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MFN 258: Lemieux vs. Aas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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161 lbs
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reijonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reijonen blocks a jab.
Ash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reijonen.
Ash moves into range and clinches up with Reijonen.
Reijonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reijonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ash misses with a shot to the body
and Reijonen counters with a body kick.
Reijonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ash.
A counter left hand to the body from Reijonen misses its target.
Ash is looking to clinch but Reijonen is avoiding it.
Reijonen cracks Ash with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Reijonen.
A clash of legs there as Ash blocks the low kick.
Ash tries to clinch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Ash misses with a low kick.
Reijonen throws a series of punches but Ash avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reijonen. That's going to slow Ash down.
Reijonen rushes Ash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen lands with a light punch inside.
Ash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reijonen throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijonen. Ash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skreba Reijonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ash goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ash ducks under a wild hook from Reijonen.
Nice shot by Ash.
We've been told by Reijonen's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reijonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A bone on bone clash there as Ash blocks the leg kick.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Reijonen misses.
Ash looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reijonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ash avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ash! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash throws a shot from downtown. Reijonen moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Reijonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left and a right from Ash both land. Nice combination.
Ash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ash, as that shot connected.
Ash connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ash connects with a looping right hand.
Ash shoots in for a double leg but Reijonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijonen lands a head kick!
Reijonen throws a solid leg kick but Ash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reijonen.
Ash throws an overhand right that lands on Reijonen's shoulder, as Reijonen tries to avoid the shot.
Ash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reijonen pinned against the cage. Reijonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ash throws a right hand that Reijonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Reijonen also avoids with ease.
Reijonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ash circles away quickly and effectively.
Ash misses with a hook
and Reijonen counters with a body kick that stops Ash in his tracks momentarily.
Reijonen connects with a looping right hand.
Reijonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen is looking to counter punch.
Reijonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ash misses.
Ash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ash ducks under a wild hook from Reijonen.
Ash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skreba Reijonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Reijonen tests Ash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ash throws an off balance right hand
and Reijonen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reijonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ash has managed to clinch.
Reijonen breaks from the clinch.
Ash throws a hook but Reijonen avoids it easily.
Ash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A solid body kick from Reijonen.
Ash throws a series of strikes that have Reijonen backpedaling.
Reijonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ash.
Ash throws an off balance right hand
and Reijonen counters with a left to the body.
Reijonen lands with a hook. Ash tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ash walks into a left hand.
Reijonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, jab by Ash - just one landing.
Reijonen with a jab.
Ash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reijonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reijonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ash blocks the low kick.
Ash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reijonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ash scores with a decent looking hook.
Ash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reijonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reijonen throws out the jab.
Ash misses with a double jab.
Ash throws a lazy uppercut
and Reijonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ash throws a lazy uppercut
and Reijonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Reijonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Ash on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Ash. Beautiful body shot.
Skreba Reijonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ash scores with a nice strike.
Reijonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reijonen.
Reijonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Reijonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reijonen lands a head kick!
Ash is rocked!
Ash walks straight into a right hand from Reijonen - that's dropped him! Reijonen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ash from any more punishment! Ash complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Skreba Reijonen!
A relieved looking Skreba Reijonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa has chosen In Flames - Colony as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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148 lbs
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25 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that Smoochie Wallace has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a shot to the body
and Fukuzawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smoochie Wallace, as that shot connected.
Smoochie Wallace swings for the body but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smoochie Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukuzawa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fukuzawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smoochie Wallace blocks the leg kick.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fukuzawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook. Fukuzawa ducked under it nicely.
Fukuzawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fukuzawa lands a nice shot that snaps Smoochie Wallace's head back.
Smoochie Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukuzawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Smoochie Wallace lands.
Smoochie Wallace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fukuzawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a jab.
Fukuzawa connects with a leg kick. Smoochie Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa lands a nice hook to Smoochie Wallace's body. Smoochie Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body punch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fukuzawa throws a jab when Smoochie Wallace was well out of range.
Fukuzawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smoochie Wallace manages to avoid it.
Smoochie Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fukuzawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fukuzawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Smoochie Wallace.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fukuzawa checks a leg kick.
Fukuzawa throws a lazy right hand but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smoochie Wallace takes a swing at Fukuzawa's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuzawa throws a hook but Smoochie Wallace blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Fukuzawa manages to avoid it.
Fukuzawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smoochie Wallace feinted with a counter takedown.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body kick.
Smoochie Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fukuzawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a kick to the temple. Fukuzawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smoochie Wallace tried to score with a low kick but Fukuzawa checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa throws a lazy right hand but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fukuzawa with a hook.
