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AD291: Roll With It PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
Gruber misses with a wild combination.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Gruber's front leg but catches the back leg as Gruber tries to avoid it.
Gruber lands a jab.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campbell shapes to counter with a head kick.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Gruber misses with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a good low kick that Gruber was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
Gruber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell throws out a counter right but Gruber avoids it with no problem.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gruber. That did some damage!
Gruber slips under a jab.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campbell jabs at Gruber's body.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell is looking to slow Gruber down with leg kicks.
Gruber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Campbell.
Gruber is looking to wear down Campbell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell slips under a jab.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
Gruber is rocked!
Campbell seems to be stalking Gruber here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Gruber drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Campbell!
A victorious Jack Campbell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Flint has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Flint seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Nilsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lars Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flint throws a jab when Nilsson was well out of range.
Nilsson cracks Flint with a good jab.
Nilsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nilsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nilsson.
Flint walks into a jab.
A good leg kick by Nilsson.
Some wild striking there from Flint.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilsson, right into the meat.
Flint seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flint.
Nilsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsson connects with a body shot.
Flint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nilsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint throws a hook to the side of Nilsson's head but Nilsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nilsson scores with a shot to the body.
Nilsson takes a swing at Flint's ribcage but misses.
Nilsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flint. That did some damage!
Flint throws a solid leg kick but Nilsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flint.
Nilsson lands with a nice body punch.
Flint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nilsson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nilsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flint rather than just go for the knockout.
Nilsson scores with a one two! Flint had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Nilsson.
Nilsson thumps Flint with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsson works Flint's body with a nice hook.
Nilsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flint gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nilsson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson misses with a jab to the body
and Flint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flint.
An attempted straight right counter from Flint misses the target.
Nice cross by Nilsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsson. Flint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flint takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nilsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nilsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson scores with a nice head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Flint blocks the leg kick.
Flint misses with a takedown attempt - Nilsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flint drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nilsson throws a head kick that Flint semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nilsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flint is rocked!
Flint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Flint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Flint 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.
Flint seems to have got his legs back now.
Flint ducks under a wild hook from Nilsson.
Flint swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nilsson scores with a hook to the body. Flint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flint closes the distance and clinches up with Nilsson, looking for a takedown. Flint pushes Nilsson against the cage but Nilsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Flint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flint doesn't seem bothered though.
Nilsson connects with a leg kick. Flint looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lars Nilsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsson scores with the left hand. Flint knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flint looks to land a combination but Nilsson avoids it well.
Flint tries to score with a low kick but Nilsson moves his leg out of the way.
Nilsson throws out a counter right but Flint avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nilsson connects with a jab.
Flint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flint's calf.
Nilsson blocks a jab.
Nilsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
Nilsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Flint off the cage and back into range.
Nilsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flint.
Nilsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flint. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flint shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nilsson pinned against the cage. Nilsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nilsson lands a big right hand that sends Flint crashing to the mat! Nilsson stays standing though and waves Flint back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Nilsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nilsson throws a hook but Flint blocks it.
Nilsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flint is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nilsson's half guard.
Flint is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nilsson defends it well.
Nilsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson is trying to stand up here but Flint is controlling him well.
Nilsson trying to control here.
Nilsson is controlling Flint's trapped leg to prevent Flint from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flint looks to land a strike but Nilsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Flint not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flint stands and steps away. Nilsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lars Nilsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilsson connects with a leg kick. Flint looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nilsson punishes Flint's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Nilsson. Beautiful body shot.
Nilsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson connects with a jab.
Nilsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilsson feints and then cracks Flint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flint down.
Nilsson digs a good hook to Flint's body.
Flint throws a right hand that Nilsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nilsson also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsson scores with the left hand. Flint knows he should have avoided that one.
Flint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Flint darts in looking for a takedown but Nilsson gets double underhooks and turns Flint into the cage.
Nilsson throws out a powerful jab.
Nilsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flint throws a looping overhand right but Nilsson ducks down to avoid it.
Flint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nilsson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Flint to the canvas! Flint doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Nilsson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Nilsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Status Quo- Deeper and Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dama to counter with a crisp jab.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk defending well as Dama loads up on a big left hand.
Turk misses with a body shot.
