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CFC 378: Destruction! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Brigglett slaps away a takedown attempt from Soderberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brigglett misses with a straight left.
Soderberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Soderberg slams his shin into Brigglett's torso.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brigglett manages to avoid it.
Brigglett 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.
Soderberg goes for a double leg but Brigglett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brigglett continues to drive forward.
Brigglett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soderberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soderberg lands a nice short elbow.
Soderberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soderberg wants to free his trapped foot but Brigglett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigglett tries to roll over but Soderberg keeps him under control.
Brigglett is trying to stand up here but Soderberg is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg wants to take a breather but Brigglett is having none of it.
Soderberg stalling away here and it's allowed Brigglett to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Soderberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brigglett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brigglett has escaped and now he's on top!
Soderberg working for a triangle but Brigglett defends it easily.
Brigglett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brigglett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is trying to keep Brigglett in close.
Brigglett cracks Soderberg with a solid left hand.
Brigglett is fighting to break Soderberg's control of his arms but Soderberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brigglett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brigglett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soderberg's head.
Brigglett postures up.
Soderberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brigglett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soderberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg has his foot on Brigglett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brigglett works his way back into a safe position though.
Brigglett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brigglett lands a couple of digs.
Soderberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brigglett throws an elbow that misses. Soderberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brigglett's guard. Nice move by Soderberg!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Brigglett keeps moving.
Soderberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soderberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Brigglett has wrist control.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigglett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soderberg is looking to pass Brigglett's guard but actually Brigglett recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soderberg stays in close to Brigglett's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Brigglett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brigglett misses with a head kick.
Soderberg throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Brigglett misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Soderberg blocks the leg kick.
Soderberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brigglett can do to turn this around?
Brigglett throws a solid leg kick but Soderberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brigglett.
Brigglett gets caught napping as Soderberg dives in and scores a takedown. Brigglett manages to retain guard.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigglett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brigglett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soderberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigglett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg has gone for a leg lock! Brigglett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Soderberg's guard.
Soderberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brigglett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rufus Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soderberg working for a triangle but Brigglett defends it easily.
Brigglett throws a big elbow that misses.
Soderberg is trying to keep Brigglett in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brigglett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soderberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Soderberg, not yet.
Soderberg working for a triangle but Brigglett defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brigglett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brigglett landing with the ground and pound.
Soderberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Soderberg, not yet.
Soderberg is working hard here to advance position.
Brigglett postures up in Soderberg's guard and throws a big left but Soderberg blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brigglett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Soderberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soderberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brigglett is now in half guard.
Soderberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Soderberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soderberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soderberg actively working from the bottom here.
Soderberg trying to control from the bottom.
Soderberg moves into full guard.
Soderberg wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett connects with a couple of short punches.
Soderberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brigglett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soderberg working for a triangle but Brigglett defends it easily.
Brigglett postures up in Soderberg's guard and throws a big left but Soderberg blocks it.
Soderberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Soderberg, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brigglett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brigglett is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Soderberg has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Brigglett is looking to defend but Soderberg has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Brigglett! Soderberg pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Brigglett taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rufus Soderberg!
In his post fight interview, Rufus Soderberg gave a big smile as he said '...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37 - 25 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
Dom Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Barnes 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.
Diego lands a jab.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes lands a head kick. Diego smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego moves away from the strike by Barnes.
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!
Barnes defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego misses with a body shot
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Nate Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Diego checks it
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Diego avoids the head kick by Barnes.
And Diego counters with a quick kick to the body but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Barnes wants to counter with a clinch but Diego pushes him away.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Diego checks it
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diego checks the leg kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Diego misses.
A left and a right from Diego both land. Nice combination.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Diego throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Diego throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diego has got the better of the exchanges.
Diego misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Diego jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Diego is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego lands the left hand.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Dom Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barnes throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Diego 's knee.
Barnes slips a jab from Diego.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dom Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses the body punch
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diego. Diego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Nate Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diego 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dom Diego!