Fukuzawa drops his hands momentarily and Smoochie Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smoochie Wallace dives in for a single leg takedown but Fukuzawa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fukuzawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws a low kick but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range easily.
Fukuzawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Fukuzawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smoochie Wallace decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fukuzawa trying to control but Smoochie Wallace postures up.
Smoochie Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smoochie Wallace throwing shots but Fukuzawa is blocking nicely.
Smoochie Wallace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fukuzawa controlling the position well.
Smoochie Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fukuzawa wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fukuzawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fukuzawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fukuzawa is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuzawa won't allow Smoochie Wallace to sweep him here.
Fukuzawa trying to control but Smoochie Wallace is working from the bottom.
Smoochie Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fukuzawa manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod.
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.
Smoochie Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smoochie Wallace attempts a counter takedown but Fukuzawa avoids it well and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smoochie Wallace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but Fukuzawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fukuzawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Fukuzawa, looking for a takedown. Smoochie Wallace pushes Fukuzawa against the cage but Fukuzawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa blocks a head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smoochie Wallace.
A cross from Fukuzawa lands.
Fukuzawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukuzawa.
And Smoochie Wallace counters with a quick kick to the body but Fukuzawa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukuzawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smoochie Wallace tries to land a front kick but Fukuzawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Fukuzawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fukuzawa slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fukuzawa walks into a straight right hand from Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fukuzawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Smoochie Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smoochie Wallace feints and then cracks Fukuzawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fukuzawa down.
Smoochie Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and Fukuzawa counters with a nice body kick.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
Smoochie Wallace attempts a counter takedown but Fukuzawa avoids it well and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Smoochie Wallace. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smoochie Wallace.
A left lands for Fukuzawa.
Smoochie Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Smoochie Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smoochie Wallace moves away from the strike by Fukuzawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoochie Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smoochie Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fukuzawa tries to avoid it but Smoochie Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fukuzawa to the ground. Fukuzawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fukuzawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a double leg but Fukuzawa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fukuzawa continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fukuzawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fukuzawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fukuzawa throws a wild body kick that Smoochie Wallace sees coming a mile off.
Smoochie Wallace tried to counter with a leg kick but Fukuzawa avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukuzawa misses the target.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Fukuzawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smoochie Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fukuzawa looks to land a left hand but Smoochie Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Fukuzawa thuds his shin into the meat of Smoochie Wallace's side.
Smoochie Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Fukuzawa avoids it.
Smoochie Wallace throws a hook but Fukuzawa blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot.
Smoochie Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Fukuzawa in the body.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fukuzawa takes a swing at Smoochie Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Smoochie Wallace thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fukuzawa if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Fukuzawa.
Smoochie Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
Smoochie Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukuzawa.
Smoochie Wallace tests Fukuzawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Fukuzawa flicks out a counter leg kick but Smoochie Wallace steps away.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Fukuzawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Fukuzawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smoochie Wallace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smoochie Wallace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fukuzawa walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in and drives through. Fukuzawa sprawls well.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuzawa throws out a loose jab but Smoochie Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smoochie Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Fukuzawa, which made it look bad.
A nice side step and Fukuzawa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smoochie Wallace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Smoochie Wallace misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukuzawa. Smoochie Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smoochie Wallace feinted with a counter takedown.
Fukuzawa throws an overhand right that lands on Smoochie Wallace's shoulder, as Smoochie Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Smoochie Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukuzawa throws out a counter right but Smoochie Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Fukuzawa shows good takedown defense.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyroil Smoochie Wallace 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. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa throws a low kick, looking for Smoochie Wallace's leg but Smoochie Wallace calmly moves out of range.
Fukuzawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Smoochie Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Fukuzawa misses.
Jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fukuzawa can pounce on him.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fukuzawa ducks under a wild hook from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace motions for Fukuzawa to come forward. Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fukuzawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smoochie Wallace somewhat.
Fukuzawa throws a looping overhand right but Smoochie Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Fukuzawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fukuzawa lands an overhand right.
Fukuzawa misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Fukuzawa does no damage.
Fukuzawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smoochie Wallace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fukuzawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Fukuzawa throws out a counter right but Smoochie Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fukuzawa's guard.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fukuzawa is pulling down on Smoochie Wallace's head. It's preventing any offense from Smoochie Wallace, at least for the moment.
Fukuzawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Itagaki Fukuzawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fukuzawa working a defensive guard here.
Fukuzawa wants to sweep here but Smoochie Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smoochie Wallace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot.
