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CEFC Fight Night 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meech's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, shear it maybe. Patches Meech has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
13 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards shoots in but no luck this time.
Meech misses with a combination
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Meech is keeping the position.
Edwards drops back looking for a leg! Meech is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meech manages to kick Edwards off! Edwards jumps back into Meech's guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control but Meech is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meech lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patches Meech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Meech. No joy for Edwards on that attempt.
We've been informed that Edwards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Edwards looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Edwards.
A jab from Meech finds it's way through Edwards's defenses.
Meech jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meech. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meech is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Meech circles away and we're back to standing.
Meech throws a shot to the body.
Meech scores with a jab.
Meech lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meech throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meech looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards wants to counter the offense by Meech and move into the clinch position.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meech pinned against the cage. Meech gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meech circles away.
Meech half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edwards.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meech throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards takes one to the side of the head.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Meech.
Edwards changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meech throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meech scores with a jab.
Meech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown but Meech manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edwards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meech pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards feints a counter leg kick.
Edwards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
Meech tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meech misses with a series of wild punches.
Meech swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patches Meech dominated that round.
That's time! Meech's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards darts in looking for a takedown but Meech gets double underhooks and turns Edwards into the cage.
Meech looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Meech throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meech jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patches Meech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meech lands a nice shot to the body.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meech. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meech stalks Edwards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Edwards's face. Edwards staggers backwards, shaken.
Meech connects with a body shot.
Edwards tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meech defends well and Edwards ends up having to push Meech into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meech seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patches Meech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meech lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edwards backs up against the cage.
Edwards is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Meech just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Edwards has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patches Meech!
In his post fight interview, Patches Meech started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (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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174 lbs
27 - 32 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
27 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr swings for the body but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Skantze Jr lands a body shot.
Skantze Jr lands with an overhand left.
Skantze Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Kimura let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Skantze Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
John Skantze Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skantze Jr cracks Kimura with an open hand slap.
It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
Kimura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skantze Jr thuds a left hand into Kimura's body.
Skantze Jr is looking to wear down Kimura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skantze Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Skantze Jr misses with a body punch
and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skantze Jr won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skantze Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Kimura wants to control but Skantze Jr is keeping him busy.
Skantze Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kimura passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Skantze Jr!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skantze Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Skantze Jr is squirming around, avoiding Kimura's attempts to control the action.
Kimura moves to back control.
Kimura working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Skantze Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Skantze Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Kimura trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Skantze Jr doesn't escape.
Skantze Jr rolls, trying to escape but Kimura keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura keeps control of the position easily here as Skantze Jr tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Skantze Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kimura has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Skantze Jr is defending well but eventually Kimura manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Skantze Jr has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Masahiko Kimura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noz Gurreff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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154 lbs
21 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noz Gurreff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy throws a jab when Gurreff was well out of range.
Gurreff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gurreff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gurreff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaughnessy circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gurreff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shaughnessy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaughnessy throws a hook but Gurreff avoids it easily.
Gurreff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gurreff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaughnessy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy ducks under a wild hook from Gurreff.
Gurreff wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Gurreff.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurreff misses with the combination.
Gurreff looks to throw the jab but Shaughnessy is out of range.
Gurreff doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaughnessy circles away.
Shaughnessy thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurreff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shaughnessy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gurreff finds it's way round the side to connect with Shaughnessy's head.
Shaughnessy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaughnessy throws an overhand right that lands on Gurreff's shoulder, as Gurreff tries to avoid the shot.
Gurreff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gurreff throws a hook to the side of Shaughnessy's head but Shaughnessy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Gurreff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaughnessy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gurreff lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaughnessy's head.
Shaughnessy throws the left hand but Gurreff avoids the punch easily.
Shaughnessy misses with a two punch combination.
Gurreff throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaughnessy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gurreff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurreff misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Shaughnessy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurreff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaughnessy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gurreff.
Shaughnessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gurreff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gurreff scores with a punch to the head.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gurreff.
A swing and a miss from Gurreff.
A countering left hand to the body from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
Shaughnessy throws a shot to the body.
Gurreff ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Nice uppercut there from Gurreff.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurreff was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Gurreff throws a body shot but no joy.
