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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. A fine choice. Sithole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Miss The Misery. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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218 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sithole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sithole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vee at a distance.
Sithole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vee manages to avoid it.
Vee misses with a head kick.
Sithole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sithole misses with a body kick.
Sithole shoots in looking for a takedown. Vee tries to sprawl out of it but Sithole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sithole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vee throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vee.
Sithole throws a lazy right hand but Vee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sithole slips under a jab from Vee.
Nice jab there from Vee.
Sithole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithole.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sithole manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vee takes a swing at Sithole's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Sithole 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.
Sithole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sithole loads up on a big right hand but Vee slips the punch.
Sithole avoids the body shot from Vee.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee jabs Sithole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sithole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sithole scores with a shot to the body.
Vee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tesco Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sithole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vee.
Vee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sithole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vee throws a wild body kick that Sithole sees coming a mile off.
Sithole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sithole slips under a jab.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee moves into the clinch.
Sithole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sithole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sithole misses with a head kick.
Vee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sithole throws the left hand but Vee avoids the punch easily.
Sithole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Sithole.
Sithole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sithole with the counter takedown but Vee avoids it easily.
Sithole moves out of range of the body kick from Vee.
Sithole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sithole ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Sithole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sithole scores with a jab. Vee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vee keeps the fight on the outside.
Sithole swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Vee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sithole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sithole thows a leg kick but Vee checks it
letting Vee counter with a right hand.
Vee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Vee misses its intended target.
Sithole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sithole lands a high kick!
Sithole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sithole moves in looking to clinch but Vee pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vee is out of range and Sithole settles back down.
Vee thumps Sithole with a low kick.
Vee throws a one two combo.
Vee stuffs the takedown attempt from Sithole. Sithole gets slowly back to his feet.
Sithole scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sithole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sithole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vee slips under a jab.
Vee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sithole!
Vee slips under a jab from Sithole.
Vee with a jab.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Sithole pushes him off.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sithole.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vee. That's going to slow Sithole down.
Vee tests Sithole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vee misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sithole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vee takes one to the chin there.
Vee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sithole. That's going to slow Vee down.
Nice cross by Sithole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moses Sithole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sithole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Sithole misses with a looping right.
Sithole lands a nice looking body shot.
Vee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sithole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Sithole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sithole is rocked!
Sithole gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vee scores with a counter punch that sends Sithole to the canvas! Vee smells blood - he's punishing Sithole with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sithole has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tesco Vee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrard comes to the cage accompanied by Mama weer all crazy now. Grimm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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156 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gerrard on the side of the head.
Gerrard lands a jab to the nose.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerrard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Gerrard throws a hook but Grimm avoids it easily.
Grimm throws a low kick, looking for Gerrard's leg but Gerrard calmly moves out of range.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Gerrard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerrard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grimm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gerrard looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Grimm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gerrard with a body shot.
Grimm swings for the body but Gerrard moves out of range.
Grimm's coach down at BigMouth Cabrons was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grimm's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gerrard connects with the punch.
Grimm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gerrard misses with a body shot
and Grimm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mick Gerrard has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimm misses with an uppercut. Gerrard saw that one coming.
Gerrard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm scores with a nice right hand.
Grimm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Grimm coming out on top.
Gerrard lands a slapping body shot.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimm throws a hook but Gerrard blocks it.
Gerrard lands a nice looking body shot.
Gerrard lands an overhand right.
Gerrard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gerrard slips a straight right by Grimm.
Gerrard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gerrard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard misses with a leg kick.
Gerrard tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Grimm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerrard manages to avoid it.
Grimm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Gerrard.
Grimm scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimm scores with a head kick. Gerrard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimm lands a head shot.
Gerrard stalks Grimm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grimm's face. Grimm staggers backwards, shaken.
Gerrard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerrard throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gerrard.
Gerrard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gerrard duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimm misses.
Grimm lands an overhand right.
Gerrard misses with a few strikes there.
Gerrard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimm.
Gerrard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grimm throws a head kick but Gerrard moves out of range.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerrard.
Gerrard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard throws a combination. Grimm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grimm misses with a low kick as Gerrard jumps back.
Gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gerrard blocks it well.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Gerrard misses.
A nice combination there by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a jab when Grimm was well out of range.
Grimm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gerrard moves away from the strike by Grimm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard blocks the body kick.
