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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Markman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel gets a clinch.
Gabriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Gabriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gabriel has a couple of punches blocked by Markman.
Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Markman moves out of range.
Gabriel drives through and clinches with Markman against the cage.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Markman tries to score a body lock takedown but Gabriel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gabriel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gabriel.
It looks like Rory Markman has been cut.
Gabriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Markman backwards.
Markman is rocked!
Markman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markman decides to pull 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Markman keeps moving.
Gabriel won't allow Markman to sweep him here.
Markman keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Gabriel lands a couple of digs.
Markman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Markman wants to sweep but no luck.
Gabriel trying to control but Markman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Markman pulls Gabriel in close to prevent any damage.
Gabriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabriel working some strikes from top position.
Markman looking for a sweep. Not yet Markman, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel trying to control but Markman is working from the bottom.
Gabriel 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.
Markman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gabriel.
Gabriel looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Markman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gabriel defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is looking to clinch.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut. Markman saw that one coming.
Markman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gabriel shoots in but Markman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Markman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gabriel finds it's way round the side to connect with Markman's head.
Gabriel lands with a nice body punch.
Markman slips a straight right by Gabriel.
Markman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Markman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gabriel throws out the jab.
Markman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Markman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markman connects with a nice short shot to Gabriel's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to control but Markman postures up.
Markman trying to control the action but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
Gabriel wants to control but Markman is keeping busy.
Markman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Markman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gabriel defending well though.
Markman prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Markman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabriel wants to get back to full guard.
Gabriel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Markman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Markman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gabriel misses with a body shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Gabriel! Markman is backing up but he can't get away as Gabriel lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Markman and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gideon Gabriel!
An out of breath Gideon Gabriel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyeonly Fuckwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuckwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, call to prayer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Eyeonly Fuckwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson misses with a hook. Fuckwell ducked under it nicely.
Fuckwell defending well as Nilsson loads up on a big left hand.
Nilsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuckwell.
Nilsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fuckwell scores with a shot to the body.
Nilsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuckwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lars Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuckwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nilsson.
Fuckwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilsson scores with a shot to the body.
Nilsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fuckwell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuckwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuckwell moves out of range as Nilsson strikes.
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!
Fuckwell looks to throw the jab but Nilsson is out of range.
Fuckwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nilsson! But no joy.
Fuckwell connects with a body shot.
Fuckwell misses with a few strikes there.
Fuckwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell throws a hook but Nilsson blocks it.
Nilsson lands a leg kick that knocks Fuckwell off balance momentarily.
Fuckwell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nilssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nilsson lands a jab to the head.
Nilsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuckwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilsson.
Fuckwell slips a straight right by Nilsson.
It looked like Fuckwell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nilsson.
Fuckwell misses with a hook. Nilsson ducked under it nicely.
Fuckwell blocks a leg kick.
Fuckwell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nilsson avoids it.
Fuckwell throws a hook to the side of Nilsson's head but Nilsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuckwell.
Nice jab there from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell misses with an uppercut.
Nilsson blocks a jab.
Fuckwell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fuckwell looks to land a combination but Nilsson avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuckwell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuckwell scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson slips a jab from Fuckwell.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuckwell is just out of range.
Fuckwell scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsson. Fuckwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilsson looks to land a combination. Fuckwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Eyeonly Fuckwell has been cut.
Fuckwell slips a straight right by Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuckwell.
Nilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Nilsson as he checks the leg kick.
Fuckwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fuckwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Nilsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nilsson misses with a hook. Fuckwell ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Nilsson.
Fuckwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuckwell misses with a head kick.
Nilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
Nilsson stuns Fuckwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fuckwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuckwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Nilsson connects with a body shot that sends Fuckwell's belly button to the back.
Fuckwell lands a slapping body shot.
Fuckwell misses with a hook. Nilsson ducked under it nicely.
Fuckwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuckwell.
Nilsson scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Fuckwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuckwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but Fuckwell ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuckwell misses its target.
Fuckwell throws a looping overhand right but Nilsson ducks down to avoid it.
Nilsson unleashes a big counter combination but Fuckwell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab from Nilsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nilsson can pounce on him.
Nilsson misses with a looping left.
Fuckwell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nilsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuckwell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nilsson throws a leg kick but Fuckwell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nilsson avoids the body shot from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell checks a low kick from Nilsson.
A jab from Fuckwell misses.
The fighters circling - Fuckwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuckwell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nilsson back to the cage. Fuckwell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nilsson misses with a body shot.
Nilsson throws a hook but Fuckwell blocks it.
Nilsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nilsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuckwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Nilsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nilsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Fuckwell misses.
A big right from Nilsson misses.
Nilsson checks a leg kick.
Fuckwell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nilsson is out of range.
Nilsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuckwell takes one to the side of the head.