Gurreff works Shaughnessy's body with a nice hook.
Gurreff fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaughnessy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gurreff's head.
Sloppy strikes from Shaughnessy. Those never looked like landing.
Gurreff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Shaughnessy.
Gurreff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaughnessy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gurreff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy slips a jab from Gurreff.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Shaughnessy thuds his right hand into Gurreff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaughnessy slips under a jab.
Shaughnessy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gurreff avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.
Gurreff misses with a body shot.
Shaughnessy cracks Gurreff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaughnessy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurreff on the side of the head.
Gurreff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
Gurreff avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gurreff throws a jab when Shaughnessy was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaughnessy! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gurreff misses the target.
Shaughnessy defending well as Gurreff loads up on a big left hand.
Gurreff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Gurreff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gurreff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaughnessy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gurreff.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurreff manages to avoid it.
Gurreff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shaughnessy.
Gurreff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaughnessy counters with a nice uppercut.
Gurreff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaughnessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaughnessy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gurreff had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gurreff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurreff misses with a two punch combination.
Gurreff throws a hook but Shaughnessy blocks it.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurreff manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gurreff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gurreff tries to bum rush Shaughnessy with a series of wild strikes but Shaughnessy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Shaughnessy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gurreff just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurreff misses with a hook
letting Shaughnessy counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cael Shaughnessy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gurreff just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut
and Gurreff counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Gurreff misses its intended target.
Shaughnessy moves forwards but Gurreff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gurreff swings for the body but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
It seemed like Shaughnessy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Shaughnessy. Beautiful body shot.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurreff was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Gurreff throwing a counter right hand but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Shaughnessy throws the left hand but Gurreff avoids the punch easily.
Shaughnessy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gurreff.
Gurreff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Gurreff.
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!
Shaughnessy avoids the body shot from Gurreff.
A little jabbing left from Shaughnessy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gurreff tries to clinch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Shaughnessy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gurreff.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurreff.
Gurreff scores with a hook to the body. Shaughnessy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaughnessy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gurreff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gurreff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaughnessy blocks a jab.
Gurreff moves in looking to clinch but Shaughnessy pushes him off.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurreff was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy cracks a nice hook into Gurreff's ribs.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gurreff was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gurreff scores with a jab. Shaughnessy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gurreff defending well as Shaughnessy loads up on a big left hand.
Gurreff misses the jab.
Shaughnessy ducks under a wild hook from Gurreff.
Gurreff forces Shaughnessy back against the cage and clinches.
Gurreff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gurreff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaughnessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurreff manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gurreff. Shaughnessy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaughnessy tries to bum rush Gurreff with a series of wild strikes but Gurreff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gurreff moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaughnessy stuns Gurreff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shaughnessy misses with a kick to the body.
Gurreff looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaughnessy is just out of range.
Shaughnessy scores with a hook to the body. Gurreff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaughnessy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gurreff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy blocks a jab.
Shaughnessy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gurreff with a body shot.
Gurreff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gurreff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gurreff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gurreff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurreff is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff tries to bum rush Shaughnessy with a series of wild strikes but Shaughnessy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gurreff thuds his right hand into Shaughnessy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaughnessy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaughnessy swings widly with a right hand
and Gurreff counters with a nice uppercut.
Gurreff lands with a right hand.
Shaughnessy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gurreff is looking to clinch but Shaughnessy is avoiding it.
Gurreff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaughnessy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab to the body
and Gurreff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gurreff walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot.
Gurreff staying out of range there.
Gurreff is looking to counter punch.
Shaughnessy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff swings for the body but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Gurreff with a jab.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaughnessy misses with a kick to the body.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot that sends Gurreff's belly button to the back.
Shaughnessy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaughnessy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shaughnessy lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Shaughnessy.
Gurreff takes a swing at Shaughnessy's ribcage but misses.
Shaughnessy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaughnessy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gurreff has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Gurreff. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurreff.
Gurreff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurreff moves away.
Gurreff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Shaughnessy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shaughnessy throws a nice looking combination but Gurreff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gurreff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shaughnessy under the eye.