Turk 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.
Turk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dama manages to avoid it.
Dama slips under a jab.
Dama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Turk defends it well.
Dama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turk swivels and escapes.
Turk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dama tests Turk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Turk.
Turk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dama tries a head kick but it misses.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dama connects with a leg kick. Turk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Dama.
Turk lands a slapping body shot.
Turk misses with a lunging right hand
and Dama counters with a body kick that stops Turk in his tracks momentarily.
Turk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk misses with an uppercut. Dama saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Turk misses its intended target.
Turk tries to clinch but Dama is having none of it.
Dama with the counter takedown but Turk avoids it easily.
Dama has Turk up against the cage in a clinch.
Turk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dama backwards.
Dama effectively controlling the action here.
Dama throws a punch but it's blocked by Turk.
Dama tries to break free but Turk pushes him back against the cage.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk can't find room to land a body shot as Dama controls the action.
Turk is trying to drag Dama to the mat but Dama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turk prevents a body shot from Dama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama blocking some punches.
Dama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turk blocking some punches.
Turk swings wildly with an uppercut but Dama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dama blocks the elbow strike.
Dama scores with a hook to the body.
Dama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turk tries a body shot but Dama blocks it.
Dama blocking some punches.
Turk throws a punch but it's blocked by Dama.
Dama lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Turk fails to land.
Dama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braden Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk swings for the body but Dama moves out of range.
Dama wants to clinch up but Turk keeps it at a distance.
Dama is looking to chop away at Turk's legs.
Dama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turk is out of range and Dama settles back down.
Dama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turk's guard.
Dama throwing strikes but missing.
Dama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turk pulls Dama in close to prevent any damage.
Dama wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genki Dama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Turk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turk tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Turk blocks the leg kick.
Dama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dama circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Dama.
Turk throws a head kick but Dama moves out of range.
Dama throws a body shot but no joy.
Dama misses with a looping right.
Turk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dama throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dama looks to throw the jab but Turk is out of range.
Dama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turk is fending him off so far but Dama persists. Nope, Turk circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk misses with a wild combination.
Dama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Turk throws a chopping leg kick but Dama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dama was well out of range. Poor timing from Turk.
Dama unleashes a big counter combination but Turk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dama sizes up Turk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dama moves away.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dama moves out of range of the body kick.
Braden Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk misses with a wild body shot.
Dama throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Dama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dama misses the target.
Turk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dama checks a low kick from Turk.
Dama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dama lunges at Turk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turk's hand.
Dama needs to keep his hands up - Turk had a free shot at his head there.
Turk connects with a looping right hand.
Turk lands a jab to the nose.
Dama drives through with a takedown into Turk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk is adopting a defensive guard.
Turk keeping full guard, as Dama tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Turk pulls Dama in close to prevent any damage.
Turk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama gets full guard.
Dama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turk defends it easily.
Turk won't allow Dama to sweep him here.
Turk is in close to Dama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dama has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Turk should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dama has tightened it up now! Turk should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Genki Dama!
Genki Dama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thieves - Ministry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito throws out a loose jab but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garavito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garavito just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut avoids the head kick by Garavito.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garavito throws out the jab.
Garavito throws a head kick but Ciprut moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ciprut misses its target.
Garavito misses with an uppercut.
Garavito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ciprut.
Ciprut lands with a nice body kick.
Ciprut moves out of range as Garavito throws a body kick.
Garavito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ciprut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garavito lands a head kick. Ciprut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ciprut throws a leg kick which misses Garavito's front leg but catches the back leg as Garavito tries to avoid it.
Garavito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciprut circles away.
Garavito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprut slips under a jab.
Garavito lands a big head kick that sends Ciprut tumbling to the mat! Garavito takes a step backwards and waves Ciprut back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ciprut is rocked!
It looks like Kingsley Ciprut has been cut.
Ciprut lands a nice hook to Garavito's body. Garavito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Ciprut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Ciprut lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garavito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ciprut seems to have got his legs back now.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Garavito moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Garavito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ciprut. Garavito shrugs it off though.
Garavito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Ciprut finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garavito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garavito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ciprut throws a front kick that sends Garavito stumbling back into the cage.
