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AD283: Smash and Jab PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Simenkov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Katebi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katebi lands with a kick to the temple. Simenkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Katebi 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.
Katebi blocks a head kick by Simenkov.
Katebi swinging wildly here.
Katebi misses with a body shot.
Katebi 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.
Simenkov moves into the clinch.
Katebi breaks from the clinch.
Katebi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simenkov misses with a body kick.
Simenkov fails with the takedown.
Simenkov drives through and clinches with Katebi against the cage.
Simenkov is looking for a takedown.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simenkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Katebi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simenkov throws a sloppy body shot
and Katebi counters with a series of strikes. Simenkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simenkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katebi.
Simenkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katebi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katebi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simenkov moves forwards but Katebi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simenkov blocks a head kick by Katebi.
Katebi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Simenkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simenkov staying out of range there.
Katebi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katebi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simenkov moves away.
Simenkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katebi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katebi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Katebi throws out a loose jab but Simenkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katebi misses with a straight right.
Katebi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Simenkov back to the cage. Katebi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katebi lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Simenkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Simenkov clinches up against the cage.
Katebi pulls guard successfully.
Simenkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Simenkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Simenkov forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Simenkov.
Simenkov is looking to take a break and control but Katebi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katebi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov working over Katebi with some ground and pound. Katebi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simenkov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Katebi!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simenkov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Katebi tries to reverse the position but Simenkov maintains control.
Katebi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simenkov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Simenkov lands a big elbow.
Simenkov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Katebi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simenkov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Katebi is rocked!
Katebi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Katebi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katebi is trying to control but can't.
Katebi seems to have got his legs back now.
Simenkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Katebi wants to control but Simenkov is keeping busy.
Katebi is pressing down on Simenkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Simenkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Katebi keeping moving, preventing Simenkov from controlling successfully.
Simenkov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Katebi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Katebi keeps Simenkov under control for a moment.
Katebi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reza Katebi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simenkov as Katebi tries to tie him up.
Katebi struggles to land a body shot inside as Simenkov controls his hands.
Simenkov is trying to drag Katebi to the mat but Katebi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Katebi working hard to break the clinch.
Simenkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katebi.
Simenkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Katebi after a bit of a struggle.
Katebi is pressed up against the cage. Simenkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Katebi down to the mat. Katebi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Simenkov 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.
Simenkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reza Katebi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Katebi is fending him off so far but Simenkov persists. Nope, Katebi circles away and we're back to standing.
Simenkov connects with a high kick.
Simenkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katebi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Simenkov slips a jab and a cross from Katebi.
Simenkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katebi.
Simenkov has managed to clinch.
Simenkov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Katebi.
Katebi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Katebi.
Katebi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katebi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simenkov is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi wants to get back to striking at distance but Simenkov won't allow it.
Simenkov tries for a takedown but Katebi manages to get underhooks.
Simenkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simenkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katebi.
Simenkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katebi misses the shot to the body.
Katebi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simenkov can do to turn this around?
Simenkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Katebi pinned against the cage. Katebi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Katebi attempts a counter takedown but Simenkov avoids it well and moves away.
A lazy left from Katebi finds it's target.
Katebi tries to sprawl but Simenkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Katebi is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is pressing down on Simenkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Simenkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Simenkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Katebi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simenkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Katebi is keeping the position for now.
Simenkov lands a couple of digs.
Simenkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Simenkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Katebi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simenkov manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katebi stands up over Simenkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Katebi is working Simenkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Katebi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katebi throwing strikes from guard but Simenkov blocks nicely.
Katebi trying to control the position from guard on top but Simenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katebi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Katebi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reza Katebi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Katebi looks to land a left hand but Simenkov moved out of range nicely.
Katebi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katebi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simenkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Katebi.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katebi as he jumps to the side.
Simenkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katebi.
Simenkov tries to clinch up.
Katebi swings for the body but Simenkov moves out of range.
Katebi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katebi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Katebi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simenkov counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Katebi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katebi lands with a good body shot.
Simenkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Katebi to the mat! Katebi manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simenkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Katebi's head.
Simenkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Katebi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simenkov has managed to get both his arms back between Katebi's legs - danger averted.
Simenkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Katebi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Simenkov defends well.
Simenkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Simenkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Katebi is retaining full guard.
Katebi is trying to hold Simenkov in close to prevent damage but Simenkov has managed to pass into half guard.
Katebi actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simenkov lands a nice short elbow.
Katebi is trying to get back to full guard.
Simenkov trying to control the action but Katebi is working from the bottom.
Simenkov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Katebi to regain full guard.
Simenkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simenkov stands up over Katebi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is looking for a triangle but Simenkov pushes his legs off easily.
Simenkov is pushing down on Katebi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katebi is fighting to maintain full guard but Simenkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Katebi is trying to maintain the position but Simenkov is very close to passing his half guard.
Simenkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Katebi is not content to let Simenkov control the position.
Simenkov lands strikes from half guard.
Sergei Simenkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simenkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Katebi is looking for a sweep. Simenkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Katebi wants to control but Simenkov is keeping busy.
Simenkov trying to pass the guard but Katebi defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov trying to control the action but Katebi is working from the bottom.
Simenkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katebi's head.
Katebi wants to control but Simenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Simenkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simenkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katebi keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katebi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katebi misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Katebi. No joy for Simenkov on that attempt.
Simenkov shoots in and drives through. Katebi sprawls well.
Katebi is looking to counter the offense by Simenkov and move into the clinch.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Nice defenses there by Simenkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sergei Simenkov just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Simenkov.
Katebi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Simenkov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Simenkov is trying to improve his position.
Katebi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Simenkov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simenkov wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov landing strikes from the bottom.
Katebi wants to control but Simenkov is keeping him busy.
Katebi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Katebi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Simenkov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reza Katebi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Thieves - Ministry. Cortez has chosen Wake Me Up as his entrance music. Luis Garavito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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219 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
Garavito blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Garavito moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Garavito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cortez doesn't seem phased though.
Garavito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garavito clinches.
Cortez wants the takedown. Garavito is fighting it off but Cortez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Garavito's guard against the cage.
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!
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garavito keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Garavito pulls Cortez in close to his closed guard and prevents Cortez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cortez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cortez postures up and lands a big shot to Garavito's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Cortez throwing strikes but missing.
Garavito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garavito looking for a sweep. Not yet Garavito, not yet.
Garavito seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Garavito keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garavito connects with a nice looking jab.
That has opened up Rafael Cortez's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Garavito.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Garavito misses.
Nice shot by Garavito.
The cut above Rafael Cortez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garavito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Cortez defending well as Garavito loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Garavito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garavito throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Garavito moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCortez.
A slow jab from Garavito misses its intended target.
Garavito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garavito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Cortez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cortez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garavito.
A telegraphed right hand from Garavito misses the target.
Garavito throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp one two that drops Garavito! Cortez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garavito to his feet! Garavito is in big trouble!
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez drives through with a takedown into Garavito's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garavito is breathing heavily.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garavito has wrist control.
Garavito looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cortez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garavito defending well though.
Cortez is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez prevents Garavito from improving his position.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Garavito is having none of it.
Garavito regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garavito has wrist control.
Cortez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortez is in close to Garavito's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garavito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garavito has wrist control.
Cortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafael Cortez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Garavito throws a lazy uppercut
and Garavito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis Garavito is winning the standup battle so far.
Garavito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garavito misses with a looping right.
Garavito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Garavito tries to land a body kick
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garavito moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garavito misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a series of strikes. Garavito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez shoots in but Garavito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garavito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Garavito misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Rafael Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Garavito.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Garavito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez cracks Garavito with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cortez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Garavito to stand back up!
Garavito is rocked!
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Garavito.
Oh Garavito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortez lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Garavito - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cortez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Cortez!
In his post fight interview, Rafael Cortez gave a big smile as he said 'Finally I have found my home. Thank you Team Burns and everyone for giving me my home and making me into a great fighter. I lived in Spain my whole life and this life is different for me, but I'm so gratefull.'.
The defeated Luis Garavito had this to say: 'Ouchie, Ouchie. I hurt my little finger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Touch Myself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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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
37 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Hjelmslev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabriel manages to avoid it.
Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hjelmslev.
Gabriel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel drops his hands momentarily and Hjelmslev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hjelmslev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hjelmslev swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
Hjelmslev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hjelmslev misses with the combination.
Gabriel lands a two punch combo.
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!
Gabriel lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a wild body shot.
Hjelmslev 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.
Gabriel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hjelmslev on the side of the head.
Hjelmslev dips to his left and cracks Gabriel with an uppercut!
Gabriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hjelmslev catches Gabriel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gabriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Hjelmslev.
Gabriel is looking for a counter combo.
Gabriel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hjelmslev moves out of range as Gabriel strikes.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Hjelmslev moves out of range.
Gabriel cracks a nice hook into Hjelmslev's ribs.
Gabriel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hjelmslev backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gabriel looks to land a combination but Hjelmslev avoids it well.
