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CEFC 138 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rcrs Sarabjit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rcrs Sarabjit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rcrs Sarabjit!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarabjit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corleone is fending him off so far but Sarabjit persists. Nope, Corleone circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarabjit scores with a takedown into Corleone's guard.
Corleone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sarabjit is aware though and is defending well.
Sarabjit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corleone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corleone tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarabjit is posturing up here but Corleone has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sarabjit tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sarabjit has to tap! Slick submission there by Corleone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vito Corleone!
Vito Corleone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piolet Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jaded. The key to victory for Piolet Wilson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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276 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piolet Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rubble.
Wilson attempts a counter takedown but Rubble avoids it well and moves away.
Rubble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
It looked like Wilson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rubble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piolet Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Rubble.
Rubble bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rubble working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rubble working the ground and pound but Wilson is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble taking a breather here.
Rubble wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble prevents Wilson from escaping the position.
Rubble misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rubble trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Rubble is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson dodges the ground and pound from Rubble.
Rubble throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rubble is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Rubble is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wilson is trying to escape and Rubble transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wilson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rubble! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barney Rubble!
Post fight, an emotional Barney Rubble said 'I also give a big shout out to my fans.RUBBLE TROUBLE'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's entrance music is Tourniquet by Evanescence. A fine choice. Jet Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Von Hammer's chin.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Von Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hammer.
Li takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Li.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Li wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammer gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Li.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer lands with a right to the head.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Li.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Li lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammer.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Li tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Li.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Hammer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li stalling the fight.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
A short left from Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Li.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Li takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li tries to clinch up.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Li.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammer! But no joy.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Li tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Li avoids it with no problem.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Li feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - Hammer scores with a four punch combination!
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Hammer backs away, Li returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hammer slips under a jab from Li.
Li throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Li finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Hammer sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Li - that will leave a mark!
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li staying out of range there.
Hammer scores with a three punch combo!
Li tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Von Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Von Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li lands a brutal head kick. Hammer looks out on his feet and Li throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jet Li!
After the big win, Jet Li made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Axelsson lands with a shot to the body.
Uniao gets a takedown into half guard.
Uniao thows a huge punch but Axelsson dodges it nicely.
Axelsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Axelsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Axelsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uniao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uniao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Axelsson keeping full guard, as Uniao tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao is looking to work some ground and pound but Axelsson has wrist control.
Axelsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uniao is stalling in the full guard.
Uniao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Axelsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uniao has managed to get both his arms back between Axelsson's legs - danger averted.
Axelsson working a defensive guard here.
Uniao tries to free his leg and advance position but Axelsson is retaining full guard.
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.
Axelsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uniao trying to control the position from guard on top but Axelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axelsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Uniao rushes Axelsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uniao misses with a punch to the body.
Uniao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axelsson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Uniao clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Axelsson is hanging on to Uniao's back as he tries to escape.
Axelsson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Uniao is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uniao turns into Axelsson and is now in his guard.
Axelsson trying to control the position here.
Axelsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uniao looking for submissions off his back.
Uniao wants to get back to full guard but Axelsson has mounted him!
Axelsson cracks Uniao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Axelsson prevents Uniao from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to control but Uniao wriggling away.
Axelsson prevents Uniao from getting the reversal.
Uniao taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson looking to control but Uniao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Axelsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Axelsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Uniao is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Axelsson.
Oh Uniao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uniao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Uniao seems to have got his legs back now.
Axelsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uniao tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Nova Uniao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uniao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uniao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Axelsson lands a nice hook to Uniao's body. Uniao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Axelsson throws a body punch but Uniao moves out of range.
Uniao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
It appears Uniao was looking to counter with a kick there.
Uniao scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uniao tries to score with a low kick but Axelsson moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Uniao.
Uniao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Uniao misses
and Axelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao stuns Axelsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uniao shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Axelsson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axelsson keeping moving, preventing Uniao from controlling successfully.
Axelsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Uniao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Axelsson is looking for a sweep. Uniao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Axelsson gets full guard.
Axelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uniao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Axelsson's head.
Axelsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Axelsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uniao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson keeping full guard, as Uniao tries to pass.
Axelsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uniao.
Uniao trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Uniao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Axelsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uniao has managed to get both his arms back between Axelsson's legs - danger averted.
Axelsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Axelsson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Uniao uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Axelsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Axelsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Axelsson pulls Uniao in to control the position.
Axelsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uniao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uniao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Axelsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Axelsson lands strikes from half guard.
Uniao wants to sweep but Axelsson has passed to side control!
Uniao is looking for a sweep.
Axelsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Uniao some visible discomfort.
Uniao is trying to improve his position.
Axelsson is looking to take a break and control but Uniao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Axelsson working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Axelsson.
Uniao missing with a left hand there. Axelsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Uniao swings widly with a right hand
and Axelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uniao manages to avoid it.