Fuckwell checks a leg kick.
Nilsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fuckwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nilsson. Nilsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nilsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuckwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Fuckwell - just one landing.
Fuckwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nilsson.
Nilsson swinging wildly here.
A big right from Fuckwell misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson walks into a left hand.
Donk. Fuckwell catches Nilsson right on the button with a cross.
Fuckwell throws a jab when Nilsson was well out of range.
Nilsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the head.
Fuckwell clobbers Nilsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nilsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nilsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuckwell's sensitive parts.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuckwell walks into a straight right hand from Nilsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuckwell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nilsson's head backwards.
Nilsson throws a leg kick which misses Fuckwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuckwell tries to avoid it.
Nilsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuckwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nilsson. Nilsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsson. Fuckwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fuckwell's head.
Fuckwell moves forwards but Nilsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by Fuckwell.
Nilsson tests Fuckwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nilsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fuckwell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nilsson scrambles back to his feet.
Nilsson looks to land a left hand but Fuckwell moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuckwell misses the target.
Fuckwell misses with a left hand
and Nilsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuckwell is rocked!
Nilsson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fuckwell right on the button. Fuckwell goes down! Nilsson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nilsson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Nilsson!
Eyeonly Fuckwell was interviewed post fight and said 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Willy Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zibanejadass on the side of the head.
Willy Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Zibanejadass tenderised Hardwood's leg. Hardwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardwood connects with a crisp jab.
Hardwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zibanejadass with a nice cross.
Zibanejadass looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardwood misses with a body shot
and Zibanejadass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zibanejadass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zibanejadass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Hardwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardwood as Zibanejadass tries to tie him up.
Hardwood lands a right hand.
Hardwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've been informed that Hardwood 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.
Hardwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Zibanejadass being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardwood is keeping busy.
Maybe Zibanejadass would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Zibanejadass pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardwood blocks the elbow strike.
Hardwood takes a shot to the head.
Hardwood prevents a body shot from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass misses with the head strike.
Hardwood is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
Hardwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardwood stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zibanejadass is keeping busy.
Zibanejadass struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardwood controls his hands.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow over the top.
Zibanejadass is trying to stall.
Zibanejadass is trying to stall.
Hardwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zibanejadass or not.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow strike.
Hardwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willy Hardwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardwood moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zibanejadass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zibanejadass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardwood avoids the elbow strike from Zibanejadass, against the cage.
Zibanejadass misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Hardwood.
Hardwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardwood takes a shot to the head.
Hardwood dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
A head punch on the inside from Hardwood fails to land.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood lands with a light punch inside.
Zibanejadass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zibanejadass misses with the head strike.
Hardwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zibanejadass is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zibanejadass.
Hardwood blocks an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood misses with the head strike.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow that stopped Hardwood in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardwood.
Hardwood blocks the elbow strike.
Zibanejadass blocks an uppercut.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow strike.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow that stopped Hardwood in his tracks for a moment.
Hardwood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardwood wants to break free but Zibanejadass has control.
Hardwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardwood trying to stall but Zibanejadass improves his position.
Zibanejadass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Mika Zibanejadass will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zibanejadass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardwood throws a leg kick that misses.
Zibanejadass looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zibanejadass tried to score with a low kick but Hardwood checks it.
Hardwood tries a quick counter leg kick but Zibanejadass is wise to it.
Zibanejadass scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Hardwood.
Hardwood lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardwood. Zibanejadass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zibanejadass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zibanejadass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood tries to score with a low kick but Zibanejadass moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Zibanejadass.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zibanejadass throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zibanejadass takes a shot to the head.
Zibanejadass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardwood's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardwood.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Zibanejadass to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
Zibanejadass stalling in the clinch.
Hardwood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass blocks an uppercut.
Zibanejadass misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass misses with an elbow strike.
Zibanejadass throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Hardwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardwood misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Hardwood.
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!
Hardwood cracks the inside of Zibanejadass's front leg.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Zibanejadass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zibanejadass checks a low kick from Hardwood.
Hardwood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zibanejadass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zibanejadass cracks Hardwood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass misses with an uppercut. Hardwood saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood lands a nice shot that snaps Zibanejadass's head back.
Zibanejadass is rocked!
Hardwood feints and then cracks Zibanejadass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zibanejadass down.
Oh Zibanejadass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardwood finds Zibanejadass's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Zibanejadass flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hardwood lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Zibanejadass will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willy Hardwood!
Willy Hardwood managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Mizuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Mizuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizuno closes the distance and clinches.
Cena is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizuno has double underhooks.
Mizuno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizuno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizuno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena wants to break free but Mizuno has control.
Cena tries to break free but Mizuno pushes him back against the cage.
Cena is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizuno has double underhooks.