Gabriel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hjelmslev can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjelmslev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hjelmslev is rocked!
Hjelmslev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hjelmslev is still on wobbly legs! Can Gabriel finish him?
Gabriel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hjelmslev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gabriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev motions for Gabriel to come forward. Hjelmslev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hjelmslev seems to have recovered his senses.
Hjelmslev lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev walks into a stiff left hand from Gabriel.
Hjelmslev throws a looping overhand right but Gabriel ducks down to avoid it.
Hjelmslev throws out a leg kick but Gabriel moves out of range and Hjelmslev only half commits.
Gabriel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gabriel throws a shot to the body.
Hjelmslev misses with a looping right.
Hjelmslev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gabriel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gabriel won't allow Hjelmslev to get back to his feet.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Hjelmslev keeps moving.
Hjelmslev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gabriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gabriel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hjelmslev told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gabriel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gabriel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hjelmslev seems a little lost for a moment, as Gabriel dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hjelmslev regains half guard, as Gabriel was trying to land strikes.
Hjelmslev scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gabriel manages to mount him!
Hjelmslev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hjelmslev is squirming around, avoiding Gabriel's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hjelmslev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gabriel sizes up Hjelmslev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gabriel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hjelmslev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gabriel tries to move to mount but Hjelmslev blocks the move with his legs.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to his feet.
Gabriel lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gideon Gabriel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hjelmslev is trying to buck Gabriel off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel is working Hjelmslev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gabriel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Gabriel crashes against the mat.
Hjelmslev is trying to buck Gabriel off.
Hjelmslev regains half guard.
That's two 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.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabriel.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabriel.
Gabriel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabriel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hjelmslev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gabriel is working away from the top position though.
Gabriel with the ground and pound but Hjelmslev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hjelmslev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel looking to sit in guard and control but Hjelmslev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hjelmslev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hjelmslev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hjelmslev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hjelmslev tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabriel is retaining full guard.
Hjelmslev stopping the sweep attempt from Gabriel.
Hjelmslev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gabriel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Gabriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hjelmslev connects with a single shot there.
Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hjelmslev.
Gabriel is looking to counter the offense by Hjelmslev and move into the clinch.
Gabriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hjelmslev can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev scores with a sloppy right hand. Gabriel should have avoided that one.
Gabriel loads up on a big right hand but Hjelmslev slips the punch.
Gabriel throws out a powerful jab.
Gabriel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gideon Gabriel's cut is getting worse.
Hjelmslev pushes Gabriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Hjelmslev swings wildly with an uppercut but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjelmslev has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Hjelmslev has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hjelmslev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Gabriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hjelmslev backwards.
Hjelmslev blocks a body shot from Gabriel.
Gabriel breaks from the clinch.
Gabriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Gabriel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Hjelmslev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hjelmslev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gabriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hjelmslev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gabriel under the eye.
Gabriel takes one on the button.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Gabriel is having none of it.
Gabriel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gabriel lands with a cross.
Gabriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gabriel clinches with his opponent.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Gabriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Gabriel. Beautiful body shot.
Hjelmslev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gabriel on the side of the head.
Gabriel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjelmslev lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gabriel falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hjelmslev dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Hjelmslev!
After the big win, Ragnar Hjelmslev made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AnonymouS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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180 lbs
32 - 13 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knapp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaz.
Kaz throws a hook to the side of Knapp's head but Knapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knapp stuns Kaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Knapp is avoiding it.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Knapp throws a sloppy head kick and Kaz moves out of range easily.
Kaz throws a hook to the side of Knapp's head but Knapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knapp looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
Kaz is looking to land body kicks.
Knapp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaz is out of range.
Kaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Knapp off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Knapp is just out of range.
Kaz keeps Knapp at a distance using the push kick.
Kaz cracks Knapp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knapp scores with a jab. Kaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Knapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Kaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz pushes Knapp up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knapp has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Kaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaz.
Kaz tries to work over Knapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaz avoids the head kick by Knapp.
Knapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaz.
Knapp ducks under a wild hook from Kaz.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaz but Kaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaz throws a leg kick which misses Knapp's front leg but catches the back leg as Knapp tries to avoid it.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Knapp is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz scores with a hook.
Kaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knapp is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaz misses the target.
Knapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it.
Knapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knapp throws an overhand right that lands on Kaz's shoulder, as Kaz tries to avoid the shot.
Kaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knapp lands with a straight right. Kaz didn't see that one coming.
Knapp fails with the takedown.
Kaz stuffs the takedown.
