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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Arthur Smith !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a head kick.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Natsisiwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Natsisiwa scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Arthur Smith has been cut.
Natsisiwa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Tukkapölly in the buildup to the fight.
Natsisiwa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Natsisiwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Natsisiwa defends it well.
Natsisiwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Natsisiwa shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsisiwa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Natsisiwa scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa scores with a nice right hand.
Smith moves out of range as Natsisiwa strikes.
Smith with the counter takedown but Natsisiwa avoids it easily.
A jab from Natsisiwa misses.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the body.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Natsisiwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Natsisiwa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Natsisiwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Natsisiwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalle Natsisiwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natsisiwa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith fails with the takedown
letting Natsisiwa counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Natsisiwa lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Natsisiwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Natsisiwa lands a right hook to the body.
Natsisiwa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Natsisiwa throws a shot to the body.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Natsisiwa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Natsisiwa!
Smith avoids the body shot from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith with the counter takedown but Natsisiwa avoids it easily.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Natsisiwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith .
Natsisiwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natsisiwa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith 's head backwards.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Natsisiwa lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith moves away from the strike by Natsisiwa.
Smith wants to slow Natsisiwa down by chopping away at his legs.
Natsisiwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsisiwa misses with a body punch
and Natsisiwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith staying out of range there.
Natsisiwa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Natsisiwa throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Natsisiwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the body.
Natsisiwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Natsisiwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith moves out of range as Natsisiwa strikes.
Natsisiwa throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natsisiwa throws a shot to the body.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Natsisiwa loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Natsisiwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Smith 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natsisiwa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Natsisiwa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Natsisiwa throws an overhand right that lands on Smith 's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Natsisiwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Natsisiwa looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith with the counter takedown but Natsisiwa avoids it easily.
Natsisiwa scores with a shot to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsisiwa lands with a shot to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Natsisiwa.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Natsisiwa!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
Natsisiwa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Natsisiwa is not content to let Smith control the position.
Natsisiwa struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Natsisiwa gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Natsisiwa scores with a punch to the head.
Natsisiwa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natsisiwa.
That has opened up Arthur Smith 's cut even more.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Natsisiwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Natsisiwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith .
Kalle Natsisiwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Natsisiwa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Natsisiwa as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with a few strikes there.
Natsisiwa digs a good hook to Smith 's body.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Natsisiwa connects with a crisp jab.
Natsisiwa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Natsisiwa blocks the low kick.
Natsisiwa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Natsisiwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natsisiwa connects with a looping right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Natsisiwa lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with a right hand
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Natsisiwa being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Natsisiwa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Smith 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Natsisiwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natsisiwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Natsisiwa lands a head shot.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Natsisiwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Natsisiwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Natsisiwa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natsisiwa throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Natsisiwa slips the punch.
Natsisiwa looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Natsisiwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Natsisiwa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses with a straight right.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Natsisiwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Natsisiwa lands a jab to Smith 's midsection.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Natsisiwa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Natsisiwa lands the left hand.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Natsisiwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arthur Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Natsisiwa looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Natsisiwa throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Natsisiwa fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Natsisiwa is pulling down on Smith 's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith , at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Natsisiwa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Natsisiwa's guard.
Smith throws a strike but Natsisiwa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Natsisiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith pulls Natsisiwa in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Natsisiwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natsisiwa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Michalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen Big Pun - Glamor Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Michalek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Blaze as he checks the leg kick.
Michalek throws out a loose jab but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michalek was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalek.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Blaze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michalek keeps the fight on the outside.
Michalek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michalek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michalek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalek cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Michalek looks for the body kick but Blaze saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Michalek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaze.
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!
Michalek connects with a crisp jab.
Michalek avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze works Michalek's body with a nice hook.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blaze 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.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blaze has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Michalek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michalek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Blaze looks to land a combination but Michalek avoids it well.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Michalek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michalek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalek.
Michalek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michalek tried to score with a low kick but Blaze checks it.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Michalek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaze jabs Michalek right on the nose. Michalek blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michalek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michalek counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Michalek. No joy for Blaze on that attempt.
Michalek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michalek.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaze blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Michalek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Michalek.
Michalek throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaze is looking for the big counter here.
Michalek moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaze blocks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Blaze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze moves out of range of the leg kick from Michalek.
Michalek misses with an uppercut.
Blaze blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze tries to clinch up.
Michalek lands a brutal head kick. Blaze looks out on his feet and Michalek throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Milan Michalek!
Milan Michalek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kontos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2 Unlimited - No Limit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stelio Kontos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kontos.
Kontos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kontos throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Kontos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kontos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves away from the strike by Kontos.
Kontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kontos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kontos lands with an overhand left.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva slips a jab from Kontos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kontos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kontos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kontos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kontos slips the punch.
Kontos throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Kontos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Kontos.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kontos is out of range.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kontos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva 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.
Kontos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Kontos off the cage and back into range.
Kontos is rocked!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kontos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kontos misses with a hook to the body
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva lands a jab to Kontos's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kontos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kontos is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kontos looks winded!
Kontos swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Kontos seems to have recovered his senses.
Kontos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Silva doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kontos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kontos's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Silva!
In his post fight interview, Dante Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lip Ton 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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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert misses with a double jab.
Ton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gilbert sprawls well initially but Ton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gilbert defends it well.
Ton is working for a submission of some sort.
Ton trying to pass the guard but Gilbert defending well.
Gilbert looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ton pulls his head out easily.
Ton is working for a submission of some sort.
Gilbert moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ton advances position into side control!
Gilbert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ton tries to move to mount but Gilbert blocks the move with his legs.