Garavito misses with a left hand
and Ciprut counters with a big head kick but Garavito shrugs it off.
Garavito misses with a hook.
Ciprut dodges the punch combination from Garavito.
Garavito avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ciprut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ciprut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ciprut ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito dips to his left and cracks Ciprut with an uppercut!
Garavito looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciprut is just out of range.
Ciprut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garavito throws out the jab.
Ciprut throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Garavito moves out of range.
Garavito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a high kick!
Ciprut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garavito missing with a left hand there. Ciprut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ciprut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Ciprut finds it's target.
Garavito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciprut takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garavito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ciprut. Garavito shrugs it off though.
Garavito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garavito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ciprut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ciprut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprut throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garavito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ciprut throws a push kick but Garavito slaps the foot to one side.
Ciprut avoids the head kick by Garavito.
Garavito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ciprut's head backwards.
Ciprut moves forwards but Garavito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garavito lands a big head kick that sends Ciprut tumbling to the mat! Garavito takes a step backwards and waves Ciprut back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garavito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Garavito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Ciprut slams his shin into Garavito's torso.
Garavito misses with a leg kick.
Ciprut appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ciprut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut connects with a single shot there.
Ciprut blocks a head kick by Garavito.
Ciprut lands with a nice body punch.
Ciprut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garavito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garavito lands a slapping body shot.
Ciprut drives through and clinches with Garavito against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Garavito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut lands with a light punch inside.
Garavito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Ciprut's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ciprut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garavito throws a hook but Ciprut avoids it easily.
Garavito misses with a hook.
Garavito tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut avoids the head kick by Garavito.
Garavito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Garavito throws a right hand that misses
and Ciprut counters with a nice body kick.
Garavito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Garavito misses with a double jab.
Ciprut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciprut scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garavito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ciprut - the referee stops the clock and Garavito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ciprut. Garavito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garavito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciprut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garavito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garavito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ciprut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garavito somewhat.
Garavito is breathing heavily.
Ciprut throws a head kick that Garavito semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Garavito moves out of range.
Garavito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprut.
Garavito throws a hook but Ciprut blocks it.
Ciprut is looking to wear down Garavito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ciprut throws a body punch but Garavito moves out of range.
Ciprut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garavito throws out the jab.
Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garavito.
A counter left hand to the body from Ciprut misses its target.
Garavito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Ciprut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garavito's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprut.
Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garavito.
Ciprut thuds his shin into the meat of Garavito's side.
Ciprut tests Garavito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Garavito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garavito looks to land a combination but Ciprut avoids it well.
A head kick by Garavito misses
and Ciprut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprut is pushing Garavito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito avoids the elbow strike from Ciprut, against the cage.
Garavito is trying to break free.
Ciprut controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ciprut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ciprut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ciprut has Garavito pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ciprut is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Ciprut.
Ciprut scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprut moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGaravito.
Ciprut throws a head kick that Garavito semi-blocks.
Garavito lands a head kick!
Ciprut's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ciprut duly obliges.
Garavito scores with a jab.
Garavito drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ciprut right on the button. Ciprut goes down! Garavito follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Garavito gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Garavito!
As Luis Garavito got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Holy shit, I can win a fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bro Hymm/ Pennywise. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrenko throws a low kick, looking for Pena's leg but Pena calmly moves out of range.
Petrenko throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Petrenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
Pena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petrenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena throws a big counter head kick but Petrenko avoids it with no problem.
Petrenko moves forwards but Pena connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Petrenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrenko scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena connects with a high kick.
Petrenko 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.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrenko slips under a jab.
Petrenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrenko connects with a leg kick. Pena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrenko swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Petrenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrenko slips a jab from Pena.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Petrenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrenko scores with a leg kick.
Petrenko moves out of range of the body kick from Pena.
Petrenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Petrenko thumps Pena with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrenko in his tracks.
Petrenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Petrenko ducks down to avoid it.
Petrenko works the jab nicely.
Pena avoids the head kick by Petrenko.
Both fighters circling a little - Pena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena works Petrenko's body with a nice hook.
Petrenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Petrenko finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrenko misses with a looping left.
Petrenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with the combination.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Petrenko throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Petrenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pena.
Pena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko throws a lazy head kick
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Petrenko moves out of range easily.
Petrenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrenko.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick from Petrenko.
An inside leg kick from Petrenko misses.
Petrenko swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena misses with a body kick.
Pena ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrenko connects with a single shot there.
Pena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pena scores with a body shot.
Petrenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Petrenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena's sensitive parts.
Petrenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrenko.
Pena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrenko.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
Pena gets caught napping as Petrenko dives in and scores a takedown. Pena manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrenko throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely.
Petrenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko is looking to stand up but Pena won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrenko won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
Petrenko trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Petrenko looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrenko wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Petrenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Petrenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pena.
As Pena backs away, Petrenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrenko swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Pena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
A clash of legs there as Pena blocks the low kick.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
Petrenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Petrenko.
Pena looks to land a combination but Petrenko avoids it well.
Petrenko throws a right and a left that Pena avoids nicely.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Petrenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pena to the mat! Pena manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand up but Petrenko is controlling him.
Pena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
Petrenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
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.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrenko.
Petrenko is looking to counter with head kicks.
Petrenko blocks a jab.
Petrenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrenko eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Petrenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena looks for the body kick but Petrenko saw that one coming.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrenko moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pena lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 Dmitry Petrenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch combination from Petrenko misses.
Pena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crunch! Pena slams his shin into Petrenko's torso.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena throws a head kick but Petrenko moves out of range.
Petrenko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pena just manages to avoid it.
Petrenko throws a wild body kick that Pena sees coming a mile off.
Pena lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrenko takes a step back to recover.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Petrenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena leaves Petrenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrenko misses with a head kick.
Pena connects with a body shot that sends Petrenko's belly button to the back.
Petrenko ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena throws a push kick but Petrenko slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Petrenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pena.
Pena misses with a hook. Petrenko ducked under it nicely.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrenko moves away.
Petrenko is looking for a counter combo.
Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Petrenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pena throws a body punch but Petrenko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrenko misses its target.
Petrenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pena swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Petrenko fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko has his takedown stuffed
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena is looking to slow Petrenko down with leg kicks.
Pena is looking to land body kicks.
Petrenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pena lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a hook.
Pena scores with a punch to the head.
Pena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrenko cracks the inside of Pena's front leg.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Petrenko moves out of range easily.
Pena misses with a looping right.
A big left from Pena misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pena. That's going to slow Petrenko down.
Pena blocks a head kick by Petrenko.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena tries to move into range but Petrenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pena defends it nicely.
Pena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pena.
Petrenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pena is fending him off so far but Petrenko persists. Nope, Pena circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Pena throws a head kick but Petrenko moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pena misses its intended target.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrenko misses with a body shot.
Pena lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pena has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neely might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cracker - Low. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
Neely throws a body shot but no joy.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neely with a body shot.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a counter combo.
Neely lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Don King has been cut.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neely circles away quickly and effectively.
Neely has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Neely, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neely feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Neely throws a good cross that connects.
Neely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Neely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by King.
Neely scores with a takedown into King's guard.
Neely preventing the sweep.
Neely pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neely passes to full mount!
King wants to try and get back to his feet.
Neely looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King tries to hold on but Neely postures up.
Neely has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King tries to lock up and control but Neely gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Neely is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But King has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from King!
Neely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King wants to control from the top but Neely keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely pushes a forearm under King's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, King is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Neely!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Neely waved his t-shirt featuring Museum of Monsters & Madmen's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu comes to the cage accompanied by A Fifth Of Beethoven. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Fu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fu is able to avoid easily.
Fu punishes Hovi's body with a nice straight punch.
Hovi tries a low kick but Fu avoids it.
Fu misses with a kick to the body
and Fu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Fu misses.
Fu avoids a kick to the body.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Hovi blocks the low kick.
Fu misses with a looping left.
Hovi tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Hovi misses.
Hovi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A countering left hand to the body from Hovi misses.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick.
Hovi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hovi's sensitive parts.
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!
Fu connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Hovi.
We've been informed that Hovi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab lands there for Hovi.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Hovi checks a low kick from Fu.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hovi is looking to land body kicks.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fu takes one to the chin there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu.
