross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shawcross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shawcross tries to land a knee to the head but Gabriel blocks with his arms.
Shawcross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gabriel manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel looks up at the clock and then as Shawcross takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gabriel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shawcross is trying to improve his position.
Shawcross is still trying to improve position.
Shawcross sneaks back into half guard.
Shawcross tries to roll over but Gabriel keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel prevents Shawcross from standing back up.
Shawcross is trying to maintain the position but Gabriel is very close to passing his half guard.
Gabriel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shawcross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel is thwarting Shawcross's attempts to control the position.
Shawcross wants to improve his position but Gabriel is controlling well.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Shawcross is defending well.
Gabriel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gabriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shawcross keeps working.
Gabriel is just content to waste time from the top position. Shawcross takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shawcross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shawcross wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shawcross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabriel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gabriel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shawcross slips a jab and a cross from Gabriel.
Gabriel checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gabriel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gabriel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Gabriel!
During a confident post fight interview, Gideon Gabriel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick. Van Duijnhoven is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by People of the sun - R.A.T.M.. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Duijnhoven throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Van Duijnhoven.
A lazy body kick from Cook
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cook thinking.
Cook blocks a head kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook connects with a right hand. Van Duijnhoven shakes it off.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
A big left from Cook misses.
Van Duijnhoven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Van Duijnhoven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cook misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a jab.
Cook lands a body shot.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook blocks a head kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cook blocks a head kick by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook throws a right and a left that Van Duijnhoven avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Van Duijnhoven releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Duijnhoven dodges the punch combination from Cook.
A left lands for Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Duijnhoven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cook misses with a body shot
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Duijnhoven tries to bum rush Cook with a series of wild strikes but Cook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Duijnhoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Duijnhoven misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Duijnhoven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Duijnhoven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Cook throws a hook but Van Duijnhoven avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cook connects with the punch.
Cook scores with a jab to the head.
Van Duijnhoven throws a head kick that misses
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Duijnhoven doesn't seem phased though.
Van Duijnhoven misses with an uppercut.
Cook keeps Van Duijnhoven at a distance using the push kick.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a slapping head kick.
Cook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook clinches with his opponent.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cook duly obliges.
Nice shot lands for Cook.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a body shot.
Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Van Duijnhoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Duijnhoven throws a fast counter high kick but Cook manages to duck under it in time.
Van Duijnhoven slips a straight right by Cook.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Van Duijnhoven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Van Duijnhoven.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Cook misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Van Duijnhoven throws a fast counter high kick but Cook manages to duck under it in time.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Duijnhoven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Duijnhoven there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Cook 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.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Van Duijnhoven releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cook rushes Van Duijnhoven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cook tries to work over Van Duijnhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Van Duijnhoven keeps him there for the moment.
Van Duijnhoven throws an elbow but it misses.
Cook wants to break free but Van Duijnhoven has control.
Cook lands a left hand.
Van Duijnhoven lands a damaging elbow.
Cook lands a left hand.
Van Duijnhoven pushes Cook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Duijnhoven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dane Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook swings widly with a right hand
letting Van Duijnhoven counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Duijnhoven tries to counter with a clinch but Cook shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Cook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Duijnhoven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Duijnhoven wants to counter with a clinch but Cook pushes him away.
Cook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Duijnhoven. That did some damage!
Dane Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Cook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cook lands with a straight right. Van Duijnhoven didn't see that one coming.
Van Duijnhoven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
Cook swings for the body but Van Duijnhoven moves out of range.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a looping left.
Van Duijnhoven ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Van Duijnhoven moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Duijnhoven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook avoids the head kick by Van Duijnhoven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cook throws a body kick that misses
and Van Duijnhoven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cook jabs Van Duijnhoven right on the nose. Van Duijnhoven blinks but takes it well.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cook tries to clinch but Van Duijnhoven is having none of it.
Cook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Duijnhoven.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Duijnhoven moves away.
Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Duijnhoven fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Jab, jab by Cook - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven moves into range and clinches up with Cook.
Van Duijnhoven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Duijnhoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Duijnhoven won't allow it.
A short right from Van Duijnhoven.
Cook wants to break free but Van Duijnhoven has control.
Van Duijnhoven lands a body shot.
Cook avoids the elbow strike from Van Duijnhoven, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Cook.
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Duijnhoven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cook's brow.
