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AD267: Clobberknocker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simenkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Katebi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simenkov somewhat.
Katebi scores with a hook to the body. Simenkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Katebi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Simenkov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Katebi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Simenkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Katebi's coaches at TIGER MMA 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.
Katebi has one of Simenkov's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Katebi manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katebi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simenkov is working away from the top position though.
Simenkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Katebi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Katebi is controlling Simenkov's trapped leg to prevent Simenkov from advancing to side control.
Simenkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Katebi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Katebi wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Katebi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katebi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katebi is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simenkov trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Katebi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simenkov 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.
Simenkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov throwing strikes from guard but Katebi blocks nicely.
Simenkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Katebi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Katebi working a defensive guard here.
Katebi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simenkov defends it easily.
Simenkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simenkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Katebi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Katebi has Simenkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Katebi wants to hit a switch here but Simenkov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Katebi there!
Katebi can't escape the position.
Katebi is in a horrible position here. Simenkov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Katebi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simenkov working Katebi over with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simenkov looking to control but Katebi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simenkov controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Simenkov 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.
Simenkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Simenkov showed some decent athleticism there.
Simenkov wants to free his trapped foot but Katebi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Katebi is trying to control but can't.
Simenkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katebi's head.
Simenkov working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi is looking to improve his position.
Katebi trying to control but Simenkov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi is looking to get back to full guard here but Simenkov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Katebi gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Katebi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Katebi wants to sweep but no luck.
Katebi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simenkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Simenkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Simenkov distracts Katebi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katebi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov stands up over Katebi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katebi is trying to keep Simenkov in close.
Simenkov looking to pass the guard.
Simenkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simenkov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Katebi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simenkov has managed to get both his arms back between Katebi's legs - danger averted.
Simenkov throws an elbow that misses. Katebi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simenkov's guard. Nice move by Katebi!
Simenkov is trying to control the position but Katebi postures up.
Katebi scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov wants to stand but Katebi is controlling the position.
Katebi distracts Simenkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katebi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Katebi wants to control from the top but Simenkov keeps moving.
Katebi looking to sit in guard and control but Simenkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simenkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Katebi controls Simenkov momentarily but Simenkov frees himself.
Simenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Katebi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katebi controls Simenkov momentarily but Simenkov frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Katebi's head.
Simenkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Katebi trying to keep a closed guard but Simenkov is proving a slippery customer.
Simenkov wants to control from the top but Katebi keeps moving.
Katebi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Simenkov has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katebi is trying to control but can't.
Simenkov wants to control but Katebi is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Simenkov 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. And we move into the final round!
Katebi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simenkov in his tracks.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Katebi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katebi, right into the meat.
Katebi lands a slapping body shot.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katebi sprawls well. Katebi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simenkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Katebi scores with a jab. Simenkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simenkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Katebi misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Simenkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Simenkov rushes Katebi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Katebi prevents the takedown attempt.
Katebi gets underhooks to prevent Simenkov's takedown attempt.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi is trying to break the clinch but Simenkov is controlling him.
Simenkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katebi's elbow.
Simenkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katebi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simenkov is looking for a takedown.
Simenkov is trying to drag Katebi to the mat but Katebi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simenkov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katebi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simenkov.
Katebi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Katebi lands a hook that snaps the head of Simenkov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katebi's efforts to push away.
Katebi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Katebi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katebi sprawls well. Katebi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simenkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Simenkov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Katebi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Katebi.
Katebi trying to control the action but Simenkov is working from the bottom.
Katebi landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simenkov to see if he's OK.
Katebi tries to move to mount but Simenkov blocks the move with his legs.
Katebi wants to control but Simenkov is keeping him busy.
Simenkov is looking for a sweep.
Sergei Simenkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simenkov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Katebi tries to get to full guard but Simenkov has control of the leg.
Simenkov is looking to take a break and control but Katebi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov prevents Katebi from improving his position.
Katebi controlling the position well.
Simenkov is looking to stall here but Katebi recovers full guard.
Katebi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katebi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Katebi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simenkov is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reza Katebi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simenkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Simenkov!
Sergei Simenkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven has chosen People of the sun - R.A.T.M. as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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192 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Van Duijnhoven keeps moving.
Van Duijnhoven looking to control.
Van Duijnhoven is adopting a defensive guard.
Meyers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Duijnhoven wants to stand and escape but Meyers is having none of it.
Van Duijnhoven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Van Duijnhoven is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Duijnhoven pulls Meyers in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Duijnhoven wants to get back to his feet but Meyers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Duijnhoven circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven shows good takedown defense.
Van Duijnhoven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meyers defends it well.
Meyers closes the distance and clinches up with Van Duijnhoven, looking for a takedown. Meyers pushes Van Duijnhoven against the cage but Van Duijnhoven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice takedown defense from Van Duijnhoven. No joy for Meyers on that attempt.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van Duijnhoven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meyers working away.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to reverse the position.
Meyers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Meyers working away.
Meyers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Meyers 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.