The crowd cheers as Fu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hovi doesn't seem phased though.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. Hovi shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Hovi misses with a low kick as Fu jumps back.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hovi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fu misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
Fu 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.
Manolo Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fu misses with a kick to the body.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hovi catches Fu right on the button with a cross.
Fu lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Fu.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hovi just manages to avoid it.
Hovi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fu cracks Hovi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hovi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
A cross from Fu lands.
Fu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hovi can pounce on him.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Fu's shoulder, as Fu tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu.
Hovi throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hovi feints and then cracks Fu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fu down.
Fu wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Fu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hovi counters by clinching up.
Fu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
Fu breaks the clinch.
Fu scores with a push kick.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hovi. That snapped Fu's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi scores with a leg kick.
Hovi throws a hook but Fu avoids it easily.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hovi scores with a push kick.
Hovi throws the left hand but Fu avoids the punch easily.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hovi just manages to avoid it.
Hovi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fu.
Fu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hovi tries to work over Fu's front leg with a kick but Fu checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hovi 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 Fu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu misses the target.
Hovi tries a quick counter leg kick but Fu is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi looks to land a body kick but Fu moved away.
And Fu counters with a quick kick to the body but Hovi blocks it.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fu throws a chopping leg kick but Hovi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hovi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fu throws the left hand but Hovi avoids the punch easily.
Hovi scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hovi misses.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hovi counters by clinching up.
Fu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Fu misses with some punches.
Fu tries to break the clinch but Hovi is controlling the position.
Fu is trying to break the clinch but Hovi is controlling him.
Hovi misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hovi misses with the head strike.
Hovi lands a body shot.
Fu has Hovi pressed against the cage.
Hovi scores with a shot to the side of Fu's head.
Hovi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fu's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with some punches.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Fu stuns Hovi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fu lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fu.
Fu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fu moves out of range as Hovi throws a body kick.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
Fu moves forwards but Hovi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fu throws a series of punches but Hovi avoids them all with ease.
Hovi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi lands with a nice body punch.
Hovi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fu takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Fu misses.
Fu throws a front kick aimed at Hovi's knee but Hovi avoids it well.
Fu thuds his shin into the meat of Hovi's side.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Fu down.
Hovi is looking to land body kicks.
Fu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hovi misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Fu misses
and Hovi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hovi.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi takes a shot to the head.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hovi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hovi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fu takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Hovi.
Fu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hovi slips a jab from Fu.
Fu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hovi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fu.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Fu.
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.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Fu staying out of range there.
Fu lands a front kick.
Hovi blocks a leg kick.
Hovi lands a right hook to the body.
Hovi throws a chopping leg kick but Fu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi checks a leg kick.
Hovi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fu tries to score with a low kick but Hovi moves his leg out of the way.
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hovi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fu lands with a hook. Hovi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hovi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu counters with a thumping low kick.
Fu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hovi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
Fu moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu.
Some bone on bone action there as Fu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hovi.
Fu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fu lands a slapping body shot.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hovi.
A good leg kick by Fu.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Fu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. Hovi shrugs it off though.
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!
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fu 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.
Hovi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hovi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hovi scores with a push kick.
Fu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hovi thumps Fu with a low kick.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
Hovi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Fu checks it.
Fu misses with a kick to the body.
Hovi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fu.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hovi moves away.
Hovi wants to counter the offense by Fu and move into the clinch position.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fu defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a front kick.
Hovi delivers a nice body kick.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hovi walks into a left hand.
Fu blocks a jab.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hovi just manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Fu stuns Hovi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fu tried to score with a low kick but Hovi checks it.
Fu misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Fu moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Hovi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fu!
Hovi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu can pounce on him.
Hovi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Fu cracks Hovi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fu scores with a jab.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Fu checks a leg kick.
Fu throws a big counter combination but Hovi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fu feints and then cracks Hovi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hovi down.
Fu thumps Hovi with a low kick.
Fu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hovi.
Fu scores with a nice strike.
Hovi throws a wild body kick that Fu sees coming a mile off.