Grimm lands the left hand.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Gerrard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from Gerrard finds it's target.
Gerrard misses with an uppercut. Grimm saw that one coming.
Gerrard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerrard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Grimm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerrard looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm connects with a looping right hand.
Grimm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gerrard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mick Gerrard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Gerrard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gerrard connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerrard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimm.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerrard throws a series of punches but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm lands a nice hook to Gerrard's body. Gerrard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm scores with a jab. Gerrard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gerrard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Gerrard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gerrard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gerrard scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard connects with a body shot that sends Grimm's belly button to the back.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard connects with a jab.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerrard misses the target.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerrard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Grimm.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Mick Gerrard is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerrard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gerrard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard looks for the body kick but Grimm saw that one coming.
Grimm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimm connects with a jab.
Gerrard misses with a hook.
Grimm lands with a nice body punch.
Gerrard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gerrard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimm takes a step back to recover.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gerrard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gerrard looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from Gerrard does no damage.
A nice side step and Grimm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gerrard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gerrard lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard slips a jab from Grimm.
Decent striking displayed by Grimm there.
Grimm dodges the punch combination from Gerrard.
Grimm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimm there as he acknowledges the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grimm.
Grimm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerrard misses with a straight left.
Gerrard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gerrard duly obliges.
A bone on bone clash there as Gerrard blocks the leg kick.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grimm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimm misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerrard slips a jab from Grimm.
Grimm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grimm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Gerrard is looking to counter punch.
Gerrard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Grimm looks to land a right hand but Gerrard moved out of range.
Grimm scores with a head kick. Gerrard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerrard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grimm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerrard throws a lazy head kick
and Grimm counters with a three punch combo that has Gerrard backing up. Gerrard nods at Grimm to acknowledge the strikes.
Gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Gerrard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Gerrard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gerrard cracks Grimm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gerrard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerrard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm connects with a body shot.
Gerrard moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Gerrard tests Grimm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gerrard scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard misses with a body kick.
Gerrard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grimm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimm throws a push kick but Gerrard slaps the foot to one side.
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerrard.
A left and a right from Gerrard both land. Nice combination.
Gerrard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Gerrard is looking to counter punch.
Gerrard throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerrard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gerrard.
Grimm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gerrard.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gerrard if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Grimm.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerrard misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard slips under a jab from Grimm.
Gerrard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Grimm swings for the body but Gerrard moves out of range.
Grimm blocks the body kick.
Gerrard lands a really nice looking cross but Grimm seems unphased.
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Gerrard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Gerrard.
Grimm throws a leg kick which misses Gerrard's front leg but catches the back leg as Gerrard tries to avoid it.
Gerrard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimm throws a fast counter high kick but Gerrard manages to duck under it in time.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a cross.
Mick Gerrard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gerrard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimm dodges the punch combination from Gerrard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a nice looking combination but Grimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerrard misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Grimm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grimm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimm moves out of range as Gerrard strikes.
Gerrard misses with the combination.
Grimm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Gerrard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gerrard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Gerrard!
Post fight, an emotional Mick Gerrard said 'CFC powers that be please give me a rematch with Roman "Hammer Hands" Yakimyuk even he knows he was lucky last time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Jamie Reyes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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30
155 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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36
150 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Gibiatti misses.
Gibiatti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reyes doesn't seem bothered though.
Jamie Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Gibiatti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gibiatti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gibiatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Gibiatti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gibiatti scoring with punches and elbows.
Gibiatti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Reyes's face as Gibiatti controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti scoring with punches from side control.
Gibiatti trying to control the position but Reyes is working away.
Gibiatti working away.
Gibiatti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound.
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibiatti is putting a hurting on Reyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gibiatti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reyes is trying to improve his position.
Gibiatti cracks Reyes with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti wants to control but Reyes is keeping him busy.
Gibiatti throws a strike aimed at the side of Reyes's head but Reyes avoids it well.
Gibiatti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reyes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gibiatti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reyes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gibiatti working the strikes but Reyes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Reyes won't allow Gibiatti to pass to mount.
Gibiatti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reyes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gibiatti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibiatti works over Reyes with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibiatti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gibiatti trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Gibiatti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibiatti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gibiatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibiatti 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.