In his post fight interview, Dom Diego started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole comes into the arena with I Miss The Misery blaring out of the sound system. Hammerfist is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2 legit 2 quit - MC Hammer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MC Hammerfist!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sithole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammerfist cracks Sithole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sithole checks a low kick from Hammerfist.
Sithole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hammerfist.
We've been hearing reports that Sithole has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hammerfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sithole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammerfist counters with a good low kick that Sithole was not able to check.
A clash of legs there as Hammerfist blocks the low kick.
A nice side step and Hammerfist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sithole misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammerfist misses with a leg kick.
Sithole is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hammerfist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sithole is out of range.
Sithole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist avoids the body shot from Sithole.
Sithole takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Hammerfist.
MC Hammerfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sithole misses with a straight right.
Hammerfist 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.
Sithole throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hammerfist counter with a right hand.
Sithole moves forwards but Hammerfist connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammerfist looks to throw the jab but Sithole is out of range.
Hammerfist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sithole's waist but Sithole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammerfist off to one side.
Hammerfist misses with a wild body shot.
Sithole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hammerfist just manages to avoid it.
Hammerfist does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sithole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithole.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammerfist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hammerfist defending well as Sithole loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hammerfist takes a swing at Sithole's ribcage but misses.
Hammerfist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sithole.
Sithole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hammerfist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hammerfist is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sithole had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sithole misses with a double jab.
Hammerfist misses with a hook
and Sithole counters with a nice leg kick.
Sithole throws a right and a left that Hammerfist avoids nicely.
Hammerfist throws a hook to the side of Sithole's head but Sithole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sithole throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hammerfist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sithole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammerfist on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sithole manages to avoid it.
Hammerfist moves out of range of the body kick from Sithole.
Hammerfist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammerfist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sithole fails with the takedown.
Hammerfist is looking to land body kicks.
Hammerfist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sithole.
Sithole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sithole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sithole throws a hook to the side of Hammerfist's head but Hammerfist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammerfist throws a body punch but Sithole moves out of range.
Hammerfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sithole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hammerfist if he has to take too many more of those.
Hammerfist misses with a low kick.
Sithole thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hammerfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Hammerfist.
Hammerfist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammerfist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sithole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sithole looks to land a combination but Hammerfist avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Sithole blocks the low kick.
Hammerfist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammerfist throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Hammerfist dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sithole scores with a takedown into Hammerfist's guard.
Hammerfist working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sithole's guard.
Hammerfist stays in close to Sithole's body and controls the position.
Sithole has control of Hammerfist's left arm, preventing Hammerfist from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sithole is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sithole manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sithole controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist trying to control but Sithole is working from the bottom.
Sithole pulls Hammerfist in to control the position.
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.
Sithole trying to keep a closed guard but Hammerfist is proving a slippery customer.
Sithole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sithole throws a leg kick
and Hammerfist counters with a stiff right hand.
Sithole checks a low kick from Hammerfist.
It looked like Sithole was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sithole works over Hammerfist's head and body with a nice combination.
Hammerfist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole throws a body shot but no joy.
MC Hammerfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sithole tries to land a front kick but Hammerfist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammerfist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Hammerfist as he connects with a hook.
Hammerfist staying out of range there.
Hammerfist throws out a counter right but Sithole avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sithole misses with a leg kick
and Hammerfist counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hammerfist motions for Sithole to come forward. Hammerfist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammerfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammerfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerfist throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hammerfist counters with a body kick.
Hammerfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammerfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hammerfist or perhaps it was just good defense by Sithole, which made it look bad.
Sithole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hammerfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sithole is out of range and Hammerfist settles back down.
Hammerfist swings for the body but Sithole moves out of range.
Hammerfist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hammerfist throws a head kick that Sithole semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sithole looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammerfist is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Hammerfist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sithole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sithole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammerfist misses with a straight left.
Hammerfist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sithole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sithole misses the jab.
Sithole thumps Hammerfist with a low kick.
Hammerfist lands with a nice body punch.
Hammerfist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sithole. Sithole obviously looking to wear him down.