Fu throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Fu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
A victorious Manolo Fu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a 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. Brenden Abbott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott with a jab.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Donnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 is looking to chop away at O Donnell's legs.
Abbott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
O Donnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbott.
O Donnell gets a clinch.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from O Donnell.
Abbott misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Abbott throws an elbow but O Donnell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Donnell keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Abbott with the ground and pound but O Donnell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Donnell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abbott.
Abbott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abbott throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing O Donnell to regain full guard.
Abbott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Donnell keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. O Donnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by O Donnell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell tries to stand but Abbott is controlling from the bottom.
O Donnell preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donnell is looking to stand up but Abbott won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O Donnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Abbott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abbott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Donnell.
Abbott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Donnell's waist but O Donnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abbott off to one side.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abbott. Those never looked like landing.
O Donnell swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott lunges at O Donnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Donnell's hand.
Abbott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbott avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Abbott looks for a takedown but O Donnell sprawls well.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbott.
Abbott throws out a counter right but O Donnell avoids it with no problem.
Abbott tries for a takedown but O Donnell circles away easily
and O Donnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abbott thinking.
Abbott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donnell avoids the head kick by Abbott.
O Donnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
O Donnell tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod.
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!
Sloppy strikes from O Donnell. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Abbott moved out of range.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott wants to slow O Donnell down by chopping away at his legs.
O Donnell checks the leg kick.
O Donnell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Donnell throws a looping overhand right but Abbott ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott throws a jab when O Donnell was well out of range.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and O Donnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
Good leg kick by Abbott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like O Donnell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
O Donnell rushes Abbott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Donnell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Donnell lands with a left to the head.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Donnell misses with an elbow over the top.
O Donnell misses with the head strike.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
Abbott misses with some punches.
O Donnell wants to stall.
O Donnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abbott is keeping busy.
O Donnell takes a shot to the head.
O Donnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Abbott gets an underhook and turns O Donnell into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Abbott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Donnell regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Donnell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abbott is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but O Donnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. O Donnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by O Donnell!
Abbott has a closed guard, preventing O Donnell from standing up.
O Donnell gets to his feet. Abbott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O Donnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Donnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell cracks Abbott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Donnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abbott in his tracks.
Abbott looks to throw the jab but O Donnell is out of range.
O Donnell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abbott manages to circle out of the way.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. O Donnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott throws a low kick, looking for O Donnell's leg but O Donnell calmly moves out of range.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abbott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Abbott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Donnell. That did some damage!
O Donnell throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
O Donnell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abbott 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.
Abbott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Donnell is trying to defend but Abbott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abbott is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and O Donnell reverses the position - he's now on top in Abbott's guard.
O Donnell tries to stand but Abbott is controlling from the bottom.
Abbott is trying to control the position but O Donnell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell wants to stand but Abbott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Abbott trying to control the position.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
O Donnell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abbott is proving hard to escape from.
Abbott pulls O Donnell in close to prevent any damage.
O Donnell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abbott looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Donnell is one step ahead there.
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.
O Donnell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott walks into a stiff left hand from O Donnell.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abbott.
O Donnell punishes Abbott's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbott throws a nice head kick!
Myles O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Donnell jabs at Abbott's body.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell misses with a hook.
Abbott throws out a counter right but O Donnell avoids it with no problem.
Abbott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abbott tries to land a leg kick but O Donnell saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from O Donnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. O Donnell moves away and avoids it.
O Donnell misses with a body shot.
O Donnell cracks Abbott with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Donnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Abbott throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donnell counters with a good low kick that Abbott was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott misses the jab.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by O Donnell.
O Donnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abbott slips under a jab from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a big shot that misses.
O Donnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbott sizes up O Donnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Myles O Donnell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnell walks into a jab.
O Donnell tries to clinch but Abbott moves away
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Donnell is rocked!
O Donnell throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott counters with a big left hand that crumples O Donnell! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Brenden Abbott 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shuya Nanahara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ted Stefans's chin.
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Stefans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stefans takes a swing at Nanahara's ribcage but misses.
Stefans throws a front kick that sends Nanahara stumbling back into the cage.