Ton gets to mount! Gilbert was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gilbert tries to lock up and control but Ton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert reaches up to try and control the position but Ton seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gilbert rolls and tries to escape and now Ton has his back!
Gilbert wants to escape the position.
Ton looking for the choke but no joy.
Gilbert showing good submission defense here.
Gilbert can't escape the position.
Gilbert fending off the submission attempt from Ton.
Gilbert is trying to get back to his feet but Ton has full control of the position and if anything, Gilbert has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gilbert can't escape the position.
Gilbert defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ton's arms.
Ton is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gilbert is defending well though. Ton let's go of the attempt for now.
Gilbert tries to escape but Ton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton doesn't have the hooks in and Gilbert manages to turn into his guard.
Ton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilbert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Ton is retaining full guard.
Ton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gilbert defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Montreal Elite Gym inform us that Ton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gilbert drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gilbert as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gilbert! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). George Gilbert!
George Gilbert took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Beaver Jooce! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonecracker- Shocore 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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212 lbs
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32
220 lbs
18 - 14 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toke.
Dunkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunkin slips a jab from Toke.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but Dunkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunkin connects with a body shot.
Dunkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toke blocks a head kick by Dunkin.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but Dunkin shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toke connects with a body shot.
Toke tries to score with a low kick but Dunkin moves his leg out of the way.
Toke is looking to clinch but Dunkin is avoiding it.
Dunkin connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Toke.
Alvin Ray Dunkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Toke.
Dunkin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Toke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Toke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunkin keeping moving, preventing Toke from controlling successfully.
Toke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dunkin's head.
We've been hearing good reports from Dunkin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dunkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke wants to pass the guard but Dunkin is keeping the position.
Dunkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toke.
Toke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toke wants to control from the top but Dunkin keeps moving.
Toke throws a strike but Dunkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunkin looking to sit in guard and control but Toke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunkin is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke stands and throws Dunkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Toke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dunkin is trying to improve his position.
Toke scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Toke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Toke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dunkin tries to bench press Toke off him but Toke keeps the position.
Dunkin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Dunkin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Toke's best efforts.
Toke is looking for a kimura but Dunkin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Toke to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin moves into full guard.
Dunkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Toke stands up over Dunkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Toke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Toke wants to control from the top but Dunkin keeps moving.
Toke throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiki Toke 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.
Toke fails with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunkin checks a leg kick.
Toke moves in looking to clinch but Dunkin pushes him off.
Dunkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toke.
Toke throws the left hand but Dunkin avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Toke or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunkin, which made it look bad.
A jab lands there for Dunkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toke lands a leg kick that knocks Dunkin off balance momentarily.
Toke swings for the body but Dunkin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dunkin misses the target.
Toke avoids the body shot from Dunkin.
Toke misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dunkin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunkin struggling a bit here.
Dunkin tries to bench press Toke off him but Toke keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Toke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dunkin is looking to regain half guard here but Toke keeps moving and retains side control.
Dunkin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Toke thows a huge punch but Dunkin dodges it nicely.
Toke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toke winds up and cracks Dunkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Toke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunkin is pressing down on Toke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toke wants to control from the top but Dunkin keeps moving.
Dunkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dunkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dunkin's head.
Toke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dunkin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Toke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Toke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dunkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dunkin has managed to get both his arms back between Toke's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunkin defends well.
Toke wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dunkin has managed to get both his arms back between Toke's legs - danger averted.
Toke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tiki Toke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunkin defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiki Toke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Toke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunkin. Dunkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Toke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toke moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Toke.
Toke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunkin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dunkin lands with a right hand.
Dunkin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkin swings for the body but Toke moves out of range.
Dunkin throws a shot to the body.
Alvin Ray Dunkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Toke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunkin throws a wild body kick that Toke sees coming a mile off.
Dunkin is looking to wear down Toke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dunkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a head kick but Toke moves out of range.
Toke avoids the body shot from Dunkin.
A shot to the body from Toke misses
and Dunkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Toke is rocked!
Toke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dunkin circles away.
Dunkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Toke showed some decent athleticism there.
Dunkin tries to roll over but Toke keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke trying to pass the guard but Dunkin defending well.
Dunkin gets full guard.
Dunkin has his feet on Toke's thighs here. He's pushed Toke off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Toke screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alvin Ray Dunkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Street's choice of entrance music: The Truth. Michael Street has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
226 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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38
226 lbs
28 - 27 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Street!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Street goes for a takedown attempt but Hall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hall wants to clinch up but Street keeps it at a distance.
Hall moves forwards but Street connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Street has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Street misses with a body kick.
Street avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at M Jay's Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Street swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Street throws a nice outside leg kick.
Street blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Street moved out of range nicely.
Michael Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Street on the side of the head.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Street moves out of range easily.
Street lands with a kick to the temple. Hall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jonathan Hall has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Street tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hall is in Street's guard.
Hall postures up in Street's guard and throws a big left but Street blocks it.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall won't allow Street to sweep him here.
Street keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Street.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Street is keeping the position.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Street bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
Street throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall is looking for a triangle but Street pushes his legs off easily.
Street trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Street can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Street postures up and lands a big shot to Hall's brow.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Street pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Street wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Street loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Street manages to get himself to full guard.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall wants to control from the top but Street keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Street escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Street is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Street is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hall distracts Street with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Street pushes a forearm under Hall's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hall is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Street!
Michael Street really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SP Ultimate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
207 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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226 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hemsky throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hemsky really felt that one!
Hemsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hemsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hemsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hemsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
Hemsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov scores with the left hand. Hemsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hemsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hemsky.
Kersikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
and Kersikov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hemsky! He's just covering up as Kersikov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov retains his light heavyweight title!
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