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LEGACY! 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farmhouse Flander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WhoHitYou comes to the cage accompanied by the Birth of Darkness. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Farmhouse Flander!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flander moves in looking to clinch but WhoHitYou pushes him off.
Flander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. WhoHitYou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flander throws a hook to the side of WhoHitYou's head but WhoHitYou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
WhoHitYou lands a really nice looking cross but Flander seems unphased.
It looks like Farmhouse Flander has been cut.
WhoHitYou throws a leg kick but Flander moved away.
WhoHitYou with a nice cross.
Flander looks to land a combination but WhoHitYou avoids it well.
WhoHitYou thinks about countering with a body kick.
WhoHitYou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
WhoHitYou looks to throw the jab but Flander is out of range.
Flander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
WhoHitYou misses with an uppercut
and Flander counters with a nice double leg into side control. WhoHitYou won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flander wants to control but WhoHitYou is keeping him busy.
WhoHitYou is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Always Clean Double Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
WhoHitYou wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Flander creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
WhoHitYou sneaks back into half guard.
Flander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flander's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flander's back!
Flander tries to break free.
Flander is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
WhoHitYou is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Flander has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Flander. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Flander is trapped and WhoHitYou is scoring with shots to the head and body.
WhoHitYou somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Will WhoHitYou go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
WhoHitYou scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Flander is looking for a way out.
WhoHitYou is working the ground and pound. Can Flander escape?
Flander is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WhoHitYou tightening his grip on Flander, looking for the choke.
Flander trying to get back to his feet but WhoHitYou is in full control for now.
Flander tries to break free.
Flander trying to control the hands but WhoHitYou won't let him.
Flander tries to break free.
WhoHitYou throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou scores with punches to the body.
WhoHitYou throws strikes from the back but Flander rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Flander.
WhoHitYou won't allow Flander to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
WhoHitYou trying to control the position from guard on top but Flander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
WhoHitYou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
WhoHitYou is pushing down on Flander's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flander is fighting to maintain full guard but WhoHitYou has managed to sneak the leg through.
WhoHitYou stalling away here and it's allowed Flander to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
WhoHitYou throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou throws an elbow that misses. Flander uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in WhoHitYou's guard. Nice move by Flander!
Flander stays in close to WhoHitYou's body and controls the position.
WhoHitYou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flander is one step ahead there.
WhoHitYou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flander throws a big elbow that misses.
WhoHitYou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
WhoHitYou is trying to keep Flander in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafiki WhoHitYou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Farmhouse Flander's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
WhoHitYou lands a jab to the head.
Farmhouse Flander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flander keeps the fight on the outside.
Flander scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
WhoHitYou makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Flander has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
WhoHitYou clinches.
WhoHitYou struggles to land a body shot inside as Flander controls his hands.
WhoHitYou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flander prevents a body shot from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou lands a body shot.
WhoHitYou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flander can do to turn this around?
WhoHitYou wants a takedown.
WhoHitYou lands a hook to the side of the head.
WhoHitYou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou lands a right hand.
WhoHitYou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flander.
Flander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhoHitYou throws a head punch that misses.
WhoHitYou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flander tries to work over WhoHitYou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WhoHitYou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flander backwards.
That has opened up Farmhouse Flander's cut even more.
WhoHitYou misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou tries to throw a body punch but Flander avoids it by throwing WhoHitYou back against the cage.
WhoHitYou misses with a body punch.
WhoHitYou lands with a light punch inside.
Flander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WhoHitYou tries to work over Flander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WhoHitYou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
WhoHitYou lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from WhoHitYou on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou lands a body shot.
WhoHitYou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou tries to throw a body punch but Flander avoids it by throwing WhoHitYou back against the cage.
WhoHitYou blocking some punches.
Flander swings wildly with an uppercut but WhoHitYou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flander blocks a body shot from WhoHitYou.
Flander misses with a punch on the inside.
Flander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou prevents a body shot from Flander.
WhoHitYou lands a nice shot to the body.
WhoHitYou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
WhoHitYou gets through Flander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flander tries to throw a body punch but WhoHitYou avoids it by throwing Flander back against the cage.
WhoHitYou misses with a body punch.
Flander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, WhoHitYou scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafiki WhoHitYou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Farmhouse Flander'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
WhoHitYou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
WhoHitYou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafiki WhoHitYou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Flander gets underhooks to prevent WhoHitYou's takedown attempt.