Hammerfist lands with a nice body kick.
Sithole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammerfist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sithole scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sithole connects with a solid leg kick.
Hammerfist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sithole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hammerfist counters with a low kick, right behind Sithole 's knee.
Sithole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammerfist's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole wants to control from the top but Hammerfist keeps moving.
Hammerfist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sithole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sithole is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sithole tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammerfist is retaining full guard.
Moses Sithole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerfist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sithole defends it easily.
Moses Sithole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sithole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MC Hammerfist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist trying to control the position here.
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.
Sithole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hammerfist counters with a body kick.
Sithole jabs Hammerfist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Hammerfist. No joy for Sithole on that attempt.
Sithole dives in and grabs Hammerfist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammerfist pushes down on Sithole's head and hops out.
Hammerfist lands a slapping body shot.
Hammerfist lands the left hand.
Sithole has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Sithole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfist throws a right hand that Sithole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sithole also avoids with ease.
Hammerfist lands with a straight right. Sithole didn't see that one coming.
Sithole shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole blocks the body kick.
Sithole throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hammerfist avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammerfist. That snapped Sithole's head back.
Hammerfist throws a leg kick but Sithole sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sithole tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerfist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sithole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sithole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sithole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammerfist counters with a shoot takedown. Sithole fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
MC Hammerfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammerfist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MC Hammerfist!
After winning the bout, MC Hammerfist thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gusttavo Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima has chosen Gusttavo Lima - Balada as his entrance music. Vince Dixon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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40
276 lbs
35 - 29 - 0 |
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262 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gusttavo Lima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lima.
Dixon moves into range and clinches up with Lima.
Dixon trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon has clasped his hands together around Lima's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lima managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dixon.
Dixon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dixon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dixon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dixon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dixon working the strikes but Lima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dixon working over Lima with some ground and pound. Lima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Lima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dixon.
Lima is in trouble now - Dixon has advanced to mount!
Dixon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dixon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lima is rocked!
Dixon thowing shots but they're missing.
Lima is still in real trouble! Can Dixon finish him?
Dixon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dixon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lima seems to have recovered his senses.
Dixon postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Lima out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Dixon goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vince Dixon!
Vince Dixon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Koch to counter with a crisp jab.
Hewitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hewitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hewitt pushes Koch up against the cage in a clinch.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hewitt tries to circle away but Koch has him pinned against the cage.
Koch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hewitt prevents Koch from breaking the clinch.
Hewitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch digs a right hand underneath Hewitt's ribcage. Hewitt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Hewitt tries to throw a body punch but Koch avoids it by throwing Hewitt back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch takes a shot to the head.
Hewitt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've been hearing reports that Hewitt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hewitt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Hewitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Koch trying to stall but Hewitt improves his position.
Hewitt misses with a body punch.
Koch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koch pushes Hewitt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hewitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koch lands with a light punch inside.
Koch scores with a shoulder strike.
Koch blocks a body shot from Hewitt.
Hewitt prevents a body shot from Koch.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch has Hewitt pressed against the cage.
Hewitt can't get the takedown.
Koch looking to slow down the pace here.
Hewitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Koch.
Hewitt goes for a takedown attempt but Koch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hewitt moves away.
Hewitt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koch. That one must have hurt.
Koch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koch scores with a leg kick.
Hewitt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koch. Koch obviously looking to wear him down.
Hewitt throws a sloppy body shot
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hewitt ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Hewitt tries to counter with a takedown but Koch is quick to defend against it.
Koch misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hewitt.
Hewitt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hewitt.
An inside leg kick lands from Koch.
Koch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koch lands with a kick to the temple. Hewitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koch works the jab nicely.
Hewitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hewitt moves in looking to clinch but Koch pushes him off.
Hewitt moves out of range as Koch throws a body kick.
Hewitt checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch takes one on the button.
Hewitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koch throws a lazy uppercut
and Hewitt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hewitt gets a double leg takedown into Koch's guard.
Hewitt wants to control from the top but Koch keeps moving.
