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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Til Alexandros The Seventeenth has chosen X Japan - Week End as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands with a good body shot.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Til Alexandros The Seventeenth tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Til Alexandros The Seventeenth back to the ropes. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Til Alexandros The Seventeenth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson's coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $425 fee) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson prevents Til Alexandros The Seventeenth from improving position.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Til Alexandros The Seventeenth there.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth slows the pace down in half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth passes to full mount!
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth dominating with strikes here.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth content just to control the position here.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth pushes him away.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth connects with a bit shot that sees Johnson covering up! More strikes from Til Alexandros The Seventeenth and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth!
After winning the bout, Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percy Po Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Busta Rhymes - Arab Money. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Po Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po Boy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Po Boy takes one on the button.
Po Boy takes one to the side of the head.
Po Boy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suleimani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Percy Po Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani connects with a right hand. Po Boy shakes it off.
Po Boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Po Boy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suleimani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suleimani moves out of range as Po Boy strikes.
Po Boy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Po Boy works Suleimani's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suleimani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Po Boy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suleimani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Po Boy scrambles back to his feet.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Po Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy throws out a powerful jab.
Suleimani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Po Boy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suleimani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Po Boy throws a hook but Suleimani avoids it easily.
Po Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suleimani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Po Boy takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Po Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suleimani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Po Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Po Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Po Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po Boy moves out of range as Suleimani strikes.
Po Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suleimani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suleimani misses with an uppercut.
Po Boy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suleimani's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suleimani misses with a body shot.
Po Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
Po Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Suleimani sizes up Po Boy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Po Boy misses with a body shot.
Suleimani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Suleimani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Po Boy's head backwards.
Suleimani scores with the left hand. Po Boy knows he should have avoided that one.
Po Boy misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Po Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Po Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Suleimani's coach down at LOD: Lightning Kicks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suleimani's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Po Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suleimani.
Suleimani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po Boy.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Suleimani connects with a jab.
Po Boy looks to throw the jab but Suleimani is out of range.
Suleimani walks into a left hand.
Po Boy staying out of range there.
Po Boy throwing a counter right hand but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Suleimani scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Suleimani finds it's target.
Suleimani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po Boy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Suleimani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Po Boy throws a body punch but Suleimani moves out of range.
Po Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po Boy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suleimani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po Boy.
Nice uppercut lands for Suleimani. That snapped Po Boy's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po Boy throws a jab but it's blocked by Suleimani.
Suleimani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Po Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Suleimani counter with a right hand.
Po Boy is looking to wear down Suleimani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suleimani throws an off balance right hand
enabling Po Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Po Boy throws a front kick aimed at Suleimani's knee but Suleimani avoids it well.
Po Boy scores with a kick to the body.
Po Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Po Boy misses with a leg kick
and Suleimani counters with a nice body shot.
Po Boy throws a jab when Suleimani was well out of range.
Suleimani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suleimani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suleimani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Suleimani. That snapped Po Boy's head back.
Po Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
Suleimani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasem Suleimani dominated that round.
That's time! Po Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Po Boy throws the left hand but Suleimani avoids the punch easily.
Po Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleimani throws out the jab.
Po Boy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Suleimani sizes up Po Boy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from Po Boy.
Suleimani throws a shot to the body.
Po Boy swings for the body but Suleimani moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Suleimani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Po Boy doesn't seem phased though.
Po Boy misses with a leg kick
and Suleimani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Po Boy.
Suleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po Boy.
Po Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suleimani.
Suleimani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleimani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Po Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleimani.
Po Boy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Po Boy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suleimani looks to throw the jab but Po Boy is out of range.
Suleimani looks to throw the jab but Po Boy is out of range.
Po Boy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Suleimani.
Po Boy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Po Boy avoids the body shot from Suleimani.
Suleimani looks to land a right hand but Po Boy moved out of range.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Suleimani misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Po Boy misses its intended target.
Po Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
Po Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Suleimani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po Boy.
Po Boy throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy throws a hook but Suleimani avoids it easily.
Suleimani cracks a nice hook into Po Boy's ribs.