Gurreff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Shaughnessy as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Gurreff misses.
Shaughnessy looks to land a combination but Gurreff avoids it well.
Gurreff throws a jab when Shaughnessy was well out of range.
Gurreff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaughnessy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gurreff throws an overhand right that lands on Shaughnessy's shoulder, as Shaughnessy tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Gurreff misses.
Gurreff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaughnessy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gurreff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurreff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaughnessy.
A little feinted left hand from Gurreff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Shaughnessy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurreff misses with a hook
and Shaughnessy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gurreff thinking.
Shaughnessy dodges the punch combination from Gurreff.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Gurreff moves out of range.
Gurreff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Gurreff.
A slow jab from Shaughnessy misses its intended target.
Shaughnessy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shaughnessy defending well as Gurreff loads up on a big left hand.
Shaughnessy scores with a one two! Gurreff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gurreff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaughnessy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gurreff.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut
letting Gurreff counter with a right hand.
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!
Gurreff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaughnessy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gurreff to score with a decent uppercut.
Shaughnessy lands a really nice looking cross but Gurreff seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurreff throws a jab when Shaughnessy was well out of range.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurreff moves away.
Shaughnessy slips under a jab from Gurreff.
Gurreff swinging wildly here.
Gurreff moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Gurreff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Gurreff looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaughnessy is just out of range.
Shaughnessy lands a nice hook to Gurreff's body. Gurreff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Gurreff moves out of range.
Gurreff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaughnessy throws out a powerful jab.
Shaughnessy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gurreff takes a swing at Shaughnessy's ribcage but misses.
Shaughnessy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Shaughnessy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Shaughnessy. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Gurreff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy throws a combination. Gurreff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gurreff throws a body punch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Gurreff lands a really nice looking cross but Shaughnessy seems unphased.
Gurreff misses with a two punch combination.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Gurreff throwing a counter right hand but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Noz Gurreff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurreff lands a body shot.
Shaughnessy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy cracks Gurreff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gurreff misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shaughnessy, as that shot connected.
Shaughnessy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gurreff eats them both and turns towards Shaughnessy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gurreff moves away from the strike by Shaughnessy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurreff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Gurreff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurreff moves away.
Gurreff moves in looking to clinch but Shaughnessy pushes him off.
Shaughnessy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gurreff drops his hands momentarily and Shaughnessy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gurreff scores with a jab. Shaughnessy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaughnessy lands a jab to Gurreff's midsection.
Shaughnessy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gurreff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gurreff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gurreff looks to land a left hand but Shaughnessy moved out of range nicely.
Gurreff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Shaughnessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaughnessy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Shaughnessy!
Our winner, Cael Shaughnessy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gentlelman. The key to victory for Brian King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mongolia Heed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
King trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
King trying to strike off his back.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
King 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.
King has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Heed has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
King breaks from the clinch.
King wants to clinch
and Heed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King pushes Heed off and scrambles back to his feet.
Heed avoids a punch combination nicely.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heed but Heed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King swinging wildly here.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Heed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Heed.
Heed stops King from standing up.
King scores with a nice shot.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King wants to get back to his feet but Heed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King kicks Heed off and gets to his feet.
King throws a combination that misses
and Heed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Heed won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Heed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed throwing strikes but missing.
Heed throws a big elbow that misses.
Heed wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King striking off his back but it's not causing Heed any problems.
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
King throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
King throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heed slips a jab and a cross from King.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King shoots in and gets a takedown into Heed's guard.
King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heed, up you get!
King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
King has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Heed as King shoots in.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heed swivels and escapes.
As King backs off Heed throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from King misses.
Heed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Heed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.
Heed chips away with some ground and pound.
Heed trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Heed wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King striking off his back but it's not causing Heed any problems.
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King wants to stand but Heed is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Heed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King punching from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Heed trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
Heed thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mongolia Heed will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King tries to clinch up.
King scores with a jab. Heed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King tries to bum rush Heed with a series of wild strikes but Heed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heed is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
King gets to his feet. Heed looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Heed's head.
Heed keeps the fight on the outside.
King misses with a takedown
and Heed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Heed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Heed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heed trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King has momentary wrist control but Heed slips an elbow through the middle.
