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ECFC 25 STARK VS PALMER PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Force has chosen Fly Like A Eagle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Force!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Force.
Force thows a leg kick but Mahones checks it
letting Mahones counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Force.
Force takes the fight into the clinch.
Force goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahones lands a left hand.
Force doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Mahones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Force doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Force drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Mahones controls the action.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Force tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mahones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahones prevents Force from breaking the clinch.
Mahones scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
Force lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahones backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Force.
Force is working for takedown but Mahones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Force misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahones stalling.
Mahones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force working hard to break the clinch.
Force is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahones gets an underhook and turns Force into the cage.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force is looking for a takedown.
Mahones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
Force drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Mahones controls the action.
Mahones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mahones is pressed up against the cage. Force has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahones down to the mat. Mahones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahones throws a nice looking combination but Force bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahones moves into the clinch.
Mahones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones pushes Force back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahones lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahones leaning against his opponent.
Mahones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mahones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mahones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Force wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Force tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Force misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Force is working for takedown but Mahones is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahones moves away.
Force throws a big shot that misses.
Force doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mahones counter with a right hand.
Force is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahones 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Force connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Force looks to throw the jab but Mahones is out of range.
Mahones digs a good body shot into Force's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Force with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Force gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Force tries to clinch but Mahones is having none of it.
Mahones appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Mahones.
Force misses with a body shot
and Mahones counters with a stiff right hand.
Force wants to clinch.
Force shoots for a double leg takedown but Mahones sprawls well. He's pushed Force's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mahones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force avoids a punch combination nicely.
Force fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahones moves into range and clinches up with Force.
Force pressing his opponent against the cage.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Force prevents Mahones from breaking the clinch.
Stones Mahones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Mahones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Force has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahones after a bit of a struggle.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Force.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones has Force pressed against the cage.
Mahones is trying to break the clinch but Force is controlling him.
Mahones stalling in the clinch.
Mahones working hard to break the clinch.
Mahones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahones.
Mahones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Force has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahones is defending well.
Mahones lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mahones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Force can't get the takedown.
Force misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones dominated that second round.
That's time! Mahones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Force looks to land a left hand but Mahones moved out of range nicely.
Force throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Force swings widly with a right hand
and Mahones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Force looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Force tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Force takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Force - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahones is just out of range.
Force tries to clinch up
and Mahones counters with a straight right hand.
Stones Mahones is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahones.
Mahones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Force.
Force lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Force misses
letting Mahones counter with a right hand.
Mahones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Force is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahones throws a big counter combination but Force scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mahones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Force's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Force looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Force misses with a takedown
and Mahones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahones as he jumps to the side.
Mahones is looking to counter punch.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Force.
Force takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Force misses the body punch
and Mahones counters with a three punch combo that has Force backing up. Force nods at Mahones to acknowledge the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Force.
Stones Mahones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Mahones has knocked Force down with a huge combo! Mahones steps away and waves a wobbly Force back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Force is rocked!
It looks like Luke Force has been cut.
Mahones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Force is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahones finish him?
Force rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Force thinking.
Force seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahones.
Mahones moves into range and clinches up with Force.
Mahones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Force can do to turn this around?
Mahones drops Force onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Force is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahones.
Mahones lands a shot to the body.
Mahones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Force backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mahones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mahones can't break the clinch.
Force misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stones Mahones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Force's efforts to push away.
Force tries to break the clinch but Mahones is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a punch to the body.
Mahones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahones is keeping busy.
Luke Force has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Force misses with the head strike.
Mahones is pushing Force up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mahones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Mahones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stones Mahones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stones Mahones!
Stones Mahones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Luke Force stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill be back and fix ny mistakes...God Bless'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin The Polish Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcin The Polish Tyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin The Polish Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Polish Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Polish Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cleary might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cleary wants to improve his position but The Polish Tyson is controlling well.
Cleary wants to control but The Polish Tyson is keeping busy.
The Polish Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cleary looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Polish Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleary wants to control but The Polish Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary looking for submissions off his back.
Cleary has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Polish Tyson is working away from the top position though.
Cleary looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from The Polish Tyson.
The Polish Tyson not doing much here.
The Polish Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cleary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cleary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cleary.