Smoochie Wallace lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fukuzawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fukuzawa works Smoochie Wallace's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuzawa looks to throw the jab but Smoochie Wallace is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Fukuzawa tries to land a leg kick but Smoochie Wallace saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fukuzawa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smoochie Wallace.
Fukuzawa dips to his left and cracks Smoochie Wallace with an uppercut!
Smoochie Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a right hand. Fukuzawa shakes it off.
Smoochie Wallace 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.
Fukuzawa misses with the combination.
Fukuzawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fukuzawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukuzawa.
Smoochie Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukuzawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace moves away.
Fukuzawa misses with a hook.
Fukuzawa misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoochie Wallace scores with a nice strike.
Fukuzawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
Smoochie Wallace feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukuzawa trying to control the position here.
Fukuzawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fukuzawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smoochie Wallace is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itagaki Fukuzawa.
I think Smoochie Wallace has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Itagaki Fukuzawa!
After the fight, Itagaki Fukuzawa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. Shaman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shaman's Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Blind Shaman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcin Sokol's chin.
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167 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman tries to clinch up.
Shaman throws a shot from downtown. Sokol moves away and avoids it.
Sokol closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Shaman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sokol.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaman.
We've been told by Sokol's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shaman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sokol throws a hook but Shaman avoids it easily.
Sokol misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Sokol misses its intended target.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Shaman digs a good hook to Sokol's body.
Sokol lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Shaman lands with a good body shot.
Shaman drives through with a takedown into Sokol's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shaman trying to control but Sokol is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman throwing strikes from guard but Sokol blocks nicely.
Sokol looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shaman throwing strikes but missing.
Shaman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaman passes Sokol's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sokol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaman on the ground.
Shaman throwing shots but Sokol is blocking nicely.
Sokol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sokol is trying to stand up here but Shaman is controlling him well.
Shaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sokol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shaman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shaman is looking for a kimura here.
Shaman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaman tries to pass to full mount but Sokol defends it.
Shaman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shaman controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sokol does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sokol tries to roll over but Shaman keeps him under control.
Sokol is staying active underneath Shaman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sokol wants to control but Shaman is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Shaman misses
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokol scores with a body shot.
Shaman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sokol works Shaman's body with a nice hook.
Shaman tries to clinch there but Sokol circles away.
Sokol fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaman just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shaman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shaman ducks under a wild hook from Sokol.
Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Shaman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sokol thuds his right hand into Shaman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaman feints a jab promting Sokol to slip. Shaman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sokol slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marcin Sokol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Sokol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Sokol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaman.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
Shaman checks a low kick from Sokol.
Shaman fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blind Shaman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sokol throws a lazy right hand but Shaman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokol is able to avoid easily.
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman throws a jab when Sokol was well out of range.
Shaman misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sokol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaman tries to score with a low kick but Sokol moves his leg out of the way.
Sokol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokol throws a head kick that Shaman semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Shaman.
Sokol thows a body kick. Shaman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman throws a hook to the side of Sokol's head but Sokol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokol misses with a low kick.
Shaman misses with a hook
and Shaman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sokol looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sokol misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Some bone on bone action there as Sokol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaman fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Sokol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaman scores with a nice right hand.
Shaman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokol missing with a left hand there. Shaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sokol throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman misses with a looping right.
Sokol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Shaman.
Sokol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sokol thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to land a body kick
and Sokol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick and Sokol moves out of range easily.
Shaman throws a body kick that misses
enabling Sokol to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaman throws a lazy head kick
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Shaman throws a low kick, looking for Sokol's leg but Sokol calmly moves out of range.
Sokol checks the leg kick.
Sokol throwing a counter right hand but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Shaman slips under a jab.
Shaman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokol can pounce on him.
Sokol blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaman.
Sokol tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokol with a nice cross.
Sokol misses with a wild combination.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses.
Shaman throws an overhand right that lands on Sokol's shoulder, as Sokol tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcin Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaman throws the left hand but Sokol avoids the punch easily.
Sokol misses with a few strikes there.
Shaman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sokol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sokol cracks Shaman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sokol misses the shot to the body.
Sokol looks to throw a body kick
and Shaman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Shaman catches Sokol right on the button with a cross.
Sokol misses with a hook
and Shaman counters with a low kick, right behind Sokol 's knee.
Shaman looks for the body kick but Sokol saw that one coming.
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokol blocks a head kick by Shaman.
Sokol jabs Shaman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sokol misses with a body shot
and Shaman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sokol 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaman looks to land a right hand but Sokol moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sokol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shaman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Shaman.