Flander takes a shot to the head.
WhoHitYou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
WhoHitYou lands a shoulder strike.
WhoHitYou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flander's elbow.
WhoHitYou lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WhoHitYou misses with a punch to the body.
WhoHitYou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flander throws a punch but it's blocked by WhoHitYou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
WhoHitYou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
WhoHitYou is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Flander will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
WhoHitYou with the ground and pound but Flander regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
WhoHitYou is looking for a kimura here.
Flander is trying to stand back up but WhoHitYou is controlling him
Flander trying to control from the bottom.
Farmhouse Flander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WhoHitYou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flander is controlling WhoHitYou's position as best he can from this difficult position.
WhoHitYou is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
WhoHitYou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flander is on top in guard.
Flander with a flurry of punches that miss.
WhoHitYou looking to control.
WhoHitYou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of WhoHitYou's head.
Flander prevents WhoHitYou from getting back to his feet.
WhoHitYou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
WhoHitYou is pressing down on Flander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flander is holding on for now.
Flander trying to control from the bottom.
Flander avoiding damage under a succession of punches from WhoHitYou.
Flander tries to kick WhoHitYou off but WhoHitYou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from WhoHitYou.
Flander blocking the ground and pound attempt from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throwing shots but Flander is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flander is staying active underneath WhoHitYou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
WhoHitYou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flander tries to roll over but WhoHitYou keeps him under control.
WhoHitYou throwing shots but Flander is blocking nicely.
Flander tries to kick WhoHitYou off but WhoHitYou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Flander gets back to full guard.
WhoHitYou throwing strikes from guard but Flander blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flander keeping moving, preventing WhoHitYou from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafiki WhoHitYou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well WhoHitYou 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafiki WhoHitYou!
Rafiki WhoHitYou took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Bear Nutrition 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Kramer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Rob!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rob let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rob has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rob misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kramer blocks the body kick.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Rob avoids them all with ease.
Rob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kramer counters with a right hand to the body.
Kramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Rob.
Kramer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rob throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kramer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rob.
Rob checks a low kick from Kramer.
Nice cross by Kramer.
Rob misses with a double jab
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
Rob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rob scores with a jab to the head.
Kramer swings for the body but Rob moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rob. Kramer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Rob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rob misses with a straight left.
Rob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kramer throws out the jab.
Kramer lands a slapping body shot.
Rob lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rob throws a solid leg kick but Kramer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rob.
Rob slips a jab from Kramer.
Rob throws a body shot but no joy.
Kramer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rob on the side of the head.
Kramer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
Kramer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rob lands a leg kick that knocks Kramer off balance momentarily.
Rob connects with the punch.
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rob wants to counter the offense by Kramer and move into the clinch position.
Rob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer.
Rob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kramer manages to avoid it.
Rob tries to land a front kick but Kramer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rob blocks a low kick nicely.
Mad Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rob staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rob moves away.
Rob 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.
Kramer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rob swings widly with a right hand
and Kramer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kramer thuds a left hand into Rob's body.
Rob is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer tried to counter with a leg kick but Rob avoided it.
Rob misses with a left hand
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Rob does no damage.
Rob misses with a kick to the body.
Kramer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rob misses the jab.
Kramer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kramer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rob.
Rob is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kramer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kramer slips a jab from Rob.
Rob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kramer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Kramer misses.
Kramer blocks a low kick nicely.
Kramer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rob misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Kramer misses its target.
Kramer loads up on a big right hand but Rob slips the punch.
Kramer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rob throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Rob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kramer misses with a straight right.
Rob throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Kramer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rob is out of range.
Rob slips under a jab.
Kramer scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kramer.
Rob is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rob misses with a body shot
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rob is still on wobbly legs! Can Kramer finish him?
Rob is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rob swings widly with a right hand
and Kramer counters with a big right hand! Oh Rob is in trouble here! Kramer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Kramer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tonga.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tonga misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy stuns Tonga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Tonga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonga. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Tonga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tonga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Tonga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Tonga.
Kukulcan Tonga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonga's sensitive parts.
Tonga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murphy misses with a hook. Tonga ducked under it nicely.
Tonga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Tonga settles back down.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Tonga counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Tonga moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy 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.
Murphy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tonga quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Murphy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tonga is doing well to control the position and prevent Murphy from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a strike but Tonga avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy postures up.
Tonga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy trying to control but Tonga is working from the bottom.
Tonga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Tonga's brow.