Van Duijnhoven tries to escape but Meyers is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is putting a hurting on Van Duijnhoven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Meyers prevents Van Duijnhoven from escaping the position.
Meyers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Duijnhoven will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Van Duijnhoven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meyers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Duijnhoven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control Meyers's posture but Meyers avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Duijnhoven has managed to free his arm - good work.
Meyers stops Van Duijnhoven from getting back to his feet.
Meyers seems to be working for a kimura but Van Duijnhoven defends the submission attempt.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand back up but Meyers is controlling him
Meyers wants to control but Van Duijnhoven is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Duijnhoven looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meyers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meyers shoots for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyers shoots in but Van Duijnhoven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Duijnhoven with the counter takedown but Meyers avoids it easily.
Meyers tries to clinch but Van Duijnhoven is having none of it.
Meyers dives in and grabs Van Duijnhoven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Duijnhoven pushes down on Meyers's head and hops out.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Duijnhoven as he avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meyers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Duijnhoven on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Duijnhoven's guard now, I'm sure.
Van Duijnhoven keeping moving, preventing Meyers from controlling successfully.
Meyers with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Meyers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meyers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Duijnhoven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyers somewhat.
Van Duijnhoven with the counter takedown but Meyers avoids it easily.
Van Duijnhoven has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Duijnhoven keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meyers fails to land the takedown.
Van Duijnhoven feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Duijnhoven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Duijnhoven with the counter takedown but Meyers avoids it easily.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charlie Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand up here but Meyers is controlling him well.
Van Duijnhoven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyers is working away from the top position though.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand back up but Meyers is controlling him
Meyers wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Duijnhoven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van Duijnhoven trying to control here.
Meyers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to stand up here but Meyers is controlling him well.
Van Duijnhoven manages to get to full guard.
Charlie Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Duijnhoven has control of Meyers's left arm, preventing Meyers from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Duijnhoven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Duijnhoven can do to turn this around?
Meyers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meyers shoots in for a double leg but Van Duijnhoven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meyers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meyers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Duijnhoven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyers.
Van Duijnhoven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meyers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Duijnhoven stuffs the takedown.
And Van Duijnhoven tries to counter it with a takedown but Meyers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meyers or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Duijnhoven, which made it look bad.
Van Duijnhoven tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meyers scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Duijnhoven should have avoided that one.
Meyers darts in looking for a takedown but Van Duijnhoven gets double underhooks and turns Meyers into the cage.
Van Duijnhoven feints the counter takedown.
Meyers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meyers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyers just misses with a punch to the body.
And Van Duijnhoven tries to counter it with a takedown but Meyers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Duijnhoven.
Nice sprawl there from Van Duijnhoven as Meyers shoots in.
Meyers shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Duijnhoven's guard.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Van Duijnhoven keeps moving.
Van Duijnhoven scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Duijnhoven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Van Duijnhoven. No joy for Meyers on that attempt.
Meyers has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Meyers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meyers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Meyers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Duijnhoven was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Duijnhoven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to stand up but Meyers isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Duijnhoven is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyers wants to pass the guard but Van Duijnhoven is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers being controlled here momentarily.
Van Duijnhoven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meyers tries to clinch up.
Meyers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Duijnhoven is refusing to be controlled, as Meyers sits in half guard.
Meyers in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Van Duijnhoven tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Meyers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Meyers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Plo Koon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd has chosen Meniac by Michael Sembello as his entrance music. 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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208 lbs
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212 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Plo Koon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koon throws a leg kick which misses Lloyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Lloyd tries to avoid it.
Lloyd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lloyd.
Koon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lloyd's guard.
Lloyd pulls Koon in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koon throws a big right hand that misses.
Koon passes Lloyd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lloyd wants to control but Koon is keeping busy.
Lloyd is in trouble now - Koon has advanced to mount!
Koon unloads with some shots from mount but Lloyd bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon landing punches.
Koon working the ground and pound effectively.
Koon with a couple of short strikes.
Koon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lloyd looks a forlorn figure.
Lloyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Koon scoring with strikes but Lloyd is staying in there.
Koon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is trying desperately to improve position.
Koon unloading with bombs!
Lloyd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lloyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koon with the ground and pound from mount.
Koon with good strikes from the mount here!
Koon with shots to the head and body - Lloyd looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koon lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koon is landing with some decent strikes but Lloyd is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lloyd tries to hold on but Koon postures up.
Lloyd working to try and regain half guard.
Koon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lloyd hang on?
Koon looking to finish Lloyd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lloyd!
Koon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koon looking to control but Lloyd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lloyd taking shots to the head.
Lloyd is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koon is landing with some decent strikes but Lloyd is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lloyd is still in real trouble! Can Koon finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koon drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lloyd! More shots from Koon and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Plo Koon!
An out of breath Plo Koon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Corpor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corpor comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Hector Corpor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sly Guy's chin.
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28
142 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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28
115 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Corpor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy has Corpor up against the cage in a clinch.
Corpor lands a body shot.