Po Boy connects with a body shot.
Po Boy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Po Boy misses
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po Boy throws a hook but Suleimani blocks it.
Po Boy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suleimani counters with a nice uppercut.
Po Boy misses with a jab to the body
and Suleimani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Po Boy connects with a looping right hand.
Po Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suleimani.
Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Po Boy.
Suleimani has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Po Boy.
Po Boy lands with an uppercut that bounces Suleimani off the ropes and back into range.
Suleimani misses the jab.
Po Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Qasem Suleimani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suleimani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suleimani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy misses with an uppercut.
Po Boy takes one to the chin there.
Po Boy cracks Suleimani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Po Boy throws a hook but Suleimani avoids it easily.
Suleimani throws a poor cross that misses
and Po Boy counters with a low kick, right behind Suleimani 's knee.
Suleimani takes one on the button.
Po Boy throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy throws a hook but Suleimani blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Po Boy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suleimani, as that shot connected.
Suleimani cracks Po Boy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Po Boy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suleimani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po Boy.
Suleimani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleimani.
Po Boy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Suleimani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suleimani throws a hook to the side of Po Boy's head but Po Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Po Boy throws a hook but Suleimani blocks it.
Suleimani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po Boy looks to throw the jab but Suleimani is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Qasem Suleimani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Po Boy scores with a nice strike.
Suleimani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Suleimani lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suleimani lands with a hook. Po Boy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suleimani lands a jab to the nose.
Po Boy is rocked!
Po Boy glances at the clock... BAM! Suleimani nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Po Boy crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Po Boy is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Qasem Suleimani!
A relieved looking Qasem Suleimani thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George has chosen Popular-Nada Surf as his entrance music. Ricardo Monteban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul George's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul George!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
Monteban drives through with a takedown into George's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Monteban pushing down on George's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
George slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Monteban advances position into side control!
Monteban scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at George to see if he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban lands a few punches from side control.
George tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Monteban wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Monteban trying to control the position but George is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monteban thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
George tries to buck Monteban off but Monteban is having none of it.
Monteban tries to move into full mount but can't pass George's legs.
George tries to buck Monteban off but Monteban is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Monteban tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monteban has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
George is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is trying to get an arm triangle but George is defending well.
George takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
George struggling a bit here.
Monteban tries to move into full mount but can't pass George's legs.
Monteban 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.
Monteban works to advance to full mount. George defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
George regains half guard.
Monteban seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George tries to roll over but Monteban keeps him under control.
George is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Monteban tries to pass the half guard into mount. George knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
George is looking for a sweep. Monteban is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been informed that George has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
George is still trying to improve position.
Monteban trying to mount his opponent but George defends it.
George is defending against the submission attempts here by Monteban.
Monteban wants to pass the guard but George is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
George wants to get back to full guard but Monteban has passed into side control.
George manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Monteban is trying to control the action in half guard but George is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Monteban looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monteban passes the guard and advances to mount!
Monteban wants to take George's back but he can't do it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monteban is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Monteban dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
George closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monteban's guard.
Monteban lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Monteban lands a couple of digs.
Monteban stopping the sweep attempt from George.
George throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monteban chips away with some ground and pound.
George is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monteban is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
George controls Monteban momentarily but Monteban frees himself.
Monteban is pushing down on George's leg trying to pass to half guard. George is fighting to maintain full guard but Monteban has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! George is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Monteban!
After the fight, Ricardo Monteban was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Bubberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kelleher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry Bubberman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berry Bubberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Kelleher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Bubberman.
Bubberman throws a leg kick
and Kelleher counters with a straight right hand.
Bubberman misses with a low kick.
Kelleher moves forwards but Bubberman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bubberman thows a body kick. Kelleher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelleher lands a slapping body shot.
Bubberman throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelleher throws a combination that misses
and Bubberman counters with a leg kick.
Kelleher lands with a cross.
Kelleher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubberman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelleher.
Bubberman throws a solid leg kick but Kelleher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bubberman.
Bubberman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelleher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubberman misses with an uppercut.