Cena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mizuno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
Mizuno working Cena over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizuno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cena looks winded!
Mizuno tries a knee to the head but Cena blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mizuno obliges.
Mizuno lands a knee to the head.
Mizuno looking to throw knees to the head but Cena is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizuno landing knees to the body.
Mizuno connects with a knee to the head.
Mizuno landing knees to the body.
Mizuno looking to throw knees to the head but Cena is blocking nicely.
Mizuno keeps control of Cena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizuno missing with knees to the body.
Mizuno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
Mizuno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena avoids the head kick by Mizuno.
Cena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mizuno - the referee stops the clock and Cena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mizuno. Cena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cena misses with the combination.
Mizuno dodges the punch combination from Cena.
Cena misses with a hook. Mizuno ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizuno.
Cena is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mizuno with a body shot.
Cena closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mizuno to the mat! Mizuno manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mizuno is trying to control the position but Cena postures up.
Mizuno wants to get back to his feet but Cena is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mizuno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mizuno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cena won't allow Mizuno to get back to his feet.
Cena throws an elbow that misses. Mizuno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cena's guard. Nice move by Mizuno!
Mizuno tries to stand but Cena is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mizuno won't allow Cena to get back to his feet.
Cena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mizuno controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cena wants to slow Mizuno down by chopping away at his legs.
Mizuno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cena.
Mizuno throws a head kick that Cena semi-blocks.
Cena staying out of range there.
Mizuno is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Mizuno. No joy for Cena on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mizuno is fending him off so far but Cena persists. Nope, Mizuno circles away and we're back to standing.
Mizuno thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mizuno in his tracks.
Mizuno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jun Mizuno has been cut.
Mizuno thuds his shin into the meat of Cena's side.
Cena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jun Mizuno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mizuno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cena lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizuno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizuno rushes Cena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mizuno scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Felix Cena has been cut.
Mizuno lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mizuno.
Mizuno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
Mizuno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizuno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cena's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Mizuno dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid body kick from Mizuno.
Mizuno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizuno connects with a knee to the head.
Mizuno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena is trying to push Mizuno away but Mizuno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizuno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mizuno tries to counter by clinching up but Cena breaks away and moves out of range.
Cena throws a solid leg kick but Mizuno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cena.
Mizuno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cena throws a hook to the side of Mizuno's head but Mizuno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mizuno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mizuno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mizuno slips under a jab from Cena.
Cena will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cena throws a jab when Mizuno was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena avoids the head kick by Mizuno.
Mizuno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
Cena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mizuno circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena moves out of range of the body kick from Mizuno.
Mizuno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mizuno.
Mizuno lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cena will feel that in the morning.
Mizuno misses with a head kick.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Mizuno shows good takedown defense.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena moves out of range as Mizuno throws a body kick.
Cena shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mizuno as he jumps to the side.
Mizuno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mizuno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Felix Cena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizuno throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cena checks it well.
Mizuno misses with a body kick.
Cena looks to land a right hand but Mizuno moved out of range.
Cena changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mizuno tries to avoid it but Cena manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mizuno to the ground. Mizuno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jun Mizuno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Cena.
Mizuno throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizuno feints and then cracks Cena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cena down.
Mizuno instigates a clinch.
Mizuno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mizuno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Mizuno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mizuno looking to throw knees to the head but Cena is blocking nicely.
Mizuno looking to throw knees to the head but Cena is blocking nicely.
Cena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno lands a nice knee to the body.
Cena managing to block the knees to the body from Mizuno.
Mizuno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizuno lands a nice knee to the body.
Mizuno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mizuno landing knees to the head.
Mizuno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mizuno tries a knee to the head but Cena blocks it.
Cena has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mizuno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cena can turn it around.
Cena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mizuno tries to land knees in the clinch but Cena avoids the damage to the body.
Mizuno tries a knee to the head but Cena blocks it.
Mizuno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizuno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mizuno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizuno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mizuno trying to land knees to the body.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Cena uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mizuno darts in trying to clinch
and Cena counters with a three punch combo that has Mizuno backing up. Mizuno nods at Cena to acknowledge the strikes.
Mizuno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jun Mizuno is winning the standup battle so far.
Cena blocks a leg kick.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Mizuno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mizuno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Mizuno 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. This is the final round!
Cena misses with a body shot.
Cena misses with a left hand
and Mizuno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Mizuno has him pressed against the cage.
Mizuno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cena managing to block the knees to the body from Mizuno.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mizuno obliges.
Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena misses with a series of wild punches.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mizuno wants to clinch.
Mizuno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cena was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cena working the ground and pound but Mizuno is defending the strikes.
Cena misses with the ground and pound.
Mizuno is trying to get back to half guard.