Van Duijnhoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven lands an elbow inside that Cook shrugs off.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Wilco Van Duijnhoven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Duijnhoven looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cook avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Duijnhoven lands a body punch.
Van Duijnhoven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Duijnhoven tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cook stalling in the clinch but Van Duijnhoven improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Duijnhoven throws an elbow but misses.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook taking a breather.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Van Duijnhoven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wilco Van Duijnhoven 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cook scores with a punch to the head.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook tries to circle away but Van Duijnhoven has him pinned against the cage.
Van Duijnhoven tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Duijnhoven won't allow it.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a body punch.
Van Duijnhoven blocks an uppercut.
Cook tries to break the clinch but Van Duijnhoven is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Duijnhoven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Cook has managed to clinch.
Van Duijnhoven works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Duijnhoven cracks Cook with a nice body shot.
Cook misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Duijnhoven gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Duijnhoven controls his hands.
Cook prevents a body shot from Van Duijnhoven.
Cook trying to stall but Van Duijnhoven improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Van Duijnhoven.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Duijnhoven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Duijnhoven's elbow.
Van Duijnhoven lands a nice elbow.
Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Van Duijnhoven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Duijnhoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Duijnhoven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Duijnhoven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook throws a leg kick
letting Van Duijnhoven counter with a right hand.
Van Duijnhoven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Duijnhoven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Duijnhoven throws out a leg kick but Cook moves out of range and Van Duijnhoven only half commits.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Duijnhoven is just out of range.
Van Duijnhoven unleashes a big counter combination but Cook bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook throws a series of punches but Van Duijnhoven moves out of range.
Van Duijnhoven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cook drops his hands momentarily and Van Duijnhoven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Van Duijnhoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Duijnhoven avoids the body shot from Cook.
Van Duijnhoven misses with a lunging right hand
and Cook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Van Duijnhoven.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a nice strike.
Van Duijnhoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Duijnhoven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
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!
Van Duijnhoven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Duijnhoven looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook sets himself, and Van Duijnhoven steps forward looking for the clinch! Cook avoids it this time.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Van Duijnhoven saw that one coming.
Van Duijnhoven takes one on the button.
Van Duijnhoven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Duijnhoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cook feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Duijnhovens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cook misses with a straight right.
Van Duijnhoven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cook.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Cook!
A very excited looking Dane Cook 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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30
139 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurucz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kurucz throws a sloppy head kick and Jamison moves out of range easily.
Kurucz lands with a good body shot.
Kurucz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurucz misses with the combination.
Jamison attempts a counter takedown but Kurucz avoids it well and moves away.
Jamison with a jab.
Kurucz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
Jamison appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jamison connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamison.
Jamison connects with a looping right hand.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurucz.
Kurucz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurucz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kurucz tries to roll over but Jamison keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison slips a nice elbow through Kurucz's hands, connecting with Kurucz's forehead.
Jamison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurucz punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurucz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kurucz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kurucz taking some punishment here, with Jamison in his half guard.
Jamison 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.
Kurucz striking from the bottom.
Jamison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurucz keeps working.
Kurucz missing with punches from the bottom.
Kurucz is refusing to be controlled, as Jamison sits in half guard.
Jamison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurucz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jamison pulls his head out easily.
Kurucz missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jamison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kurucz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kurucz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jamison pulls his head out easily.
Jamison moves into full mount! Kurucz won't be happy about that!
Jamison 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.
Kurucz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kurucz tries to get to full guard but Jamison has control of the leg.
Jamison maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kurucz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jamison has cracked it and Kurucz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jamison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Jamison!
Our winner, John Jamison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrenko has chosen Bro Hymm/ Pennywise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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29
165 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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35
167 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ryan Hopkins has been cut.
Petrenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrenko.
Petrenko looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Petrenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Petrenko catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petrenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Petrenko trying to control but Hopkins flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hopkins is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Petrenko 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.
Petrenko can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throwing damaging strikes from the back! Petrenko could be in trouble here!
Hopkins connects with a big shot to the side of Petrenko's head.
Hopkins biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hopkins missing with punches from the back.
Petrenko prevents Hopkins from getting a body triangle.
Petrenko is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to control momentarily.
Hopkins is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins trying to control momentarily.
Hopkins is riding his opponent, not letting Petrenko buck him off.
Hopkins avoiding Petrenko 's attempts to control his hands.