Kaz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Knapp.
Knapp tries to clinch
and Kaz counters with a good low kick that Knapp was not able to check.
Kaz clobbers Knapp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kaz tries to clinch but Knapp is having none of it.
Kaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knapp.
Kaz jabs Knapp right on the nose. Knapp blinks but takes it well.
Knapp is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocks a jab.
Knapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaz finish him?
Knapp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knapp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaz. That snapped Knapp's head back.
Kaz thuds his shin into the meat of Knapp's side.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it.
Kaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knapp. That did some damage!
Knapp throws a head kick but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knapp manages to circle out of the way.
Kaz cracks Knapp with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Knapp looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kaz finish him?
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaz. Kaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaz back to the cage. Knapp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knapp seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Kaz.
Knapp walks into a stiff left hand from Kaz.
Knapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz.
Knapp misses with a double jab.
Kaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Kaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knapp just manages to avoid it.
Knapp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaz thumps Knapp with a low kick.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knapp lands a jab to the nose.
Kaz moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
Knapp shoots in for a double leg but Kaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knapp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knapp throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily.
Jab by Kaz.
Knapp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knapp throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Knapp avoided it.
Kaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Knapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
Knapp working hard to break the clinch.
Kaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knapp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp takes a shot to the head.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knapp is defending well for now.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.
Knapp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaz up against the cage.
Kaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knapp can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz trying to land knees to the body.
Knapp wants to break free but Kaz has control.
Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaz crunches a lovely knee into Knapp's ribcage.
Knapp digs a right hand underneath Kaz's ribcage. Kaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knapp blocks an uppercut.
Kaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knapp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Knapp's head.
Knapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knapp. That did some damage!
Knapp lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp throws a looping overhand right but Kaz ducks down to avoid it.
Knapp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knapp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Knapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knapp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knapp somewhat.
Knapp has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
Kaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knapp's face.
That has opened up Peter Knapp's cut even more.
Knapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Knapp controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Knapp tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz misses with a leg kick.
Kaz misses with an uppercut. Knapp saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaz.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaz staying out of range there.
Kaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knapp's sensitive parts.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaz blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Kaz scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz connects with a leg kick. Knapp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knapp has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Knapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knapp closes the distance and clinches up with Kaz, looking for a takedown. Knapp pushes Kaz against the cage but Kaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Knapp.
Knapp is breathing heavily.
Knapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Knapp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Knapp moves away and avoids it.
Knapp misses with a right hand
enabling Kaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Whack! Kaz lands a heavy head kick that drops Knapp. The ref tackles Kaz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Knapp was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Max Kaz!
Max Kaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Gruber checks the leg kick.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Gruber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gruber's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gruber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gruber takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Gruber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gruber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruber misses with a two punch combination.
Gruber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruber.
A clash of legs there as Gruber blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clint Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Gruber.
Pereira scores with a sloppy right hand. Gruber should have avoided that one.
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Gruber's head.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pereira throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to pull guard but Pereira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gruber backwards.
Gruber is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gruber is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clint Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Pereira avoiding damage.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pereira throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Gruber blocks an uppercut.
Pereira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gruber wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereira lands an elbow just above Gruber 's eye.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereira has Gruber pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber blocks an uppercut.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Pereira stalling in the clinch.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gruber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gruber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Gruber misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Pereira moved out of range.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Pereira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gruber is rocked!
A head kick by Pereira - that's a beauty! Gruber is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pereira can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clint Pereira!
Clint Pereira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Kingsley Ciprut told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23 - 19 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Ciprut lands a right hook to the body.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Washington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ciprut momentarily.
Ciprut throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington throws a body punch but Ciprut moves out of range.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Ciprut's belly button to the back.
Washington avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciprut misses with the head strike.
Ciprut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Washington.
Ciprut working Washington over with knees to the body.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Ciprut trying to stall but Washington improves his position.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Washington's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ciprut is trying to maintain a safe position but Washington gets an underhook and turns Ciprut into the cage.
Nice body punch from Washington - that landed with a thud.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington digs a right hand into Ciprut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ciprut's gas tank.
Ciprut looks winded!
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ciprut misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington digs a right hand underneath Ciprut's ribcage. Ciprut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington gets through Ciprut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Washington misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington.
Ciprut looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Ciprut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ciprut misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.
Washington just leaning against Ciprut, taking a breather.
Washington working aggressively here.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it misses.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprut has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Washington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ciprut throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Washington scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Ciprut misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ciprut thuds his shin into the meat of Washington's side.