Axelsson checks a low kick from Uniao.
It seemed like Axelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick from Uniao.
Axelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson throws a series of punches but Uniao moves out of range.
Uniao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Axelsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uniao throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uniao.
Axelsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Uniao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao trying to control the action but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Axelsson wants to control but Uniao postures up.
Uniao is looking to take a break and control but Axelsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Axelsson is looking to reverse the position.
Axelsson parries the strikes from Uniao easily there. Uniao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Axelsson to escape.
You can see the frustration on Axelsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nova Uniao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Axelsson is looking for a sweep.
Axelsson is trying to control Uniao's posture but Uniao avoids it.
Uniao working the head with strikes.
Uniao working the ground and pound but Axelsson is defending the strikes.
Axelsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Axelsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Uniao throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Axelsson parries the strikes from Uniao easily there. Uniao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Axelsson to escape.
Uniao cracks Axelsson with a big right hand but Axelsson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is looking for a sweep.
Axelsson is trying to control Uniao's posture but Uniao avoids it.
Axelsson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Axelsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Axelsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uniao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uniao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Axelsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Uniao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johan Axelsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Axelsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Axelsson is on top in guard.
Johan Axelsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uniao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Axelsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Axelsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Axelsson drops an elbow to the side of Uniao's head.
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 Nova Uniao.
I think Axelsson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Go, Go Power Rangers. Anderson has chosen Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
152 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Lee Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
Anderson moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson slips a straight right by Scott.
A nice combination there by Scott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Scott drops Anderson with a beautiful combination! Anderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Scott is looking for the KO!
Anderson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Scott misses.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
Scott closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Anderson! Scott dives in looking to finish! Anderson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Lee Scott!
A victorious Jason Lee Scott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Xavier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song. Setright has chosen The Dagger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jai Setright!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright throws a hook to the side of Xavier's head but Xavier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Setright connects with a right hand. Xavier shakes it off.
Setright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jai Setright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Setright throws a sloppy head kick and Xavier moves out of range easily.
Setright lands with a right hand.
Xavier misses with a takedown
and Setright counters with a left and a right that stings Xavier.
Xavier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xavier slips under a jab from Setright.
Setright misses with a straight left.
Xavier is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xavier fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Setright to the ground. Xavier is now in Setright's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Xavier works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright is refusing to be controlled, as Xavier sits in half guard.
Xavier prevents Setright from improving his position.
Setright pushes Xavier off and gets back to his feet.
Setright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xavier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xavier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Setright sprawls and moves away.
Jai Setright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Setright misses with a wild body shot.
Xavier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xavier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Setright - the referee stops the clock and Xavier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Setright. Xavier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Xavier.
Xavier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Setright pinned against the cage. Setright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xavier shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Setright misses.
Setright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xavier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Setright connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xavier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Setright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xavier is out of range.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Setright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Xavier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Xavier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Setright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Setright.
Xavier is looking to counter punch.
Setright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xavier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Setright wants to improve his position but Xavier is controlling well.
Setright manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Xavier keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Setright manages to get underhooks.
Setright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Setright struggles to land a body shot inside as Xavier controls his hands.
Setright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xavier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Setright is defending well for now.
Setright gets underhooks to prevent Xavier's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier leaning against his opponent.
Xavier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xavier managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
Setright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Setright throws a jab when Xavier was well out of range.
Xavier tries to counter with a takedown but Setright is quick to defend against it.
Setright lands a jab to the head.
Setright lands a nice shot that snaps Xavier's head back.
No luck for Xavier with that takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Setright coming out on top.
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!
Setright scores with a nice right hand.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Setright dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Setright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Setright throws a looping overhand right but Xavier ducks down to avoid it.
Setright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xavier's calf.
Setright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Setright defends it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Setright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xavier defending well as Setright loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setright throws an overhand right that lands on Xavier's shoulder, as Xavier tries to avoid the shot.
Xavier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Setright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Setright misses with an uppercut.
Xavier shoots for a takedown but Setright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Setright throws a jab but it's blocked by Xavier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright throws a poor cross that misses
and Xavier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Setright controlling the position well.
Xavier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Xavier passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Setright!
Xavier trying to control but Setright is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Xavier dominating with strikes here.
Bittor Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Setright is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Xavier dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Setright sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Xavier wants to take a breather but Setright is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Xavier lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Setright is trying to stand back up but Xavier is controlling him
Setright wants to get back to full guard.
Setright wants to get back to his feet.
Xavier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Setright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xavier.
Xavier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Setright has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Setright is trying to control but can't.
Xavier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xavier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Setright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Setright is trying to stand.
Xavier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Setright tries to roll over but Xavier keeps him under control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Setright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xavier half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bittor Xavier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Setright does no damage.
Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Setright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xavier is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Setright.
Setright breaks from the clinch.
Setright looks to throw the jab but Xavier is out of range.
