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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jony Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yuki Yamamoto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jony Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuki Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mann will feel that in the morning.
Yamamoto thows a leg kick but Mann checks it
and Mann counters with a takedown into side control.
Mann is chipping away with strikes.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been hearing that Mann has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mann lands a few punches from side control.
Mann lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mann is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto is bucking up trying to escape but Mann cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamamoto is looking to get to half guard.
Mann looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mann 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.
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Mann pushes him away.
Mann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mann tries to control but Yamamoto wriggling away.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mann scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yamamoto is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mann cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Can Mann finish him?
Mann postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Yamamoto in real trouble here! The ref calls for Yamamoto to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jony Mann!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalti Eyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyj's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Sexy and I Know It. Don King told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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245 lbs
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281 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hjalti Eyj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyj scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to control but Eyj is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eyj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eyj throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King is not content to let Eyj control the position.
King is trying to control but can't.
Eyj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King tries to roll over but Eyj keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eyj throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King is looking for a sweep. Eyj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Eyj sits in half guard.
Eyj is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eyj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eyj sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eyj. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King is trying to stand.
Eyj is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
King looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eyj thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eyj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King trying to control the position.
Eyj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eyj got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eyj has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
Eyj looking to pass the guard.
Eyj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eyj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eyj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eyj throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eyj landing with the ground and pound.
Eyj works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Eyj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eyj working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Eyj throws a big elbow that misses.
Eyj cracks King with a solid left hand.
Eyj passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Eyj is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eyj throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyj working the ground and pound from side control.
Eyj creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eyj.
Eyj in side control, throwing shots but King defends.
Eyj in side control, throwing shots but King defends.
Eyj wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Eyj seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Eyj.
Eyj thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eyj is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. King looks calm but he's in trouble here. Eyj gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. King is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Eyj lets go of the hold and King can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hjalti Eyj!
Hjalti Eyj decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug's entrance music is Animal I Have Become . A fine choice. Ding is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mortal Kombat. Hades Hug could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Ding's chin.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ding lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ding throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Hug, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Ding moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Ding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ding tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Ding looks to move away, Hug throws a big counter combo bu Ding just gets out of the way.
Ding dodges the punch combination from Hug.
Ding misses with a series of wild punches.
Hug with a poor takedown
and Ding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ding shoots in looking for a takedown. Hug tries to sprawl out of it but Ding keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hug manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hug throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Hades Hug has been cut.
Hug throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
Hug will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hug drops Ding with a beautiful combination! Ding stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hug is looking for the KO!
Ding is rocked!
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Hug finish him?
Hug throws a series of punches but Ding moves out of range.
Hug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Hug does no damage.
Hades Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug dodges the punch combination from Ding.
Oooooh!!! Hug has knocked Ding down with a huge combo! Hug steps away and waves a wobbly Ding back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ding misses with a series of wild punches.
As Ding looks to move away, Hug throws a big counter combo bu Ding just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ding wants to counter the offense by Hug and move into the clinch position.
Hug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ding counters with a series of strikes. Hug will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ding counters with a two punch combo.
Hug misses with the combination.
Ding throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hug's head.
Ding fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hug, pushing him back against the cage.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hug throws a right hand that Ding ducks under and follows up with a left that Ding also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Ding's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hug throws a head kick that misses
and Ding holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hug breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ding blocks a head kick by Hug.
Hug avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ding circles away quickly and effectively.
Ding throws a counter combo.
Hug misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Ding.
A punch combination from Ding misses.
Hug misses with a wild combination.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug looks to land a combination but Ding avoids it well.
Hug tries to bum rush Ding with a series of wild strikes but Ding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
Hug is breathing heavily.
Ding avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Ding lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hug.
Ding throws a one two combo.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hug swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ding is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Ding scores with a one two! Hug had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hug throws a combination that misses
and Ding counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hug! Ding lets Hug back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hug is rocked!
Hades Hug's cut is getting worse.
Ding fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hug. Those never looked like landing.
Ding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ding fails with a takedown attempt.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
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 Hades Hug 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!
A head kick misses from Hug.
No joy there for Hug, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hades Hug is winning the standup battle so far.
Hug fails to land with a series of punches.
Hug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Hug backs off Ding throws a huge counter combo but Hug manages to avoid it all.
Ding paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hug throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ding doesn't manage to clinch there - Hug circles away.
Ding throws a series of punches but Hug moves out of range.