Ciprut looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Ciprut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington misses with a body punch
letting Ciprut counter with a right hand.
Washington stuns Ciprut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington rushes Ciprut and presses him up against the cage.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Ciprut, against the cage.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciprut.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Ciprut misses with an elbow over the top.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciprut can do to turn this around?
Washington blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Washington is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Washington's face.
Ciprut lands a left hand.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciprut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ciprut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Washington digs a right hand into Ciprut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ciprut's gas tank.
Ciprut is breathing heavily.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
A hook to the body from Washington.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Washington tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.
Washington lands a left hand.
Ciprut trying to stall but Washington improves his position.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ciprut.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Washington as Ciprut tries to tie him up.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Washington.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut takes a shot to the head.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ciprut fails to land.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington dodges an elbow strike from Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washington misses with some punches.
Ciprut scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington cracks Ciprut with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
Ciprut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Washington pushes Ciprut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands an uppercut.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ciprut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ciprut is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Ciprut throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Washington walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Ciprut.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCiprut.
Washington avoids a kick to the body.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington is looking to wear down Ciprut with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut tries a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Nice body punch from Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Washington circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciprut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Washington throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ciprut is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonard Washington!
After winning the bout, Leonard Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
O Donnell misses with a hook. Abbott ducked under it nicely.
O Donnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Donnell with a body shot.
Abbott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Abbott is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Donnell's half guard.
Abbott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abbott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Donnell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell looks like he's trying to stand up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abbott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abbott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Donnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abbott.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abbott throws out a leg kick but O Donnell moves out of range and Abbott only half commits.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Donnell defends it well.
A big right from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a push kick but O Donnell slaps the foot to one side.
Abbott scores with a spinning back kick!
O Donnell throws the left hand but Abbott avoids the punch easily.
Abbott tries to clinch
and O Donnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Donnell tries to clinch up
and Abbott counters with a thumping low kick.
Abbott goes for a double leg but O Donnell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Donnell continues to drive forward.
Abbott throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
Abbott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donnell throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of O Donnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Abbott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbott.
Abbott tries to land a leg kick but O Donnell saw it coming and moves away.
Abbott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abbott scores with a nice head shot.
Abbott moves out of range as O Donnell strikes.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donnell takes one to the chin there.
Abbott misses with a jab to the body
letting O Donnell counter with a right hand.
A big left from Abbott misses.
O Donnell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheers as O Donnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abbott doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott misses with a takedown attempt
and O Donnell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on O Donnell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by O Donnell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abbott blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
Abbott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by O Donnell after a bit of a struggle.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Abbott.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
O Donnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbott wants to take the fight to the mat but O Donnell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Donnell stalling in the clinch but Abbott improves position.
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell works on Abbott's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abbott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Donnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Donnell cracks Abbott with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Donnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Donnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
O Donnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
A slow jab from O Donnell misses its intended target.
O Donnell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abbott throws a head kick but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell misses with a wild body shot.
O Donnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott lands a leg kick that knocks O Donnell off balance momentarily.
Abbott tries to clinch up.
Abbott is looking to clinch but O Donnell is avoiding it.
Abbott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abbott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Donnell finds it's way round the side to connect with Abbott's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abbott misses its intended target.
O Donnell is looking for a counter combo.
Abbott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Donnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott misses with a takedown
and O Donnell counters with an outside leg kick.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnell manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of O Donnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
O Donnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbott.
O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abbott momentarily.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abbott misses with a leg kick.
O Donnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abbott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Donnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
Brenden Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell slips under a jab.
As Abbott tries to get set, O Donnell tries to push him back and clinch up but Abbott manages to avoid the attempt.
Abbott misses the body punch
and O Donnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbott throws a hook but O Donnell blocks it.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
O Donnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbott throws a low kick but O Donnell avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for O Donnell.
Abbott looks to throw the jab but O Donnell is out of range.
Abbott looks to land a right hand but O Donnell moved out of range.
Abbott missing with a left hand there. O Donnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donnell is looking to counter punch.
Abbott loads up on a big right hand but O Donnell slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
Abbott throws a right hand that misses
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abbott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbott.
A nice left hand lands by O Donnell.
O Donnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Abbott gets an underhook and turns O Donnell into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
O Donnell blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Myles O Donnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Donnell is trying to stall.
O Donnell gets underhooks to prevent Abbott's takedown attempt.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Abbott.
Abbott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Donnell is keeping busy.
O Donnell misses with some punches.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath O Donnell's ribcage. O Donnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
O Donnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell trying to control the position but instead, Abbott has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Donnell into the cage.