A low kick from Sokol is predictable there
and Sokol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sokol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Sokol throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Shaman checks a low kick from Sokol.
Good shot there by Sokol.
Sokol lands with a right hand.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaman throws a sloppy body shot
and Sokol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaman thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Sokol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sokol.
Sokol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Sokol dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sokol throws a shot from downtown. Shaman moves away and avoids it.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Shaman checks it.
Sokol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shaman lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokol.
Sokol tries to score with a low kick but Shaman moves his leg out of the way.
Shaman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokol can pounce on him.
Sokol jabs Shaman right on the nose. Shaman blinks but takes it well.
Sokol throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaman counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman loads up on a big right hand but Sokol slips the punch.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
Sokol throws a looping overhand right but Shaman ducks down to avoid it.
Shaman throws out a leg kick but Sokol moves out of range and Shaman only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Sokol as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaman slips under a jab from Sokol.
Sokol throws a body kick that misses.
Sokol avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Sokol connects with a leg kick. Shaman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shaman is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokol appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shaman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shaman blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol misses with a right hand
and Shaman counters with a low kick, right behind Sokol 's knee.
Sokol throws a low kick but Shaman avoids it.
Shaman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokol manages to avoid it.
Shaman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSokol.
Shaman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a double jab.
Sokol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sokol scrambles back to his feet.
Shaman moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Shaman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaman throws out the jab.
Shaman lands a front kick.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt - Sokol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaman misses with a head kick.
Sokol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Shaman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shaman misses with a hook
and Sokol counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shaman tests Sokol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt - Sokol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sokol thumps Shaman with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol cracks Shaman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sokol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaman ducks under a wild hook from Sokol.
Sokol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shaman.
Sokol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaman at a distance.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Shaman cracks Sokol with a good jab.
Shaman throws a hook but Sokol avoids it easily.
Shaman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sokol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaman misses with a hook.
Sokol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokol if he has to take too many more of those.
Shaman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokol.
Shaman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokol moves away.
Shaman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sokol tries to avoid it but Shaman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sokol to the ground. Sokol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcin Sokol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Shaman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol misses with a low kick.
Sokol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Shaman throws a big shot that misses.
Shaman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sokol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
Shaman lands with an overhand left.
Shaman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shaman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokol thows a leg kick but Shaman checks it
and Shaman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blind Shaman.
I think Shaman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blind Shaman!
Blind Shaman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef comes to the cage accompanied by Raekwon - Ice Cream. Kehoe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Master of Puppets" by Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kehoe's hands.
Kehoe lands a head shot.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Chef as he jumps to the side.
A cross from Kehoe lands.
Kehoe tries to land a front kick but The Chef steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Chef wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kehoe throws the left hand but The Chef avoids the punch easily.
The Chef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kehoe.
Kehoe 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.
The Chef wants to land a leg kick but Kehoe is out of range.
The Chef fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kehoe manages to avoid it.
Kehoe lands an overhand right.
The Chef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Chef moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Chef misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kehoe scores with a hook to the body. The Chef takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef connects with a leg kick. Kehoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Chef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kehoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Chef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
Kehoe looks to land a left hand but The Chef moved out of range nicely.
Kehoe tries for a takedown but The Chef sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Chef ducks right into an uppercut from Kehoe.
Kehoe scores with a hook.
The Chef throws a jab when Kehoe was well out of range.
It seemed like Kehoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kehoe.
Kehoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Chef looks to land a right hand but Kehoe moved out of range.
Jab from Kehoe.
Kehoe avoids the head kick by The Chef.
Kehoe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kehoe misses with a looping left.
The Chef is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kehoe.
The Chef throws a chopping leg kick but Kehoe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Chef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehoe.
The Chef tries to counter by clinching up but Kehoe breaks away and moves out of range.
Good work by Kehoe as he checks the leg kick.
The Chef connects with a leg kick. Kehoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef avoids the body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Kehoe slips under a jab.
Kehoe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick and The Chef moves out of range easily.
Kehoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Chef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kehoe works The Chef's body with a nice hook.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick and The Chef moves out of range easily.
The Chef is looking to land body kicks.
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kehoe blocks a jab.
The Chef tries to keep at a distance but Kehoe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kehoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Kehoe pushes The Chef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kehoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kehoe lands with a left to the head.
The Chef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef scores with a punch to the head.
Kehoe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kehoe trying to control the action but The Chef is working from the bottom.
Kehoe not doing much here.
Kehoe is looking to take a break and control but The Chef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kehoe lands with a punch from half guard.