Ding closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hug did well to prevent Ding getting side control.
Ding missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ding thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding is trying to control. Hug wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ding takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ding lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding tries to stand and escape but Hug is controlling the position.
Hug taking some punishment here, with Ding in his half guard.
Ding is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ding not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ding is looking for submissions but instead, Hug has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ding accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hug misses with the combination.
Ding throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ding.
Hug misses with a two punch combination.
As Hug backs off Ding throws a huge counter combo but Hug manages to avoid it all.
Ding throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hug throws a head kick but Ding moves out of range.
Hug rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ding moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ding is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ding feints and as Hug raises his hands in defense, Ding changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ding trying to control the position from guard on top but Hug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding looking to pass the guard.
Ding working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hug has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ding wants to control from the top but Hug keeps moving.
Hug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Hug keeping moving, preventing Ding from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hug misses with a two punch combination.
Ding throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hug tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ding swivels and escapes.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ding pushes Hug away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ding. Those never looked like landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hug crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ding - the referee stops the clock and Hug gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ding. Hug manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ding misses with a series of wild punches.
Hug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hug misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hug paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hug. Those never looked like landing.
Hug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ding counters with a straight right hand.
Ding connects with a solid leg kick.
Ding avoids the head kick by Hug.
Hug misses with a few strikes there.
Ding now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hug throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ding counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ding.
Ding swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Ding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hug throws a right hand that Ding ducks under and follows up with a left that Ding also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ding throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hug dodges the punch combination from Ding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ding lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hug throws a right and a left that Ding avoids nicely.
Ding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ding closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ding lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ding is trying to work for a kimura but Hug is defending well.
Ding is trying to work for a kimura but Hug is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug wants to get back to his feet.
Ding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hug keeps working.
Ding thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ding.
Ding gets to his feet - Hug follows without any prompting.
Hug tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ding swivels and escapes.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ding follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ding misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hug lands a big head kick that sends Ding tumbling to the mat! Hug takes a step backwards and waves Ding back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hug tries to bum rush Ding with a series of wild strikes but Ding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hades Hug is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Hug misses with a few strikes there.
Ding moves into range and clinches up with Hug.
Ding breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding scores with a leg kick.
Ding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hug.
Ding steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hug.
Hug throws a right hand that Ding ducks under and follows up with a left that Ding also avoids with ease.
Hug misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Ding releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ding has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hug throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
Ding moves into the clinch successfully.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
Ding throws a nice looking combination but Hug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hug throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ding is looking for the big counter here.
Ding doesn't manage to clinch there - Hug circles away.
Ding throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oooooh!!! Hug has knocked Ding down with a huge combo! Hug steps away and waves a wobbly Ding back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That has opened up Dick Ding's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ding smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Ding.
I think Ding 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Ding!
Dick Ding thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook has chosen I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook lands a high kick!
Cho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cook connects with a body shot.
Cho throws a leg kick but Cook checks it.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Cho moved out of range nicely.
Cook fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cho at a distance.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Cho's head coaches at Riddum Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot lands for Cho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Cho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cho works the jab nicely.
Cho takes one to the chin there.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Cook misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook moves into the clinch successfully.
Cho tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Cho back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Cho tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Cho back against the cage.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cho blocking some punches.
Cho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Cho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cook's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cook is rocked!
Cho tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Cho finish him?
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook seems to have recovered his senses.
Cho misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cho prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Cook prevents a body shot from Cho.
Cook is trying to break free.
Cook prevents a body shot from Cho.
Cho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cho lands a shoulder strike.
Cho lands a nice uppercut.
Cho scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cho fails to land.
Cho keeps control of Cook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cho crunches a lovely knee into Cook's ribcage.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook walks into a jab.
Cho moves away from the strike by Cook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cook misses with a hook. Cho ducked under it nicely.
Cho scores with a leg kick.
Cook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cho slips under a jab from Cook.
Cho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cho thuds a left hand into Cook's body.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook tries to clinch up but Cho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Cho digs a good hook to Cook's body.
Cho lands a left and a right that send Cook crashing to the mat, dazed. Cho thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho cracks Cook with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cook tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cho pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cook is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimble Cho!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kimble Cho waved his t-shirt featuring Modern Wear Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingsley Ciprut has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Cowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cowen tries to land a leg kick but Ciprut saw it coming and moves away.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Cowen throws a leg kick but Ciprut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cowen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Cowen. Those never looked like landing.