Murphy trying to control but Tonga is working from the bottom.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Tonga blocks nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murphy trying to control but Tonga is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonga.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonga.
Tonga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Tonga settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Tonga misses the shot to the body.
Tonga feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Tonga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tonga if he has to take too many more of those.
Tonga throws a lazy body kick
so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tonga's head.
Murphy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tonga keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brendan Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tonga throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Tonga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonga was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tonga scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Tonga is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonga moves away.
A low kick from Tonga is predictable there
and Tonga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Tonga counters with a nice leg kick.
Tonga tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tonga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy 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.
Tonga connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kukulcan Tonga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Tonga's ribs.
Tonga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tonga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tonga lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Tonga.
Murphy throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Tonga's head.
Tonga looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy tries to clinch but Tonga moves out of range.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonga.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Tonga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Tonga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Murphy misses.
And Tonga counters with a quick kick to the body but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Tonga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Tonga is out of range.
Good leg kick by Tonga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice takedown defense from Tonga. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Tonga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Tonga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukulcan Tonga is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tonga scores with a three punch combo!
Tonga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonga's hands.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tonga.
Tonga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Tonga misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonga can pounce on him.
Tonga misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Tonga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tonga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Tonga checks it
and Tonga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws an uppercut from hell that sends Murphy clean off his feet! He's out cold! Tonga stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kukulcan Tonga!
An out of breath Kukulcan Tonga 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hitscock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitscock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Drinking Problem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Hitscock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry White!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitscock throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Hitscock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Hitscock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Good leg kick by Hitscock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hitscock connects with a crisp jab.
Hitscock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Hitscock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitscock moves away from the strike by White.
Hitscock lets loose with a powerful body kick. White will feel that in the morning.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hitscock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitscock scoring well with a low kick there.
Hitscock ducks under a wild hook from White.
Hitscock throws a quick counter kick to the body but White avoids it.
Nice defenses there by White.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitscock throws a nice outside leg kick.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Hitscock's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitscock.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitscock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hitscock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitscock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hitscock misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from White.
Hitscock misses with a low kick.
Hitscock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hitscock looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Hitscock looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitscock manages to avoid it.
White misses with a body shot
and Hitscock counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White blocks the body kick.
Hitscock ducks under a wild hook from White.
Hitscock moves away from the strike by White.
Hitscock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hitscock scores with a hook.
Hitscock drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Hitscock waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
White is rocked!
White walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles White limp body while Hitscock jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfred Hitscock!
Alfred Hitscock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farrokh Bulsara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulsara has chosen Bohemian Rhapsody 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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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jyrki Kasvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farrokh Bulsara!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvi misses with a wild body shot.
Bulsara with a nice cross.
A jab from Bulsara finds it's way through Kasvi's defenses.
It looks like Jyrki Kasvi has been cut.
Kasvi walks into a straight right hand from Bulsara.
Bulsara throws a sloppy head kick and Kasvi moves out of range easily.
Bulsara throws out a loose jab but Kasvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulsara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kasvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasvi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kasvi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bulsara tries to work over Kasvi's front leg with a kick but Kasvi checks it.
Kasvi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasvi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bulsara.
The fighters circling - Kasvi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bulsara! But no joy.
A big left from Kasvi misses.
Kasvi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Kasvi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasvi slips a straight right by Bulsara.
Bulsara throws out a loose jab but Kasvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulsara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasvi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulsara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasvi throws out the jab.
Kasvi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bulsara's waist but Bulsara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kasvi off to one side.
A big right from Bulsara misses.
It looked like Kasvi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bulsara.
Kasvi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulsara.
Bulsara misses with the combination.
Kasvi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bulsara throws a head kick that Kasvi semi-blocks.
Nice shot lands for Bulsara.
Jyrki Kasvi's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for Bulsara.
Kasvi is rocked!
Bulsara scores with a leg kick.
Oh Kasvi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bulsara.
Bulsara connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kasvi out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Farrokh Bulsara!
Farrokh Bulsara made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Poggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Poggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle throws a right hand that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poggle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poggle.
Poggle throws a body kick that misses.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poggle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bakiyev slips a jab from Poggle.
Poggle clinches up with Bakiyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Bakiyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bakiyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle scores with a jab to the head.
Poggle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakiyev finds it's way round the side to connect with Poggle's head.
Poggle throws a hook but Bakiyev blocks it.