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 Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Donnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abbott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abbott connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Donnell. O Donnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Donnell prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott presses O Donnell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donnell misses with an elbow strike.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell pushes Abbott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
O Donnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abbott working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a shoulder strike.
O Donnell lands with a short shot to the head.
O Donnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
Abbott looking for a takedown.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott letting O Donnell take a breather here.
O Donnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
Abbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbott taking a breather.
Abbott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Donnell is keeping busy.
Abbott wants to take the fight to the mat but O Donnell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
O Donnell misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnell lands a left hand.
O Donnell looking to slow down the pace here.
Abbott blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnell pushes Abbott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell misses with some punches.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Donnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
O Donnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
O Donnell tries to work over Abbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbott is looking for a takedown.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Abbott.
Abbott wants to take the fight to the mat but O Donnell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
O Donnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Donnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donnell lands an uppercut.
Abbott is rocked!
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott is still on wobbly legs! Can O Donnell finish him?
O Donnell unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abbott! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but O Donnell is unloading with more strikes now! Abbott drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles O Donnell!
Myles O Donnell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - Roll With It. Stotch has chosen boom baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Waterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Stotch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stotch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stotch slips under a jab from Waterson.
Waterson swings widly with a right hand
and Stotch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch looks to land a combination. Waterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Stotch tries to clinch
and Waterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stotch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Waterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stotch misses with a looping left.
Waterson misses with a combination
and Stotch counters with a nice leg kick.
Stotch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterson manages to avoid it.
Waterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stotch.
Nice shot by Waterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson misses the shot to the body.
Waterson with a hook.
Stotch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stotch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stotch throws a series of strikes that have Waterson backpedaling.
A clash of legs there as Waterson blocks the low kick.
Waterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stotch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stotch throws a low kick, looking for Waterson's leg but Waterson calmly moves out of range.
Stotch clinches.
Stotch misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Stotch scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch misses with a punch on the inside.
Waterson lands an uppercut.
Waterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stotch backwards.
A short right from Waterson on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Waterson.
Stotch misses with some punches.
Stotch landing knees to the head.
Stotch blocks a body shot from Waterson.
Waterson has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but Waterson blocks with his arms.
Stotch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stotch trying to land knees to the body.
Stotch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stotch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stotch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
Stotch trying to land knees to the body.
Waterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stotch throws an elbow that misses.
Stotch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stotch cracks Waterson with a nice body shot.
Stotch lands a nice shot to the body.
Waterson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Waterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waterson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stotch if he has to take too many more of those.
Stotch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Waterson misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
Stotch misses with a punch on the inside.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Waterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Stotch backwards.
Stotch missing with knees to the body.
Stotch scores with a knee to the head.
Stotch tries a knee to the head but Waterson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stotch.
Waterson tries to bum rush Stotch with a series of wild strikes but Stotch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stotch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stotch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stotch misses with a looping left.
Waterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stotch is out of range.
Waterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Stotch.
Stotch throws a nice head kick!
Stotch lands with a shot to the body.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterson is just out of range.
Stotch slips a straight right by Waterson.
Some wild striking there from Stotch.
Waterson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Waterson's knee but Waterson avoids it well.
Waterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stotch clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stotch avoids the body shot from Waterson.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stotch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stotch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stotch lands with a hook. Waterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stotch slips under a jab.
Stotch throws a poor cross that misses
letting Waterson counter with a right hand.
Waterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stotch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waterson misses with a looping right.
Stotch ducks under a wild hook from Waterson.
A punch lands to the side of Waterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stotch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waterson misses with a hook to the body
and Stotch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waterson's knee momentarily.
Waterson lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stotch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Waterson throws a jab when Stotch was well out of range.
Stotch scores with a hook to the body. Waterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Waterson slips under a jab from Stotch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Waterson blocks the leg kick.
Stotch connects with a single shot there.
Waterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waterson walks into a stiff left hand from Stotch.
Stotch misses with a leg kick
and Waterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stotch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stotch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stotch lands a leg kick that knocks Waterson off balance momentarily.
Waterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Waterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waterson blocks a head kick by Stotch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch slips a straight right by Waterson.
Stotch defending well as Waterson loads up on a big left hand.
Waterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stotch blocks a head kick by Waterson.
Stotch throws an overhand right that lands on Waterson's shoulder, as Waterson tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Waterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stotch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waterson misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Stotch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Waterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waterson looks to land a combination but Stotch avoids it well.
Stotch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waterson on the side of the head.
Stotch scores with a three punch combo!
Waterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waterson misses with a double jab.
Stotch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stotch looks to throw the jab but Waterson is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson misses the jab.
Stotch throws a chopping leg kick but Waterson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Waterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waterson cracks the inside of Stotch's front leg.
Waterson scores with a head kick.
Waterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stotch misses with an uppercut. Waterson saw that one coming.
Stotch looks to land a combination. Waterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stotch looks to land a combination but Waterson avoids it well.
Stotch throws a head kick but Waterson moves out of range.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Stotch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stotch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stotch throws a lazy right hand but Waterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Stotch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Waterson avoids the body shot from Stotch.
Waterson misses with a straight right.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Waterson throws out a loose jab but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterson moves away.
Waterson throws a big counter combination but Stotch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stotch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Waterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterson checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stotch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stotch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stotch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waterson.
A little jabbing left from Stotch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stotch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stotch clobbers Waterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Waterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waterson lands with a shot to the body.
Waterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stotch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stotch lands with a right hand.
Waterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stotch throws a leg kick that misses.
Stotch connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stotch has time to react.
Stotch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stotch digs a good body shot into Waterson's ribs.
Waterson takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch just misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Waterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stotch at a distance.
Stotch throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterson.
Stotch looks to clinch
and Waterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stotch misses with a looping left.
It looked like Waterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Stotch misses
and Waterson counters with a nice body kick.
Stotch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waterson lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Waterson.
Waterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stotch manages to avoid it.
Waterson cracks Stotch with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick by Stotch misses
and Waterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stotch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waterson.
Stotch is still on wobbly legs! Can Waterson finish him?
Waterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Con Waterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stotch.
Stotch thows a leg kick but Waterson checks it
and Waterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stotch thinking.
Waterson dips to his left and cracks Stotch with an uppercut!
Stotch doesn't manage to clinch there - Waterson circles away.
Stotch walks straight into a right hand from Waterson - that's dropped him! Waterson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stotch from any more punishment! Stotch complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Con Waterson!
Our winner, Con Waterson, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Fifth Of Beethoven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Fu feints and then cracks Hovi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hovi down.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
Hovi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fu is able to avoid easily.
Fu looks to land a combination. Hovi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Fu scores with a leg kick.
Fu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Fu connects with an inside leg kick.
Hovi tries to work over Fu's front leg with a kick but Fu checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manolo Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Fu staying out of range there.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Fu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
Fu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Hovi slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hovi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fu - the referee stops the clock and Hovi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fu. Hovi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hovi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu moved away.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Fu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Fu misses.
Hovi misses with a right hand
and Fu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hovi works Fu's body with a nice hook.
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!
Fu lands with a good body shot.
Fu misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hovi misses the target.
Hovi throws a push kick but Fu slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Hovi.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi stuns Fu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fu lands a body shot.
Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Fu avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
Hovi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu.
Fu works the jab nicely.
Fu connects with the punch.
Fu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu cracks Hovi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hovi moves out of range as Fu throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hovi misses its target.
Fu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
Hovi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Fu flicks out a counter leg kick but Hovi steps away.
Fu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hovi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hovi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Fu didn't see that one coming.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hovi.
Hovi is looking to slow Fu down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Fu's shoulder, as Fu tries to avoid the shot.
Fu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fu staying out of range there.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fu is out of range and Hovi settles back down.
Fu avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Fu digs a good body shot into Hovi's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu off the cage and back into range.
That kick from Fu tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolo Fu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Fu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
Hovi throws an off balance right hand
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Hovi scores with the left hand. Fu knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu thuds a left hand into Hovi's body.
Fu misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Hovi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hovi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu scores with a decent looking hook.
Hovi misses with the combination.
Fu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hovi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hovi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fu moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Fu blocks the leg kick.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
Hovi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Hovi.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Fu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fu blocks a jab.
Hovi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu misses with a shot to the body
and Hovi counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fu.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Manolo Fu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Fu slips under a jab from Hovi.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu off the cage and back into range.
Hovi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
Fu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but Fu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fu misses the jab.
Hovi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Fu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fu checks it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
Hovi checks a low kick from Fu.
Good leg kick by Fu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hovi wants to slow Fu down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fu scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hovi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fu.
Fu connects with a crisp jab.
Hovi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hovi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hovi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Hovi tests Fu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hovi lands a jab to the nose.
Fu throws out a leg kick but Hovi moves out of range and Fu only half commits.
Fu throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Hovi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu delivers a nice body kick.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fu. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fu checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu tries a quick counter leg kick but Hovi is wise to it.