Corpor misses with a punch to the body.
Corpor tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corpor tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corpor looks for the body kick but Guy saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corpor.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
Nice sprawl there from Corpor as Guy shoots in.
Corpor avoids a kick to the body.
Corpor circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corpor counters with a stiff right hand.
Corpor takes one to the chin there.
Guy goes for a double leg but Corpor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Corpor continues to drive forward.
Guy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCorpor.
Corpor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy misses with a head kick.
It looked like Corpor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hector Corpor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corpor!
Guy tries for a takedown but Corpor circles away easily
letting Corpor counter with a right hand.
Hector Corpor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Guy.
Corpor motions for Guy to come forward. Corpor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Corpor misses with the combination.
Corpor lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Corpor down.
Guy fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corpor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corpor is looking to land body kicks.
Corpor throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corpor!
Guy moves out of range as Corpor strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpor blocks a head kick by Guy.
Corpor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Corpor throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Corpor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guy's head backwards.
Corpor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Corpor wants to slow Guy down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Corpor misses.
Corpor misses with a head kick.
Guy clinches up with Corpor and pushes him back against the cage.
Corpor breaks from the clinch.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corpor is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpor throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy body kick from Corpor
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy rushes Corpor and presses him up against the cage.
Corpor can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Corpor controlling the action here for a moment.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corpor just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corpor's head.
Corpor throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Guy closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hector Corpor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guy moves out of range as Corpor throws a body kick.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corpor is looking to counter with a body kick.
Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guy blocks a body shot from Corpor.
Corpor pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corpor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy blocks a body shot from Corpor.
Corpor struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Corpor is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corpor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guy up against the cage.
Corpor misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corpor misses with the head strike.
Corpor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy drives through and clinches with Corpor against the cage.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Corpor.
Corpor stalling.
Corpor breaks the clinch.
Corpor throws the kick towards the body but Guy avoids it.
Corpor avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corpor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corpor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Corpor moves out of range easily.
Corpor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Corpor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sly Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corpor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corpor misses with a body kick.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Corpor moves out of range easily.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy rushes Corpor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Corpor counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corpor.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corpor is looking to counter punch.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corpor.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Corpor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy takes a swing at Corpor's ribcage but misses.
Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Corpor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corpor is stalling here.
Corpor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hector Corpor is winning the standup battle so far.
Corpor misses with a wild body shot.
Corpor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corpor throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corpor throws a quick counter head kick but Guy was just out of range.
A punch combination from Corpor misses.
Corpor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy throws a head kick that misses
and Corpor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corpor.
Guy breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Corpor dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch combination from Corpor misses.
Corpor dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corpor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Corpor was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
Corpor throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Sly Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy avoids a kick to the body.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Corpor misses the target.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corpor counters with a low kick, right behind Guy 's knee.
Corpor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corpor, as that shot connected.
Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corpor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Corpor.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Corpor moved out of range nicely.
As Guy backs away, Corpor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Corpor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guy.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Corpor moves out of range easily.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corpor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good standup being displayed there by Corpor as he connects with a hook.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Sly Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corpor works Guy's body with a nice hook.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Corpor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Corpor throws the kick towards the body but Guy avoids it.
A head kick misses from Guy.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
enabling Corpor to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Corpor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guy 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 Corpor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corpor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guy scores with a spinning back kick!
Guy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Corpor.
Corpor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corpor.
Guy misses the body punch
and Corpor counters with a three punch combo that has Guy backing up. Guy nods at Corpor to acknowledge the strikes.
Guy is rocked!
Guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Corpor finish him?
Guy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corpor.
Corpor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corpor.
Corpor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corpor. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy seems to have recovered his senses.
Corpor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corpor. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corpor avoids the head kick by Guy.
Corpor misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy scores with a leg kick.
Guy moves to clinch but Corpor breaks away
and Corpor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hector Corpor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch
and Corpor counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Guy misses.
Corpor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy checks a leg kick.
Guy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corpor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Corpor misses with a kick to the body
and Guy counters with a nice body shot.
Guy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 Hector Corpor.
Well Corpor 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Corpor!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Corpor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karhu's choice of entrance music: House of Pain - Jump Around. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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30
175 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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35
175 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu tests Kaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karhu delivers a nice body kick.
Karhu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaz throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaz.
Kaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
A jab from Kaz does it's job there.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu feints and then cracks Kaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaz down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu cracks Kaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Karhu checks it.
Kaz missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karhu 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.
Kaz lands a high kick!
Karhu lands with a right hand.
Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu connects with a body shot that sends Kaz's belly button to the back.
Karhu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Karhu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kaz is trying to buck Karhu off.
You can see the frustration on Kaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karhu trying to control the position but Kaz is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu wants to control but Kaz is keeping him busy.
Karhu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kaz, who protects the arm well.
Karhu working away.
Kaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karhu off and has taken his back!
Kaz is hanging on to Karhu's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kaz tries to pass to full mount but Karhu defends it.
Kaz is thwarting Karhu's attempts to control the position.