Cowen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cowen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ciprut tries to land a front kick but Cowen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ciprut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cowen with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Ciprut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowen feints and then cracks Ciprut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ciprut down.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Ciprut feints and then cracks Cowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cowen down.
Cowen throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprut's shoulder, as Ciprut tries to avoid the shot.
Ciprut throws a wild body kick that Cowen sees coming a mile off.
Cowen punishes Ciprut's body with a nice straight punch.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a head kick. Cowen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciprut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowen throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut throws a right hand that Cowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowen also avoids with ease.
Ciprut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cowen connects with a looping right hand.
Cowen connects with a crisp jab.
Ciprut gets a clinch.
Cowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ciprut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowen to score with a decent uppercut.
Ciprut is rocked!
Cowen avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Cowen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ciprut avoids it.
Ciprut has Cowen up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but Cowen blocks with his arms.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cowen avoids it.
Cowen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ciprut misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cowen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprut tries to stall but Cowen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cowen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Ciprut stalling against the cage.
Cowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cowen throws out a loose jab but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut misses with a low kick.
Ciprut moves forwards but Cowen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cowen.
Ciprut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cowen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ciprut is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowen finish him?
Cowen avoids a kick to the body.
Ciprut seems to have recovered his senses.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Cowen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciprut gets a clinch.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cowen is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Cowen avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.
Cowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ciprut throws a right hand that Cowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowen also avoids with ease.
A big right from Cowen misses.
Ciprut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cowen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ciprut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciprut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowen drops Ciprut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ciprut looks back up at him and smiles so Cowen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Ciprut lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cowen.
Cowen misses the shot to the body.
Cowen avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cowen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut misses with a body kick.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Cowen moves out of range.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cowen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cowen throws a leg kick that misses.
Ciprut misses with a body kick.
Cowen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ciprut lands the left hand.
Ciprut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowen.
Cowen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cowen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cowen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ciprut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciprut walks into a stiff left hand from Cowen.
Cowen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ciprut off the cage and back into range.
Ciprut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Jared Cowen will probably get the nod.
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.
Ciprut throws the kick towards the body but Cowen avoids it.
Cowen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ciprut thuds his right hand into Cowen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cowen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut slips under a jab.
Cowen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ciprut tries to move into range but Cowen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick
and Cowen counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Ciprut falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jared Cowen!
Jared Cowen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knapp's choice of entrance music: Go to Sleep. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knapp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aoki is fending him off so far but Knapp persists. Nope, Aoki circles away and we're back to standing.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knapp sprawls and moves away.
Knapp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Knapp moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Knapp throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Knapp sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick lands from Knapp that sends Aoki to the canvas. Aoki tries to scramble back to his feet but Knapp brings him back down into side control.
Aoki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki bucks up and tries to throw Knapp off but instead Knapp has got his back!
Oh Aoki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki is trying to break free.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
Aoki seems to have got his legs back now.
Knapp gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Aoki goes down! Can Knapp finish him!?
Aoki controlling Knapp's posture.
Aoki trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki working for a triangle but Knapp defends it easily.
Knapp preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knapp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knapp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aoki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Knapp has passed into side control.
Knapp prevents Aoki from escaping the position.
Aoki is trying to control Knapp's posture but Knapp avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Knapp presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Aoki is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Knapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knapp throws a big shot that misses.
Aoki feinted with a counter takedown.
Tatsuya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knapp has closed the distance and engaged Aoki in a clinch.
Knapp stalling the fight.
Knapp manages to break the clinch.
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from Knapp.
We've been told by Aoki's head coaches at Always Clean Double Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aoki misses with a hook. Knapp ducked under it nicely.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knapp is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Knapp circles away and we're back to standing.
Knapp moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Knapp digs a good body shot into Aoki's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Knapp as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp with a nice cross.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Knapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Knapp throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Knapp avoids it well and moves away.
Knapp misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming.
Knapp drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Aoki right on the button. Aoki goes down! Knapp follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knapp gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Knapp!
A less than humble Peter Knapp misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Tua has chosen Freak on a Leash by Korn as his entrance music. Fatu Tua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime blocks a jab.
Tua misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Prime throws a quick counter head kick but Tua was just out of range.
Prime tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Tua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime moves away from the strike by Tua.