King kicks Heed off and gets to his feet.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Heed tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Heed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King throws a combination that misses
and Heed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
King is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
King kicks Heed off and gets back to his feet.
Heed stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Heed.
Heed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heed throws a big right hand that misses.
King throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Heed content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
Heed looking to pass the guard.
Heed landing with the ground and pound.
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heed connects with a couple of short punches.
Heed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heed trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Heed tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance but Heed moves to the side
and Heed counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
King wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Heed trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Heed misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Heed is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King is pushing Heed's head away, looking to escape. Heed manages to hold on to the position though.
Heed avoids the strikes from the bottom by King.
Heed tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Heed keeps moving and retains side control.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Heed connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mongolia Heed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
King gets a clinch.
Heed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King tries for a takedown but Heed circles away easily
and Heed counters with a takedown into side control.
Heed cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Heed are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Heed trying to control the position but King is working away.
Heed cracks King with a big elbow.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is not content to let Heed control the position.
King misses with a strike from the bottom.
Heed working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King gets back to half guard.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mongolia Heed has got the better of the ground game so far.
King manages to get to full guard.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heed.
Heed postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
King keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.
Heed is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in but Heed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King clinches.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Heed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Heed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King tries to bum rush Heed with a series of wild strikes but Heed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heed throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Heed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
Heed stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed keeps the fight on the outside.
King throws a nice looking combination but Heed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King tries to clinch up
and Heed counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
King is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Heed has just dragged him back down to the mat.
King throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
King throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Heed remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Heed tries to advance to mount but can't.
King misses with a strike from the bottom.
Heed trying to control the position but King is working away.
Heed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Heed blocks the strikes from King.
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.
Heed just content to control the position.
King is not content to let Heed control the position.
King manages to get back to half guard.
Heed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Heed is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Heed there.
Heed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heed wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Heed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heed is looking for the big counter here.
King wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mongolia Heed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mongolia Heed!
A determined Mongolia Heed didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei. Tavarius has chosen Go To Sleep, Bitch as his entrance music. Richard Tavarius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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226 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavarius.
Frost avoids the body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tavarius 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.
Tavarius misses with a body shot.
Tavarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Tavarius throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocks a jab.
Frost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavarius looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Tavarius throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavarius thinking.
Tavarius throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tavarius's knee momentarily.
Tavarius misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a leg kick.
Tavarius swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tavarius throws a poor cross that misses
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Tavarius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tavarius digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Tavarius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frost doesn't seem phased though.
Tavarius throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Tavarius walks into a stiff left hand from Frost.
Tavarius misses with a body punch
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Tavarius misses with a body shot.
Tavarius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frost rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarius scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius walks into a stiff left hand from Frost.
Tavarius misses the jab.
Frost with a hook.
Tavarius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavarius thinking.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavarius! But no joy.
Frost takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tavarius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Frost catches Tavarius right on the button with a cross.
Tavarius throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Nice cross by Tavarius.
Frost is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tavarius. Beautiful body shot.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavarius swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Tavarius misses with a body shot.
Tavarius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavarius misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tavarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Frost.
Tavarius looks winded!
Tavarius throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavarius misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frost counters with a low kick, right behind Tavarius 's knee.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarius managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
Frost blocking some punches.
Tavarius misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frost gets a clinch.
Frost lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Frost dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tavarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavarius.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tavarius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Frost lands.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Tavarius misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Tavarius swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Richard Tavarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Tavarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavarius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frost lands with a kick to the temple. Tavarius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavarius throws out the jab.
Tavarius loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Tavarius connects with a right hand. Frost shakes it off.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tavarius finds it's target.
Nice cross by Frost.
Tavarius misses the shot to the body.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tavarius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavarius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tavarius misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a crisp one two that drops Tavarius! Frost thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tavarius to his feet! Tavarius is in big trouble!
Tavarius is rocked!
Tavarius cracks a nice hook into Frost's ribs.
Frost is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tavarius misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a left to the body.
Tavarius is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavarius throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tavarius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tavarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavarius throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Tavarius in his tracks momentarily.