Koch is pulling down on Hewitt's head. It's preventing any offense from Hewitt, at least for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hewitt trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Koch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hewitt is out of range.
Hewitt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hewitt's hands.
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hewitt.
Hewitt lands a jab.
Hewitt darts in looking for a takedown but Koch gets double underhooks and turns Hewitt into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Koch.
Koch throws out a loose jab but Hewitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hewitt has his takedown stuffed
and Koch counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Hewitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but Hewitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hewitt avoids a kick to the body.
Koch is looking to chop away at Hewitt's legs.
Hewitt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hewitt has time to react.
Jacob Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koch throws a looping overhand right but Hewitt ducks down to avoid it.
Hewitt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hewitt tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
Koch throws out a leg kick but Hewitt moves out of range and Koch only half commits.
Koch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hewitt digs a good body shot into Koch's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a low kick as Hewitt jumps back.
Hewitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hewitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hewitt.
Hewitt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hewitt.
Koch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hewitt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hewitt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koch defends it nicely.
Hewitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hewitt.
Hewitt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koch to the mat! Koch manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt throwing strikes but missing.
Koch is adopting a defensive guard.
Hewitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koch is keeping the position for now.
Hewitt is working hard here to advance position.
Koch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Koch working for a triangle but Hewitt defends it easily.
Koch keeping full guard, as Hewitt tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koch trying to keep a closed guard but Hewitt is proving a slippery customer.
Hewitt wants to control from the top but Koch keeps moving.
Koch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Koch - just one landing.
Hewitt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koch trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Koch 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hewitt takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Hewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch throws a leg kick but Hewitt checks it.
Hewitt misses with a takedown attempt - Koch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch thinks about the counter body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Koch enables Hewitt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hewitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Koch is retaining full guard.
Hewitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Koch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hewitt wants to control from the top but Koch keeps moving.
Koch pulls Hewitt in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hewitt is out of range.
Jacob Koch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hewitt drives through with a takedown into Koch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Koch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hewitt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch has Hewitt pulled in close to control his posture.
Koch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koch is controlling Hewitt's posture.
Hewitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Koch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hewitt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin Hewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koch is trying to control the position but Hewitt postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hewitt tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hewitt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hewitt on the side of the head.
Hewitt misses with a takedown attempt - Koch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hewitt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koch throws a leg kick that misses.
Hewitt gets a clinch.
Koch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hewitt.
Koch trying to stall but Hewitt improves his position.
Koch lands a right hand.
Hewitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch tries to circle away but Hewitt has him pinned against the cage.
Hewitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hewitt tries to work over Koch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Koch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hewitt wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Hewitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hewitt manages to break the clinch.
Koch misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Hewitt.
I think Koch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Koch!
After the fight, Jacob Koch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrard has chosen Mama weer all crazy now as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mick Gerrard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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35
160 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrard scores with a nice strike.
Lil III connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Lil III misses its intended target.
Gerrard moves away from the strike by Lil III.
Gerrard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gerrard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lil III half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lil III throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerrard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III takes one on the button.
Lil III gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Gerrard looks to land a right hand but Lil III moved out of range.
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Lil III drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gerrard sprawls and moves away.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
Lil III is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gerrard's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil III stalling away here and it's allowed Gerrard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gerrard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard pulls Lil III in to control the position.
Lil III throwing strikes but missing.
Gerrard trying to control the position.
Lil III with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lil III with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gerrard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lil III has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lil III is in close to Gerrard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gerrard working a defensive guard here.
Lil III is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lil III throwing strikes from guard but Gerrard blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gerrard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
Lil III is stalling in the full guard.
Lil III stopping the sweep attempt from Gerrard.
Lil III tries to free his leg and advance position but Gerrard is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gerrard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gerrard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lil III takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lil III connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lil III moves away from the strike by Gerrard.
Lil III looks to throw the jab but Gerrard is out of range.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gerrard circles away.
Gerrard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lil III shoots in for a double leg but Gerrard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lil III gets a takedown into half guard.