Cleary looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but The Polish Tyson is defending well. Cleary quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! The Polish Tyson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cleary celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Cleary!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Amyot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Amyot!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amyot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock has Amyot up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Amyot shrugs off.
It looks like Nicolas Amyot has been cut.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Amyot looks winded!
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock keeps control of Amyot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Amyot 's eye.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Amyot's ribcage.
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyot wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Amyot won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amyot's defenses.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Amyot shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Amyot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Amyot won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Amyot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Amyot's ribcage.
Shamrock has Amyot pressed against the cage, preventing Amyot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Amyot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock keeps control of Amyot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amyot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Amyot won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amyot wants to break free but Shamrock has control.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Amyot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Amyot wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amyot's defenses.
Shamrock keeps control of Amyot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Amyot 's eye.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Amyot 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Amyot is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amyot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amyot can't break the clinch.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Amyot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amyot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Amyot's ribcage.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Amyot wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Amyot shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amyot is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Amyot in his tracks for a moment.
Amyot tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gavin Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amyot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Amyot in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock prevents Amyot from breaking the clinch.
Amyot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amyot is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amyot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amyot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amyot, pushing him back against the cage.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Amyot tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Amyot's ribcage.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Amyot wants to break free but Shamrock has control.
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Amyot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amyot can do to turn this around?
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amyot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amyot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amyot wants to break free but Shamrock has control.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amyot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amyot tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Amyot tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amyot is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amyot's efforts to push away.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock has Amyot pressed against the cage, preventing Amyot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amyot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amyot's defenses.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Amyot managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Amyot is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock prevents Amyot from breaking the clinch.
Amyot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Amyot'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shamrock darts in and clinches Amyot up against the cage.
Amyot is trying to force a seperation but Shamrock has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amyot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Amyot won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amyot takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amyot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shamrock has Amyot pressed against the cage, preventing Amyot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyot tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amyot can't break the clinch.
Amyot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Amyot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Amyot in his tracks for a moment.
Amyot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amyot avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amyot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Shamrock keeps control of Amyot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amyot has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Amyot 's eye.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amyot is defending well for now.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Amyot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amyot avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Amyot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amyot working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Amyot is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amyot wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Amyot tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Amyot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amyot's efforts to push away.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amyot tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Amyot's ribcage.
Amyot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock prevents Amyot from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Amyot shrugs off.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amyot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amyot is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amyot tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Amyot is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Amyot is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amyot can't break the clinch.
Shamrock working Amyot over with knees to the body.
Shamrock keeps control of Amyot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Amyot shrugs off.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amyot is defending well for now.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nicolas Amyot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin Shamrock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amyot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amyot misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shamrock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Shamrock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McDoogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into the arena with I have a dream blaring out of the sound system. Joe McDoogle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Micheal Taylor's chin.
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188 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micheal Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe McDoogle!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor looks to clinch
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid body kick from McDoogle.
Taylor throws a head kick but McDoogle moves out of range.
McDoogle throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor blocks a head kick by McDoogle.
McDoogle tries a head kick but it misses.
McDoogle misses with a low kick.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDoogle's waist but McDoogle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
McDoogle throws a counter combo.
McDoogle scores with a leg kick.
Taylor dives in for a single leg takedown but McDoogle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McDoogle throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDoogle cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDoogle misses with a few strikes there.
McDoogle lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McDoogle told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
McDoogle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDoogle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor trying to control but McDoogle is working from the bottom.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
McDoogle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McDoogle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDoogle lands a jab.
McDoogle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
McDoogle tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDoogle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDoogle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor feints and as McDoogle raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McDoogle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDoogle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor stands and throws McDoogle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McDoogle tries to improve position but can't.
Taylor working away.
Taylor wants to stand but McDoogle has his arm trapped.
McDoogle is looking for a sweep.
McDoogle is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDoogle tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Taylor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McDoogle working to try and regain half guard.
McDoogle tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Taylor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McDoogle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McDoogle shrugs it off.
Taylor prevents McDoogle from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe McDoogle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDoogle throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab from McDoogle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDoogle, as that shot connected.
McDoogle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and McDoogle counters with a stiff right hand.
McDoogle throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDoogle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but McDoogle moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from McDoogle. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDoogle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by McDoogle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDoogle.
McDoogle throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by McDoogle and move into the clinch.