Bakiyev digs a good body shot into Poggle's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle throws a body kick that misses.
Bakiyev throws out a counter right but Poggle avoids it with no problem.
Poggle throws a lazy uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a left to the body.
Poggle misses with a kick to the body
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poggle misses with a straight left.
Bakiyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poggle.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the side of Poggle's head but Poggle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poggle clobbers Bakiyev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bakiyev cracks Poggle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poggle.
Poggle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poggle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poggle takes one to the chin there.
Poggle takes a swing at Bakiyev's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle scores with a push kick.
Poggle misses with a low kick.
Poggle scores with a nice body kick.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bakiyev checks a leg kick.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bakiyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Poggle looks to land a body kick but Bakiyev moved away.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poggle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poggle is looking to chop away at Bakiyev's legs.
Bakiyev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bakiyev works Poggle's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Bakiyev.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev with a nice cross.
Bakiyev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poggle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the side of Poggle's head but Poggle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poggle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poggle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakiyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakiyev's elbow.
Bakiyev is trying to break the clinch but Poggle is controlling him.
Bakiyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakiyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poggle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poggle tries a body shot but Bakiyev blocks it.
A hook to the body from Poggle.
Poggle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timothy Poggle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poggle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bakiyev is able to avoid easily.
Bakiyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bakiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poggle.
Bakiyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bakiyev moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Poggle throws an overhand right that lands on Bakiyev's shoulder, as Bakiyev tries to avoid the shot.
Poggle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poggle throws a wild body kick that Bakiyev sees coming a mile off.
Bakiyev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poggle with a body shot.
Poggle throws the kick towards the body but Bakiyev avoids it.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle throws a leg kick
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Poggle swings for the body but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Poggle misses with a looping left.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Bakiyev moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Poggle misses with a body kick.
Poggle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakiyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
Poggle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Bakiyev scores with a hook.
Bakiyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poggle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bakiyev scores with a body shot.
Poggle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bakiyev.
Poggle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle misses with a series of wild punches.
Poggle ducks right into an uppercut from Bakiyev.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakiyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakiyev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poggle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle throws a low kick, looking for Bakiyev's leg but Bakiyev calmly moves out of range.
Poggle scores with a jab to the head.
Poggle 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.
Poggle throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Poggle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bakiyev's corner calls for a 1-2. Bakiyev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bakiyev blocks a low kick nicely.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poggle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poggle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poggle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poggle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Poggle takes a swing at Bakiyev's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Bakiyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakiyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poggle has time to react.
Timothy Poggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Bakiyev catches Poggle right on the button with a cross.
Poggle throws a low kick, looking for Bakiyev's leg but Bakiyev calmly moves out of range.
Bakiyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poggle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bakiyev's head.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Poggle misses
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev throws a shot from downtown. Poggle moves away and avoids it.
Poggle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Poggle misses with a straight right.
Poggle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poggle swings for the body but Bakiyev moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poggle.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Bakiyev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poggle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poggle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poggle defending well as Bakiyev loads up on a big left hand.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Poggle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toktogulovich Bakiyev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bakiyev lands a jab to the nose.
Poggle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakiyev jabs Poggle right on the nose. Poggle blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Poggle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bakiyev's corner calls for a 1-2. Bakiyev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bakiyev clobbers Poggle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poggle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poggle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bakiyev counters with a left to the body.
Poggle throws a low kick, looking for Bakiyev's leg but Bakiyev calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poggle.
Poggle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bakiyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poggle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poggle throws a body punch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Bakiyev lands with a shot to the body.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev moves out of range as Poggle strikes.
Poggle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poggle throws a big shot that misses.
Bakiyev looks to land a left hand but Poggle moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bakiyev there.
Poggle defending well as Bakiyev loads up on a big left hand.
Poggle lands with a nice body punch.
Poggle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bakiyev is out of range and Poggle settles back down.
Bakiyev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bakiyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Poggle misses.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle tries to work over Bakiyev's front leg with a kick but Bakiyev checks it.
Poggle throws a chopping leg kick but Bakiyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Bakiyev as he checks the leg kick.
Bakiyev throws out a powerful jab.
Poggle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bakiyev will feel that in the morning.
Poggle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bakiyev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poggle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bakiyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poggle has time to react.
Poggle throws a solid leg kick but Bakiyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poggle.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Poggle.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Poggle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poggle.
Poggle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev misses with a hook to the body
letting Poggle counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poggle.