The Chef gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef has Kehoe pulled in close to control his posture.
Kehoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Chef wants to hit a switch here but Kehoe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The Chef there!
The Chef doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kehoe is landing with some decent strikes but The Chef is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kehoe misses with a straight right.
Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Chef.
Kehoe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The Chef scores with a sloppy right hand. Kehoe should have avoided that one.
The Chef throws a shot from downtown. Kehoe moves away and avoids it.
The Chef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Chef throws a body punch but Kehoe moves out of range.
The Chef just misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef is looking to chop away at Kehoe's legs.
The Chef throws a looping overhand right but Kehoe ducks down to avoid it.
Kehoe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Chef feints and then cracks Kehoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kehoe down.
The Chef gets caught napping as Kehoe dives in and scores a takedown. The Chef manages to retain guard.
Kehoe landing with the ground and pound.
Kehoe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Chef has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kehoe is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kehoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Chef manages to get to full guard.
The Chef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Chef is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Chef has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two 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.
Kehoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Chef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Chef working a defensive guard here.
The Chef is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kehoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Chef is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kehoe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Chef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe lands a really nice looking cross but The Chef seems unphased.
Kehoe lands a head kick!
Kehoe lands a high kick!
Kehoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kehoe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Chef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kehoe winds up and cracks The Chef with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Chef is pressing down on Kehoe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kehoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kehoe trying to control the position from guard on top but The Chef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kehoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Chef wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Chef looking to control.
Kehoe trying to control the position from guard on top but The Chef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kehoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kehoe motions for The Chef to come forward. Kehoe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Kehoe tries to get set, The Chef tries to push him back and clinch up but Kehoe manages to avoid the attempt.
Kehoe blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Chef lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kehoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kehoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kehoe lands with a hook. The Chef tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Chef avoids the head kick by Kehoe.
The Chef misses with a hook.
Kehoe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Chef.
Kehoe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kehoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Chef misses the jab.
Kehoe feints a counter leg kick.
Kehoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Chef misses with a body shot.
The Chef drops his hands momentarily and Kehoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kehoe tries to close the distance and clinch but The Chef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a head kick that misses.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kehoe throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kehoe.
Kehoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Chef is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kehoe.
Kehoe punishes The Chef's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by The Chef.
The Chef takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Chef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Chef walks into a left hand.
The Chef takes one on the button.
The Chef throws a nice looking combination but Kehoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Chef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kehoe.
The Chef gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kehoe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raekwon The Chef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kehoe.
Kehoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kehoe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kehoe.
The Chef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kehoe backwards.
The Chef prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Chef stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kehoe leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kehoe.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Chef.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Chef.
Kehoe misses with a punch to the body.
Andrew Kehoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef tries to work over Kehoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef lands a nice uppercut.
The Chef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kehoe scores with a nice head shot.
Kehoe throws a good cross that connects.
Kehoe throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kehoe.
The Chef is looking to counter the offense by Kehoe and move into the clinch.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
Kehoe throws a head kick but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef throws a body punch but Kehoe moves out of range.
As The Chef backs off Kehoe throws a huge counter combo but The Chef manages to avoid it all.
Kehoe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kehoe with a nice cross.
Kehoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Kehoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kehoe looks to score with a jab to the body but The Chef is just out of range.
The Chef wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The Chef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kehoe was well out of range. Poor timing from The Chef.
Kehoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by The Chef.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Chef wants to control the action here but instead Kehoe manages to pass to full mount!
The Chef is working to get back to half guard.
Kehoe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Chef is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kehoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kehoe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kehoe!
Andrew Kehoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Raekwon The Chef was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moby - Flower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki scores with a hook to the body. Bengazzoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nowacki slips under a jab from Bengazzoni.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni moves away from the strike by Nowacki.
Bengazzoni looks to land a right hand but Nowacki moved out of range.
Bengazzoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowacki.
A slow jab from Nowacki misses its intended target.
Nowacki cracks Bengazzoni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Bengazzoni's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bengazzoni sizes up Nowacki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nowacki lands with a cross.
Bengazzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bengazzoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowacki.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook.
Nowacki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengazzoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nowacki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bengazzoni's knee momentarily.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Nowacki as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch up.
Nowacki lands with a nice body kick.
Nowacki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Bengazzoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowacki lands a head kick!
Nowacki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bengazzoni moves into the clinch.
Nowacki blocks a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Nowacki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Bengazzoni.
Nowacki looking to throw knees to the head but Bengazzoni is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Nowacki blocking some punches.
Nowacki missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
It looks like Benjamin Bengazzoni has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni scores with a shoulder strike.