Bubberman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bubberman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelleher just manages to avoid it.
Bubberman throws the kick towards the body but Kelleher avoids it.
Bubberman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelleher's head.
Kelleher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bubberman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubberman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelleher with a nice cross.
Bubberman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bubberman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelleher is able to avoid easily.
Bubberman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Bubberman. That snapped Kelleher's head back.
A punch combination from Bubberman misses.
Bubberman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelleher lands with a shot to the body.
Kelleher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bubberman misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bubberman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubberman cracks the inside of Kelleher's front leg.
Bubberman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelleher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bubberman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher thuds a left hand into Bubberman's body.
Bubberman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelleher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bubberman throws a right hand that Kelleher ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelleher also avoids with ease.
Bubberman misses with a hook to the body
and Bubberman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelleher throws a leg kick
and Bubberman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelleher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berry Bubberman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelleher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bubberman looks for the body kick but Kelleher saw that one coming.
Bubberman moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelleher.
Bubberman sizes up Kelleher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelleher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bubberman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelleher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelleher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Kelleher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelleher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelleher looks to land a right hand but Bubberman moved out of range.
Good exchange - Kelleher coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubberman looks to land a body kick but Kelleher moved away.
Bubberman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellehers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bubberman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Kelleher.
Bubberman slips a straight right by Kelleher.
Kelleher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bubberman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Bubberman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bubberman misses with a straight right.
Bubberman lands a nice hook to Kelleher's body. Kelleher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Bubberman.
Kelleher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bubberman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bubberman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelleher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bubberman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelleher is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bubberman can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubberman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bubberman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bubberman throws a wild body kick that Kelleher sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Bubberman.
Kelleher blocks the body kick.
Bubberman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Kelleher.
Bubberman looks for the body kick but Kelleher saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Bubberman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelleher avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelleher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bubberman scores with a leg kick.
Bubberman misses with a kick to the body
and Kelleher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bubberman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelleher tries a quick counter leg kick but Bubberman is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berry Bubberman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelleher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bubberman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bubberman misses with a body kick.
Bubberman connects with a leg kick. Kelleher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bubberman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bubberman cracks Kelleher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelleher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Berry Bubberman has been cut.
It looks like Bubberman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bubberman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelleher.
Kelleher stuns Bubberman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bubberman misses with a leg kick.
Kelleher is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelleher looks to land a combination but Bubberman avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelleher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bubberman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelleher's sensitive parts.
Bubberman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kelleher throws the left hand but Bubberman avoids the punch easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kelleher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bubberman has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelleher throws a leg kick but Bubberman moved away.
Kelleher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bubberman tries to score with a low kick but Kelleher moves his leg out of the way.
Kelleher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bubberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelleher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bubberman.
Kelleher moves out of range of the body kick from Bubberman.
Kelleher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Bubberman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelleher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Kelleher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelleher throws a hook but Bubberman blocks it.
Kelleher blocks a leg kick.
Bubberman tried to score with a low kick but Kelleher checks it.
Bubberman connects with a leg kick. Kelleher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bubberman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bubberman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubberman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bubberman cracks Kelleher with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelleher slips a jab from Bubberman.
Bubberman swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kelleher counter with a right hand.
Kelleher misses with a straight left.
It appears Bubberman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kelleher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubberman manages to avoid it.
Bubberman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelleher counters with a nice uppercut.
Bubberman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bubberman misses with a head kick.
Bubberman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Kelleher.
Berry Bubberman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bubberman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelleher.
Bubberman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bubberman dips to his left and cracks Kelleher with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubberman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelleher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bubberman connects with a looping right hand.
Bubberman connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bubberman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bubberman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelleher can do to turn this around?
A big left from Bubberman misses.
Bubberman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubberman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bubberman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelleher throws out the jab.
Kelleher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubberman throws a series of punches but Kelleher avoids them all with ease.
Kelleher throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelleher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelleher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelleher misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubberman throws a sloppy head kick and Kelleher moves out of range easily.
Bubberman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Bubberman.