Prime misses with a body shot.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Prime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime clobbers Tua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prime goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tua finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Tua - just one landing.
Prime lands a big shot that drops Tua! Can he finish him?
Tua is rocked!
Prime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tua, up you get!
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Prime finish him?
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Prime swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Prime.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Prime lands with a nice body kick.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
Tua tries to work over Prime's front leg with a kick but Prime checks it.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tua tries to move into range but Prime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime lands with a hook. Tua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tua misses with the combination.
Prime checks a low kick from Tua.
Tua swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Prime is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Prime looks to land a right hand but Tua moved out of range.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
It looked like Prime wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tua scores with a hook to the body. Prime takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Prime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tua.
Tua takes one on the button.
Prime throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Prime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Tua throws out a counter right but Prime avoids it with no problem.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick from Prime.
Tua checks a leg kick.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Prime counters with a three punch combo that has Tua backing up. Tua nods at Prime to acknowledge the strikes.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Prime throws a body kick that misses
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tua lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime scores with a leg kick.
Prime throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prime 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.
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Prime throws a front kick aimed at Tua's knee but Tua avoids it well.
Prime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua under the eye.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prime can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tua.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prime's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prime.
Prime misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Prime here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Prime's ribs.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Prime moved out of range.
Prime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Prime blocks a low kick nicely.
Prime thinks about countering with a body kick.
Prime scores with a jab. Tua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Optimus Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tua to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tua's head backwards.
Prime tries a low kick but Tua avoids it.
Tua throws a lazy uppercut
and Prime counters with a big head kick but Tua shrugs it off.
Tua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Primes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Prime.
Prime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prime lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Prime.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Prime counters with a good, hard body kick but Tua shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Tua missing with a left hand there. Prime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Prime sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tua to the ground! Prime dives into full mount looking to finish!
Tua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua wants to control but Prime is having none of it.
Prime is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Tua misses.
Prime lands with a slapping head kick.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua walks into a straight right hand from Prime.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua moves out of range as Prime strikes.
Tua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Tua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prime doesn't seem phased though.
Tua throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Tua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Prime.
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prime under the eye.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Prime moved out of range.
Tua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Prime misses with a low kick.
Tua scores with a jab to the head.
Prime goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Prime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Prime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Prime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Prime swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prime lands with a thumping leg kick.
Prime lands a head shot.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Prime saw that one coming.
Prime looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prime lands with a slapping head kick.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Tua blocks a jab.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Tua's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Prime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prime misses with an uppercut.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prime tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime blocks a jab.
Prime lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Prime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Prime misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Prime misses
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Prime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Tua misses.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Prime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Prime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prime is looking to score with low kicks.
Tua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prime thuds a left hand into Tua's body.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime throws a nice head kick!
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tua to the ground! Prime dives into full mount looking to finish!
Prime gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prime fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tua to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tua looks to clinch but Prime throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tua taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Pykrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pykrete comes to the cage accompanied by Sympathy For The Devil. Calaway comes into a darkened arena with his song building. R.I.P. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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290 lbs
30 - 26 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Pykrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pykrete connects with a right hand. Calaway shakes it off.
Pykrete thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Calaway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pykrete misses with a wild body shot.
Pykrete changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calaway looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Calaway struggling a bit here.
Calaway defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaway wants to get back to his feet but Pykrete is dominant here and he's now got Calaway's back!
Calaway manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pykrete's guard. Nice work there by Calaway.
Pykrete working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calaway doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calaway manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway tries to free his leg and advance position but Pykrete is retaining full guard.
Calaway preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is looking to advance position but Pykrete has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pykrete thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Calaway can't escape the position.
Pykrete lands a big elbow.
Pykrete connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Calaway is rocked!
Pykrete landing strikes from the mount and Calaway is in trouble!
Calaway is still in real trouble! Can Pykrete finish him?
Calaway has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pykrete throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Calaway because Pykrete loaded up on that one.
Calaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Pykrete lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pykrete with the ground and pound from mount.
Calaway is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pykrete postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Calaway is out cold - huge knockout for Pykrete!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nigel Pykrete!
A relieved looking Nigel Pykrete thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troc throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvarez's head.
Troc pushes Alvarez away with a front kick.
Troc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Troc.
Troc throws a low kick, looking for Alvarez's leg but Alvarez calmly moves out of range.
Troc wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Troc.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Troc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troc throws a right hand that misses
so Alvarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Troc looking for a sweep. Not yet Troc, not yet.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Troc has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Alvarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez wants to control but Troc is having none of it.