Bengazzoni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni misses with a body punch.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bengazzoni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nowacki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Nowacki lands with a light punch inside.
Bengazzoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Nowacki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Nowacki misses with a body punch.
Bengazzoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bengazzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowacki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowacki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bengazzoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki jabs at Bengazzoni's body.
A good leg kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki connects with a body shot.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the side of Nowacki's head but Nowacki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bengazzoni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nowacki. Nowacki obviously looking to wear him down.
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bengazzoni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with a right hand
and Nowacki counters with a low kick, right behind Bengazzoni 's knee.
Nowacki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bengazzoni closes the distance and clinches.
Nowacki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowacki gets through Bengazzoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Bengazzoni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowacki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki takes one to the chin there.
Nowacki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowacki as he connects with a hook.
Bengazzoni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nowacki circles away quickly and effectively.
Nowacki scores with a spinning back kick!
Bengazzoni throws an off balance right hand
and Nowacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bengazzoni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook.
Nowacki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bengazzoni takes one on the button.
Bengazzoni walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bengazzoni takes one to the chin there.
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Nowacki blocks it.
Bengazzoni thuds his right hand into Nowacki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Bengazzoni'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.
Bengazzoni misses with a leg kick.
Bengazzoni scores with a three punch combo!
Bengazzoni swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nowacki to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Nowacki tenderised Bengazzoni's leg. Bengazzoni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni moves out of range as Nowacki throws a body kick.
Nowacki throws a shot from downtown. Bengazzoni moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bengazzoni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nowacki misses with a hook.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowacki feints a jab promting Bengazzoni to slip. Nowacki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bengazzoni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bengazzoni throws a big shot that misses.
Bengazzoni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Nowacki misses.
Bengazzoni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nowacki digs a good body shot into Bengazzoni's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bengazzoni lands with a good body shot.
Nowacki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowacki throws a leg kick which misses Bengazzoni's front leg but catches the back leg as Bengazzoni tries to avoid it.
Bengazzoni 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.
That kick from Bengazzoni tenderised Nowacki's leg. Nowacki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nowacki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nowacki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowacki pushes Bengazzoni away with a front kick.
Nowacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bengazzoni can pounce on him.
Nowacki closes the distance and clinches.
Nowacki takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Nowacki.
Nowacki takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni cracks Nowacki with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with the head strike.
Nowacki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bengazzoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nowacki avoiding damage as Bengazzoni throws knees to the body.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nowacki misses with an elbow strike.
Nowacki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nowacki tries a body shot but Bengazzoni blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nowacki breaks the clinch.
Nowacki lands a leg kick that knocks Bengazzoni off balance momentarily.
Bengazzoni works over Nowacki's head and body with a nice combination.
Nowacki rushes Bengazzoni and presses him up against the cage.
Nowacki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bengazzoni clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nowacki.
A short uppercut from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Nowacki.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nowacki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
Nowacki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nowacki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bengazzoni blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni stalling the fight.
Nowacki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki tries to work over Bengazzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nowacki landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Bengazzoni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Nowacki avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Nowacki.
No joy there for Nowacki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a wild combination.
Bengazzoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowacki jabs Bengazzoni right on the nose. Bengazzoni blinks but takes it well.
Bengazzoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengazzoni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nowacki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nowacki throws a sloppy head kick and Bengazzoni moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Nowacki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Nowacki - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Nowacki avoids it easily.
Nowacki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nowacki feints and then cracks Bengazzoni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bengazzoni down.
Bengazzoni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nowacki lands a glancing blow to the side of Bengazzoni's head.
Nowacki misses with a low kick as Bengazzoni jumps back.
A slow jab from Bengazzoni misses its intended target.
Nowacki throws a fast counter high kick but Bengazzoni manages to duck under it in time.
Nowacki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bengazzoni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nowacki counters with a leg kick.
Nowacki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bengazzoni throws a low kick, looking for Nowacki's leg but Nowacki calmly moves out of range.
Nowacki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowacki as he connects with a hook.
Nowacki throws the kick towards the body but Bengazzoni avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nowacki.
Benjamin Bengazzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight right.
Nowacki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bengazzonis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bengazzoni connects with a body shot.
Nowacki throws a shot from downtown. Bengazzoni moves away and avoids it.
Bengazzoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowacki misses with a hook
and Bengazzoni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nowacki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bengazzoni 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.
Nowacki slips a jab from Bengazzoni.
Nowacki thows a leg kick but Bengazzoni checks it
and Bengazzoni counters with a straight right hand.