Karhu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Kaz continues to stall.
Karhu wants to sweep but Kaz has passed to side control!
Kaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karhu keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaz misses with a low kick.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaz is just out of range.
Kaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karhu.
Karhu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaz instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Karhu.
Karhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaz lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Karhu fails to land.
Karhu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaz avoiding damage as Karhu throws knees to the body.
Karhu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karhu is defending well for now.
Karhu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaz.
Karhu missing with knees to the body.
Karhu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaz gets an underhook and turns Karhu into the cage.
Kaz lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kaz on the inside.
Karhu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karhu wants to stall.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
Karhu managing to block the knees to the body from Kaz.
Karhu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaz or not.
Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karhu avoids it.
Karhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu stalling against the cage.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu is stalling here.
Karhu trying to stall but Kaz improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu breaks from the clinch.
Kaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Karhu slips a straight right by Kaz.
Karhu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
Kaz avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses
and Kaz counters with a nice body kick.
Kaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Kaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Kaz tries to work over Karhu's front leg with a kick but Karhu checks it.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Karhu.
Karhu is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Karhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karhu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karhu.
Karhu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Kaz being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kaz.
Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Kaz trying to land knees to the body.
Karhu stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaz.
Kaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kaz as the two fighters clinch.
Kaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Karhu trying to control the position but instead, Kaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karhu into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karhu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaz avoids the damage to the body.
Kaz stalling in the clinch but Karhu improves position.
Kaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karhu is trying to stall.
Karhu missing with knees to the body.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaz trying to land knees to the body.
Karhu pushes Kaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Kaz as the two fighters clinch.
Kaz blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Kaz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaz misses with a straight right.
Karhu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kaz counter with a right hand.
Kaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaz cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Karhu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu tries to move into range but Kaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu 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.
Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karhu's sensitive parts.
Kaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karhu scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaz tries to avoid it but Karhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaz to the ground. Kaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaz throws a leg kick which misses Karhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhu tries to avoid it.
Karhu lands a head kick. Kaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Max Kaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Karhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaz's calf.
Kaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Kaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
Karhu moves out of range as Kaz throws a body kick.
Kaz wants to clinch up but Karhu keeps it at a distance.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
Kaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Karhu tries to counter it with a takedown but Kaz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Karhu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Karhu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Karhu moved away.
Kaz throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Kaz throws a low kick but Karhu avoids it.
Kaz moves into the clinch.
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!
Kaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaz.
Karhu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
Karhu tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Karhu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Kaz.
Karhu blocks an elbow strike from Kaz.
Karhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karhu.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz trying to control the position but instead, Karhu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaz into the cage.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karhu trying to control the position but instead, Kaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karhu into the cage.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaz blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Karhu.
Karhu leaning against his opponent.
Kaz tries a body shot but Karhu blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaz as Karhu tries to tie him up.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karhu takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karhu lands a shot to the body.
Karhu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karhu looking to throw knees to the head but Kaz is blocking nicely.
Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaz looking to stall.
Kaz can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaz as Karhu tries to tie him up.
Karhu missing with knees to the body.
Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaz digs a right hand underneath Karhu's ribcage. Karhu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karhu lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Kaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Kaz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Max Kaz waved his t-shirt featuring Top Dogs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diotte comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High. Washington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Queen - I Want It All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
220 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
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35
223 lbs
29 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Diotte.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Diotte throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
Washington tries to counter with a clinch but Diotte shakes him off and moves away.
Diotte lands a left and a right that send Washington crashing to the mat, dazed. Diotte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Washington is rocked!
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diotte moves away.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Diotte finish him?
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
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!
Washington thuds a left hand into Diotte's body.
Diotte misses with a series of wild punches.
Washington seems to have recovered his senses.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diotte at a distance.
Washington is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diotte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diotte manages to break the clinch.
Washington digs a good body shot into Diotte's ribs.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington throws a body punch but Diotte moves out of range.
Washington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diotte rather than just go for the knockout.
Diotte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Diotte lands a big uppercut and Washington crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Washington looks OK. Diotte waves Washington back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Diotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diotte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Diotte.
Washington wants to clinch up but Diotte keeps it at a distance.
Diotte feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Washington sprawling to the canvas! Washington rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diotte finish him?!
That has opened up Leonard Washington's cut even more.
Diotte throws a right hand that misses
and Washington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diotte digs a good body shot into Washington's ribs.
Washington stalks Diotte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diotte's face. Diotte staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Washington throws a leg kick
and Diotte counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Washington out cold! What a finish! Diotte is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Diotte!
Andrew Diotte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki slips under a jab.
Johnson slips a straight right by Hauki.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Donk. Hauki catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Hauki dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hauki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hauki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Hauki drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hauki.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hauki.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hauki is defending well for now.
Hauki effectively controlling the action here.
Hauki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hauki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hauki.
Hauki throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
I was talking to Hauki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hauki lands a right hand.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hauki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hauki.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauki.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hauki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hauki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hauki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hauki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hauki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hauki scores with a jab to the head.