Hopkins looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko tries to escape the position.
Hopkins is not going to allow Petrenko to sit and survive in this position.
Hopkins trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrenko is really stuck here.
Hopkins gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Petrenko tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is working the ground and pound. Can Petrenko escape?
Hopkins is hanging on to Petrenko's back as he tries to escape.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Petrenko is trapped and Hopkins is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hopkins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Petrenko.
Hopkins just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hopkins throwing damaging strikes from the back! Petrenko could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hopkins's cut.
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.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrenko moves away.
Oooooh!!! Petrenko has knocked Hopkins down with a huge combo! Petrenko steps away and waves a wobbly Hopkins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hopkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petrenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins is rocked!
Petrenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Petrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Petrenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Ryan Hopkins's cut is getting worse.
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!
Petrenko pushes Hopkins against the cage. Petrenko is working some dirty boxing. Petrenko pushes off with a quick right hook! Hopkins goes down! Hopkins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Petrenko moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Petrenko!
A pretty intense looking Dmitry Petrenko took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano has chosen The Mechanic as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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34
200 lbs
30 - 19 - 0 |
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36
191 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano flicks out a counter leg kick but Obsut steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Obsut misses the target.
Obsut connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luciano momentarily.
Obsut tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luciano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Obsut.
That kick from Obsut tenderised Luciano's leg. Luciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obsut scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Obsut is out of range and Luciano settles back down.
Obsut jabs at Luciano's body.
Obsut tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano tries a quick counter leg kick but Obsut is wise to it.
Obsut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano throws the left hand but Obsut avoids the punch easily.
Obsut misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Obsut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obsut connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
Obsut catches Luciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luciano works Obsut's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat.
Luciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obsut lands a leg kick that knocks Luciano off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obsut. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obsut throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luciano was covering up waiting for the punch and Obsut finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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 has been an exciting period of action!
Obsut won't allow Luciano to sweep him here.
Luciano controls Obsut momentarily but Obsut frees himself.
Luciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut cracks Luciano with a solid left hand.
Obsut 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.
Obsut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luciano controls Obsut momentarily but Obsut frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obsut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luciano working a defensive guard here.
Obsut preventing the sweep.
Obsut throws a strike but Luciano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obsut keeping moving, preventing Luciano from controlling successfully.
Obsut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luciano is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Obsut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obsut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luciano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luciano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obsut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luciano is aware though and is defending well.
Luciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Obsut has his foot on Luciano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Luciano works his way back into a safe position though.
Obsut is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luciano defends well.
Luciano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obsut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luciano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Obsut is looking for a triangle but Luciano pushes his legs off easily.
Luciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obsut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Obsut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luciano but Luciano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Obsut dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obsut throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Obsut blocks the low kick.
Obsut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Obsut throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luciano.
Luciano throws out a counter right but Obsut avoids it with no problem.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Luciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obsut's head.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Obsut shakes it off.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Obsut is looking to counter the offense by Luciano and move into the clinch.
Obsut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luciano is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Obsut throws a leg kick which misses Luciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Luciano tries to avoid it.
Obsut throws a sloppy body shot
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Obsut is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luciano.
Obsut slips a straight right by Luciano.
Obsut is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obsut tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obsut tries to counter by clinching up but Luciano breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
Obsut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Obsut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Obsut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obsut wants to clinch but Luciano slips to the side
and Luciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Obsut looks for the body kick but Luciano saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obsut 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.
Charlie Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obsut was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Obsut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Obsut.
Luciano with a hook.
Obsut slips a straight right by Luciano.
Obsut swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obsut lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obsut ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsut.
Charlie Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obsut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Luciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obsut throws a body kick that misses.
Obsut misses with a hook.
Luciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obsut.
Obsut wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obsut looks to land a combination but Luciano avoids it well.
Obsut keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obsut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obsut moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Obsut doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obsut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Obsut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luciano.
Obsut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obsut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luciano as he avoids it easily.
Obsut is looking to slow Luciano down with leg kicks.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obsut's hands.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Obsut.
Luciano lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Obsut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obsut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Obsut slips the punch.
Obsut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Obsut.
Obsut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luciano is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obsut dives in and scores a takedown into Luciano's guard.
Luciano controlling Obsut's posture.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obsut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luciano is trying to keep Obsut in close.