Gerrard is controlling Lil III's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gerrard trying to hold on to Lil III's head to control him but Lil III postures up.
Lil III throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lil III sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lil III sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gerrard defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is thwarting Gerrard's attempts to control the position.
Lil III is working for a submission of some sort.
Lil III wants to take a breather but Gerrard is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lil III lands a nice short elbow.
Lil III is looking to take a break and control but Gerrard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lil III is working for a submission of some sort.
Gerrard holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lil III takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Gerrard stuffs the takedown attempt from Lil III. Lil III gets slowly back to his feet.
Lil III throws a solid leg kick but Gerrard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lil III.
Gerrard throws a hook to the side of Lil III's head but Lil III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerrard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lil III takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lil III tries to work over Gerrard's front leg with a kick but Gerrard checks it.
Gerrard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Gerrard's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gerrard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gerrard misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lil III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lil III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lil III connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lil III, as that shot connected.
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!
Lil III staying out of range there.
Gerrard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lil III lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Gerrard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lil III shoots for a takedown but Gerrard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Lil III checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gerrard misses with a body shot.
Lil III feinted with a counter takedown.
Gerrard throws a good cross that connects.
Lil III misses with a low kick.
Lil III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard throws a nice looking combination but Lil III bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lil III scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
Gerrard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerrard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lil III misses with a low kick.
Gerrard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lil III changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gerrard leaves Lil III with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerrard throws a body punch but Lil III moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerrard looks to land a left hand but Lil III moved out of range nicely.
Lil III attempts a counter takedown but Gerrard avoids it well and moves away.
Gerrard misses with a straight left.
Gerrard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lil III looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerrard is just out of range.
Gerrard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Gerrard.
Lil III changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gerrard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lil III.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Lil III with a jab.
Mick Gerrard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard missing with a left hand there. Lil III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Lil III with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gerrard misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lil III shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gerrard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gerrard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lil III passes into half guard.
Gerrard is looking to improve his position.
Ba Lil III overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lil III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lil III tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gerrard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lil III 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.
Gerrard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lil III's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lil III's back!
Gerrard trying to control momentarily.
Lil III covers up after that shot from Gerrard.
Lil III can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lil III is working hard here to advance position.
Gerrard controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Gerrard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lil III misses with a head kick.
Gerrard throws a lazy right hand but Lil III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lil III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gerrard's calf.
Lil III slips a straight right by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a hook but Lil III avoids it easily.
Lil III loads up on a big right hand but Gerrard slips the punch.
Lil III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lil III's head.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerrard.
The fighters circling - Gerrard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lil III catches Gerrard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Gerrard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerrard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lil III showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerrard.
Lil III digs a good body shot into Gerrard's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gerrard as Lil III shoots in.
Gerrard slips a jab from Lil III.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard scores with a body shot.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III gets a double leg takedown into Gerrard's guard.
Lil III trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lil III landing with the ground and pound.
Gerrard is trying to control the position but Lil III postures up.
Gerrard keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.
Gerrard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lil III doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gerrard is tightening it up a little... Lil III has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lil III reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lil III taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gerrard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mick Gerrard!
Mick Gerrard opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tesco Vee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Sunshine's chin.
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29
220 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
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36
218 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sunshine is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sunshine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vee.
Vee has Sunshine up against the cage in a clinch.
Sunshine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sunshine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sunshine.
Vee lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sunshine fails to land.
Sunshine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vee misses with some punches.
Vee misses with some punches.
Vee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sunshine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sunshine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee gets through Sunshine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sunshine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sunshine throws a punch but it's blocked by Vee.
Sunshine tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Sunshine back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee has picked Sunshine up - he's going for a ride! Vee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sunshine wants to get back to his feet.
Sunshine tries to get to full guard but Vee has control of the leg.
Sunshine is concentrating on defense, preventing Vee from advancing position.
Sunshine is trying to stand.
Sunshine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vee.
Sunshine manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sunshine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vee blocks a jab.
Sunshine throws a hook but Vee avoids it easily.
Vee moves out of range of the strikes.