Poggle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bakiyev moves out of range as Poggle strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poggle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poggle.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poggle doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Poggle misses
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bakiyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poggle.
Bakiyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bakiyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Timothy Poggle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne has chosen Knock You Out as his entrance music. Master Wong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
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289 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Master Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
Wong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Browne circles away.
Wong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Browne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Browne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wong has his takedown stuffed
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
Browne scores with a shot to the body.
Wong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Browne swivels and escapes.
Browne throws out a counter right but Wong avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Browne finds it's way through Wong's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Browne's waist but Browne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wong off to one side.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Browne throws out a counter right but Wong avoids it with no problem.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong has his takedown stuffed
and Browne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to move into range but Browne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Browne, which made it look bad.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Browne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wong somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
Browne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
BOOM! Browne lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wong. Wong tries to recover but Browne is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wong lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Browne!
Travis Browne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edinger Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner has chosen The Man Who Sold The World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edinger Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Conner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nucleus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nucleus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Conner.
Conner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nucleus lands a leg kick that knocks Conner off balance momentarily.
Nucleus tests Conner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Conner.
A low kick from Nucleus misses
and Conner counters with a stiff right hand.
Conner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Conner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nucleus scores with a head kick.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nucleus loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
Nucleus slips a jab from Conner.
Nucleus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Conner coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conner, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus throws a push kick but Conner slaps the foot to one side.
Conner lands the left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nucleus.
Nucleus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nucleus drops his hands momentarily and Conner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nucleus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Edinger Nucleus has been cut.
Conner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nucleus looks for the body kick but Conner saw that one coming.
A big head kick from Nucleus and Conner is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Conner is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner can't keep his opponent in guard - Nucleus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Conner is still in real trouble! Can Nucleus finish him?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nucleus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nucleus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conner defending well though.
Nucleus is trying to work for a kimura but Conner is defending well.
Nucleus moves nicely into side control.
Conner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner being controlled for a moment.
Conner seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucleus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Conner!
Nucleus wants to control the pace but Conner is squirming around nicely.
Nucleus controlling the pace for now.
Nucleus lands a nice shot to the head.
Nucleus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner tries to hold on but Nucleus postures up.
Nucleus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Conner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Conner is looking to improve his position but Nucleus isn't that keen on the idea.
Nucleus controlling from mount.
Conner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nucleus.
Nucleus punching from mount but Conner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus controlling his opponent.
Nucleus unloads with some shots from mount but Conner bucks and avoids them well.
Conner manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Nucleus trying to control the action but Conner is working from the bottom.
Nucleus uses his free foot to push down on Conner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conner.
Nucleus is looking to work his way around to Conner's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Nucleus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conner tries to hold on but Nucleus pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edinger Nucleus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conner misses with an uppercut.
Conner lands a nice looking body shot.
Conner misses with a jab to the body
and Nucleus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wayne Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nucleus throws a right hand that Conner ducks under and follows up with a left that Conner also avoids with ease.
Nucleus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nucleus is looking to clinch.
Nucleus throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Conner throws out a counter right but Nucleus avoids it with no problem.
Nucleus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Conner.
A jab from Conner finds it's way through Nucleus's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conner manages to avoid it.
Nucleus sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Conner to the ground! Nucleus dives into full mount looking to finish!
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!
Nucleus wants to control the pace but Conner is squirming around nicely.
Nucleus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Conner manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Nucleus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nucleus is keen to just control but Conner is a slippery customer.
Conner is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nucleus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Conner won't allow Nucleus to pass to mount.
Nucleus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edinger Nucleus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nucleus content to control rather than advance.
Nucleus is keen to just control but Conner is a slippery customer.
Nucleus is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Conner to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus wants to pass the guard but Conner is keeping the position.
Conner keeping moving, preventing Nucleus from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conner connects with a single shot there.
Conner misses with an uppercut
and Nucleus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nucleus.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conner's face.
Conner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nucleus 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.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Nucleus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nucleus is leaning against Conner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nucleus tries to throw a body punch but Conner avoids it by throwing Nucleus back against the cage.
Conner is looking to break free of the clinch but Nucleus has double underhooks.
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Nucleus controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nucleus.
Nucleus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Conner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nucleus needs to keep his hands up - Conner had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edinger Nucleus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nucleus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Conner's head.
Nucleus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner misses with a wild combination.
Nucleus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conner can do to turn this around?
Conner blocks a head kick by Nucleus.