McDoogle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDoogle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
McDoogle lands a head shot.
Taylor is rocked!
McDoogle throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDoogle.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
McDoogle misses with a looping left.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from McDoogle misses.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but McDoogle is quick to defend against it.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDoogle connects with a jab.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor misses with the body kick
and McDoogle counters with a crisp right that sends Taylor to the canvas! McDoogle follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe McDoogle!
A very excited looking Joe McDoogle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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154 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Picard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo slips under a jab.
Crespo misses with a body shot.
Crespo moves into the clinch.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Picard blocks an uppercut.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo pushes Picard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Crespo - that landed with a thud.
Crespo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Picard is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Picard tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Crespo scores with a hook to the body.
Picard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Picard blocks an uppercut.
Picard is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Picard jumps guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Picard.
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
Picard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crespo pushes Picard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard trying to control the position but instead, Crespo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picard into the cage.
A short right from Crespo.
Picard misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo gets through Picard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Picard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
A short right from Crespo.
Nice body punch from Crespo.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo lands an uppercut.
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crespo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Picard looks winded!
Crespo scores with a shot to the side of Picard's head.
Picard is rocked!
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Picard backwards.
Picard is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
Crespo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Picard with a big uppercut! Picard tries to clinch up but Crespo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Picard to the mat! Picard covers up and Crespo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Silvio Crespo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Koscielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscielski comes into the arena with Bone Thugs n Harmony - Thuggish Ruggish Bone blaring out of the sound system. Antoni Koscielski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoni Koscielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscielski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duffy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koscielski.
Duffy wants to control but Koscielski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koscielski lands with a punch from half guard.
Koscielski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Duffy trying to hold on to Koscielski's head to control him but Koscielski postures up.
Koscielski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koscielski is thwarting Duffy's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Koscielski seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy wants to get back to full guard.
Koscielski winds up and cracks Duffy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koscielski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duffy trying to control here.
Koscielski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koscielski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koscielski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duffy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koscielski is nestled in close to Duffy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duffy is trying to get back to full guard.
Koscielski lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koscielski working the head and body with strikes.
Koscielski moves nicely into side control.
Koscielski scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Duffy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koscielski works to advance to full mount. Duffy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Koscielski with shots to the head and body - Duffy looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Koscielski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duffy wants to hold on but Koscielski pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Dwayne Duffy has been cut.
Koscielski landing punches.
Koscielski controlling from mount.
Koscielski working Duffy over with strikes here.
Duffy is rocked!
That has opened up Dwayne Duffy's cut even more.
Koscielski softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Duffy is out cold! Koscielski jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Koscielski!
A very excited looking Antoni Koscielski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipowicz comes into the arena with Duran Duran - The Wild Boys blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Casey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipowicz lands a nice shot that snaps Casey's head back.
Filipowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Casey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Filipowicz defends it well.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipowicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filipowicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casey, pushing him back against the cage.
Casey is trying to break the clinch but Filipowicz is controlling him.
Filipowicz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Filipowicz lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Filipowicz fails to land.
Casey is trying to pull guard but Filipowicz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Filipowicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Casey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Filipowicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Filipowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Casey.
Filipowicz lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filipowicz.
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!
Casey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipowicz is defending well for now.
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Casey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michal Filipowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Casey.
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Filipowicz prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Filipowicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filipowicz digs a right hand into Casey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Casey's gas tank.
Casey looks winded!
Casey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Filipowicz lands an uppercut.
Filipowicz gets underhooks to prevent Casey's takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Filipowicz.
A short right from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a big uppercut that drops Casey! More strikes from Filipowicz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Casey lies dazed against the cage as Filipowicz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Filipowicz!
An out of breath Michal Filipowicz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Jouban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrey Arlovski enters the cage!
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks with his arms.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Jouban closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlovski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jouban seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arlovski can turn it around.
Arlovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jouban misses with a knee strike.
Jouban has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling him.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski drops Jouban with a beautiful combination! Jouban stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arlovski is looking for the KO!
It looks like Roger Jouban has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jouban ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
As Arlovski tries to get set, Jouban tries to push him back and clinch up but Arlovski manages to avoid the attempt.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jouban eats them both and turns towards Arlovski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arlovski looks to land a left hand but Jouban moved out of range nicely.