Tavarius misses with a hook to the body
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavarius is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Tavarius pushes him off.
Tavarius throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
Tavarius seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavarius. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost lands a big right hand that sends Tavarius crashing to the mat! Frost stays standing though and waves Tavarius back to his feet!
Tavarius misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a huge left! Tavarius is in big trouble! He's backing up but Frost isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tavarius from any more damage. A dominating finish by Frost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olaf Frost!
Olaf Frost tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Richard Tavarius spoke after the fight, saying 'Save a horse, save a cowboy, just walk.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Takasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keisuke Takasugi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Takasugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson leaves Takasugi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takasugi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Takasugi throws a big elbow that misses.
Takasugi wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Takasugi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Anderson is defending well. Takasugi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Anderson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Takasugi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keisuke Takasugi!
A victorious Keisuke Takasugi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade comes to the cage accompanied by Eyes of a Ranger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Kirkland's choice of entrance music: DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland dips to his left and cracks McQuade with an uppercut!
Van Kirkland scores with a jab. McQuade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Kirkland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McQuade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McQuade clinches with his opponent.
Van Kirkland is trying to break the clinch but McQuade has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuade.
Van Kirkland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McQuade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Kirkland avoids it.
McQuade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from McQuade.
McQuade missing with knees to the body.
McQuade scores with a nice hook to the head.
McQuade trying to control the position but instead, Van Kirkland has worked for underhooks and has pushed McQuade into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Van Kirkland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Van Kirkland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McQuade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade misses with a wild combination.
McQuade moves out of range as Van Kirkland throws a body kick.
McQuade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McQuade is looking to clinch but Van Kirkland is avoiding it.
McQuade throws an off balance right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland motions for McQuade to come forward. Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McQuade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McQuade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
McQuade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Kirkland 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.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but McQuade moves out of range easily.
McQuade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Kirkland's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but McQuade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Kirkland has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McQuade finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Kirkland's head.
Good leg kick by McQuade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McQuade doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
Van Kirkland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuade was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
McQuade wants to clinch up but Van Kirkland keeps it at a distance.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Kirkland blocks a leg kick.
McQuade moves out of range of the body kick from Van Kirkland.
McQuade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQuade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McQuade misses the target.
Van Kirkland motions for McQuade to come forward. Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McQuade.
Nice body kick from McQuade.
McQuade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Kirkland. That did some damage!
McQuade takes a kick to the side of the head.
McQuade 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.
McQuade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McQuade is looking to slow Van Kirkland down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland slips a jab from McQuade.
McQuade misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McQuade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Kirkland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but McQuade saw it coming and moves away.
McQuade is looking to clinch but Van Kirkland is avoiding it.
McQuade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from McQuade.
Van Kirkland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McQuade keeps Van Kirkland at a distance using the push kick.
McQuade throws a hook but Van Kirkland blocks it.
McQuade misses with a head kick.
McQuade moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Kirkland.
McQuade throws a big shot that misses.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and McQuade moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from McQuade misses the target.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Van Kirkland takes one to the side of the head.
McQuade slips under a jab from Van Kirkland.
McQuade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McQuade has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
McQuade pushes Van Kirkland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuade.
Van Kirkland blocks an elbow strike.
McQuade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Kirkland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McQuade trying to land knees to the body.
Van Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by McQuade.
McQuade working hard to break the clinch.
McQuade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from McQuade.
McQuade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Kirkland is defending well for now.
McQuade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a hook that snaps the head of McQuade backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Van Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
McQuade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Kirkland takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Kirkland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Booker McQuade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McQuade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland tests McQuade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McQuade. Van Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland clobbers McQuade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuade.
Booker McQuade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQuade lands a head kick. Van Kirkland smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McQuade is looking to clinch.
McQuade throws out a loose jab but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kirkland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from McQuade tenderised Van Kirkland's leg. Van Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
McQuade misses with the combination.
McQuade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQuade throws a sloppy head kick and Van Kirkland moves out of range easily.
McQuade misses with a hook.
Booker McQuade is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Kirkland tries to land a front kick but McQuade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but McQuade moved away.