Nanahara lands a jab to Stefans's midsection.
Stefans misses with a kick to the body
and Nanahara counters with a straight right hand.
Stefans moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nanahara throws a jab when Stefans was well out of range.
Stefans misses with a left hand
enabling Nanahara to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefans lands a jab.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Stefans avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans moves away from the strike by Nanahara.
Stefans is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oooooh!!! Nanahara has knocked Stefans down with a huge combo! Nanahara steps away and waves a wobbly Stefans back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nanahara drops Stefans with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stefans looks back up at him and smiles so Nanahara waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stefans is rocked!
Stefans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nanahara lands with a nice body punch.
Nanahara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice uppercut lands for Stefans. That snapped Nanahara's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefans slips under a jab.
Nanahara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nanahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nanahara misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Stefans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefans slips a straight right by Nanahara.
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nanahara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Nanahara finds it's way through Stefans's defenses.
A good leg kick by Stefans.
A punch combination from Nanahara misses.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut.
Nanahara 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.
Stefans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Stefans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut
and Stefans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stefans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut. Stefans saw that one coming.
Stefans tries to close the distance and clinch but Nanahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nanahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nanahara. Stefans does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Stefans was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nanahara.
Stefans looks to land a left hand but Nanahara moved out of range nicely.
Stefans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nanahara misses with the combination.
Stefans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stefans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nanahara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nanahara momentarily.
Nanahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefans looks to throw the jab but Nanahara is out of range.
Nanahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stefans tried to score with a low kick but Nanahara checks it.
Nanahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nanahara looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefans is just out of range.
A jab from Stefans misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nanahara misses with a body shot.
Stefans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nanahara lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stefans throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefans throws an overhand right that lands on Nanahara's shoulder, as Nanahara tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuya Nanahara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stefans throws a hook to the side of Nanahara's head but Nanahara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shuya Nanahara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nanahara misses with a combination
and Stefans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stefans swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara avoids the body shot from Stefans.
Nanahara throws out a counter right but Stefans avoids it with no problem.
Stefans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nanahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nanahara misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Nanahara misses.
Stefans tries to land a leg kick but Nanahara saw it coming and moves away.
Nanahara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nanahara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stefans might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nanahara throws a shot to the body.
Stefans lands a head kick. Nanahara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Nanahara. Beautiful body shot.
Stefans swings for the body but Nanahara moves out of range.
Nanahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefans is looking to counter punch.
Stefans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefans takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stefans misses with a series of wild punches.
Nanahara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nanahara.
Nanahara moves forwards but Stefans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Stefans has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nanahara lands a slapping body shot.
Stefans lands a big head kick that sends Nanahara tumbling to the mat! Stefans takes a step backwards and waves Nanahara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nanahara is rocked!
Nanahara misses with a straight left.
Stefans throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Nanahara does no damage.
Nanahara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nanahara slips under a jab.
Nanahara unleashes a big counter combination but Stefans bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nanahara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stefans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Nanahara misses.
Stefans throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nanahara avoids it.
Stefans ducks under a wild hook from Nanahara.
Nanahara misses with a few strikes there.
Stefans is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nanahara catches Stefans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nanahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefans.
It seemed like Nanahara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nanahara misses with a hook.
Stefans throws a leg kick but Nanahara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nanahara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stefans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nanahara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stefans scrambles back to his feet.
A cross from Stefans lands.
Stefans 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.
Nanahara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nanahara takes a swing at Stefans's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Stefans misses its target.
The fighters circling - Nanahara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuya Nanahara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Stefans misses.
Stefans takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big right from Stefans misses.
Nanahara misses with a straight left.
Nanahara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Stefans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Stefans.
Stefans lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stefans seems to have got his legs back now.
Stefans lunges at Nanahara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nanahara's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefans lands with a hook. Nanahara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nanahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Nanahara throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans lands a jab to Nanahara's midsection.
Nanahara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Stefans moves out of range.
Stefans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head backwards.
Stefans throws a body shot but no joy.
Nanahara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nanahara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nanahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nanahara misses with a leg kick
and Stefans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nanahara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nanahara. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Stefans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Stefans avoids them all with ease.