Gibiatti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibiatti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gibiatti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibiatti looking to sit in guard and control but Reyes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reyes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gibiatti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gibiatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibiatti swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Gibiatti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gibiatti misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Gibiatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibiatti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes scores with a head kick.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibiatti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibiatti throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gibiatti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reyes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gibiatti scrambles back to his feet.
Gibiatti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes swings for the body but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Gibiatti moves away and avoids it.
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gibiatti in his tracks.
Gibiatti misses with a looping right.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Gibiatti.
A nice combination there by Reyes.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibiatti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Gibiatti takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gibiatti showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Gibiatti seems content to control.
Reyes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gibiatti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gibiatti's back!
Gibiatti is in bad spot here.
Frank Gibiatti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reyes is looking for the choke from the back position but Gibiatti is controlling his hands well.
Reyes is hanging on to Gibiatti's back as he tries to escape.
Reyes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Reyes avoiding Gibiatti 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti is really stuck here.
Gibiatti tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gibiatti manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gibiatti is not content to let Reyes control the position.
Gibiatti manages to get to full guard.
Gibiatti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gibiatti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gibiatti keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Gibiatti looking for a guillotine here but Reyes defends easily.
Reyes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibiatti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gibiatti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gibiatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Gibiatti's shoulder, as Gibiatti tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Reyes lands.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Gibiatti lands a right hook to the body.
Reyes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes pushes Gibiatti up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gibiatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibiatti.
Gibiatti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gibiatti or not.
Gibiatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibiatti is keeping busy.
Gibiatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Gibiatti pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibiatti looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibiatti throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibiatti pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibiatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Gibiatti works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Gibiatti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibiatti as Reyes tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gibiatti's face.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gibiatti lands with a left to the head.
Gibiatti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibiatti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibiatti.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibiatti avoids it.
Gibiatti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
I was talking to Gibiatti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reyes is trying to push Gibiatti away but Gibiatti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frank Gibiatti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibiatti.
Gibiatti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
A nice left hand lands by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Gibiatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibiatti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibiatti blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Gibiatti punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Gibiatti saw that one coming.
Gibiatti tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes gets caught flat footed, as Gibiatti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gibiatti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gibiatti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes working for submissions but it's allowed Gibiatti to get to half guard.
Reyes manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibiatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibiatti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gibiatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibiatti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gibiatti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibiatti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Koch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schoots is defended easily by Koch.
Koch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schoots's calf.
Koch misses with an uppercut
and Schoots finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab from Koch misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schoots moves out of range as Koch throws a body kick.
Schoots doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Koch misses the target.
Schoots fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schoots.
Jacob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
Schoots throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koch.
Koch cracks Schoots with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Schoots gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koch counters with a two punch combo.
Schoots lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schoots checks a low kick from Koch.
A nice side step and Schoots releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schoots has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Schoots moves away from the strike by Koch.
Schoots tries a quick counter leg kick but Koch is wise to it.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koch scoring well with a low kick there.
Schoots misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Koch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch moves forwards but Schoots connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koch throws a lazy head kick
and Schoots counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schoots checks a leg kick.
Koch connects with a solid leg kick.
Schoots misses with a right hand
and Koch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koch throws a push kick but Schoots slaps the foot to one side.
Schoots checks a low kick from Koch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schoots! But no joy.
Koch with a jab.
Koch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacob Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch dips to his left and cracks Schoots with an uppercut!
Koch throws a body kick that misses.
Schoots moves out of range of the body kick from Koch.
Koch lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schoots attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schoots's sensitive parts.
Koch throws an off balance right hand
and Schoots counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schoots throws a hook but Koch avoids it easily.
Schoots lands with a good body shot.
Koch throws a sloppy head kick and Schoots moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koch 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 Schoots has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schoots and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Koch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schoots is out of range and Koch settles back down.
Schoots looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schoots decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch wants to control but Schoots is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koch is controlling Schoots's trapped leg to prevent Schoots from advancing to side control.
Koch trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Koch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Koch misses
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
Schoots takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schoots looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schoots throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koch thuds his shin into the meat of Schoots's side.
Koch throws a low kick, looking for Schoots's leg but Schoots calmly moves out of range.
Koch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schoots.
Schoots throws a sloppy head kick and Koch moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koch.