Cena throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cena creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Cena crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena lands a nice forearm strike.
Mizuno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cena off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena avoids the strikes from Mizuno.
A lull in the action here.
Cena is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mizuno.
Cena covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cena is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mizuno.
Mizuno missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Cena right now.
Mizuno struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mizuno throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cena is keeping busy.
What can Cena do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mizuno continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mizuno throwing sloppy strikes.
Mizuno trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cena just trying to survive but Mizuno is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mizuno tries to get the hooks in deep but Cena pushed the leg off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felix Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun Mizuno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mizuno controlling well, preventing Cena from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Mizuno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mizuno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Mizuno!
Jun Mizuno took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrenko comes to the cage accompanied by Bro Hymm/ Pennywise. Connor has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't stop 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Petrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Matthew Connor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko misses with a double jab
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrenko thinking.
Petrenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrenko rushes Connor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Petrenko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrenko has him pressed against the cage.
Connor wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrenko won't allow it.
Petrenko crunches a lovely knee into Connor's ribcage.
Connor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Connor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrenko won't allow it.
Petrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connor is defending well for now.
Petrenko taking a breather.
Petrenko tries to stall but Connor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrenko can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Petrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Petrenko lands an elbow just above Connor 's eye.
It looks like Matthew Connor has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Connor is struggling to control the position.
Petrenko tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Petrenko back against the cage.
Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrenko has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connor's brow.
Petrenko scores with a hook to the body.
Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Petrenko to work.
A hook to the body from Petrenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrenko.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Petrenko lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Connor.
Good shot there by Connor.
Connor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a chopping leg kick but Petrenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connor throws a hook but Petrenko blocks it.
Petrenko misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Connor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor misses with a head kick.
Petrenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Connor sprawls and moves away.
Connor looks to land a combination. Petrenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petrenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrenko blocks the body kick.
Petrenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrenko throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrenko. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor tries to counter with a clinch but Petrenko shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Petrenko finds it's target.
Petrenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Connor! But no joy.
The fighters circle, before Petrenko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Connor's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Petrenko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dmitry Petrenko!
Dmitry Petrenko made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Worries. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena lands a head kick!
St Lazarus throws a combination that misses
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Lazarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Pena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lazarus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Lazarus digs a good hook to Pena's body.
Pena scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pena!
Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Lazarus throws out the jab.
St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Pena avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
St Lazarus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
St Lazarus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pena is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Lazarus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Lazarus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St Lazarus misses with the ground and pound.
St Lazarus throws a strike aimed at the side of Pena's head but Pena avoids it well.
Pena pushes St Lazarus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, St Lazarus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Lazarus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pena is pushing St Lazarus's head away, looking to escape. St Lazarus manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus laying and praying for a moment but Pena takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pena manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pena misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Pena misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena tries a quick counter leg kick but St Lazarus is wise to it.
St Lazarus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pena pinned against the cage. Pena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pena misses with a head kick.
St Lazarus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Pena misses with a wild combination.
St Lazarus is looking to clinch.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Pena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pena.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena 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.
Pena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pena fakes the leg kick and cracks St Lazarus in the body.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than St Lazarus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pena is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
St Lazarus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pena is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
St Lazarus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but St Lazarus drags him back down.
St Lazarus in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pena to see if he's OK.
Pena tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
St Lazarus thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
St Lazarus lands a big shot there that rocks Pena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
St Lazarus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by St Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus landing strikes from the mount.
St Lazarus cracks Pena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pena is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pena avoids a strike by St Lazarus and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in St Lazarus's guard! Fantastic escape!
St Lazarus looking for a sweep. Not yet St Lazarus, not yet.
St Lazarus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Lazarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pena defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St Lazarus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pena's head.
St Lazarus is pressing down on Pena's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pena is holding on for now.
St Lazarus throwing shots but Pena is blocking nicely.
Pena won't allow St Lazarus to pass to mount.
Kirk St Lazarus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Lazarus throwing shots but Pena is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the body kick from Pena.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus throws a nice head kick!
Pena throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus is looking to land body kicks.
Pena has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
St Lazarus is looking to clinch but Pena is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena misses with a head kick.
St Lazarus tries to counter with a takedown but Pena is quick to defend against it.
St Lazarus is looking to land body kicks.
St Lazarus swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
St Lazarus ducks right into an uppercut from Pena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena throws a series of punches but St Lazarus avoids them all with ease.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus looks for a takedown but Pena sprawls well.
Pena buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. St Lazarus eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
St Lazarus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pena's waist but Pena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Lazarus off to one side.
Pena misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from St Lazarus does no damage.
St Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Lazarus shoots in for a double leg but Pena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from St Lazarus.
A good leg kick by Pena.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Pena checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pena's guard.
St Lazarus throwing strikes but missing.