Kelleher throws a poor cross that misses
and Bubberman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelleher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bubberman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelleher.
Kelleher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bubberman connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelleher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bubberman has time to react.
Kelleher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelleher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Kelleher.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubberman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelleher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berry Bubberman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berry Bubberman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kelleher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bubberman moves away.
Bubberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Kelleher counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bubberman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelleher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelleher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bubberman, as that shot connected.
Bubberman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelleher.
Bubberman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bubberman lands with a nice body kick.
Kelleher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bubberman backs up against the ropes.
Kelleher just misses with a punch to the body.
Bubberman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelleher throws out the jab.
Bubberman throws the kick towards the body but Kelleher avoids it.
Kelleher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kelleher throws a body shot but no joy.
Bubberman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelleher slips a straight right by Bubberman.
Bubberman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelleher throws out the jab.
Bubberman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubberman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bubberman misses.
Kelleher throws out a counter right but Bubberman avoids it with no problem.
Kelleher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bubberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bubberman scoring well with a low kick there.
Bubberman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bubberman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelleher avoids the head kick by Bubberman.
Kelleher avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kelleher misses.
Bubberman throws a low kick but Kelleher avoids it.
Kelleher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bubberman throws a front kick aimed at Kelleher's knee but Kelleher avoids it well.
Bubberman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelleher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bubberman.
A jab from Bubberman finds it's way through Kelleher's defenses.
Sean Kelleher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelleher has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bubberman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubberman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bubberman lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubberman throws an off balance right hand
and Kelleher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bubberman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelleher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bubberman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellehers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bubberman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelleher.
Bubberman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelleher is able to avoid easily.
Kelleher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bubberman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelleher. That did some damage!
Kelleher avoids a kick to the body.
Kelleher looks to land a right hand but Bubberman moved out of range.
Bubberman throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelleher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bubberman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelleher is just out of range.
Bubberman throws a head kick but Kelleher moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubberman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bubberman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bubberman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelleher.
Kelleher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bubberman.
Bubberman lands with a cross.
Kelleher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bubberman moves away.
Kelleher cracks a nice hook into Bubberman's ribs.
Bubberman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bubberman lands with a slapping head kick.
Bubberman scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelleher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelleher moves out of range of the leg kick from Bubberman.
Kelleher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kelleher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Kelleher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubberman with a nice cross.
Kelleher loads up on a big right hand but Bubberman slips the punch.
Kelleher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bubberman. Bubberman obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bubberman.
A slow jab from Bubberman misses its intended target.
Kelleher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bubberman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bubberman lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bubberman.
Kelleher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bubberman.
Bubberman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelleher.
Bubberman misses with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Kelleher has knocked Bubberman down with a huge combo! Kelleher steps away and waves a wobbly Bubberman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bubberman is rocked!
Berry Bubberman's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubberman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelleher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bubberman thinking.
Oh Bubberman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bubberman misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Berry Bubberman.
Well Bubberman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berry Bubberman!
During a confident post fight interview, Berry Bubberman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Medium Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauced comes into the arena with Irish Jig blaring out of the sound system. Medium Hardon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Medium Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardon misses with a looping right.
Hardon takes a swing at Sauced's ribcage but misses.
Sauced throws an overhand right that lands on Hardon's shoulder, as Hardon tries to avoid the shot.
Hardon shoots in but Sauced avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sauced avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sauced is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon throws a body kick that misses.
Sauced defending well as Hardon loads up on a big left hand.
Sauced throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardon misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauced clobbers Hardon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sauced misses with an uppercut. Hardon saw that one coming.
Sauced throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauced throws a shot from downtown. Hardon moves away and avoids it.
Hardon slips under a jab from Sauced.
Hardon throws out a counter right but Sauced avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Sauced.
Hardon staying out of range there.
Hardon unleashes a big counter combination but Sauced bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sauced swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sauced throws a head kick that misses.
Sauced with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tries to clinch up but Sauced circles away and keeps his distance.