Koch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schoots sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schoots's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schoots keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Koch moves out of range.
Schoots misses with a low kick.
Koch throws a leg kick but Schoots sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schoots throws a counter combo.
Schoots staying out of range there.
Jacob Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koch.
Schoots defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
Schoots appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koch misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koch.
Schoots walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koch connects with a crisp jab.
Koch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schoots can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Koch.
Koch looks for the body kick but Schoots saw that one coming.
Koch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schoots.
Koch throws a body punch but Schoots moves out of range.
Koch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schoots bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koch lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koch misses with a right hand
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
Koch staying out of range there.
Koch lands a leg kick that knocks Schoots off balance momentarily.
Koch misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a hook but Schoots avoids it easily.
Schoots closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koch circles away.
Koch misses with a low kick as Schoots jumps back.
Koch throws a lazy body kick
and Schoots counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Schoots flicks out a counter leg kick but Koch steps away.
Schoots misses with a wild body shot.
Schoots misses with a two punch combination.
Schoots lands an overhand right.
Schoots takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schoots takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Schoots catches Koch right on the button with a cross.
Koch tries to move into range but Schoots moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schoots shoots in and drives through. Koch sprawls well.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koch is looking to chop away at Schoots's legs.
Schoots throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schoots misses with a body shot.
Koch throwing a counter right hand but Schoots manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Koch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schoots swings widly with a right hand
and Koch counters with a body kick.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch tried to counter with a leg kick but Schoots avoided it.
Koch tried to score with a low kick but Schoots checks it.
Schoots fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Schoots misses.
Schoots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from Schoots.
Koch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Schoots fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch throws a looping overhand right but Schoots ducks down to avoid it.
Schoots avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koch cracks Schoots with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schoots throws a wild body kick that Koch sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch thows a leg kick but Schoots checks it
and Schoots counters with a thumping low kick.
Koch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schoots uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koch.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Koch.
Koch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Schoots throws a body punch but Koch moves out of range.
Schoots blocks a head kick by Koch.
Schoots feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Koch is trying to control the position but Schoots postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Koch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koch is pulling down on Schoots's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koch is trying to control the position but Schoots postures up.
Schoots sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koch continues to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Koch to counter with a crisp jab.
Koch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schoots blocks a leg kick.
Schoots scores with a decent looking hook.
Romano Schoots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koch looks to land a body kick but Schoots moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schoots! But no joy.
Koch connects with an inside leg kick.
Schoots misses with a kick to the body.
Koch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch throws a wild body kick that Schoots sees coming a mile off.
Schoots counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a wild body kick that Schoots sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schoots! But no joy.
Koch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koch throws a chopping leg kick but Schoots manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schoots is able to avoid easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koch.
Koch thuds his shin into the meat of Schoots's side.
Schoots blocks the body kick.
Schoots looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koch is looking to land body kicks.
Schoots misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Koch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koch, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Koch!
Jacob Koch decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stand up and Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
170 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
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33
169 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Floor Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floor Jan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Horrible takedown attempt by Floor Jan or perhaps it was just good defense by Louis, which made it look bad.
Louis is looking to chop away at Floor Jan's legs.
Floor Jan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Floor Jan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Floor Jan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Floor Jan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Floor Jan is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Louis misses the target.
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Floor Jan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Floor Jan scores with a jab to the body.
Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Floor Jan off balance momentarily.
Floor Jan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Floor Jan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Louis backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floor Jan lands a jab.
Floor Jan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis swings for the body but Floor Jan moves out of range.
Floor Jan scores with a spinning back kick!
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Floor Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Floor Jan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Louis with a jab.
Floor Jan throws a front kick aimed at Louis's knee but Louis avoids it well.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Floor Jan throws a good cross that connects.
Floor Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Floor Jan misses with a straight right.
Louis moves away from the strike by Floor Jan.
Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floor Jan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floor Jan.
Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Louis scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Louis checks a low kick from Floor Jan.
Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Louis walks into a straight right hand from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan lands a head shot.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Louis slips a jab from Floor Jan.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Floor Jan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Floor Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
Floor Jan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Louis - just one landing.
Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Floor Jan's hands.
Floor Jan throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
Floor Jan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Floor Jan working away.
Louis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Louis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Louis prevents Floor Jan from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Floor Jan wants to get back to his feet.