Hauki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hauki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hauki slips a jab from Johnson.
Good leg kick by Hauki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Hauki counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Hauki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Hauki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hauki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Hauki lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Craig Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hauki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauki.
Hauki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Hauki fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hauki out cold! Hauki corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Johnson!
An out of breath Craig Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Fifth Of Beethoven. 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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188 lbs
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200 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu lands with a right hand.
Fu lands a head kick!
We've been told by Fu's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fu misses with a hook
and Obsut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obsut.
Obsut is trying to maintain a safe position but Fu gets an underhook and turns Obsut into the cage.
Fu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obsut has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fu after a bit of a struggle.
Fu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Fu as the two fighters clinch.
Fu tries a body shot but Obsut blocks it.
Obsut misses with a punch on the inside.
Fu lands an uppercut.
Fu lands with a right to the head.
Fu swings wildly with an uppercut but Obsut uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obsut.
A nice left hand lands by Fu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obsut misses with a punch to the body.
Obsut can't find room to land a body shot as Fu controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fu tries to work over Obsut's front leg with a kick but Obsut checks it.
Obsut lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obsut scores with a jab. Fu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fu counters with a low kick, right behind Obsut 's knee.
Fu throws a head kick but Obsut moves out of range.
Fu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obsut doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu 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 Obsut has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obsut and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Obsut wants to counter with a clinch but Fu pushes him away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
Obsut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obsut avoids the head kick by Fu.
Fu loads up on a big right hand but Obsut slips the punch.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obsut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obsut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obsut has closed the distance and engaged Fu in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut lands with a left to the head.
Obsut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obsut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obsut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obsut has a couple of punches blocked by Fu.
Fu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obsut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obsut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obsut tries a body shot but Fu blocks it.
Obsut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obsut lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fu.
Obsut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obsut lands with a left to the head.
Fu is pressed up against the cage. Obsut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fu down to the mat. Fu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manolo Fu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Obsut.
Obsut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obsut throws a front kick aimed at Fu's knee but Fu avoids it well.
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu swats away the attempt to clinch by Obsut.
Obsut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fu lands a nice shot to the body.
Obsut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obsut gets a double leg takedown into Fu's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is fighting to break Fu's control of his arms but Fu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obsut is looking to work some ground and pound but Fu has wrist control.
Obsut postures up.
Fu pulls Obsut in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obsut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manolo Fu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Obsut 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 Fu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Obsut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fu throws out the jab.
Fu throws a leg kick but Obsut moved away.
Obsut thuds a left hand into Fu's body.
Fu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obsut doesn't seem bothered though.
Fu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obsut is out of range.
Obsut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from Obsut.
Obsut feints a jab promting Fu to slip. Obsut then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Obsut.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Obsut's shoulder, as Obsut tries to avoid the shot.
Fu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obsut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obsut taking a break here but Fu is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fu wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut trying to control from half guard but Fu is working away.
Fu is looking to control Obsut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fu avoid being mounted?
Obsut slows the pace down in half guard.
Fu trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two 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.
Fu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Obsut.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obsut throws a right and a left that Fu avoids nicely.
Obsut lands a nice shot that snaps Fu's head back.
Fu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu throws the kick towards the body but Obsut avoids it.
Obsut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Obsut.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Obsut is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fu with a body shot.
Obsut lands a jab to the head.
Obsut goes for a double leg but Fu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fu continues to drive forward.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Obsut misses with a wild combination.
Fu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obsut wants to counter the offense by Fu and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Fu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fu throws a body shot but no joy.
Obsut blocks a head kick by Fu.
Obsut slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu thuds his shin into the meat of Obsut's side.
Obsut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Obsut lunges at Fu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fu's hand.
Fu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Fu as he checks the leg kick.
Obsut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fu is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Fu misses.
Fu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Obsut looks to land a body kick but Fu moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
Fu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obsut throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Obsut misses with a body kick.
Fu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fu lands with a nice body kick.
Obsut steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fu. That one must have hurt.
Obsut walks into a stiff left hand from Fu.
Fu throws a push kick but Obsut slaps the foot to one side.
Obsut tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fu throws a body kick that misses.
Obsut tries to close the distance and clinch but Fu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obsut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Obsut misses with a double jab.
Fu takes one on the button.
Obsut is looking to clinch but Fu is avoiding it.
Fu tries to bum rush Obsut with a series of wild strikes but Obsut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manolo Fu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Obsut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fu cracks Obsut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obsut misses with a hook.
Obsut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fu.
Fu needs to keep his hands up - Obsut had a free shot at his head there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Obsut or perhaps it was just good defense by Fu, which made it look bad.
Obsut blocks the body kick.
Obsut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Fu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obsut moves out of range of the body kick.
Obsut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu looks to land a combination but Obsut avoids it well.
Fu throws a head kick but Obsut moves out of range.
Obsut throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Obsut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obsut misses with a left hand
and Fu counters with a low kick, right behind Obsut 's knee.