Sauced lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Sauced coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardon. Sauced does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sauced throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauced throws a big shot that misses.
Hardon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sauced trying to control from the bottom.
Hardon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauced's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon wants to control but Sauced is keeping him busy.
Hardon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sauced controlling the position for now.
Hardon trying to pass the guard but Sauced defending well.
Ground and pound from Hardon.
Hardon thows a huge punch but Sauced dodges it nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sauced wants to improve his position but Hardon is controlling well.
Hardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Nice defenses there by Hardon.
Hardon throws the left hand but Sauced avoids the punch easily.
Sauced swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sauced's half guard.
Hardon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hardon thows a huge punch but Sauced dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Medium Hardon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sauced looks to land a right hand but Hardon moved out of range.
Sauced throws a hook to the side of Hardon's head but Hardon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sauced cracks Hardon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stew Sauced is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab by Hardon.
Hardon dives in and scores a takedown into Sauced's guard.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Sauced keeps moving.
Sauced is pulling down on Hardon's head to control his posture.
Hardon distracts Sauced with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardon trying to control but Sauced is working from the bottom.
Sauced working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardon.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sauced tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Sauced misses.
Hardon 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.
Sauced connects with a looping right hand.
Sauced jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stew Sauced seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauced throws out the jab.
Sauced misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Sauced does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Sauced. No joy for Hardon on that attempt.
Hardon avoids the body shot from Sauced.
It seemed like Hardon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sauced throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
Sauced throws a leg kick
and Hardon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sauced on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauced throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sauced misses with a left hand
and Hardon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardon slips under a jab from Sauced.
Hardon unleashes a big counter combination but Sauced bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sauced misses with a right hand
and Hardon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stew Sauced is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sauced moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sauced ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Sauced misses the target.
Hardon misses with a combination
and Sauced counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sauced misses with the body kick
and Hardon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon misses with a wild body shot.
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!
A swing and a miss from Hardon.
It looked like Sauced wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hardon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardon throws a lazy uppercut
and Sauced counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardon looks to land a combination. Sauced sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sauced is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hardon! Sauced is out on his feet! Hardon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sauced is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sauced is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Medium Hardon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barclay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roxy Music - Avalon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
184 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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23
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki lands the left hand.
Barclay throws a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Barclay.
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Suzinuki avoids it.
Suzinuki throws a front kick aimed at Barclay's knee but Barclay avoids it well.
Barclay avoids the head kick by Suzinuki.
Barclay slips under a jab from Suzinuki.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suzinuki 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.
Suzinuki is looking to score with low kicks.
Suzinuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barclay.
Suzinuki scores with a push kick.
Barclay slaps away a takedown attempt from Suzinuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suzinuki misses with a straight left.
Barclay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suzinuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suzinuki misses with a leg kick.
Suzinuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay wants to sweep but no luck.
Barclay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barclay tries to get out of the position.
Suzinuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barclay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barclay wants to hit a switch here but Suzinuki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barclay there!
Suzinuki looking to control but Barclay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzinuki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Suzinuki looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki tries to control but Barclay wriggling away.
Suzinuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suzinuki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suzinuki punching from mount but Barclay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki trying to control but Barclay is having none of it.
Barclay working to try and regain half guard.
Suzinuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Suzinuki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Suzinuki looking to control but Barclay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzinuki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barclay haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki scoring with strikes but Barclay is staying in there.
Suzinuki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barclay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barclay won't allow Suzinuki to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barclay trying to hold on to Suzinuki's head to control him but Suzinuki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Suzinuki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barclay connects with a solid leg kick.
Barclay avoids the head kick by Suzinuki.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzinuki blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Suzinuki moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suzinuki.
Barclay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suzinuki's sensitive parts.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Suzinuki throws a front kick aimed at Barclay's knee but Barclay avoids it well.
Suzinuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suzinuki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzinuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suzinuki throws a head kick but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Suzinuki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Suzinuki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suzinuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suzinuki throws a head kick but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suzinuki's sensitive parts.