Floor Jan is looking for a sweep. Louis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Louis controlling the pace.
Floor Jan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Louis not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Louis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floor Jan.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Floor Jan is just out of range.
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Floor Jan shoots in for a double leg but Louis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Louis scores with a punch to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Floor Jan.
Louis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Floor Jan misses the jab.
Floor Jan misses with a left hand
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Louis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floor Jan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floor Jan throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Floor Jan.
Louis scores with a hook to the body. Floor Jan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Floor Jan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis swings for the body but Floor Jan moves out of range.
Louis lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floor Jan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Louis throws a head kick that Floor Jan semi-blocks.
Danga de danga de dang - Floor Jan scores with a four punch combination!
Floor Jan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Louis's head backwards.
Floor Jan dives in for a single leg takedown but Louis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Floor Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Floor Jan loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Floor Jan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Floor Jan stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Floor Jan ducks down to avoid it.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Floor Jan throws a body kick that misses.
Martin Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Floor Jan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Floor Jan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Floor Jan momentarily.
Floor Jan looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Louis.
Louis cracks Floor Jan with an open hand slap.
Louis connects with a jab.
Louis throws a leg kick which misses Floor Jan's front leg but catches the back leg as Floor Jan tries to avoid it.
Floor Jan gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
Floor Jan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louiss head.
Floor Jan prevents a body shot from Louis.
Floor Jan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Floor Jan struggles to land a body shot inside as Louis controls his hands.
Floor Jan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Floor Jans head.
Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Floor Jan blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Floor Jan controls the action.
Louis tries to work over Floor Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floor Jan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floor Jan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Louis - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floor Jan's elbow.
Floor Jan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Louis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Floor Jan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Louis.
Floor Jan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Louis is defending well.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis blocks a body shot from Floor Jan.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Floor Jan tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Floor Jan back against the cage.
Louis tries to work over Floor Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Louis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Louis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis is working Floor Jan over against the cage.
Louis lands a right hand.
Louis tries to work over Floor Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis pushes Floor Jan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floor Jan's elbow.
Louis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Louis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Floor Jan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Floor Jan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Louis lands the left hand.
Floor Jan darts in looking for a takedown but Louis gets double underhooks and turns Floor Jan into the cage.
Louis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Louis cracks a nice hook into Floor Jan's ribs.
Louis thuds his right hand into Floor Jan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Floor Jan is rocked!
Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Floor Jan at a distance.
Floor Jan looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis scores with a one two! Floor Jan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Floor Jan misses with a left hand
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Floor Jan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Floor Jan.
Floor Jan avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis tries to clinch there but Floor Jan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floor Jan has his takedown stuffed
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Louis looks to move away, Floor Jan throws a big counter combo bu Louis just gets out of the way.
Louis throws a lazy right hand but Floor Jan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Louis jabs Floor Jan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Floor Jan swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Floor Jan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Floor Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis cracks Floor Jan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Louis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Floor Jan to stand back up!
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!
Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louis cracks Floor Jan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Louis thuds a left hand into Floor Jan's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis checks a low kick from Floor Jan.
Louis throws out a counter right but Floor Jan avoids it with no problem.
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Floor Jan is looking to score with low kicks.
Floor Jan lands an overhand right.
Louis cracks the inside of Floor Jan's front leg.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Floor Jan walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
Louis cracks Floor Jan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Floor Jan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Louis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Floor Jan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Louis!
Martin Louis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick comes to the cage accompanied by Gentleman. Slader has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
182 lbs
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185 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick pushes Slader away with a front kick.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slader but Slader pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kilpatrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilpatrick has been working on his balance at Pain , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Slader.
A jab from Kilpatrick does it's job there.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Slader checks it.
Kilpatrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slader misses with a hook
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slader pulls Kilpatrick in close to his closed guard and prevents Kilpatrick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Slader is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Slader blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slader looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Slader keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilpatrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Slader keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slader 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Slader's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Slader, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilpatrick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slader on the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy head kick
and Slader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilpatrick misses with a kick to the body.
Slader blocks a head kick by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slader gets caught flat footed, as Kilpatrick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Slader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slader is pulling down on Kilpatrick's head to control his posture.
Slader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Slader keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kilpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Slader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilpatrick needs to keep his hands up - Slader had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Slader blocks the leg kick.