Fedor Obsut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obsut looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Luciano feints and then cracks Obsut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obsut down.
Obsut lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Obsut shoots for a double leg takedown but Luciano sprawls well. He's pushed Obsut's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obsut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Obsut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obsut at a distance.
Obsut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luciano checks a leg kick.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano scores with the left hand. Obsut knows he should have avoided that one.
Luciano scores with a nice right hand.
Obsut throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a leg kick.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Obsut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obsut misses with a hook.
Luciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Obsut is out of range and Luciano settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut scores with a jab.
Obsut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obsut swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Jab by Luciano.
Luciano connects with a single shot there.
Luciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Obsut lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Obsut moves out of range of the leg kick from Luciano.
Obsut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obsut throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obsut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obsut.
Nice defenses there by Obsut.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick from Obsut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes a swing at Obsut's ribcage but misses.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut throws the kick towards the body but Luciano avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Luciano misses with a hook.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Obsut slips a jab from Luciano.
Obsut misses with a straight right.
Obsut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano moves out of range of the leg kick from Obsut.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luciano, as that shot connected.
Luciano throws a hook but Obsut blocks it.
Obsut throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Obsut misses.
Obsut tries to clinch up.
Obsut throws a lazy uppercut
and Obsut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Obsut misses with a body kick.
Luciano tries a quick counter leg kick but Obsut is wise to it.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Obsut shakes it off.
Luciano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Obsut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luciano tries to move into range but Obsut moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Obsut.
Luciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obsut.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obsut finds it's way round the side to connect with Luciano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Obsut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Obsut does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obsut.
Luciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obsut misses with a takedown attempt - Luciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obsut takes one to the chin there.
Obsut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luciano cracks Obsut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Obsut is rocked!
Obsut takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as Obsut shoots in.
Obsut walks into a stiff left hand from Luciano.
Oh Obsut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obsut misses with a body punch
and Luciano counters with a nice leg kick.
Luciano cracks Obsut on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Obsut falls backwards against the cage. Luciano follows up with more strikes that drop Obsut to his knees. Luciano keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Obsut! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Luciano!
Charlie Luciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ufcowski jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot - Duality . The crowd seem to be enjoying Corrida's choice of entrance music: Shadowhunter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Corrida does no damage.
Corrida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ufcowski jr eats them both and turns towards Corrida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ufcowski jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ufcowski jr lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corrida.
Corrida throws a body kick that misses.
Ufcowski jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corrida.
Nice cross by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Corrida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corrida just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromUfcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Corrida.
Corrida is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ufcowski jr cracks Corrida with an open hand slap.
Ufcowski jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ufcowski jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida throws a leg kick which misses Ufcowski jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Ufcowski jr tries to avoid it.
Corrida defending well as Ufcowski jr loads up on a big left hand.
Corrida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ufcowski jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Corrida tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ufcowski jr defends well and Corrida ends up having to push Ufcowski jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ufcowski jr is looking to slow Corrida down with leg kicks.
Ufcowski jr lands a leg kick that knocks Corrida off balance momentarily.
Ufcowski jr takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Corrida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corrida blocks a jab.
Corrida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ufcowski jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pawel Ufcowski jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Corrida.
Ufcowski jr checks a leg kick.
Ufcowski jr is looking to land body kicks.
Corrida staying out of range there.
Corrida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ufcowski jr throws the kick towards the body but Corrida avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Corrida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corrida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Ufcowski jr misses.
Corrida misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ufcowski jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corrida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab when Corrida was well out of range.
It seemed like Corrida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ufcowski jr clobbers Corrida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ufcowski jr.
Corrida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ufcowski jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corrida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ufcowski jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corrida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Ufcowski jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Corrida finds it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corrida checks a leg kick.
Corrida feints and then cracks Ufcowski jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ufcowski jr down.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a front kick but Corrida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corrida walks into a left hand.
Ufcowski jr throws an overhand right that lands on Corrida's shoulder, as Corrida tries to avoid the shot.
Ufcowski jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ufcowski jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corrida throws the left hand but Ufcowski jr avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Ufcowski jr tenderised Corrida's leg. Corrida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick but Corrida moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Corrida tries a head kick but it misses.
Corrida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida throws a strike aimed at the side of Ufcowski jr's head but Ufcowski jr avoids it well.