Obsut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obsut misses with a double jab
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Obsut misses with a hook
and Fu counters with a straight right hand.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Obsut tries a quick counter leg kick but Fu is wise to it.
Fu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obsut is rocked!
Manolo Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu connects with a crisp jab.
Obsut is still on wobbly legs! Can Fu finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obsut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obsut misses with an uppercut
and Fu counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Obsut off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Fu follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Obsut was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu 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 Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Katsuro Kazuhiro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Kazuhiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazuhiro throws a combination. Ufcowski jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Pawel Ufcowski jr has been cut.
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range as Kazuhiro strikes.
Kazuhiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Ufcowski jr off the cage and back into range.
Kazuhiro throws out a loose jab but Ufcowski jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr thows a leg kick but Kazuhiro checks it
and Kazuhiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Ufcowski jr cracks Kazuhiro with a good jab.
Kazuhiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ufcowski jr throws a solid leg kick but Kazuhiro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ufcowski jr.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr misses with a takedown attempt - Kazuhiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kazuhiro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ufcowski jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Ufcowski jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro throws out a loose jab but Ufcowski jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr misses with a right hand
and Kazuhiro counters with a body kick that stops Ufcowski jr in his tracks momentarily.
Ufcowski jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazuhiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kazuhiro avoids the body shot from Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro throws a lazy body kick
and Ufcowski jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazuhiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazuhiro feints a jab promting Ufcowski jr to slip. Kazuhiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ufcowski jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ufcowski jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazuhiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ufcowski jr looks for the body kick but Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Ufcowski jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazuhiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kazuhiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ufcowski jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ufcowski jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Ufcowski jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Ufcowski jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kazuhiro avoids the body shot from Ufcowski jr.
It looked like Kazuhiro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ufcowski jr 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 Kazuhiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kazuhiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kazuhiro misses with a body kick.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Kazuhiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ufcowski jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuhiro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazuhiro misses with a body kick.
Ufcowski jr unleashes a big counter combination but Kazuhiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kazuhiro misses.
Ufcowski jr misses with a low kick.
Kazuhiro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kazuhiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ufcowski jr moves away from the strike by Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr avoids a kick to the body.
Kazuhiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Kazuhiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazuhiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ufcowski jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kazuhiro to the mat! Kazuhiro manages to get full guard.
Ufcowski jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazuhiro trying to control the position.
Kazuhiro is pulling down on Ufcowski jr's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ufcowski jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ufcowski jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ufcowski jr prevents Kazuhiro from improving his position.
Kazuhiro is not content to let Ufcowski jr control the position.
Ufcowski jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazuhiro is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Kazuhiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr'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.
Kazuhiro throws a hook but Ufcowski jr blocks it.
Kazuhiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ufcowski jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr throws a wild body kick that Kazuhiro sees coming a mile off.
Kazuhiro tries a low kick but Ufcowski jr avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but Kazuhiro checks it.
Kazuhiro moves forwards but Ufcowski jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kazuhiro cracks the inside of Ufcowski jr's front leg.
Kazuhiro moves away from the strike by Ufcowski jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ufcowski jr misses.
It looked like Kazuhiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kazuhiro but Kazuhiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazuhiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ufcowski jr misses with a kick to the body.
Ufcowski jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ufcowski jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazuhiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ufcowski jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazuhiro throws a jab when Ufcowski jr was well out of range.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ufcowski jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kazuhiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ufcowski jr can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Ufcowski jr.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Ufcowski jr blocks the body kick.
Ufcowski jr motions for Kazuhiro to come forward. Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr feints the counter takedown.
Kazuhiro slips under a jab from Ufcowski jr.
Donk. Kazuhiro catches Ufcowski jr right on the button with a cross.
Ufcowski jr cracks the inside of Kazuhiro's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a shot from downtown. Kazuhiro moves away and avoids it.
Ufcowski jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ufcowski jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kazuhiro lands with an overhand left.
Nice straight punches there by Kazuhiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
Kazuhiro swings for the body but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Kazuhiro throws a big shot that misses.
And Ufcowski jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Kazuhiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
A little feinted left hand from Kazuhiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kazuhiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazuhiro fakes the leg kick and cracks Ufcowski jr in the body.
Ufcowski jr looks for a takedown but Kazuhiro sprawls well.
A big right from Ufcowski jr misses.
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kazuhiro misses.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook but Kazuhiro avoids it easily.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but Ufcowski jr moved away.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Kazuhiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ufcowski jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ufcowski jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ufcowski jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ufcowski jr - just one landing.
Ufcowski jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuhiro moves away.
Ufcowski jr thumps Kazuhiro with a low kick.
Kazuhiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kazuhiro slips under a jab from Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro ducks under a wild hook from Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ufcowski jr just manages to avoid it.
Kazuhiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ufcowski jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kazuhiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ufcowski jr is just out of range.
Ufcowski jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr lands a front kick.
Kazuhiro misses with a looping left.
Ufcowski jr swings for the body but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ufcowski jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro takes a swing at Ufcowski jr's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kazuhiro misses.