Slader throws a solid leg kick but Kilpatrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slader.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Slader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilpatrick's calf.
Kilpatrick lands with a straight right. Slader didn't see that one coming.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kilpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slader. That did some damage!
Slader throws a push kick but Kilpatrick slaps the foot to one side.
Slader checks a leg kick nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilpatrick throws out a leg kick but Slader moves out of range and Kilpatrick only half commits.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick as Slader jumps back.
Slader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
Slader swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kilpatrick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slader - the referee stops the clock and Kilpatrick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slader. Kilpatrick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slader throws a leg kick that misses.
Slader throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpatrick's shoulder, as Kilpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Slader keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
Luke Kilpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Slader lands a front kick.
Slader throws a right hand that Kilpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilpatrick also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slader.
Slader lands a leg kick that knocks Kilpatrick off balance momentarily.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kilpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick feinted with a counter takedown.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Slader.
Kilpatrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A clash of legs there as Slader blocks the low kick.
Slader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kilpatrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Slader, which made it look bad.
Slader slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kilpatrick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slader - the referee stops the clock and Kilpatrick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slader. Kilpatrick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Randy Slader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader throws a right and a left that Kilpatrick avoids nicely.
Kilpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slader was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpatrick.
Slader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slader swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Slader's leg but Slader calmly moves out of range.
Kilpatrick fails to land the takedown.
Slader comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilpatrick looks to throw the jab but Slader is out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Slader ducks down to avoid it.
Kilpatrick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kilpatrick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slader is out of range and Kilpatrick settles back down.
Slader throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slader's sensitive parts.
Kilpatrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Slader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy Slader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilpatrick lands with a shot to the body.
Slader avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Slader lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Slader moves out of range.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Kilpatrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the body kick from Slader.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kilpatrick throws a wild body kick that Slader sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Slader releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slader fakes the leg kick and cracks Kilpatrick in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Slader.
Kilpatrick feints and then cracks Slader's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slader down.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Slader makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Slader sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slader let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Slader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slader stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slader wants it to stay on the feet.
Slader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Slader didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slader is controlling Kilpatrick's posture.
Slader working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Slader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Slader moves out of range.
A nice side step and Slader releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slader avoids the head kick by Kilpatrick.
Despite the aggression on Slader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kilpatrick lands with a cross.
Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick ducks right into an uppercut from Slader.
Kilpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilpatrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Slader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilpatrick scores with a four punch combination!
Kilpatrick swinging wildly here.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Slader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kilpatrick throws a series of strikes that have Slader backpedaling.
Slader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
It seemed like Slader was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slader takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilpatrick darts in looking for a takedown but Slader gets double underhooks and turns Kilpatrick into the cage.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpatrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Slader.
Kilpatrick throws an overhand right that lands on Slader's shoulder, as Slader tries to avoid the shot.
Slader throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slader. That did some damage!
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Kilpatrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Slader's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader misses with an uppercut.
Kilpatrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kilpatrick cracks Slader with an open hand slap.
Kilpatrick throws a right and a left that Slader avoids nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slader.
Slader doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slader scores with a hook to the body. Kilpatrick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kilpatrick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Slader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slader momentarily.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Slader checks it.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Slader checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Slader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Slader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slader! But no joy.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slader lands a leg kick that knocks Kilpatrick off balance momentarily.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick misses the jab.
Slader throws a low kick but Kilpatrick moves out of range easily.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand right.
Slader jabs Kilpatrick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Slader blocks the leg kick.
Slader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slader misses with a hook.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Kilpatrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Kilpatrick there.
Kilpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kilpatrick misses its intended target.
Slader throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Slader's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Slader counters with a three punch combo that has Kilpatrick backing up. Kilpatrick nods at Slader to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilpatrick misses the target.
Slader lands a lovely overhand right.
Slader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Slader counters with an inside leg kick.
Slader keeps Kilpatrick at a distance using the push kick.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Slader's front leg with a kick but Slader checks it.
Slader ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Slader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Slader.
I think Slader 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Randy Slader!
Randy Slader was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Upsetters - Dread Lion. Barksdale is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West ft. Jay-Z - Who Gon Stop Me?. Damien Barksdale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale shoots for a takedown but Nixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Barksdale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nixon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nixon is looking to slow Barksdale down with leg kicks.
Nixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Barksdale.
Barksdale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barksdale loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Nixon is looking to counter the offense by Barksdale and move into the clinch.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon throws a solid leg kick but Barksdale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nixon.
Barksdale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Nixon.
Barksdale feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barksdale lands a right hook to the body.
Nixon tries to work over Barksdale's front leg with a kick but Barksdale checks it.
Barksdale unleashes a big counter combination but Nixon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Barksdale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nixon throws a head kick but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Nixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nixon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Barksdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale scores with a jab to the head.
Barksdale moves out of range of the body kick from Nixon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Nixon throws a head kick that half lands.
Nixon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barksdale's head.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Barksdale is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
Barksdale lands with a kick to the temple. Nixon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barksdale throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Nixon stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Barksdale follows into mount!
Nixon is rocked!
It looks like Richard Nixon has been cut.
Barksdale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Nixon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nixon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet.
Nixon seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon working to try and regain half guard.
Barksdale thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barksdale wants to control the pace but Nixon is squirming around nicely.
Nixon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barksdale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nixon manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale trying to control from half guard but Nixon is working away.
Barksdale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barksdale frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barksdale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barksdale fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barksdale connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barksdale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale lands a big shot there that rocks Nixon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barksdale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Nixon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barksdale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barksdale misses with a double jab
and Nixon counters with a body kick.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Nixon lands but Barksdale takes it in his stride.
Barksdale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nixon on the side of the head.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barksdale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barksdale will feel that in the morning.
Barksdale wants to slow Nixon down by chopping away at his legs.
Barksdale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nixon. That's going to slow Barksdale down.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown but Nixon shows good takedown defense.
Nixon throws a series of strikes that have Barksdale backpedaling.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barksdale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barksdale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nixon defending well as Barksdale loads up on a big left hand.
Richard Nixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Barksdale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale checks a leg kick.
Barksdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barksdale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barksdale.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Barksdale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nixon - that will leave a mark!
Richard Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Nixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barksdale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barksdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nixon stuns Barksdale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barksdale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as Barksdale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nixon doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a front kick that sends Barksdale stumbling back into the cage.
Barksdale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barksdale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barksdale connects with a solid leg kick.
Barksdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Nixon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barksdale is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Barksdale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
Nixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Barksdale avoids it.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nixon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Barksdale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nixon throws a jab when Barksdale was well out of range.
Nixon dips to his left and cracks Barksdale with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nixon!
Nixon throws a low kick but Barksdale avoids it.
Barksdale with the counter takedown but Nixon avoids it easily.
Nixon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barksdale will feel that in the morning.
Barksdale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Nixon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barksdale takes a step back to recover.
Nixon 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.
Nixon misses with a low kick as Barksdale jumps back.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barksdale throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
Nixon lands with a nice combination. Barksdale backs away looking to recover.
Nixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barksdale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nixon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Barksdale avoids a kick to the body.
Barksdale moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nixon throws a head kick that Barksdale semi-blocks.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barksdale throws out a counter right but Nixon avoids it with no problem.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barksdale drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nixon defends it well.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Barksdale.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nixon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Barksdale raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A shot to the liver by Nixon. Beautiful body shot.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barksdale.
Barksdale shoots for a takedown but Nixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Nixon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barksdale tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Nixon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barksdale.
Nixon fakes the leg kick and cracks Barksdale in the body.
Barksdale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses.
Barksdale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nixon scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
Barksdale tries to work over Nixon's front leg with a kick but Nixon checks it.
Barksdale blocks the body kick.
Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barksdale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barksdale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barksdale throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barksdale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
Barksdale misses with a low kick as Nixon jumps back.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Nixon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nixon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
In his post fight interview, Richard Nixon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cutwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel has chosen A Portuguesa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cutwood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutwood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manel closes the distance and clinches up with Cutwood, looking for a takedown. Manel pushes Cutwood against the cage but Cutwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manel slips a jab from Cutwood.
Cutwood looks to land a right hand but Manel moved out of range.
Manel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cutwood defends it well.
Cutwood throws a leg kick but Manel sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Manel tries to counter it with a takedown but Cutwood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cutwood lands with a hook. Manel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Manel tries to counter it with a takedown but Cutwood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cutwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manel.