Corrida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ufcowski jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Corrida tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Corrida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ufcowski jr keeps working.
Corrida throws an elbow but Ufcowski jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Corrida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Corrida throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Ufcowski jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ufcowski jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Corrida throws a body shot but no joy.
Corrida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corrida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corrida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ufcowski jr checks a leg kick.
Corrida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ufcowski jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Corrida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ufcowski jr dodges an elbow strike from Corrida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida is working Ufcowski jr over against the cage.
Corrida has clasped his hands together around Ufcowski jr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida working away.
Corrida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ufcowski jr keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr taking a bit of punishment here - Corrida scoring with strikes.
Corrida throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ufcowski jr works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corrida wants to work for an arm triangle but Ufcowski jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ufcowski jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ufcowski jr is pressing down on Corrida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corrida trying to control but Ufcowski jr is working from the bottom.
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.
Ufcowski jr wants to sweep here but Corrida controlling him for the moment.
Corrida tries to free his leg and advance position but Ufcowski jr is retaining full guard.
Corrida connects with a couple of short punches.
Corrida wants to control from the top but Ufcowski jr keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corrida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corrida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ufcowski jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corrida has managed to get both his arms back between Ufcowski jr's legs - danger averted.
Corrida being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corrida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corrida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ufcowski jr is trying to keep Corrida in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Ufcowski jr's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick that misses.
Corrida defending well as Ufcowski jr loads up on a big left hand.
Corrida defending well as Ufcowski jr loads up on a big left hand.
Ufcowski jr tries to bum rush Corrida with a series of wild strikes but Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corrida moves into the clinch.
Ufcowski jr throws a head punch that misses.
Corrida prevents a body shot from Ufcowski jr.
Corrida wants a takedown but no success here.
Corrida gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Corrida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ufcowski jr defending well though.
Ufcowski jr is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ufcowski jr's head.
Ufcowski jr wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Corrida seems content to control.
Ufcowski jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ufcowski jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corrida is one step ahead there.
Ufcowski jr has momentary wrist control but Corrida slips an elbow through the middle.
Ufcowski jr keeping moving, preventing Corrida from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corrida 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.
Ufcowski jr working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corrida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ufcowski jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corrida under the eye.
Corrida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Corrida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ufcowski jr swings widly with a right hand
and Corrida counters with a good low kick that Ufcowski jr was not able to check.
Pawel Ufcowski jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Ufcowski jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ufcowski jr, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corrida. Ufcowski jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corrida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range of the body kick from Corrida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida misses with a straight left.
Ufcowski jr 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.
And Corrida tries to counter it with a takedown but Ufcowski jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Corrida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ufcowski jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ufcowski jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corrida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ufcowski jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ufcowski jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Corrida counters with a nice uppercut.
Corrida staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufcowski jr, right into the meat.
Ufcowski jr looks to land a combination but Corrida avoids it well.
Corrida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ufcowski jr tries to avoid it but Corrida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ufcowski jr to the ground. Ufcowski jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corrida dives in for a single leg takedown but Ufcowski jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Corrida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corrida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ufcowski jr throws a lazy right hand but Corrida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corrida ducks under a wild hook from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
Ufcowski jr ducks right into an uppercut from Corrida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida dives in and grabs Ufcowski jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ufcowski jr pushes down on Corrida's head and hops out.
Pawel Ufcowski jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Corrida.
Corrida moves out of range of the strikes.
Corrida wants to clinch up but Ufcowski jr keeps it at a distance.
Corrida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ufcowski jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Ufcowski jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrida shoots for a takedown but Ufcowski jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ufcowski jr is looking to counter punch.
Ufcowski jr works over Corrida's head and body with a nice combination.
Ufcowski jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corrida.
Corrida misses with a straight right.
Corrida ducks under a wild hook from Ufcowski jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Corrida is just out of range.
Corrida is looking for the big counter here.
Corrida 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.
Corrida tests Ufcowski jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ufcowski jr.
Corrida moves out of range as Ufcowski jr strikes.
Corrida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut. Corrida saw that one coming.
Ufcowski jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corrida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ufcowski jr slips a straight right by Corrida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick but Corrida moves out of range.
Corrida shoots for a takedown but Ufcowski jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Corrida.
Corrida misses with a kick to the body.
Corrida closes the distance and pushes Ufcowski jr back into the cage.