Nucleus is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Nucleus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nucleus connects with a knee to the head.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nucleus lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conner looks for the body kick but Nucleus saw that one coming.
Conner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nucleus scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Conner misses.
Nucleus lands a slapping body shot.
Nucleus wants to land a leg kick but Conner is out of range.
Nucleus catches Conner napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Conner to the canvas!
Nucleus throwing strikes but missing.
Conner keeping moving, preventing Nucleus from controlling successfully.
Nucleus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nucleus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nucleus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wayne Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus looking to pass the guard.
Conner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nucleus won't allow Conner to get back to his feet.
Nucleus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Conner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nucleus tries to counter by clinching up but Conner breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner lands a right hook to the body.
Nucleus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nucleus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nucleus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Nucleus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nucleus tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nucleus misses with a wild body shot.
Nucleus slips a jab from Conner.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edinger Nucleus is winning the standup battle so far.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner dips to his left and cracks Nucleus with an uppercut!
Conner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Nucleus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Conner throws out a powerful jab.
Conner cracks Nucleus with a good jab.
Nucleus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Nucleus swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Nucleus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nucleus is looking to wear down Conner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nucleus instigates a clinch.
Conner tries to break the clinch but Nucleus is controlling the position.
Nucleus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nucleus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nucleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nucleus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nucleus tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Nucleus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nucleus tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Conner.
I was talking to Nucleus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conner tries to work over Nucleus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edinger Nucleus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nucleus 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edinger Nucleus!
Edinger Nucleus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jomlong Kiapoity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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136 lbs
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159 lbs
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Brawler
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jomlong Kiapoity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiapoity was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Kiapoity takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiapoity misses with a takedown
and Kiapoity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiapoity with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiapoity scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kiapoity is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parker is trying to maintain the position but Kiapoity is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiapoity is looking for a kimura but Parker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiapoity to get the leverage.
Kiapoity looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiapoity trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parker holds on and takes a little breather.
Kiapoity trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Kiapoity pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Kiapoity wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Kiapoity looking to pass the guard.
Kiapoity is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Parker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Parker has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kiapoity keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Kiapoity.
Kiapoity can't keep his opponent in guard - Parker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kiapoity looking for submissions off his back.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiapoity keeps working.
Kiapoity is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at X Training Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kiapoity tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity actively working from the bottom here.
Kiapoity looking for submissions off his back.
Parker is trying to control. Kiapoity wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kiapoity has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Kiapoity defends the submission attempt.
Kiapoity looking for subs from the bottom but Parker mounts him!
Kiapoity gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kiapoity is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parker wants to take a breather but Kiapoity is having none of it.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but Kiapoity defends it.
Kiapoity is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kiapoity is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parker pulls his head out easily.
Parker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kiapoity doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parker.
Parker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kiapoity is just riding it out for now. Parker eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jomlong Kiapoity dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kiapoity shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiapoity.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jomlong Kiapoity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiapoity throws out the jab.
Parker sizes up Kiapoity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parker thuds a left hand into Kiapoity's body.
Kiapoity takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Parker misses.
Parker throws a low kick, looking for Kiapoity's leg but Kiapoity calmly moves out of range.
Kiapoity throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Parker.
Warren Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker slips a jab from Kiapoity.
Kiapoity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Kiapoity tries to counter with a takedown but Parker is quick to defend against it.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiapoity.
Parker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kiapoity.
Kiapoity misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Kiapoity loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Kiapoity has a takedown stuffed.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kiapoity loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Kiapoity.
Kiapoity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Parker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kiapoity swings widly with a right hand
and Parker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kiapoity throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Kiapoity takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Warren Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiapoity thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Parker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kiapoity loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kiapoity throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiapoity looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomlong Kiapoity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Parker throws a body punch but Kiapoity moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity misses with an uppercut
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker tests Kiapoity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Kiapoity throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Kiapoity is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kiapoity loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker swings for the body but Kiapoity moves out of range.
Kiapoity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiapoity misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Kiapoity throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiapoity loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker defending well as Kiapoity loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity misses with a straight left.
Parker slips a straight right by Kiapoity.
Parker scores with a nice head shot.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiapoity.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiapoity misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiapoity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Kiapoity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiapoity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiapoity gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kiapoity misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiapoity rather than just go for the knockout.
Kiapoity looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiapoity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kiapoity.