St Lazarus is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Lazarus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Lazarus cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
St Lazarus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pena wants to stand and escape but St Lazarus is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
St Lazarus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena connects with a high kick.
Pena throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Pena slips a jab and a cross from St Lazarus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tries to clinch there but Pena circles away.
Pena missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
Pena misses with a hook
and St Lazarus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pena's knee momentarily.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Lazarus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirk St Lazarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Lazarus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pena quickly recovers to half guard.
Pena is trying to stand up here but St Lazarus is controlling him well.
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!
St Lazarus misses with a head shot. Pena uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pena 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
In his post fight interview, Javier Pena started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Liang's choice of entrance music: So Cold by Breaking Benjamin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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27
153 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Liang. No joy for Camatta on that attempt.
Liang misses with a low kick.
Camatta attempts a counter takedown but Liang avoids it well and moves away.
Camatta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta moves out of range as Liang throws a body kick.
Camatta darts in looking for a takedown but Liang gets double underhooks and turns Camatta into the cage.
Camatta throws out a loose jab but Liang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liang slips a jab from Camatta.
Camatta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liang slips under a jab.
Camatta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Camatta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liang's head.
Liang tries to roll over but Camatta keeps him under control.
Camatta misses with a head shot. Liang uses the momentum to regain guard.
Liang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang wants to stand up but Camatta is controlling him.
Camatta tries to free his leg and advance position but Liang is retaining full guard.
Liang keeping moving, preventing Camatta from controlling successfully.
Liang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liang keeping full guard, as Camatta tries to pass.
Liang keeping moving, preventing Camatta from controlling successfully.
Camatta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Camatta blocks a head kick by Liang.
Liang ducks right into an uppercut from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a straight right.
Liang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liang tries to land a front kick but Camatta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camatta.
A jab lands there for Camatta.
Camatta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camatta throws a leg kick
and Liang counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuai Liang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liang doesn't manage to clinch there - Camatta circles away.
A quick step to the side and Camatta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liang cracks the inside of Camatta's front leg.
Liang misses with a wild body shot.
Camatta misses with a double jab.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liang was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Sloppy strikes from Liang. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Camatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liang manages to avoid it.
Liang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Liang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liang throws out a loose jab but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camatta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Camatta blocks a head kick by Liang.
Liang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camatta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camatta lands with a right hand.
Camatta cracks Liang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liang slips under a jab from Camatta.
Liang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camatta is out of range and Liang settles back down.
Liang throws a push kick but Camatta slaps the foot to one side.
Camatta dips to his left and cracks Liang with an uppercut!
Camatta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liang.
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!
Liang misses with a low kick.
Camatta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camatta scores with a jab. Liang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick from Liang.
Liang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonio Camatta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang looks to land a combination. Camatta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Camatta has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Liang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camatta. Liang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liang misses with a looping right.
Camatta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camatta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camatta avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Camatta.
Liang misses with a double jab.
Camatta drives through with a takedown into guard.
Camatta throwing strikes but missing.
Liang trying to control the position.
Camatta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Camatta takes a swing at Liang's ribcage but misses.
Liang digs a good body shot into Camatta's ribs.
Liang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camatta manages to avoid it.
Liang jabs Camatta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camatta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Camatta throws out a powerful jab.
Liang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camatta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camatta tries for a takedown but Liang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Camatta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camatta swats away the attempt to clinch by Liang.
Camatta stuns Liang with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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!
Camatta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camatta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liang as he jumps to the side.
Camatta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camatta takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta misses with an uppercut.
Liang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camatta looks to throw the jab but Liang is out of range.
Liang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camatta in his tracks.
Liang tries a head kick but it misses.
Camatta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camatta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camatta shoots for a takedown but Liang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camatta throws a lazy right hand but Liang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camatta needs to keep his hands up - Liang had a free shot at his head there.
Liang ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a takedown attempt - Liang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liang throws out a counter right but Camatta avoids it with no problem.
Camatta scores with a hook.
Liang connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camatta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camatta is out of range.
Camatta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Camatta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Camatta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camatta circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Liang tenderised Camatta's leg. Camatta is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Liang.
Liang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camatta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuai Liang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camatta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liang to the mat! Liang manages to get full guard.
Liang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Camatta is looking to work some ground and pound but Liang has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camatta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Camatta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta throwing strikes but missing.
Antonio Camatta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liang pulls Camatta in to control the position.
Camatta prevents Liang from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Camatta throws a big elbow that misses.
Camatta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camatta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Camatta missing with a left hand there. Liang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liang throws a head kick that Camatta semi-blocks.
It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
Liang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liang wants it to stay on the feet.
Liang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
Camatta misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to score with a low kick but Camatta moves his leg out of the way.
Liang misses with a kick to the body.
Liang moves out of range as Camatta strikes.