Corrida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ufcowski jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ufcowski jr gets underhooks to prevent Corrida's takedown attempt.
Ufcowski jr managing to block the knees to the body from Corrida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida is trying to drag Ufcowski jr to the mat but Ufcowski jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corrida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ufcowski jr prevents a body shot from Corrida.
Corrida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corrida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Ufcowski jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ufcowski jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Ufcowski jr!
A victorious Pawel Ufcowski jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Old Spice Guy Intro as his entrance music. The Guy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 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
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy throws a right hand that Basilan ducks under and follows up with a left that Basilan also avoids with ease.
Basilan takes one to the chin there.
Basilan scores with a hook.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Basilan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Basilan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Basilan walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy sizes up Basilan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Guy does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Basilan slips the punch.
Basilan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basilan throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Basilan throws an off balance right hand
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Guy.
Basilan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy thuds his right hand into Basilan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Basilan cracks the inside of Guy's front leg.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Basilan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guy defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Basilan throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan misses with a straight right.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basilan.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Guy is looking to slow Basilan down with leg kicks.
Basilan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guy throws a hook but Basilan avoids it easily.
A big right from Guy misses.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Basilan throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Basilan throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Basilan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Basilan.
Basilan throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
A nice side step and Guy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Basilan jabs at Guy's body.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Basilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan misses with a looping left.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Basilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Basilan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Basilan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Basilan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Basilan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basilan throws out the jab.
Basilan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like The Guy has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses the shot to the body.
Basilan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guy.
A shot to the liver by Guy. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guy.
Guy scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guy.
Guy misses with a double jab.
Basilan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Basilan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Basilan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guy under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy jabs Basilan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Basilan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Basilan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Basilan's head but Basilan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Basilan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guy - the referee stops the clock and Basilan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guy. Basilan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basilan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Basilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Basilan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basilan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Basilan misses with a looping right.
Basilan misses with a body shot.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basilan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Basilan moves away and avoids it.
Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guy moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Guy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Basilan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
Basilan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Basilan's hands.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Basilan misses.
Guy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Basilan moves out of range of the body kick from Guy.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Basilan scores with a shot to the body.
Guy scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Basilan. Basilan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Basilan moves out of range of the leg kick from Guy.
Basilan loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Basilan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Basilan throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan throws a body shot but no joy.
As Basilan backs off Guy throws a huge counter combo but Basilan manages to avoid it all.
Guy takes a swing at Basilan's ribcage but misses.
Guy lands with an uppercut that bounces Basilan off the cage and back into range.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilan throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Basilan throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
Basilan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Basilan misses the target.
Guy with a hook.
Basilan misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Basilan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
A big left from Guy misses.
Basilan slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Basilan wants to land a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy throws out a counter right but Basilan avoids it with no problem.
Guy walks into a straight right hand from Basilan.
Basilan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Guy throws a counter combo.
Guy slips under a jab from Basilan.
Guy checks the leg kick.
Basilan ducks right into an uppercut from Guy.
Guy throws a series of punches but Basilan moves out of range.
Basilan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Basilan tries to land a leg kick but Guy saw it coming and moves away.
Basilan connects with a body shot.
Basilan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Basilan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Basilan misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Basilan swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Basilan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Guy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
Guy works the jab nicely.
Guy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy lands with a good body shot.
Guy throws a low kick but Basilan avoids it.
Guy cracks the inside of Basilan's front leg.
Guy wants to clinch up but Basilan keeps it at a distance.
Basilan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Basilan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guy.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Basilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Basilan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Basilan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy checks a low kick from Basilan.
Guy flicks out a counter leg kick but Basilan steps away.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy connects with a body shot that sends Basilan's belly button to the back.
Basilan misses with a looping right.
Basilan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Basilan misses.
Guy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Basilan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on The Guy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Guy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Guy does it's job there.
Guy works Basilan's body with a nice hook.
Basilan staying out of range there.
A big right from Guy misses.
Nice jab there from Basilan.
Basilan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Basilan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Basilan misses with a body kick.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guy slips under a jab from Basilan.
Guy lands a body shot.
Basilan sizes up Guy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Basilan throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Basilan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan sets himself, and Guy steps forward looking for the clinch! Basilan avoids it this time.
Basilan defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Basilan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Basilan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Basilan misses with a hook.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basilan.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Basilan misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy moves out of range as Basilan strikes.