Parker tries to counter with a clinch but Kiapoity shakes him off and moves away.
Parker lands a jab to Kiapoity's midsection.
Kiapoity shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiapoity's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiapoity fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiapoity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Kiapoity is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiapoity.
Kiapoity passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Parker!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiapoity can't control as he wanted to and Parker manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Parker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiapoity is working away from the top position though.
Parker gets back to full guard.
Kiapoity won't allow Parker to sweep him here.
Parker pulls Kiapoity in close to prevent any damage.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jomlong Kiapoity overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Kiapoity in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kiapoity stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kiapoity drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Parker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kiapoity has Parker in his guard.
Kiapoity is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Parker wants to control from the top but Kiapoity keeps moving.
Kiapoity is looking to stand back up but Parker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kiapoity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
Parker wants to free his trapped foot but Kiapoity is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kiapoity is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parker pulls his head out easily.
Parker maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kiapoity could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Parker has cracked it and Kiapoity is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Warren Parker!
An out of breath Warren Parker 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 Terrell Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
Cage scores with a punch to the head.
Cage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a low kick, looking for Grant's leg but Grant calmly moves out of range.
Grant dives in for a single leg takedown but Cage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grant there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grant gets a double leg takedown into Cage's guard.
Cage manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Grant feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Grant. That snapped Cage's head back.
Grant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cage looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Grant scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick from Grant.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cage.
Cage clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Grant attempts a counter takedown but Cage avoids it well and moves away.
Grant tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Grant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage lands a jab.
Grant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Grant's head.
Grant shoots in and drives through. Cage sprawls well.
Cage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage scores with a decent looking hook.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant throws a body kick that misses.
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Cage tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant lands a good knee to the midsection. Cage won't want to take too many of those.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cage tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant jumps guard.
Grant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cage is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cage missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Grant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grant under the eye.
Grant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage scores with a decent looking hook.
Cage moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Johnny Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Cage.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Grant on that attempt.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Grant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grant back to the cage. Cage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grant blocks a head kick by Cage.
Grant avoids the body shot from Cage.
Grant looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Grant checks the leg kick.
Grant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cage sprawls and moves away.
Grant tries to move into range but Cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage throws a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Grant shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Grant shoots in.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a one two combo.
Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grant throws a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Grant throws a lazy body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Cage counters with a three punch combo that has Grant backing up. Grant nods at Cage to acknowledge the strikes.
Grant throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Grant moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Grant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cage avoids it really well and circles away.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant shoots in but no luck this time.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage with a jab.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grant 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.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Grant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grant's calf.
Grant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
Cage lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Grant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cage scores with a punch to the head.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cage on his heels. He'll look to pass Cage's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Cage is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grant wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Cage is looking to stand up but Grant isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Cage is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Cage misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cage quickly recovers to half guard.
Grant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grant is working for a kimura but Cage is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Grant wants to take a breather but Cage is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to stand.
Grant is looking to stall here but Cage recovers full guard.
Cage wants to stand and escape but Grant is having none of it.
Grant passes into half guard.
Grant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cage won't allow Grant to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Johnny Cage just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cage tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Grant.
It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Grant jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Grant off the cage and back into range.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Grant tries to land a body kick
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant checks the leg kick.
Cage tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a nice body kick.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grant tries for a takedown but Cage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big left from Grant misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Cage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant slips under a jab.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cage throws a right hand that Grant ducks under and follows up with a left that Grant also avoids with ease.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.
Grant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cage or not.
Cage is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Cage controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant prevents a body shot from Cage.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage tries to work over Grant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
Grant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Grant blocks a body shot from Cage.
Grant blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Grant.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cage up against the cage.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant takes a shot to the head.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Cage avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage blocks a body shot from Grant.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grant eats them both and turns towards Cage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Cage was not able to check.
Cage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grant.
Grant throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grant tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage throws out a counter right but Grant avoids it with no problem.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Cage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grant.
Grant walks into a jab.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Cage.
Grant swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Grant looks to throw a body kick
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Grant should have avoided that one.
Grant is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cage lands a jab.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grant clinches up against the cage.
Grant has Cage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Cage misses with a body punch.
Grant jumps into guard, dragging Cage to the mat.
Terrell Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage preventing the sweep.
Cage wants to stand but Grant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grant looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cage is defending well. Grant quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cage has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Grant celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrell Grant!
Terrell Grant is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Terrell Grant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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