Ufcowski jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kazuhiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kazuhiro misses with a leg kick.
Ufcowski jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ufcowski jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhiro avoids the body shot from Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro lands with a straight right. Ufcowski jr didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Kazuhiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ufcowski jr looks to land a left hand but Kazuhiro moved out of range nicely.
Ufcowski jr misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kazuhiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kazuhiro throws a wild body kick that Ufcowski jr sees coming a mile off.
Ufcowski jr scores with a body shot.
Kazuhiro throws a low kick but Ufcowski jr avoids it.
Ufcowski jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuhiro misses with a body kick.
Ufcowski jr feints the counter takedown.
Kazuhiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro throws a hook but Ufcowski jr avoids it easily.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ufcowski jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ufcowski jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Kazuhiro checks a low kick from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ufcowski jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazuhiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Ufcowski jr.
And Kazuhiro counters with a quick kick to the body but Ufcowski jr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ufcowski jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazuhiro with a hook.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Ufcowski jr misses.
Ufcowski jr cracks Kazuhiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kazuhiro throws a nice looking combination but Ufcowski jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ufcowski jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Kazuhiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body kick.
Ufcowski jr feints a jab promting Kazuhiro to slip. Ufcowski jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kazuhiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kazuhiro staying out of range there.
Kazuhiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ufcowski jr.
Kazuhiro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ufcowski jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kazuhiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ufcowski jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazuhiro can pounce on him.
Kazuhiro connects with a right hand. Ufcowski jr shakes it off.
Ufcowski jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Kazuhiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Ufcowski jr misses its intended target.
Pawel Ufcowski jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuhiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazuhiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazuhiro tries a low kick but Ufcowski jr avoids it.
Ufcowski jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kazuhiro with a body shot.
Ufcowski jr throws a shot to the body.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazuhiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ufcowski jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kazuhiro misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ufcowski jr. Those never looked like landing.
Kazuhiro throws a lazy right hand but Ufcowski jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ufcowski jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kazuhiro on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ufcowski jr misses the target.
Ufcowski jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Ufcowski jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ufcowski jr. That's going to slow Kazuhiro down.
Kazuhiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Ufcowski jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Ufcowski jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ufcowski jr with a hook.
Ufcowski jr throws a push kick but Kazuhiro slaps the foot to one side.
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr takes one on the button.
Ufcowski jr cracks Kazuhiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ufcowski jr lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazuhiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ufcowski jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Kazuhiro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ufcowski jr. Kazuhiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazuhiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kazuhiro misses with an uppercut. Ufcowski jr saw that one coming.
Ufcowski jr throws a push kick but Kazuhiro slaps the foot to one side.
Ufcowski jr walks into a left hand.
Katsuro Kazuhiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ufcowski jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Kazuhiro.
Ufcowski jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazuhiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Ufcowski jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ufcowski jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kazuhiro. That did some damage!
Ufcowski jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pawel Ufcowski jr.
I think Kazuhiro 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Kazuhiro!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Katsuro Kazuhiro waved his t-shirt featuring Museum of Monsters & Madmen's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parts.
Parts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abbott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parts circles away.
Abbott 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.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parts.
Parts checks a leg kick.
Parts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brenden Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parts misses with a head kick.
Abbott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parts will feel that in the morning.
Parts lands a body shot.
Parts throws a head kick that misses
and Abbott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parts controlling the position well.
Parts is trying to maintain the position but Abbott is very close to passing his half guard.
Parts felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Parts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parts defending well though.
Parts controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abbott lands a nice short elbow.
Abbott winds up and cracks Parts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abbott wants to pass to mount but Parts is defending the position.
Parts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.
Parts trying to keep a closed guard but Abbott is proving a slippery customer.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but Parts has wrist control.
Parts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abbott controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abbott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but Parts has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott postures up.
Abbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbott shoots for a double leg takedown but Parts sprawls well. He's pushed Abbott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parts misses with a low kick.
Abbott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abbott scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Parts scores with a nice strike.
Parts looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Parts misses its intended target.
Parts throws a leg kick
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tony Parts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abbott back to the cage. Parts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott moves out of range of the leg kick from Parts.
Parts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott throws a front kick aimed at Parts's knee but Parts avoids it well.
Parts lands a head shot.
Good work by Abbott as he checks the leg kick.
Parts blocks a head kick by Abbott.
Parts misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Parts.
Parts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abbott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Parts will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Parts's head but Parts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parts moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Abbott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parts throws out a counter right but Abbott avoids it with no problem.
Parts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbott can pounce on him.
Abbott moves forwards but Parts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbott throws a sloppy head kick and Parts moves out of range easily.
Parts tries to work over Abbott's front leg with a kick but Abbott checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Abbott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abbott thuds his right hand into Parts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parts throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parts scores with a push kick.
Abbott takes a swing at Parts's ribcage but misses.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Parts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Parts.
Parts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abbott is out of range.
Parts with a jab.
Tony Parts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Parts connects with a right hand. Abbott shakes it off.