As Arlovski tries to get set, Jouban tries to push him back and clinch up but Arlovski manages to avoid the attempt.
Arlovski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jouban has Arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Arlovski won't want to take too many of those.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arlovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban misses with a knee to the head.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but Jouban has double underhooks.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks with his arms.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jouban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Jouban's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Arlovski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Jouban slips a jab from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to clinch up but Arlovski circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski throws out a powerful jab.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jouban wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski lands a head shot.
Arlovski throws a jab when Jouban was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jouban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arlovski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch but Jouban keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jouban has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlovski tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but Jouban has the dominant position.
Roger Jouban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jouban keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jouban keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jouban working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jouban misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks it.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlovski is trying to push Jouban away but Jouban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jouban dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jouban is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
Jouban ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arlovski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jouban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jouban is looking to counter the offense by Arlovski and move into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jouban moves into the clinch successfully.
Jouban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski misses the jab.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Jab from Arlovski.
Jouban has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arlovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski 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.
Jouban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jouban moves out of range as Arlovski strikes.
Roger Jouban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jouban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski moves away
and Arlovski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jouban moves into range and clinches up with Arlovski.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Jouban slips the punch.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Jouban slips under a jab.
Jouban closes the distance and clinches.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arlovski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Jouban prevents Arlovski from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Jouban won't allow it.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlovski tries to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling the position.
Roger Jouban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Jouban won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Jouban.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jouban, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jouban!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Ground acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie Longworth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Ground!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longworth rushes Ground and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Longworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longworth dives in and grabs Ground's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ground pushes down on Longworth's head and hops out.
Longworth closes the distance and clinches.
Longworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Longworth blocks an uppercut.
Longworth gets through Ground's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Longworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grounds head.
Longworth stops a takedown attempt from Ground.
Longworth lands a right hand.
Longworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
A short right from Longworth on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longworth lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Longworth as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Longworth.
Longworth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ground tries to work over Longworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Longworth.
Ground can't find room to land a body shot as Longworth controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Longworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth lands with a left to the head.
Ground escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ground slips under a jab.
Longworth throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Ground tumbling to the canvas!
Ground is rocked!
It looks like Mark Ground has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ground works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ground is still in real trouble! Can Longworth finish him?
Longworth distracts Ground with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ground seems to have recovered his senses.
Longworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ground wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Longworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ground works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Longworth wants to control from the top but Ground keeps moving.
Longworth sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ground works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ground wants to sweep here but Longworth controlling him for the moment.
Longworth landing some decent shots from guard.
Longworth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Longworth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Longworth wants to pass the guard but Ground is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground is trying to keep Longworth in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ground keeping moving, preventing Longworth from controlling successfully.
Longworth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ground wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Longworth is now in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vinnie Longworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ground counters with a straight right hand.
Longworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ground paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ground goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longworth throws a hook to the side of Ground's head but Ground sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ground has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Longworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Ground's head.
Longworth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ground.
Longworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ground misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Longworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Longworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Longworth lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Longworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Longworth lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Longworth.
Longworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Longworth, as that shot connected.
Longworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ground drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Longworth defends it well.
Longworth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ground defends well and Longworth ends up having to push Ground into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Longworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longworth clinches with his opponent.
Longworth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Longworth lands with a right to the head.
Longworth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ground throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Longworth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longworth lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ground's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ground throws a jab but it's blocked by Longworth.
Longworth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ground takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Longworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ground! But no joy.
Longworth closes the distance and clinches.
Ground swings wildly with an uppercut but Longworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Longworth.
Ground has a couple of punches blocked by Longworth.
Longworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grounds head.
A nice left hand lands by Longworth.
Longworth lands a left hand.
Longworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ground can do to turn this around?
Ground misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Longworth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longworth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ground missing with knees to the body.
Longworth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Longworth lands with a right to the head.
Longworth scores with a shot to the side of Ground's head.
Ground stalling in the clinch but Longworth improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longworth.
Longworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Longworth lands a nice uppercut.
Longworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
Ground misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Longworth.
Longworth breaks from the clinch.
Longworth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Ground as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Longworth with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Longworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longworth throws a series of punches but Ground avoids them all with ease.
Ground throws out a loose jab but Longworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longworth moves into the clinch.