Camatta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camatta avoids the head kick by Liang.
Camatta throws out a leg kick but Liang moves out of range and Camatta only half commits.
Liang looks to land a body kick but Camatta moved away.
Liang throws a head kick that misses.
Liang throws the left hand but Camatta avoids the punch easily.
Camatta works Liang's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Camatta misses the target.
Liang throws a head kick but Camatta moves out of range.
Liang throws a looping overhand right but Camatta ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camatta misses the shot to the body.
Liang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camatta cracks Liang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camatta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Liang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Camatta.
Liang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
Camatta misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Camatta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Liang throws a front kick that sends Camatta stumbling back into the cage.
Liang throws a nice head kick!
Camatta scores with a jab.
Camatta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liang is fending him off so far but Camatta persists. Nope, Liang circles away and we're back to standing.
Camatta misses with a wild body shot.
Camatta misses with a straight right.
Camatta looks to land a combination. Liang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liang scores with a kick to the body.
Camatta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liang throws a leg kick but Camatta moved away.
Camatta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liang moves away.
Liang tries a quick counter leg kick but Camatta is wise to it.
A big left from Camatta misses.
Camatta connects with a single shot there.
Liang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camatta.
Liang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Camatta throws a body shot but no joy.
Camatta just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liang 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 Camatta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camatta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang scores with a leg kick.
Liang ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Liang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camatta tries to counter with a takedown but Liang is quick to defend against it.
Liang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Camatta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camatta misses with an uppercut.
Liang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camatta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Camatta showed some decent athleticism there.
Camatta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Camatta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Camatta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liang is looking to escape.
Camatta throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Liang to regain full guard.
Camatta looking to pass the guard.
Liang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camatta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camatta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Camatta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Camatta postures up in Liang's guard and throws a big left but Liang blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liang throws a front kick aimed at Camatta's knee but Camatta avoids it well.
Liang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camatta.
Kuai Liang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camatta misses with a body shot.
Liang throws a hook to the side of Camatta's head but Camatta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camatta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Camatta does no damage.
Camatta throws a shot from downtown. Liang moves away and avoids it.
Liang misses with a body kick.
Camatta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liang.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liang. Camatta shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries a head kick but it misses.
Camatta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camatta lands a nice looking body shot.
Liang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liang slips under a jab.
Liang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camatta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Liang.
Camatta feinted with a counter takedown.
Liang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liang misses with a body kick.
Camatta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liang is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Liang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camatta lands a jab to Liang's midsection.
Liang connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Camatta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camatta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antonio Camatta!
Antonio Camatta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell has chosen Anti by Mayhem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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30
191 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Hovi blocks the low kick.
O Donnell tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hovi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
O Donnell throws a big shot that misses.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hovi.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
and O Donnell counters with a straight right hand.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from O Donnell.
O Donnell slips under a jab.
Hovi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Donnell counters with a low kick, right behind Hovi 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donnell throws a shot to the body.
Hovi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Donnell wants to clinch up but Hovi keeps it at a distance.
O Donnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Hovi off the cage and back into 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!
Hovi lands a head shot.
O Donnell misses with a hook
and O Donnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the head.
O Donnell connects with a body shot.
Hovi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Hovi misses the jab.
O Donnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. O Donnell saw that one coming.
Hovi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Donnell scores with a punch to the head.
O Donnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Donnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
O Donnell misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Hovi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hovi throws a series of punches but O Donnell avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks O Donnell off balance momentarily.
Hovi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Donnell tries to clinch up.
O Donnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body. Hovi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Donnell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hovi.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Donnell works Hovi's body with a nice hook.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi throws a body punch but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell clinches up with Hovi and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for O Donnell.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
O Donnell is working Hovi over against the cage.
Hovi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi scores with a shot to the side of O Donnell's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a hook to the body.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
O Donnell lands a body punch.
O Donnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Donnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Hovi avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
O Donnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Hovi gets an underhook and turns O Donnell into the cage.
A body shot lands from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Hovi blocks it.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donnell scores with a shot to the side of Hovi's head.
Hovi misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.
O Donnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hovi blocks an uppercut.
Hovi controlling the action here for a moment.
O Donnell works on Hovi's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from O Donnell.
O Donnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donnell has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Donnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hovi lands an uppercut.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles O Donnell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Donnell cracks Hovi with a good jab.
O Donnell staying out of range there.
O Donnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hovi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hovi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Donnell. That did some damage!
Hovi throws a hook to the side of O Donnell's head but O Donnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Donnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seppo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
O Donnell lands a nice shot that snaps Hovi's head back.
O Donnell misses with a double jab.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Donnell swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi jabs at O Donnell's body.
Hovi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell misses with a looping left.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
No joy there for O Donnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hovi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hovi there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Donnell lands a jab-cross combination.