Parts connects with a leg kick. Abbott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Parts looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
Parts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abbott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbott scores with a jab. Parts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Parts misses.
Abbott drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parts sprawls and moves away.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Parts uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
A combination from Abbott does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parts misses with a looping right.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abbott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Abbott.
Parts 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.
Parts moves out of range of the body kick.
Parts walks into a stiff left hand from Abbott.
Parts misses with a straight left.
Parts walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Abbott.
Abbott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abbott showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Parts wants to improve his position but Abbott is controlling well.
Abbott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abbott trying to control the action but Parts is working from the bottom.
Parts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abbott landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
Parts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abbott is proving hard to escape from.
Parts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abbott, up you get!
Abbott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abbott slips a straight right by Parts.
Abbott slips a straight right by Parts.
Parts loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
Abbott half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abbott.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbott.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbott scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abbott.
Parts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbott circles away quickly and effectively.
Parts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parts misses with a wild body shot.
Abbott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parts misses with a hook
and Abbott counters with a leg kick.
Abbott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts clobbers Abbott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch lands to the side of Parts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Abbott misses
and Parts counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbott throws a low kick but Parts avoids it.
Abbott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Abbott.
Abbott gets a takedown into half guard.
Parts preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Abbott is thwarting Parts's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts tries to get to full guard but Abbott has control of the leg.
Abbott is controlling the pace.
Parts is refusing to be controlled, as Abbott sits in half guard.
Parts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abbott scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abbott.
Parts is trying to control but can't.
Parts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
Parts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Abbott has a closed guard, preventing Parts from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looking to control.
Parts stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abbott goes for a double leg but Parts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parts continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Parts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abbott throws a push kick but Parts slaps the foot to one side.
Parts's corner calls for a 1-2. Parts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Abbott drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parts sprawls and moves away.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parts.
Abbott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parts. That did some damage!
Parts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abbott has time to react.
Parts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbott backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parts.
Parts checks a low kick from Abbott.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parts! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brenden Abbott did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott looks to land a right hand but Parts moved out of range.
Parts throws out a loose jab but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parts moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott backing away here, and Parts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parts throws a wild body kick that Abbott sees coming a mile off.
Abbott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abbott fails with the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Parts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parts.
A clash of legs there as Parts blocks the low kick.
Parts 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.
The fighters circling - Parts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts throws a body shot but no joy.
Abbott tries to move into range but Parts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abbott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parts connects with a right hand. Abbott shakes it off.
Parts throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott connects with a body shot that sends Parts's belly button to the back.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.
Parts is looking to chop away at Abbott's legs.
Abbott attempts a counter takedown but Parts avoids it well and moves away.
Abbott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parts.
Parts connects with an inside leg kick.
Parts 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.
Abbott throws a poor cross that misses
letting Parts counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parts tries to avoid it but Abbott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parts to the ground. Parts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abbott.
Abbott throws a big counter combination but Parts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts slips under a jab from Abbott.
Parts looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
Abbott slips a straight right by Parts.
Parts cracks Abbott with a good jab.
Parts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Parts moved away.
Parts throws out a counter right but Abbott avoids it with no problem.
Abbott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbott. Abbott obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abbott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abbott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Parts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parts moves away.
Parts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Parts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Abbott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parts thumps Abbott with a low kick.
Parts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Parts misses the target.
Abbott fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parts just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts throws a low kick but Abbott avoids it.
Abbott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Parts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abbott is working away from the top position though.
Brenden Abbott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Abbott.
Good work by Parts as he checks the leg kick.
Abbott scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott misses with a two punch combination.
Abbott lands a jab.
Parts looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
Jab by Parts.
Parts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parts lands a lovely overhand right.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Parts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Parts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abbott scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a right hand
enabling Parts to counter with a crisp jab.
Parts connects with a single shot there.
Abbott throws the left hand but Parts avoids the punch easily.
Parts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abbott. That did some damage!
Abbott cracks the inside of Parts's front leg.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Parts throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parts trying to keep a closed guard but Abbott is proving a slippery customer.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Parts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parts trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts is trying to hold Abbott in close to prevent damage but Abbott has managed to pass into half guard.
Abbott is just content to waste time from the top position. Parts takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abbott looking to pass the guard.
Abbott won't allow Parts to sweep him here.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abbott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbott circles away quickly and effectively.
Abbott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Parts digs a good body shot into Abbott's ribs.
Abbott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parts was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abbotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abbott cracks the inside of Parts's front leg.
Parts missing with a left hand there. Abbott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a big shot that misses.
Parts scores with a head kick. Abbott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Parts lands a jab to Abbott's midsection.
Abbott stuns Parts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott throws a big shot that misses.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parts doesn't seem bothered though.
Parts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abbott is able to avoid easily.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses.
Parts slips under a jab.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parts tries to bum rush Abbott with a series of wild strikes but Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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 Brenden Abbott.
I think Abbott 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Brenden Abbott 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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