Vee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sunshine defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee is looking to chop away at Sunshine's legs.
Sunshine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sunshine throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunshine misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Vee.
Vee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Sunshine blocks the leg kick.
Sunshine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sunshine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vee blocks a jab.
Sunshine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vee cracks Sunshine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sunshine lands a right hook to the body.
Vee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sunshine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vee scrambles back to his feet.
Sunshine throws a series of punches but Vee moves out of range.
Sunshine misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
Sunshine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sunshine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sunshine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Sunshine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sunshine misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Vee.
Sunshine misses with a straight right.
Sunshine jabs at Vee's body.
Vee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunshine throws a jab but it's blocked by Vee.
A lazy left from Vee finds it's target.
Sunshine throws a lazy right hand but Vee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sunshine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sunshine.
Vee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunshine.
Vee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vee fails with a takedown attempt.
Vee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sunshine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Vee. That snapped Sunshine's head back.
Sunshine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vee can pounce on him.
Vee staying out of range there.
Vee throws out a counter right but Sunshine avoids it with no problem.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Sunshine throws a lazy uppercut
and Vee counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Sunshine blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sunshine tries to bum rush Vee with a series of wild strikes but Vee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vee tried to score with a low kick but Sunshine checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tesco Vee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sunshine is just out of range.
Vee slips under a jab from Sunshine.
A jab from Sunshine finds it's way through Vee's defenses.
Vee misses with a wild body shot.
Vee moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunshine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vee.
Sunshine throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
A nice side step and Vee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sunshine, as that shot connected.
Sunshine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sunshine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sunshine.
Sunshine throws a right and a left that Vee avoids nicely.
Sunshine misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunshine misses with a hook. Vee ducked under it nicely.
Vee throws out a counter right but Sunshine avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Sunshine does no damage.
Vee scores with a takedown into Sunshine's guard.
Vee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sunshine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vee is controlling him.
Sunshine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vee postures up.
Sunshine keeping moving, preventing Vee from controlling successfully.
Vee being controlled here momentarily.
Sunshine controls Vee momentarily but Vee frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sunshine misses with a lunging right hand
and Vee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sunshine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vee lands a nice shot that snaps Sunshine's head back.
Vee connects with a body shot.
Sunshine misses with a looping right.
Sunshine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vee shoots in looking for a takedown but Sunshine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sunshine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vee moves away from the strike by Sunshine.
Sunshine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vee throws out the jab.
Sunshine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vee.
A low kick from Vee is predictable there
and Sunshine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sunshine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee looks to throw the jab but Sunshine is out of range.
Sunshine lands a nice looking body shot.
Vee is breathing heavily.
Sunshine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vee throws a low kick but Sunshine moves out of range easily.
Sunshine misses with a series of wild punches.
Sunshine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sunshine throws a poor cross that misses
so Vee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vee trying to control but Sunshine is working from the bottom.
Sunshine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sunshine wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee looking to pass the guard.
Sunshine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunshine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sunshine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tesco Vee has been cut.
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!
Sunshine lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Sunshine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tesco Vee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sunshine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sunshine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vee.
Vee walks into a stiff left hand from Sunshine.
Vee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vee throws a chopping leg kick but Sunshine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sunshine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vee cracks Sunshine with an open hand slap.
Vee looks to land a left hand but Sunshine moved out of range nicely.
Sunshine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunshine moves out of range of the body kick from Vee.
Vee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sunshine doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Sunshine blocks the leg kick.
Sunshine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee lands with a nice combination. Sunshine backs away looking to recover.
Sunshine misses with an uppercut.
Vee feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee throws a leg kick which misses Sunshine's front leg but catches the back leg as Sunshine tries to avoid it.
Vee moves out of range of the strikes.
Vee lands a right hook to the body.
Sunshine throws a hook to the side of Vee's head but Vee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sunshine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sunshine misses with an uppercut. Vee saw that one coming.
Vee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vee misses with a low kick.
Vee delivers a nice body kick.
Sunshine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sunshine throws a series of punches but Vee avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee.