Van Kirkland swats away the attempt to clinch by McQuade.
McQuade misses with a head kick.
McQuade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kirkland digs a good body shot into McQuade's ribs.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from McQuade.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQuade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Kirkland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Kirkland throws out a powerful jab.
McQuade connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade scores with a jab.
Van Kirkland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McQuade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Kirkland scrambles back to his feet.
McQuade swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from McQuade.
McQuade thumps Van Kirkland with a low kick.
McQuade misses with a straight left.
McQuade is looking to clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but McQuade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Kirkland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Kirkland blocks a jab.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McQuade digs a good hook to Van Kirkland's body.
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends McQuade's belly button to the back.
McQuade misses with an uppercut
and Van Kirkland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQuade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQuade.
McQuade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
McQuade moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
Van Kirkland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McQuade.
It seemed like Van Kirkland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Van Kirkland.
McQuade misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kirkland lands a head kick!
McQuade is rocked!
Van Kirkland avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh McQuade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Kirkland lets loose with a powerful body kick. McQuade will feel that in the morning.
McQuade lands a nice shot that snaps Van Kirkland's head back.
McQuade seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Kirkland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but McQuade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland jabs McQuade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQuade moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from McQuade.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
McQuade loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
McQuade backing away here, and Van Kirkland unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McQuade throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McQuade. That's going to slow Van Kirkland down.
McQuade misses the shot to the body.
McQuade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as McQuade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Kirkland doesn't seem phased though.
McQuade misses the jab.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
McQuade ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuade lands a really nice looking cross but Van Kirkland seems unphased.
McQuade just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Kirkland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McQuade instigates a clinch.
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 Booker McQuade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into McQuade's torso.
McQuade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. McQuade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Kirkland scores with a crisp jab that stopped McQuade in his tracks.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
McQuade fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQuade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McQuade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Kirkland slips a jab and a cross from McQuade.
McQuade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland tried to score with a low kick but McQuade checks it.
McQuade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick as McQuade jumps back.
McQuade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a body kick.
Van Kirkland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McQuade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from McQuade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Kirkland connects with a good right hand that stumbles McQuade. McQuade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McQuade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Kirkland in his tracks.
McQuade avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland swats away the attempt to clinch by McQuade.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but McQuade avoids it easily.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by McQuade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland takes a swing at McQuade's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! McQuade slams his shin into Van Kirkland's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for McQuade.
McQuade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Kirkland finds it's way round the side to connect with McQuade's head.
McQuade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Kirkland checks it well.
Van Kirkland appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McQuade throws a jab when Van Kirkland was well out of range.
McQuade tries to clinch up.
McQuade ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Kirkland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McQuade tests Van Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McQuade tries to clinch up
and Van Kirkland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McQuade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade cracks Van Kirkland with a good jab.
Van Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McQuade throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
Van Kirkland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McQuade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from McQuade.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McQuade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McQuade connects with the punch.
Van Kirkland has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McQuade lands a high kick!
McQuade misses with a hook. Van Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Van Kirkland tries to land a front kick but McQuade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab. McQuade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McQuade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland avoids a kick to the body.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQuade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McQuade clinches up against the cage.
McQuade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
McQuade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuade.
McQuade lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Van Kirkland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McQuade is trying to stall.
Van Kirkland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Van Kirkland fails to land.
Van Kirkland working hard to break the clinch.
McQuade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Booker McQuade did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Kirkland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McQuade is out of range.
McQuade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Kirkland eats them both and turns towards McQuade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Kirkland fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McQuade throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
McQuade checks a low kick from Van Kirkland.
McQuade defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
As Van Kirkland looks to move away, McQuade throws a big counter combo bu Van Kirkland just gets out of the way.
McQuade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the head.
McQuade throws a head kick that Van Kirkland semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - McQuade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQuade misses with a body kick.
McQuade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McQuade lands a nice shot to the body.
McQuade lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McQuade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McQuade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Kirkland doesn't seem bothered though.
McQuade connects with a jab.
McQuade avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
A punch lands to the side of Van Kirkland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McQuade.
McQuade tests Van Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McQuade - that will leave a mark!