Manel with the counter takedown but Cutwood avoids it easily.
Cutwood lands a jab to the head.
Manel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutwood manages to avoid it.
Cutwood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cutwood's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cutwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cutwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cutwood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cutwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manel is one step ahead there.
Manel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like Carlos Cutwood has been cut.
Manel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manel wants to control from the top but Cutwood keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cutwood forces Manel back against the cage and clinches.
Manel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cutwood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manel moves out of range as Cutwood throws a body kick.
And Manel tries to counter it with a takedown but Cutwood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutwood throws a hook to the side of Manel's head but Manel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cutwood loads up on a big right hand but Manel slips the punch.
Manel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Manel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cutwood.
A good leg kick by Manel.
Cutwood cracks Manel with a big right hand and Manel goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manel looking for a sweep. Not yet Manel, not yet.
Manel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manel throws a big right hand that misses.
Manel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cutwood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cutwood is on top in guard.
Manel wants to sweep but no luck.
Manel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manel throwing strikes but missing.
Manel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutwood working a defensive guard here.
Cutwood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manel's guard.
Manel is controlling Cutwood's posture.
Cutwood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cutwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Manel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cutwood preventing the sweep.
Manel working a defensive guard but Cutwood manages to pass into side control anyway.
Manel is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Cutwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Cutwood's cut.
That's time! Cutwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cutwood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cutwood wants it to stay on the feet.
Manel ducks under a wild hook from Cutwood.
Manel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cutwood is looking to clinch but Manel is avoiding it.
Carlos Cutwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Cutwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cutwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manel with the counter takedown but Cutwood avoids it easily.
Cutwood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manel's calf.
Cutwood throws a hook to the side of Manel's head but Manel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Manel blocks a leg kick.
Manel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel is looking to slow Cutwood down with leg kicks.
Manel throws a jab when Cutwood was well out of range.
Cutwood looks to clinch
and Manel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cutwood won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutwood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel with the ground and pound but Cutwood uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cutwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manel can do to turn this around?
Manel stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Cutwood has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Manel manages to get his head free but now Cutwood has transitioned to an armbar! Manel grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Cutwood! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Cutwood!
Carlos Cutwood retains his heavyweight title!
Carlos Cutwood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Accept's Balls To The Wall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juan Velasquez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Byrne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velasquez throws out the jab.
Velasquez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Byrne is able to avoid easily.
Byrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velasquez. That's going to slow Byrne down.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Byrne ducks down to avoid it.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Byrne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Velasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrne.
Velasquez cracks Byrne with an open hand slap.
Velasquez looks for the body kick but Byrne saw that one coming.
Byrne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velasquez is out of range and Byrne settles back down.
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez looks to land a left hand but Byrne moved out of range nicely.
Byrne throws a series of punches but Velasquez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Byrne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Velasquez swinging wildly here.
Velasquez is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Byrne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byrne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byrne tries to score with a low kick but Velasquez moves his leg out of the way.
Velasquez walks into a stiff left hand from Byrne.
Velasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne throws a looping overhand right but Velasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
Velasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
Velasquez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Byrne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Byrne. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a body kick.
Byrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Velasquez throws out a counter right but Byrne avoids it with no problem.
Byrne with a hook.
A left lands for Byrne.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Velasquez. Velasquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez throws the kick towards the body but Byrne avoids it.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Byrne backing away here, and Velasquez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands a big head kick that sends Byrne tumbling to the mat! Velasquez takes a step backwards and waves Byrne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
Velasquez cracks Byrne with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Velasquez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Byrne to stand back up!
Byrne is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne tries to land a leg kick but Velasquez saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Byrne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byrne seems to have got his legs back now.
Byrne throws a solid leg kick but Velasquez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Byrne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Velasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Velasquez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Velasquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Byrne misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrne.
Velasquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byrne throws an overhand right that lands on Velasquez's shoulder, as Velasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Velasquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Byrne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velasquez drops Byrne with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Byrne looks back up at him and smiles so Velasquez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Velasquez missing with a left hand there. Byrne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrne looks up at the clock. Bad move! Velasquez lands a right hand from hell, dropping Byrne. Velasquez pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Velasquez!
Juan Velasquez is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Juan Velasquez made sure he mentioned BeastMode, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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