Guy slips under a jab.
Basilan walks into a jab.
Basilan throws out a powerful jab.
Guy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Basilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guy cracks the inside of Basilan's front leg.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Basilan saw that one coming.
Guy misses the jab.
Basilan scores with a decent looking hook.
Basilan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Basilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilan misses with a body shot.
Basilan throws a big shot that misses.
Guy slips under a jab.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guy! But no joy.
Basilan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Basilan's head.
Guy defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Guy throws a body punch but Basilan moves out of range.
Basilan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Basilan cracks Guy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guy tests Basilan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Basilan's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Basilan misses with a right hand
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws a leg kick which misses Basilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilan tries to avoid it.
Basilan misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Basilan swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy digs a good body shot into Basilan's ribs.
Guy scores with a leg kick.
Guy lands a jab.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Basilan. Basilan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Basilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Basilan lands a jab to the nose.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Basilan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to The Guy.
Well Guy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Guy!
The Guy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Park Jae Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 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
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Jae Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jae Sung.
Jae Sung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbott throws the kick towards the body but Jae Sung avoids it.
Jae Sung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jae Sung.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body. Jae Sung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abbott lands a head kick!
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jae Sung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jae Sung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbott lands a front kick.
We've been informed that Abbott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Abbott throws a push kick but Jae Sung slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Sung tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Jae Sung avoids a kick to the body.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jae Sung seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jae Sung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Abbott.
Nice body kick there by Abbott.
Jae Sung clinches.
Abbott pushes Jae Sung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jae Sung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jae Sung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbotts head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Jae Sung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jae Sung drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jae Sung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looking to control.
Jae Sung looking to pass the guard.
Jae Sung is working hard here to advance position.
Jae Sung stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
Jae Sung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abbott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abbott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jae Sung trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Jae Sung looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jae Sung is one step ahead there.
Jae Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jae Sung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Jae Sung's leg. Jae Sung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbott tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abbott lands with a nice body punch.
Jae Sung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott tries to clinch but Jae Sung is having none of it.
Abbott throws the kick towards the body but Jae Sung avoids it.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jae Sung drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abbott sprawls and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbott.
Jae Sung staying out of range there.
Jae Sung is looking to counter the offense by Abbott and move into the clinch.
Abbott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jae Sung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Jae Sung circles away.
Jae Sung feinted with a counter takedown.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Jae Sung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jae Sung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jae Sung tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Jae Sung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Jae Sung. That snapped Abbott's head back.
Abbott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jae Sung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jae Sung feinted with a counter takedown.
Jae Sung darts in trying to clinch
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jae Sung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jae Sung.
A jab from Jae Sung misses.
Jae Sung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abbott checks a leg kick.
Jae Sung sets himself, and Abbott steps forward looking for the clinch! Jae Sung avoids it this time.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a straight right.
Jae Sung moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Abbott misses with a looping right.
Abbott throws a body shot but no joy.
Jae Sung wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jae Sung.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Jae Sung throws a hook but Abbott avoids it easily.
Abbott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jae Sung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abbott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jae Sung.
Abbott throws a lazy body kick
and Jae Sung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abbott won't be happy with that.
Abbott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abbott is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jae Sung trying to control the action but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Abbott is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jae Sung thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to regain half guard here but Jae Sung keeps moving and retains side control.
Jae Sung goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Abbott has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jae Sung but great work by Abbott.
Abbott cracks Jae Sung with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A control attempt from Jae Sung but he's now mounted!
Jae Sung is squirming around, avoiding Abbott's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jae Sung really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Abbott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung is wriggling around trying to escape.
Abbott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Abbott can't control as he wanted to and Jae Sung manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Jae Sung trying to hold on to Abbott's head to control him but Abbott postures up.
Abbott is keen to just control but Jae Sung is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jae Sung works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abbott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jae Sung working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brenden Abbott 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jae Sung.
Jae Sung misses with an uppercut.
Abbott tries a low kick but Jae Sung avoids it.
Abbott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jae Sung throws a leg kick which misses Abbott's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbott tries to avoid it.
Jae Sung moves out of range of the body kick from Abbott.
Abbott moves in looking to clinch but Jae Sung pushes him off.
Jae Sung drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abbott sprawls and moves away.
Abbott throws a solid leg kick but Jae Sung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbott.