Suzinuki misses with a wild combination.
Suzinuki misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Barclay's head coaches at Bruize Brothers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barclay feints and then cracks Suzinuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzinuki down.
Suzinuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Suzinuki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick there by Barclay.
A leg kick checked by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
A big right from Suzinuki misses.
Barclay lands a head kick. Suzinuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Lotus Suzinuki has been cut.
Suzinuki throws an overhand right that lands on Barclay's shoulder, as Barclay tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay throws a leg kick which misses Suzinuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzinuki tries to avoid it.
Suzinuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barclay can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Suzinuki misses.
Suzinuki checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barclay.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suzinuki! But no joy.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barclay sets himself, and Suzinuki steps forward looking for the clinch! Barclay avoids it this time.
Barclay scores with a head kick.
Andy Barclay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzinuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barclay's sensitive parts.
Suzinuki misses with a looping right.
Suzinuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Barclay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barclay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzinuki.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suzinuki dives in and grabs Barclay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barclay pushes down on Suzinuki's head and hops out.
Barclay throws a head kick but Suzinuki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Barclay throws a sloppy head kick and Suzinuki moves out of range easily.
A jab from Suzinuki misses.
Barclay dodges the punch combination from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzinuki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suzinuki trying to control the action but Barclay is working from the bottom.
Suzinuki working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay can't do much from the bottom here.
Barclay defending against the ground and pound.
Suzinuki wants to control but Barclay is keeping him busy.
Suzinuki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barclay's legs.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suzinuki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lotus Suzinuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Suzinuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suzinuki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barclay is trying to defend but Suzinuki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Suzinuki works his way into side control.
Barclay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay parries the strikes from Suzinuki easily there. Suzinuki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barclay to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay parries the strikes from Suzinuki easily there. Suzinuki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barclay to escape.
Check out the look on Suzinuki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Suzinuki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Suzinuki staying calm.
Suzinuki wants to control but Barclay is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andy Barclay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzinuki tries to score with some ground and pound. Barclay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Suzinuki looks up at the clock and then as Barclay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Suzinuki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Suzinuki trying to control the action but Barclay is working from the bottom.
Suzinuki tries to score with some ground and pound. Barclay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki trying to control the action but Barclay is working from the bottom.
Suzinuki advances to full mount.
Lotus Suzinuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suzinuki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzinuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suzinuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barclay is trying desperately to improve position.
Suzinuki unloading with bombs!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suzinuki has hold of Barclay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barclay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lotus Suzinuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suzinuki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lotus Suzinuki!
A determined Lotus Suzinuki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale McCann is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
198 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale McCann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kung shoots in looking for a takedown. McCann tries to sprawl out of it but Kung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. McCann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kung goes for a double leg but McCann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as McCann continues to drive forward.
Kung looks for a takedown but McCann sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kung shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kung counters with a single leg into guard. McCann didn't expect that.
Kung controlling from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McCann for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McCann manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann tries to stand but Kung is controlling from the bottom.
Kung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCann would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kung is looking for a triangle but McCann pushes his legs off easily.
Kung 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCann wanted to stand there but Kung had control of the position.
Kung wants to sweep here but McCann controlling him for the moment.
McCann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCann wants to stand and escape but instead Kung has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kung looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but McCann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann wants to get back to his feet but Kung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kung wants to pass the guard but McCann is keeping the position.
Kung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kung trying to control but McCann is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kung wants to pass the guard but McCann is keeping the position.
Kung passes into half guard.
Kung wants to control but McCann is keeping him busy.
Kung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kung fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCann sprawls well initially but Kung persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Kung dominated that round.
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.
Kung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCann as he jumps to the side.
McCann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kung with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kung.
Kung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCann is fending him off so far but Kung persists. Nope, McCann circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCann displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kung.
McCann pushes Kung up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kung gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kung working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McCann's thigh. McCann counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kung keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCann's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung is looking to work some ground and pound but McCann has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung looking to sit in guard and control but McCann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCann tries to stand but Kung is controlling from the bottom.