Setright looks to land a left hand but Xavier moved out of range nicely.
Setright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed
enabling Setright to counter with a crisp jab.
Setright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xavier's calf.
Setright throws a big shot that misses.
Xavier looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Setright.
Xavier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Setright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jai Setright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Setright stuffs the takedown.
Setright throws a leg kick which misses Xavier's front leg but catches the back leg as Xavier tries to avoid it.
Setright scores with a head kick. Xavier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Setright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xavier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Setright.
Xavier closes the distance and clinches up with Setright, looking for a takedown. Xavier pushes Setright against the cage but Setright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Setright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xavier with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Setright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright connects with a leg kick. Xavier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xavier gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Setright trying to control but Xavier flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Setright is trying to remain composed but Xavier is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Setright is really stuck here.
Setright wants to get back to his feet.
Xavier working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Setright manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Setright misses with a lunging right hand
and Xavier counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Setright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xavier has a takedown stuffed.
Setright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xavier.
Setright loads up on a big right hand but Xavier slips the punch.
Setright missing with a left hand there. Xavier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xavier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Setright sprawls and moves away.
Setright throws a hook to the side of Xavier's head but Xavier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Setright throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Xavier has a takedown stuffed.
Setright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Setright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown but Setright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xavier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Setright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Setright is looking to slow Xavier down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Setright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xavier keeps the fight on the outside.
Xavier fires out a quick counter leg kick but Setright just manages to avoid it.
Xavier shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Setright really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Xavier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Setright pushes Xavier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Setright manages to break the clinch.
Setright sizes up Xavier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Setright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Setright throws a jab when Xavier was well out of range.
Setright with a nice cross.
Setright takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier is looking to break free of the clinch but Setright has double underhooks.
Setright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Setright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Setright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xavier is defending well for now.
Setright looking to throw knees to the head but Xavier is blocking nicely.
Xavier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright trying to land knees to the body.
Setright trying to control the position but instead, Xavier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Setright into the cage.
Xavier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xavier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright pressing his opponent against the cage.
Setright tries to throw a body punch but Xavier avoids it by throwing Setright back against the cage.
Xavier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Setright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Setright presses Xavier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xavier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Setright.
Setright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Setright misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier presses Setright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Setright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Setright lands a good knee to the midsection. Xavier won't want to take too many of those.
Setright stalling in the clinch but Xavier improves position.
Xavier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Setright lands with a nice body punch.
Xavier takes one to the chin there.
Setright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xavier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Setright sprawls and moves away.
Xavier shoots for a takedown but Setright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Setright throws a jab but it's blocked by Xavier.
Xavier is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Setright works the jab nicely.
Xavier looks for a takedown but Setright sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a front kick that sends Xavier stumbling back into the cage.
Setright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Setright tests Xavier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xavier tries for a takedown but Setright sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Setright lands with a slapping head kick.
Xavier is rocked!
Setright lands with a right hand.
Oh Xavier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Setright misses
and Xavier counters with a single leg into guard. Setright didn't expect that.
Setright manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Xavier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xavier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Setright - the referee stops the clock and Xavier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Setright. Xavier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Setright dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Setright as he connects with a hook.
Xavier seems to have got his legs back now.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Setright sprawls well. Setright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Setright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Setright lands with a nice body punch.
Xavier avoids a kick to the body.
Xavier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Setright throws a right hand that Xavier ducks under and follows up with a left that Xavier also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Setright throws a jab when Xavier was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Setright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Setright throws a looping overhand right but Xavier ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xavier.
Xavier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Setright sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xavier somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Setright tries to clinch but Xavier moves out of range.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Setright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Setright sizes up Xavier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Setright misses.
Setright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Setright is looking to clinch.
Setright tries to score with a low kick but Xavier moves his leg out of the way.
Setright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Xavier with that takedown attempt.
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Setright throws a counter combo.
Bittor Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier swats away the attempt to clinch by Setright.
Xavier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Setright closes the distance and clinches.
Xavier has Setright pressed against the cage, preventing Setright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xavier wants a takedown but no success here.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xavier avoids it.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Xavier blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Xavier.
Setright creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Setright gets underhooks to prevent Xavier's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Setright fails to land.
Setright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xavier.
Setright with a knee to the head.
Xavier misses with a body punch.
Xavier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Setright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Setright lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Setright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xavier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Setright sprawls and moves away.
Setright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xavier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright tries to clinch but Xavier moves out of range.
Setright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xavier under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xavier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Setright.
Setright lands an overhand right.
Setright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Setright as Xavier shoots in.
Setright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xavier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Setright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jai Setright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Setright lands a high kick!
Setright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Setright has closed the distance and engaged Xavier in a clinch.
Setright misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Setright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Setright 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Setright!
Jai Setright is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Jai Setright 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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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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