Sunshine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vee has him pressed against the cage.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vee misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Vee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunshine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunshine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sunshine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Sunshine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sunshine misses with some punches.
Vee throws an elbow that misses.
Tesco Vee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sunshine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sunshine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vee misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee pushes Sunshine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sunshine blocks the elbow strike.
Sunshine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vee's elbow.
Sunshine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee misses with some punches.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Sunshine pushes Vee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sunshine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vee is trying to maintain a safe position but Sunshine gets an underhook and turns Vee into the cage.
Sunshine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sunshine tries a body shot but Vee blocks it.
Sunshine misses with the head strike.
Sunshine misses with a body punch.
Vee has Sunshine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sunshine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vee throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunshine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunshine has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
Sunshine scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Sunshine on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunshine prevents a body shot from Vee.
Sunshine blocks an uppercut.
Sunshine misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee lands a damaging elbow.
Sunshine working aggressively here.
Sunshine blocks an elbow strike.
Sunshine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sunshine throws a punch but it's blocked by Vee.
A head punch on the inside from Sunshine fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vee misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tesco Vee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vee 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesco Vee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Portuguesa. Beck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Beck!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck throws a wild body kick that Manel sees coming a mile off.
Manel tries to counter with a takedown but Beck is quick to defend against it.
Beck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beck sprawls and moves away.
Beck scores with a hook to the body. Manel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Beck misses
and Manel counters with a takedown into side control.
Beck is trying to control Manel's posture but Manel avoids it.
Manel wants to control but Beck is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel works to advance to full mount. Beck defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck tries to hold on but Manel postures up.
Manel raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.
We've been hearing that Manel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Manel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Hans Beck's cut even more.
Manel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Manel lands a big shot there that rocks Beck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Hans Beck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Beck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Toni Manel!
During a confident post fight interview, Toni Manel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Make Munalukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws a head kick that misses.
Munalukko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Munalukko throws a push kick but Gibson slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Gibson as he checks the leg kick.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munalukko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munalukko blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Gibson as he checks the leg kick.
Munalukko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gibson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Munalukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munalukko feints a counter leg kick.
Munalukko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson lands a leg kick that knocks Munalukko off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Munalukko lands a nice hook to Gibson's body. Gibson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munalukko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munalukko misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Munalukko lands.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Munalukko lands a nice shot that snaps Gibson's head back.
Gibson throws a right hand that Munalukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Munalukko also avoids with ease.
Munalukko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Munalukko lands with a short shot to the head.
Gibson tries a body shot but Munalukko blocks it.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Munalukko controls his hands.
Gibson tries to stall but Munalukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Munalukko.
Munalukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munalukko struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Munalukko is trying to maintain a safe position but Gibson gets an underhook and turns Munalukko into the cage.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munalukko's elbow.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munalukko backwards.
Munalukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Munalukko controls his hands.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munalukko blocking some punches.
Munalukko has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Gibson trying to control the position but instead, Munalukko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibson into the cage.
Munalukko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munalukko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munalukko tries to pull guard but Gibson holds him up against the cage and eventually Munalukko drops back down to his feet.
Munalukko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Munalukko lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Munalukko letting Gibson take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibson lands a body shot.
Munalukko prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Munalukko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munalukko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gibson.
Gibson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munalukko is trying to maintain a safe position but Gibson gets an underhook and turns Munalukko into the cage.
Munalukko lands a shoulder strike.
Munalukko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Gibson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Munalukko tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson being controlled against the cage.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Munalukko scores with a hook to the body.
Gibson tries to stall but Munalukko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
Munalukko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gibson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Munalukko throws a head punch that misses.
Munalukko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Gibson - that landed with a thud.
Munalukko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibson as Munalukko tries to tie him up.
Munalukko has Gibson pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munalukko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Munalukko as he checks the leg kick.
Munalukko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munalukko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gibson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Munalukko stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick
and Gibson counters with a body kick.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson throws a lazy head kick
and Munalukko counters with a body kick that stops Gibson in his tracks momentarily.