Jae Sung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott closes the distance and pushes Jae Sung back into the cage.
Jae Sung jumps guard but Abbott turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jae Sung jumps guard but Abbott turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Jae Sung drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abbott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jae Sung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abbott advances position into side control!
Abbott is looking to take a break and control but Jae Sung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jae Sung trying to control but Abbott flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Abbott connects with a big shot to the side of Jae Sung's head.
Park Jae Sung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott controlling well, preventing Jae Sung from escaping the position.
Good control from Abbott.
Park Jae Sung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jae Sung prevents Abbott from getting a body triangle.
Jae Sung is trying to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Jae Sung as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Abbott!
Abbott is trying to stick to Jae Sung's back but Jae Sung is turning into Abbott. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Abbott's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jae Sung.
Jae Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jae Sung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jae Sung is looking to pass into half guard but Abbott pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Abbott is in guard.
Jae Sung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abbott is aware though and is defending well.
Jae Sung keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Jae Sung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abbott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abbott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abbott slips nicely into half guard.
Abbott slips a nice elbow through Jae Sung's hands, connecting with Jae Sung's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung is trying to stand up here but Abbott is controlling him well.
Abbott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jae Sung's head.
Abbott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abbott slows the pace down in half guard.
Jae Sung is trying to stand back up but Abbott is controlling him
Jae Sung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abbott pulls his head out easily.
Abbott is keen to just control but Jae Sung is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jae Sung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tua's choice of entrance music: Freak on a Leash by Korn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice misses with a low kick.
Tua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Tua misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Klice misses its target.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tua lands with a good body shot.
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. Klice should have avoided that one.
Tua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Klice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Klice jabs Tua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tua misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Tua misses
and Klice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Klice saw that one coming.
Tua avoids the head kick by Klice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Klice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tua misses with a body punch
enabling Klice to counter with a crisp jab.
Klice scores with a hook to the body. Tua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klice scores with a body shot.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Klice fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Klice moves away and avoids it.
Klice jabs Tua right on the nose. Tua blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua throws a body punch but Klice moves out of range.
Klice swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klice ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Klice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua scores with a body shot.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Klice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Klice checks a leg kick.
Tua swings for the body but Klice moves out of range.
Tua takes one to the side of the head.
Klice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tua throws a series of punches but Klice moves out of range.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tua misses with a combination
and Klice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice scores with a jab to the body.
Klice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Tua is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good leg kick by Klice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klice cracks the inside of Tua's front leg.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Klice half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tua misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klice throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Klice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klice throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.
Tua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klice swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Klice ducks down to avoid it.
Tua throws a body punch but Klice moves out of range.
Klice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Klice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Klice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a hook to the body
and Klice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tua's knee momentarily.
Klice misses with a jab to the body
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua tries to work over Klice's front leg with a kick but Klice checks it.
Klice avoids the body shot from Tua.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simbo Klice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Klice misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Klice moved out of range.
Klice tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tua manages to circle out of the way.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tua might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Klice has got the better of the exchanges.
Tua thumps Klice with a low kick.
A big right from Tua misses.
It looked like Klice was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tua.
Klice punishes Tua's body with a nice straight punch.
Klice slips a straight right by Tua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Klice ducks down to avoid it.
Tua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klice momentarily.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klice to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Klice.
Tua misses with a right hand
enabling Klice to counter with a crisp jab.
Klice's corner calls for a 1-2. Klice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Klice is out of range.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klice manages to avoid it.
Klice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tua is able to avoid easily.
Klice is looking to wear down Tua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Klice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tua lands a nice shot that snaps Klice's head back.
Klice cracks Tua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua's sensitive parts.
Klice throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua swings for the body but Klice moves out of range.
Klice swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Tua tries a quick counter leg kick but Klice is wise to it.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Klice. That snapped Tua's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klice staying out of range there.
Klice ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klice was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Tua throws a low kick, looking for Klice's leg but Klice calmly moves out of range.
Klice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Klice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Klice throws a series of punches but Tua moves out of range.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Klice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tua blocks the low kick.
Klice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Klice lands a left and a right that send Tua crashing to the mat, dazed. Klice thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tua is rocked!
Klice throws an overhand right that has Tua reeling! Klice follows up with more punches and Tua is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simbo Klice!
Simbo Klice retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Simbo Klice made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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