Van Kirkland lands a nice shot that snaps McQuade's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but McQuade moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McQuade misses with a body kick.
Van Kirkland feints a counter leg kick.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but McQuade moves out of range.
McQuade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Kirkland just manages to avoid it.
McQuade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McQuade lands a body shot.
McQuade doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
McQuade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McQuade throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Van Kirkland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuade manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by McQuade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McQuade lands a nice shot that snaps Van Kirkland's head back.
McQuade fails in his attempt to clinch.
McQuade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McQuade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
McQuade throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of McQuade's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but McQuade moves out of range.
Van Kirkland sizes up McQuade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McQuade thuds a left hand into Van Kirkland's body.
McQuade connects with a right hand. Van Kirkland shakes it off.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but McQuade moves out of range.
A head kick from McQuade lands but Van Kirkland takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland throws a wild body kick that McQuade sees coming a mile off.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuade.
McQuade throws a big shot that misses.
Van Kirkland circles away from the clinch attempt.
McQuade throws a leg kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a big head kick but McQuade shrugs it off.
McQuade pushes Van Kirkland up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuade uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuade tries a knee to the head but Van Kirkland blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuade prevents a body shot from Van Kirkland.
A short uppercut from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland tries to work over McQuade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Van Kirkland fails to land.
McQuade throws a knee to the head but misses.
McQuade lands a body shot.
Van Kirkland wants to get back to striking at distance but McQuade won't allow it.
McQuade missing with knees to the body.
Van Kirkland misses with some punches.
Van Kirkland blocks a body shot from McQuade.
A short left from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocks the elbow strike.
McQuade gets through Van Kirkland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McQuade tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Kirkland avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuade trying to land knees to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McQuade misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Booker McQuade had his way with Vladimir Van Kirkland in that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McQuade checks a leg kick.
McQuade tries to clinch up.
McQuade lands a slapping body shot.
McQuade has closed the distance and engaged Van Kirkland in a clinch.
Van Kirkland can't find room to land a body shot as McQuade controls the action.
McQuade pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Kirkland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Kirkland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Van Kirkland.
McQuade lands a damaging elbow.
McQuade scores with a shot to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
McQuade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Kirkland is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuade.
McQuade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Kirkland up against the cage.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McQuade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
McQuade tries a low kick but Van Kirkland avoids it.
Van Kirkland flicks out a counter leg kick but McQuade steps away.
McQuade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kirkland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McQuade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McQuade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McQuade throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from McQuade misses.
Van Kirkland appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by McQuade as he checks the leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but McQuade blocks it.
McQuade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuade tries to clinch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
McQuade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
McQuade is looking for a counter combo.
McQuade clinches up against the cage.
McQuade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Kirkland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McQuade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Kirkland avoids it.
Van Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland is trying to force a seperation but McQuade has the dominant position.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland blocks the elbow strike.
McQuade connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Kirkland's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McQuade obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Kirkland managing to block the knees to the body from McQuade.
Van Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McQuade misses with a wild body shot.
McQuade tries to clinch but Van Kirkland is having none of it.
McQuade throws a body shot but no joy.
McQuade scores with a head kick. Van Kirkland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
McQuade tries to land a leg kick but Van Kirkland saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
McQuade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
McQuade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McQuade with a body shot.
McQuade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McQuade stalks Van Kirkland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Kirkland's face. Van Kirkland staggers backwards, shaken.
McQuade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Kirkland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by McQuade.
Van Kirkland throws out a leg kick but McQuade moves out of range and Van Kirkland only half commits.
Van Kirkland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McQuade misses with a double jab.
Van Kirkland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McQuade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McQuade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuade tried to score with a low kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
McQuade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McQuade lands with a straight right. Van Kirkland didn't see that one coming.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but McQuade moves out of range.
McQuade throws a looping overhand right but Van Kirkland ducks down to avoid it.
McQuade fails to land with a series of punches.
McQuade looks for the body kick but Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McQuade misses with a low kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by McQuade.
McQuade with a hook.
McQuade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kirkland is trying to counter with his kicks.
McQuade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
McQuade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Booker McQuade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kirkland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Booker McQuade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McQuade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Booker McQuade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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