Gibson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munalukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munalukko connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Gibson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gibson. That one must have hurt.
Gibson misses with a hook. Munalukko ducked under it nicely.
Munalukko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Munalukko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Munalukko lands a nice looking body shot.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Munalukko manages to avoid it.
Munalukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Gibson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Munalukko's calf.
Munalukko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Munalukko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gibson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donk. Munalukko catches Gibson right on the button with a cross.
Gibson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range.
Munalukko scores with a shot to the body.
Munalukko lands with a good body shot.
Munalukko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gibson.
Munalukko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gibson rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munalukko throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Munalukko missing with a left hand there. Gibson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munalukko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
Munalukko avoids the head kick by Gibson.
Munalukko delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Munalukko.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Munalukko throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Munalukko manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Munalukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gibson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Make Munalukko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Munalukko stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munalukko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Munalukko moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Gibson.
Gibson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Gibson tests Munalukko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munalukko throws a good cross that connects.
Munalukko misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munalukko feints and then cracks Gibson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibson down.
Munalukko cracks Gibson with an open hand slap.
Munalukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Munalukko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gibson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
Nice uppercut there from Gibson.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Munalukko.
As Munalukko backs away, Gibson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gibson cracks Munalukko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munalukko connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Make Munalukko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Munalukko scores with a four punch combination!
Munalukko moves out of range of the body kick from Gibson.
Munalukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gibson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munalukko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Gibson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munalukko doesn't seem bothered though.
Gibson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Munalukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibson.
Gibson throws a head kick but Munalukko moves out of range.
Munalukko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson tries to land a leg kick but Munalukko saw it coming and moves away.
Gibson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko lunges at Gibson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gibson's hand.
Munalukko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibson if he has to take too many more of those.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gibson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Munalukko throws a lazy body kick
and Gibson counters with an outside leg kick.
Gibson misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Munalukko misses.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Gibson moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Gibson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from Munalukko lands but Gibson takes it in his stride.
Gibson throws a leg kick which misses Munalukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Munalukko tries to avoid it.
Munalukko digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munalukko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munalukko 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.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munalukko lands with a straight right. Gibson didn't see that one coming.
Munalukko swinging wildly here.
Gibson lands a front kick.
Munalukko checks a leg kick.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Munalukko ducks right into an uppercut from Gibson.
Munalukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gibson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range.
Munalukko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gibson with a body shot.
Gibson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gibson tests Munalukko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gibson throws a head kick that Munalukko semi-blocks.
Gibson tries a low kick but Munalukko avoids it.
A nice side step and Munalukko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gibson cracks Munalukko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Munalukko moved out of range nicely.
Gibson connects with a body shot that sends Munalukko's belly button to the back.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Gibson avoids a kick to the body.
Munalukko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
Munalukko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Gibson catches Munalukko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land a body kick
and Munalukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Munalukko checks it.
Munalukko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gibson's head backwards.
Munalukko blocks the body kick.
Munalukko throws out a loose jab but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson blocks a leg kick.
Gibson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munalukko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Munalukko connects with a right hand. Gibson shakes it off.
Gibson is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Munalukko.
Gibson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Oh Gibson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gibson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munalukko throws out the jab.
Munalukko scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Munalukko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Gibson moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Munalukko cracks Gibson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gibson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Munalukko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gibson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Make Munalukko! Make Munalukko retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Make Munalukko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krynn comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luu Viulu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krynn needs to keep his hands up - Viulu had a free shot at his head there.
Viulu misses with a wild combination.
Krynn throws out a loose jab but Viulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viulu connects with a body shot.
Krynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viulu loads up on a big right hand but Krynn slips the punch.
Viulu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viulu clobbers Krynn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krynn slips under a jab from Viulu.
A counter left hand to the body from Krynn misses its target.
Viulu cracks Krynn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Krynn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Viulu finish him?
Krynn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viulu drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Krynn's head, knocking him out cold! Viulu is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luu Viulu!
Luu Viulu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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