Alvarez gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc is keen to just control but Alvarez is a slippery customer.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Troc is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alvarez gets full guard.
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.
Alvarez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Troc has passed into half guard!
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Troc is very close to passing his half guard.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Troc is controlling well.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Troc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troc throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvarez counters with a single leg into guard. Troc didn't expect that.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Troc is keeping the position for now.
Troc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Troc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Alvarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Troc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Troc throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troc.
Troc throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Troc only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Troc.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Troc prevents it.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trang Troc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez.
Alvarez stalling the fight.
Alvarez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Troc can't fight it off and eventually Alvarez manages to take the fight to the floor. Troc looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Troc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Troc has escaped and now he's on top!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Troc from standing up.
Alvarez is working an open guard so Troc takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alvarez tests Troc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troc.
Alvarez feints the counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Troc 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 Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Troc's ribs.
Troc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Troc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Troc.
A telegraphed right hand from Troc misses the target.
Troc misses with a kick to the body.
Trang Troc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Troc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Troc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a single leg into guard. Troc didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Troc throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troc was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Troc misses with a head kick.
Troc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Troc misses.
Troc punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Troc tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troc throws a low kick, looking for Alvarez's leg but Alvarez calmly moves out of range.
Troc misses with a series of wild punches.
Troc tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troc is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Troc missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Troc defends it well.
Troc fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Troc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Troc's guard.
Alvarez throws a strike but Troc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Troc defends well.
Troc wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Troc is one step ahead there.
Troc looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez is pushing down on Troc's leg trying to pass to half guard. Troc is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alvarez controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Alvarez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez prevents Troc from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Trang Troc did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Troc does it's job there.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Troc misses with a body shot.
Troc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troc has managed to clinch.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Troc prevents it.
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Troc.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Troc, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Troc.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown.
Troc misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Troc pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trang Troc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez.
Troc is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Troc improves position.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Troc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with the head strike.
Alvarez trying to stall but Troc improves his position.
Troc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troc scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Troc has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Troc swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troc misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Troc has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Troc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Troc misses with the head strike.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Trang Troc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Troc missing with knees to the body.
Troc misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troc.
Troc pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troc crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Troc has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Troc is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Troc circles away and we're back to standing.
Troc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Troc is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Troc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Troc avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvarez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Troc rather than just go for the knockout.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troc.
Troc tries to clinch up.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Troc ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alvarez clobbers Troc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez moves out of range as Troc strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc had his way with Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Troc.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troc misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Troc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Troc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troc misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez cracks Troc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Troc looks to throw a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Troc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Troc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Troc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Troc keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Alvarez lunges at Troc with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Troc's hand.
Troc misses with a body kick.
Troc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Alvarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Troc tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Troc trying to control here.
Alvarez moves into full mount! Troc won't be happy about that!
Alvarez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Troc is now in Alvarez's guard. A big mistake from Alvarez there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Troc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alvarez looking for subs off his back but Troc has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trang Troc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Troc 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trang Troc!
Trang Troc retains his lightweight title!
Trang Troc took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La La Girl by Paffendorf. Waterson has chosen Oasis - Roll With It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic lands an overhand right.
Waterson with a nice cross.
Zivic throws a right hand that Waterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Waterson also avoids with ease.
Waterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zivic's calf.
Zivic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zivic slips a jab and a cross from Waterson.
Zivic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterson counters with a nice body kick.
Waterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zivic under the eye.
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
Zivic misses with a hook
and Waterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waterson scores with a nice strike.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waterson.
Waterson throws out a counter right but Zivic avoids it with no problem.
Waterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterson looks to land a right hand but Zivic moved out of range.
Waterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Waterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Waterson's shoulder, as Waterson tries to avoid the shot.
Zivic throws a shot to the body.
Zivic throws a jab when Waterson was well out of range.
Waterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Zivic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Waterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Waterson catches Zivic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Zivic wants to get back to his feet.
Waterson is pressing down on Zivic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zivic is holding on for now.
Waterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson prevents Zivic from improving his position.
Waterson wants to pass the guard but Zivic is defending well.
Waterson wants to control but Zivic is keeping him busy.
Zivic is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zivic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Waterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zivic.
Zivic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waterson.
Zivic connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zivic avoids the head kick by Waterson.
Zivic is looking to clinch.
Waterson misses with a left hand
and Zivic counters with a leg kick.