Fu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fu misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fu slips under a jab.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Hovi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
Fu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi throws a low kick but Fu avoids it.
Fu connects with a looping right hand.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi moves out of range as Fu strikes.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu looks to land a left hand but Hovi moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi throws a lazy uppercut
and Fu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fu moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Fu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Fu.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fu checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Hovi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fu scores with a hook.
Fu lands a nice hook to Hovi's body. Hovi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hovi punishes Fu's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi thows a leg kick but Fu checks it
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hovi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fu delivers a nice body kick.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Fu.
Fu defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Fu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hovi with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
Hovi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fu just manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu avoids the head kick by Hovi.
Fu throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Hovi slips a jab and a cross from Fu.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Fu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hovi to score with a decent uppercut.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
Fu slips a straight right by Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Hovi misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fu!
Hovi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hovi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hovi's calf.
Hovi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Fu finds it's way through Hovi's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Fu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hovi's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fu.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Hovi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hovi.
Fu cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Fu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hovi misses with a lunging right hand
and Fu counters with a thumping low kick.
Fu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Fu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hovi, as that shot connected.
Fu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fu avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu can pounce on him.
Fu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hovi is out of range and Fu settles back down.
Hovi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fu avoids it.
Fu tries to score with a low kick but Hovi moves his leg out of the way.
Fu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fu connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fu.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hovi throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Fu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hovi.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi misses with a left hand
and Fu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hovi shrugs it off.
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu lands a slapping body shot.
Fu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi walks into a jab.
Fu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hovi's calf.
Fu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Hovi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick from Fu.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Fu unleashes a big counter combination but Hovi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fu lands a head kick!
Fu lands a really nice looking cross but Hovi seems unphased.
Fu swinging wildly here.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick.
Fu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi moved away.
Hovi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fu just manages to avoid it.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Fu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu misses with the combination.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi connects with a crisp jab.
Fu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hovi.
Hovi wants to land a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Fu throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Hovi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu throws a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hovi if he has to take too many more of those.
Fu is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi tried to counter with a leg kick but Fu avoided it.
Fu throws a leg kick that misses.
Fu throws a sloppy head kick and Hovi moves out of range easily.
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Fu moved out of range.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Fu
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu checks a low kick from Hovi.
Fu scores with a kick to the body.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Fu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu scores with a nice body kick.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi throws out a leg kick but Fu moves out of range and Hovi only half commits.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fu scores with a nice right hand.
Hovi slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Some bone on bone action there as Fu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi avoids it easily.
Hovi thinks about countering with a head kick.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi avoids them all with ease.
Hovi avoids a kick to the body.
Hovi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seppo Hovi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hovi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu is looking to score with low kicks.
Manolo Fu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Hovi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fu lands a nice shot that snaps Hovi's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fu.
Fu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fu thuds a left hand into Hovi's body.
Fu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fu blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hovi moves away.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Fu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Manolo Fu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranky Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion has chosen Sympathy For The Devil as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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253 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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29
300 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ranky Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Smaug.
Smaug cracks a nice hook into Scorpion's ribs.
Smaug misses with an uppercut.
Scorpion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smaug throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ranky Scorpion has been cut.
Smaug displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scorpion.
Smaug changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cinder Smaug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smaug can pounce on him.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smaug throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Smaug looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scorpion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Smaug defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Cinder Smaug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smaug.
Smaug swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Scorpion.
Scorpion drops his shoulder and cracks Smaug with a huge uppercut! Smaug goes down! Can Scorpion finish him?
Scorpion told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion throws a big elbow that misses.
Scorpion prevents Smaug from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smaug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scorpion throwing strikes from guard but Smaug blocks nicely.
Scorpion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scorpion trying to control but Smaug is working from the bottom.
Scorpion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scorpion closes the distance and clinches up with Smaug, looking for a takedown. Scorpion pushes Smaug against the cage but Smaug circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scorpion shoots in but no luck this time.
Cinder Smaug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranky Scorpion.
Smaug throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scorpion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smaug. That's going to slow Scorpion down.
Smaug lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion throws out a counter right but Smaug avoids it with no problem.
Smaug lands with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smaug!
Scorpion looks winded!
Smaug feints and then cracks Scorpion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scorpion down.
Scorpion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smaug connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scorpion's hands.
Smaug scores with a leg kick.
BOOM! Smaug lands a beautiful left hook that drops Scorpion. Scorpion tries to recover but Smaug is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Scorpion lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cinder Smaug!
Cinder Smaug retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Cinder Smaug thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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