Longworth works on Ground's body with a couple of short punches.
Longworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Longworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ground struggles to land a body shot inside as Longworth controls his hands.
Longworth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
A body shot lands from Longworth.
Ground misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ground misses with a body punch.
Longworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Longworth.
Longworth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ground's efforts to push away.
Ground tries to throw a body punch but Longworth avoids it by throwing Ground back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ground is breathing heavily.
Longworth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Longworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Longworth lands a shoulder strike.
Longworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
Longworth digs a right hand underneath Ground's ribcage. Ground let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Longworth.
Longworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
Longworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Longworth lands a body shot.
Longworth lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Longworth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longworth lands a body shot.
Longworth lands a body punch.
Longworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longworth lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Longworth.
Longworth lands a right hand.
Longworth scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Longworth.
Longworth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Longworth.
Longworth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Longworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Longworth.
Longworth lands a nice uppercut.
Longworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longworth pushes Ground back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longworth pushes Ground against the cage. Longworth is working some dirty boxing. Longworth pushes off with a quick right hook! Ground goes down! Ground tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Longworth moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Longworth!
Vinnie Longworth retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Vinnie Longworth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Mark Ground stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Sail Alowanation. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer moves away from the strike by Stark.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palmer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Mario Palmer has been cut.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palmer prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Stark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stark has Palmer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stark pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Palmer tumbling to the mat - Stark dives into Palmer's guard.
Stark is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark won't allow Palmer to get back to his feet.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer wants to get back to his feet but Stark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Palmer's ribs.
Palmer rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark lands a nice hook to Palmer's body. Palmer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palmer has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Stark tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Stark's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer prevents Stark from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palmer.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Stark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palmer clinches up against the cage.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Stark avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocks an elbow strike.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Stark's ribcage.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer prevents Stark from breaking the clinch.
Stark is trying to break free.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Stark misses the jab.
Palmer tries to counter with a clinch but Stark shakes him off and moves away.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Palmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Stark lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Palmer blocks the low kick.
Palmer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stark to score with a decent uppercut.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mario Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
Palmer has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Stark is trying to break free.
Palmer lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palmer.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Stark's ribcage.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark stalling in the clinch but Palmer improves position.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Stark tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palmer tries to counter with a clinch but Stark shakes him off and moves away.
Stark cracks Palmer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Palmer defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Stark is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
Stark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stark is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmer is defending well.
Palmer connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Stark tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palmer lands a knee to the body.
Palmer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark lands with a nice combination. Palmer backs away looking to recover.
Palmer checks a leg kick nicely.
Palmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark thuds his right hand into Palmer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmer darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.
Stark is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stark's efforts to push away.
Stark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palmer prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
Palmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Palmer lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Palmer has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a knee to the body.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Stark is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stark tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Stark gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Palmer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stark is on him like a limpet, forcing Palmer back against the cage.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Stark avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Stark tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Mario Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stark is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stark tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Stark is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Stark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stark tries to score a body lock takedown but Palmer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stark's defenses.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark tries to counter with a takedown but Palmer is quick to defend against it.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark lands a jab-cross combination.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Palmer checks a leg kick nicely.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark feinted with a counter takedown.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark cracks Palmer with a good jab.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Stark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Palmer drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Palmer has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stark avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark gets through Palmer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Palmer lands a knee to the body.
Palmer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palmer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stark misses with a head shot. Palmer uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark won't allow Palmer to get back to his feet.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palmer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palmer wants to stand up but Stark is controlling him.
Palmer being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark had his way with Mario Palmer in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jab from Stark.
Palmer pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Palmer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Palmer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palmer blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer wants to counter with a clinch but Stark pushes him away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stark scores with a jab to the head.
Palmer tries to clinch up
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark is looking to score with low kicks.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Palmer has managed to clinch.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark can't break the clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Palmer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palmer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Palmer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
Stark throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stark.
Stark throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer forces Stark back against the cage and clinches.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer working Stark over with knees to the body.
Palmer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Stark tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Stark blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Palmer after a bit of a struggle.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Tony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.
Stark scores with a body shot.
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mario Palmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stark thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Palmer!
Mario Palmer is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mario Palmer decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Tony Stark spoke after the fight, saying 'Got to go save People!!! God Bless'.
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