Zivic cracks Waterson with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zivic throws the left hand but Waterson avoids the punch easily.
Waterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waterson catches Zivic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Waterson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zivic.
Zivic connects with a solid leg kick.
Zivic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waterson. Waterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Waterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zivic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zivic.
Waterson staying out of range there.
Zivic throws a low kick but Waterson avoids it.
Waterson throws a lazy right hand but Zivic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zivic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zivic looks to land a right hand but Waterson moved out of range.
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!
Waterson misses with a straight left.
Zivic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Waterson manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic looks to land a right hand but Waterson moved out of range.
Waterson cracks Zivic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zivic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waterson.
Waterson throws the left hand but Zivic avoids the punch easily.
Zivic lands with a straight right. Waterson didn't see that one coming.
Waterson lands a front kick.
Zivic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Waterson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Waterson misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Waterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zivic momentarily.
A low kick from Zivic is predictable there
and Waterson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic lunges at Waterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Waterson's hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Waterson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Waterson catches Zivic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zivic has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Waterson dominated that 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zivic has a couple of punches blocked by Waterson.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waterson tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waterson.
Waterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterson's elbow.
Zivic tries a body shot but Waterson blocks it.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Waterson controls the action.
Waterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zivic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waterson has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zivic throws a punch but it's blocked by Waterson.
Waterson gets through Zivic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Zivic.
A head punch on the inside from Zivic fails to land.
Zivic tries to work over Waterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Zivic throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Waterson trying to stall but Zivic improves his position.
Waterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic tries to work over Waterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zivic tries a body shot but Waterson blocks it.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
Waterson working aggressively here.
Waterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Waterson controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Waterson.
Waterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Waterson is breathing heavily.
Zivic misses with an elbow strike.
Zivic digs a right hand underneath Waterson's ribcage. Waterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waterson is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
Waterson has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic throws a punch but it's blocked by Waterson.
Waterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Waterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterson tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Waterson back against the cage.
Zivic tries to work over Waterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waterson lands a shot to the body.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waterson scores with a hook to the body.
Waterson tries to stall but Zivic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
Zivic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zivic as Waterson tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zivic is keeping busy.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Waterson prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Waterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Waterson avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic looking to throw knees to the head but Waterson is blocking nicely.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
Waterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zivic.
A head punch on the inside from Waterson fails to land.
Waterson stalling in the clinch but Zivic improves position.
Waterson lands a shoulder strike.
Waterson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zivic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Waterson can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Waterson controls his hands.
Zivic pushes Waterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zivic digs a right hand underneath Waterson's ribcage. Waterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fritzie Zivic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zivic misses with a knee to the head.
Zivic throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zivic.
Waterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic is trying to stall.
Waterson blocks an elbow strike.
Waterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic 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.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterson is just out of range.
Zivic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Con Waterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zivic scores with a hook.
Waterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zivic misses with a hook. Waterson ducked under it nicely.
Waterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zivic at a distance.
Zivic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zivic's head.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Waterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Waterson slips a jab from Zivic.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
Waterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Waterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic lands a nice shot that snaps Waterson's head back.
Zivic rushes Waterson and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic prevents a body shot from Waterson.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Waterson controls his hands.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Waterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Waterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
Waterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zivic's elbow.
Zivic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waterson trying to stall but Zivic improves his position.
Waterson gets through Zivic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Waterson tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Zivic pushes Waterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic tries a body shot but Waterson blocks it.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterson's elbow.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Zivic.
Waterson blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zivic.
Waterson is rocked!
Zivic pushes Waterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterson's elbow.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Waterson.
Waterson tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Waterson back against the cage.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
Zivic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zivic's elbow.
Waterson tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Waterson back against the cage.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Waterson digs a right hand into Zivic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zivic's gas tank.
Waterson looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson looking to slow down the pace here.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Waterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waterson tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waterson.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Waterson effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Zivic fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Waterson throws a head punch that misses.
Waterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zivic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Waterson prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waterson is pushing Zivic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zivic slowing the pace effectively.
Waterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waterson avoiding damage.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic clearly takes that round.
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.
Waterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zivic moves out of range as Waterson strikes.
Zivic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic works on Waterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zivic.
Zivic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waterson or not.
Still in the clinch, Zivic scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic scores with a shot to the side of Waterson's head.
Waterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
Waterson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zivic throws a big uppercut that drops Waterson! More strikes from Zivic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Waterson lies dazed against the cage as Zivic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Fritzie Zivic waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
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