O Donnell is looking to clinch.
O Donnell scores with a hook.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Donnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Donnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but O Donnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Donnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
O Donnell rushes Hovi and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hovi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hovi blocks an uppercut.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
O Donnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
O Donnell lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
O Donnell blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hovi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Hovi.
A short right from O Donnell.
Hovi digs a right hand underneath O Donnell's ribcage. O Donnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hovi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell misses with some punches.
O Donnell pushes Hovi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell lands a nice uppercut.
O Donnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
Hovi prevents a body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hovi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Hovi takes a shot to the head.
Hovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Hovi blocks it.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a right hand.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
O Donnell is working Hovi over against the cage.
Hovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi throws a head punch that misses.
Hovi stalling against the cage.
Myles O Donnell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hovi blocking some punches.
O Donnell lands a right hand.
Hovi misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hovi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
O Donnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hovi or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Hovi.
A right handed body shot lands from O Donnell.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell lands with a nice combination. Hovi backs away looking to recover.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Donnell pushes Hovi away with a front kick.
Hovi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Hovi moved out of range.
O Donnell lands with a shot to the body.
O Donnell forces Hovi back against the cage and clinches.
Hovi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hovi tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hovi is trying to stall.
O Donnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Hovi lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
O Donnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
O Donnell pushes Hovi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hovi is rocked!
O Donnell digs a right hand into Hovi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hovi's gas tank.
Oh Hovi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donnell works on Hovi's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from O Donnell.
O Donnell pushes Hovi against the cage. O Donnell is working some dirty boxing. O Donnell pushes off with a quick right hook! Hovi goes down! Hovi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! O Donnell moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles O Donnell!
In his post fight interview, Myles O Donnell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Basilan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
181 lbs
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Donk. Basilan catches Kazuhiro right on the button with a cross.
Basilan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazuhiro scores with a jab to the body.
Basilan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazuhiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Basilan tries to clinch there but Kazuhiro circles away.
Basilan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kazuhiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Basilan's head.
Kazuhiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basilan.
Kazuhiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilan connects with a nice looking jab.
Basilan misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazuhiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazuhiro lands a right hook to the body.
Basilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Basilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kazuhiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. Basilan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Basilan misses with a hook
and Kazuhiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Basilan misses with a looping right.
Kazuhiro scores with a jab.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Basilan walks into a stiff left hand from Kazuhiro.
Basilan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazuhiro.
Basilan throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhiro ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhiro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Basilan with a body shot.
Basilan misses with a hook. Kazuhiro ducked under it nicely.
Basilan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That kick from Kazuhiro tenderised Basilan's leg. Basilan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazuhiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Basilan is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Kazuhiro.
Good standup being displayed there by Basilan as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Basilan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kazuhiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Basilan.
Basilan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Basilan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Basilan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Basilan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Basilan throws a head kick but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Kazuhiro moved away.
Kazuhiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basilan throws out the jab.
Basilan walks into a stiff left hand from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro throws a body kick that misses.
Basilan is looking to counter punch.
Kazuhiro misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan connects with a looping right hand.
Kazuhiro thumps Basilan with a low kick.
Kazuhiro misses with a body shot.
Basilan blocks a leg kick.
Basilan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazuhiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Kazuhiro moves away from the strike by Basilan.
A slow jab from Kazuhiro misses its intended target.
Kazuhiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with an uppercut
and Kazuhiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Basilan throws a hook to the side of Kazuhiro's head but Kazuhiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basilan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazuhiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Basilan swings widly with a right hand
and Kazuhiro counters with a straight right hand.
Kazuhiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Basilan lands a really nice looking cross but Kazuhiro seems unphased.
Kazuhiro lunges at Basilan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Basilan's hand.
Basilan throws a hook but Kazuhiro blocks it.
Basilan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazuhiro's sensitive parts.
Basilan misses with an uppercut. Kazuhiro saw that one coming.
A big left from Basilan misses.
Basilan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basilan. That did some damage!
Kazuhiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Basilan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Basilan throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhiro ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazuhiro connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro looks to land a right hand but Basilan moved out of range.
Basilan throws a head kick that misses.
Kazuhiro blocks a jab.
Kazuhiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Kazuhiro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kazuhiro fakes the leg kick and cracks Basilan in the body.
Kazuhiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Basilan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Basilan throws a hook to the side of Kazuhiro's head but Kazuhiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilan misses with a straight right.
Basilan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazuhiro. Kazuhiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Kazuhiro jabs at Basilan's body.
Jab from Kazuhiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Kazuhiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Basilan misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kazuhiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kazuhiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Basilan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazuhiro is out of range and Basilan settles back down.
Basilan misses with a straight right.