Bengazzoni walks into a jab.
Bengazzoni is looking to clinch.
Nowacki cracks Bengazzoni with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bengazzoni momentarily.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bengazzoni misses with an uppercut. Nowacki saw that one coming.
A left lands for Nowacki.
Nowacki tries to clinch up.
Nowacki scores with a nice right hand.
Nowacki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bengazzoni's sensitive parts.
Bengazzoni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bengazzoni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nowacki checks it well.
Nowacki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bengazzoni. That did some damage!
Bengazzoni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nowacki checks a low kick from Bengazzoni.
A countering left hand to the body from Nowacki misses.
A jab from Bengazzoni misses.
Herkules Nowacki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni swings widly with a right hand
and Nowacki moves into the clinch.
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!
Nowacki has a couple of punches blocked by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bengazzoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowacki has him pressed against the cage.
Bengazzoni avoids a wild elbow strike from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni has had enough of the clinch but Nowacki keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands a body shot.
Bengazzoni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bengazzoni blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nowacki just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herkules Nowacki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowacki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herkules Nowacki!
A very excited looking Herkules Nowacki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. Linhares has chosen Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces as his entrance music. Hector Linhares has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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154 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Linhares counters with a nice body kick.
Linhares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Linhares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linhares fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Linhares as he connects with a hook.
Kersikov tries to land a body kick
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Linhares ducked under it nicely.
Linhares steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab lands there for Linhares.
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Linhares sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A shot to the liver by Linhares. Beautiful body shot.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares is looking for the big counter here.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Linhares walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Linhares.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Linhares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linhares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linhares.
Linhares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Linhares misses
and Kersikov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kersikov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kersikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Linhares's head.
Kersikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kersikov content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Linhares holds on and takes a little breather.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhares wants to stand and escape but Kersikov is having none of it.
Linhares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kersikov postures up.
Linhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Linhares, not yet.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Linhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kersikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Linhares has wrist control.
Linhares managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linhares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Roman Kersikov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Linhares on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Linhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linhares throws out a powerful jab.
Linhares throws a shot to the body.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Linhares scores with a nice body kick.
Linhares avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares misses with the combination.
Kersikov tries to counter with a takedown but Linhares is quick to defend against it.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linhares's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a body punch
and Linhares counters with a thumping low kick.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Linhares.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Linhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
Linhares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linhares slaps away a takedown attempt from Kersikov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a jab to the head.
Linhares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares thinks about the counter body kick.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hector Linhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linhares throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Linhares feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov stuns Linhares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linhares.
Kersikov gets the takedown into side control.
Kersikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov lands an elbow.
Kersikov lands a few punches from side control.
Linhares can't do much from the bottom here.
Kersikov wants to control for a moment but Linhares uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kersikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but Linhares defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Linhares is looking for a sweep. Kersikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kersikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kersikov is looking to take a break and control but Linhares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kersikov throwing shots but Linhares is blocking nicely.
Kersikov trying to control from half guard but Linhares is working away.
Linhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Linhares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Linhares dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hector Linhares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Linhares lands with a cross.
Kersikov swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Linhares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Linhares on the side of the head.
Linhares tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linhares lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov punishes Linhares's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Linhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Linhares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov shoots in and bounces Linhares off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Linhares trying to control the position.
Kersikov trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Linhares.
Kersikov trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Linhares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kersikov.
Linhares is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares lands a head shot.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Linhares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Linhares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kersikov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Linhares swivels and escapes.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linhares! But no joy.
Linhares scores with a jab to the head.
Linhares scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Linhares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Linhares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Linhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Linhares.
Kersikov misses with a body shot
and Linhares counters with a left to the body.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linhares.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Linhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Linhares 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hector Linhares!
A relieved looking Hector Linhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helmet - Unsung. LeBlanc is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Professor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LeBlanc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Feitsora misses with a low kick as LeBlanc jumps back.
Feitsora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Feitsora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
Feitsora misses with a hook.
LeBlanc misses with a low kick.
LeBlanc avoids the body shot from Feitsora.
Feitsora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Feitsora throws a big shot that misses.
LeBlanc takes one on the button.
Feitsora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
Feitsora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Feitsora.
LeBlanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feitsora moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feitsora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Claude LeBlanc has been cut.
LeBlanc takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Feitsora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
Feitsora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Feitsora.
Feitsora is looking to wear down LeBlanc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
LeBlanc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LeBlanc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Feitsora backs up against the cage.
Feitsora tries to score with a low kick but LeBlanc moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Feitsora misses.