McCann gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McCann rushes Kung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McCann taking a breather.
Kung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kung drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCann just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kung is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McCann reverses the position - he's now on top in Kung's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCann would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stefan Kung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kung looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCann is one step ahead there.
Kung looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung working a defensive guard here.
Kung is looking for a triangle here but McCann uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kung can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been hearing good reports from Kung's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCann has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCann.
McCann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from McCann misses its intended target.
Kung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kung circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann tries to sprawl but Kung drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kung stalling away here and it's allowed McCann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kung is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale McCann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kung goes for a double leg but McCann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as McCann continues to drive forward.
Kung slips a jab from McCann.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kung tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCann sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kung somewhat.
McCann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kung counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kung is looking to pass into half guard but McCann pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McCann is in guard.
McCann is looking to stand up but Kung won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung looking for a sweep. Not yet Kung, not yet.
Kung has a closed guard, preventing McCann from standing up.
Kung controls McCann momentarily but McCann frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kung is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCann napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kung working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kung wants to control but McCann is keeping him busy.
Kung controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kung just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kung goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. McCann escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Kung actively working from the bottom here.
McCann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung tries to get to full guard but McCann has control of the leg.
Kung is working hard here to advance position.
McCann seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kung tries to get to full guard but McCann has control of the leg.
Kung works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCann wants to stand but Kung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kung wants to sweep here but McCann controlling him for the moment.
McCann wants to stand but Kung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCann is aware though and is defending well.
McCann wants to stand but Kung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McCann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCann swivels and escapes.
McCann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kung with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stefan Kung did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCann drops Kung with a beautiful combination! Kung stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCann is looking for the KO!
McCann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCann scrambles back to his feet.
McCann looks to land a left hand but Kung moved out of range nicely.
Kung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCann tries to avoid it but Kung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCann to the ground. McCann escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kung wants to clinch.
McCann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kung shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCann sprawls well. McCann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kung gets slowly back to his feet.
McCann unleashes a big counter combination but Kung bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCann clinches up against the ropes.
McCann has had enough of the clinch but Kung keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung tries to pull guard but McCann forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung dodges an elbow strike from McCann.
Kung is looking for a takedown.
McCann lands with a left to the head.
Kung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kung goes for a takedown attempt but McCann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McCann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from McCann.
Kung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCann's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kung trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McCann manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McCann wants to stand but Kung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kung looking for a sweep. Not yet Kung, not yet.
McCann wants to stand and escape but instead Kung has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung 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.
McCann keeping full guard, as Kung tries to pass.
McCann is looking to stand up but Kung isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kung looking to sit in guard and control but McCann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kung throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kung looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCann wanted to stand there but Kung had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCann as he jumps to the side.
Kung moves into the clinch.
McCann trying to land knees to the body.
Kung drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kung with a poor takedown
and McCann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCann clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale McCann dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McCann clinches up against the ropes.
Kung drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kung shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCann sprawls well. McCann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kung gets slowly back to his feet.
Kung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCann pinned against the ropes. McCann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCann counters with a series of strikes. Kung will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCann sends Kung crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McCann is motioning to the referee to let Kung up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kung is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCann pushes Kung up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCann lands a left hand.
Oh Kung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kung has McCann pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. McCann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kung seems to have got his legs back now.
McCann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kung jumps guard but McCann stands there with Kung around his waist. Kung gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCann pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCann lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by McCann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dale McCann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kung shoots in looking for a takedown. McCann tries to sprawl out of it but Kung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. McCann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCann lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCann cracks Kung with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kung looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McCann finish him?
McCann tries to bum rush Kung with a series of wild strikes but Kung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCann pinned against the ropes. McCann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCann sends Kung crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McCann is motioning to the referee to let Kung up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCann drops Kung with a naaaaasty hook - Kung is in real trouble here! McCann dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale McCann!
Dale McCann thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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