Stefans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nanahara. Stefans does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Stefans misses the target.
Nanahara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stefans.
Nanahara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Stefans misses.
Nanahara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stefans.
Both fighters circling a little - Stefans finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Stefans.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nanahara. Stefans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefans looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Stefans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stefans drops Nanahara with a beautiful combination! Nanahara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stefans is looking for the KO!
Nanahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Stefans finish him?
Nanahara bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Stefans comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Nanahara falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Nanahara was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ted Stefans!
During a confident post fight interview, Ted Stefans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
182 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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181 lbs
41 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer misses with a hook. Basilan ducked under it nicely.
Basilan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer lands a nice looking body shot.
Basilan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Basilan misses.
Mercer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Basilan looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
Mercer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercer scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer cracks Basilan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basilan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan walks into a left hand.
Mercer jabs at Basilan's body.
Mercer connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Mercer instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
I was talking to Mercer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan looking to stall.
Basilan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercer or not.
Mercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Basilan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercer's defenses.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Basilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Basilan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Mercer tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan lands a shoulder strike.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan blocks an uppercut.
Basilan tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercer throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Mercer.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Basilan.
Mercer throws a lazy uppercut
and Basilan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Basilan tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Basilan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan misses with a body punch.
Basilan presses Mercer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilan tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Basilan.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilan.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Mercer.
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 Alex Mercer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Mercer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Basilan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Basilan.
Good exchange - Mercer coming out on top.
Mercer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Basilan throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Basilan blocks a jab.
Basilan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Basilan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Basilan avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Basilan tried to score with a low kick but Mercer checks it.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Basilan checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Basilan.
Basilan scores with a nice head shot.
Basilan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Basilan tests Mercer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Basilan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer lands with a good body shot.
Mercer dips to his left and cracks Basilan with an uppercut!
Basilan misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
Mercer closes the distance and pushes Basilan back into the cage.
Mercer working aggressively here.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Mercer tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Felix Basilan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mercer's brow.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilan throws an elbow but misses.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilan lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercer's defenses.
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer is trying to break free.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands a good knee to the midsection. Basilan won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basilan.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Basilan ducks down to avoid it.
Basilan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercer.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Basilan moves out of range easily.
Basilan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Basilan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basilan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Basilan avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercer throws a front kick that sends Basilan stumbling back into the cage.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Mercer checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercer misses its target.
Mercer throws a head kick but Basilan moves out of range.
Mercer jabs Basilan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercer under the eye.
Basilan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan drops his hands momentarily and Mercer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Basilan moved out of range nicely.
Mercer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
Basilan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Basilan.
Basilan throws a leg kick which misses Mercer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercer tries to avoid it.
Mercer feints and then cracks Basilan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Basilan down.
Basilan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Basilan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Basilan takes a step back to recover.
Mercer lands with a shot to the body.
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 Alex Mercer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Basilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercer checks it well.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Mercer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Mercer blocks the low kick.
Basilan tries to clinch there but Mercer circles away.
Jab, jab by Basilan - just one landing.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Basilan blocks a leg kick.
Basilan wants to counter the offense by Mercer and move into the clinch position.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and Basilan counters with a two punch combo.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilan manages to avoid it.
Basilan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Basilan ducks down to avoid it.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Basilan moved away.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Basilan wants to land a leg kick but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer throws a lazy head kick
and Basilan counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Basilan.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basilan. That did some damage!
Basilan thows a body kick. Mercer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mercer thumps Basilan with a low kick.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Basilan checks it.
Basilan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mercer tries to score with a low kick but Basilan moves his leg out of the way.
Alex Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Mercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercer scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan throws out a leg kick but Mercer moves out of range and Basilan only half commits.
Mercer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Basilan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Basilan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Mercer finds it's way through Basilan's defenses.
Jab from Mercer.
Basilan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Basilan checks a leg kick.
Basilan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Basilan lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Basilan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Basilan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercer's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Mercer.
Basilan thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basilan drops Mercer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mercer! Basilan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Basilan!
Felix Basilan is the new welterweight champion!
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