Basilan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Basilan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basilan. Kazuhiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Kazuhiro there.
Basilan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Basilan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Basilan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazuhiro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Basilan. That one must have hurt.
Kazuhiro catches Basilan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Basilan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Basilan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazuhiro throws a counter combo.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro lands a really nice looking cross but Basilan seems unphased.
Basilan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kazuhiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. Basilan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Basilan lands a nice shot that snaps Kazuhiro's head back.
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
A big right from Kazuhiro misses.
Kazuhiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kazuhiro scores with a hook.
Basilan scores with a leg kick.
Basilan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basilan misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kazuhiro there.
A big right from Basilan misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan misses with a body kick.
Basilan throws a push kick but Kazuhiro slaps the foot to one side.
Basilan backing away here, and Kazuhiro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick which misses Basilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilan tries to avoid it.
Kazuhiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro works over Basilan's head and body with a nice combination.
Kazuhiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Basilan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazuhiro.
Basilan misses with a looping right.
Kazuhiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basilan's calf.
Kazuhiro throws an off balance right hand
and Basilan counters with a crisp one two that drops Kazuhiro! Basilan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kazuhiro to his feet! Kazuhiro is in big trouble!
Kazuhiro is rocked!
Kazuhiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazuhiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Basilan finish him?
Basilan cracks Kazuhiro with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kazuhiro falls to his knees and Basilan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Basilan!
Felix Basilan is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Suk comes into the arena with DJ SNAKE - GET LOW blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeo Jae Suk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug throws a wild body kick that Jae Suk sees coming a mile off.
Jae Suk tries to bum rush Smaug with a series of wild strikes but Smaug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smaug appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smaug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jae Suk avoids the head kick by Smaug.
Jae Suk closes the distance and clinches.
Smaug misses with some punches.
Jae Suk prevents a body shot from Smaug.
Smaug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jae Suk stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Smaug scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smaug.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smaug is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Smaug.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Smaug avoids the damage to the body.
Jae Suk is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smaug tries to break free but Jae Suk pushes him back against the cage.
Smaug blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jae Suk.
Jae Suk looking to throw knees to the head but Smaug is blocking nicely.
Smaug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but Smaug blocks it.
Smaug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smaug misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jae Suk.
Smaug tries to circle away but Jae Suk has him pinned against the cage.
Smaug lands a body shot.
Jae Suk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smaug.
Jae Suk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smaug has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jae Suk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smaug can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jae Suk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smaug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jae Suk lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Jae Suk has Smaug pressed against the cage, preventing Smaug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smaug tries to work over Jae Suk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jae Suk's elbow.
Smaug managing to block the knees to the body from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but Smaug blocks it.
Smaug tries to break free but Jae Suk pushes him back against the cage.
Smaug struggles to land a body shot inside as Jae Suk controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smaug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug wants to get back to striking at distance but Jae Suk won't allow it.
Jae Suk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smaug's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Smaug fails to land.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smaug avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smaug backwards.
Knees to the body from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a head punch that misses.
Smaug breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jae Suk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smaug moves away.
Jae Suk tries to clinch there but Smaug circles away.
Jae Suk lands a glancing blow to the side of Smaug's head.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Jae Suk works over Smaug's head and body with a nice combination.
Jae Suk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smaug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smaug manages to circle out of the way.
Jae Suk forces Smaug back against the cage and clinches.
Jae Suk takes a shot to the head.
Jae Suk missing with knees to the body.
Smaug throws a punch but it's blocked by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk landing knees to the body.
Smaug is looking to break free of the clinch but Jae Suk has double underhooks.
Jae Suk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smaug.
Smaug lands an uppercut.
Smaug looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Jae Suk.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jae Suk.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jae Suk's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jae Suk misses with a body kick.
A big left from Smaug misses.
Jae Suk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yeo Jae Suk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jae Suk throws the left hand but Smaug avoids the punch easily.
Smaug throws a looping overhand right but Jae Suk ducks down to avoid it.
Jae Suk misses with a double jab.
Jae Suk tries to land a front kick but Smaug steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smaug throws a leg kick
and Jae Suk counters with a nice body kick.
Jae Suk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smaug.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jae Suk avoids the head kick by Smaug.
Jae Suk throws the kick towards the body but Smaug avoids it.
Smaug swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jae Suk falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Smaug counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smaug connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jae Suk scores with a jab to the head.
Smaug throws a push kick but Jae Suk slaps the foot to one side.
Jae Suk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yeo Jae Suk's cut is getting worse.
Smaug walks into a stiff left hand from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a series of punches but Smaug moves out of range.
Smaug circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jae Suk to the canvas! Jae Suk doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Smaug keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cinder Smaug!
Cinder Smaug is the new super heavyweight champion!
Cinder Smaug seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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