LeBlanc appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses
and LeBlanc counters with a solid body kick.
LeBlanc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Feitsora is looking to score with low kicks.
Feitsora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
LeBlanc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Feitsora scores with a push kick.
LeBlanc missing with a left hand there. Feitsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeBlanc loads up on a big right hand but Feitsora slips the punch.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBlanc scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBlanc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Feitsora throws a leg kick that is checked
and LeBlanc counters with a nice low kick that buckles Feitsora's knee momentarily.
LeBlanc stuns Feitsora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Feitsora looks to land a combination but LeBlanc avoids it well.
LeBlanc checks the leg kick nicely there.
LeBlanc lands a right hook to the body.
Feitsora throws a sloppy head kick and LeBlanc moves out of range easily.
Feitsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LeBlanc throws out a leg kick but Feitsora moves out of range and LeBlanc only half commits.
Feitsora takes a swing at LeBlanc's ribcage but misses.
Feitsora connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Feitsora tries a low kick but LeBlanc avoids it.
Feitsora throws a body punch but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Feitsora moves in looking to clinch but LeBlanc pushes him off.
LeBlanc let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Feitsora is looking to land body kicks.
Feitsora's corner calls for a 1-2. Feitsora obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora throws a low kick but it's checked well by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Feitsora misses its target.
A jab from LeBlanc finds it's way through Feitsora's defenses.
Feitsora swings for the body but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Feitsora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
LeBlanc avoids the head kick by Feitsora.
LeBlanc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the body kick from Feitsora.
Feitsora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
LeBlanc swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
LeBlanc blocks a leg kick.
Feitsora throws a leg kick but LeBlanc checks it.
LeBlanc connects with a body shot that sends Feitsora's belly button to the back.
LeBlanc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Feitsora throws out a powerful jab.
LeBlanc looks to throw the jab but Feitsora is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from LeBlanc misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
LeBlanc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Feitsora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Feitsora.
LeBlanc has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Feitsora.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LeBlanc checks a leg kick.
Feitsora throws a leg kick but LeBlanc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LeBlanc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
LeBlanc throws a looping overhand right but Feitsora ducks down to avoid it.
Feitsora wants to land a leg kick but LeBlanc is out of range.
Feitsora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LeBlanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Feitsora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feitsora throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from LeBlanc, right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by LeBlanc there.
Feitsora blocks a jab.
Feitsora appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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 Tiyaro Feitsora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claude LeBlanc's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Feitsora thows a body kick. LeBlanc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Feitsora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Feitsora blocks a head kick by LeBlanc.
Feitsora swinging wildly here.
Feitsora throws a solid leg kick but LeBlanc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feitsora.
Feitsora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Feitsora feints and then cracks LeBlanc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LeBlanc down.
Feitsora misses the body punch
enabling LeBlanc to counter with a crisp jab.
Feitsora jabs at LeBlanc's body.
Feitsora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses.
LeBlanc scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc throws a big shot that misses.
Feitsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Feitsora just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to close the distance and clinch but LeBlanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like LeBlanc was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Feitsora takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Feitsora dips to his left and cracks LeBlanc with an uppercut!
LeBlanc has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Feitsora.
LeBlanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Feitsora.
Feitsora connects with an inside leg kick.
Feitsora throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LeBlanc! But no joy.
Feitsora misses with a hook.
LeBlanc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Feitsora lands a slapping body shot.
Feitsora throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! LeBlanc crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tiyaro Feitsora!
In his post fight interview, Tiyaro Feitsora started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Jong Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping Pong dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Ping Pong slips a straight right by Silva.
Ping Pong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ping Pong misses with an uppercut.
Silva cracks Ping Pong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ping Pong keeps it at a distance.
Ping Pong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva with a hook.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot.
Ping Pong misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ping Pong misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Ping Pong moves out of range of the body kick.
Ping Pong throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ping Pong misses its intended target.
Silva lands a front kick.
Ping Pong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ping Pong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ping Pong throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ping Pong avoids the head kick by Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Ping Pong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ping Pong.
Ping Pong looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ping Pong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ping Pong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ping Pong scrambles back to his feet.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Ping Pong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Ping Pong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ping Pong's ribcage. Ping Pong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ping Pong throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ping Pong controls his hands.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ping Pong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with some punches.
Ping Pong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ping Pong.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Ping Pong's head.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ping Pong's ribcage. Ping Pong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ping Pong taking a breather.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Ping Pong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ping Pong is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ping Pong misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Ping Pong blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ping Pong throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Ping Pong blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ping Pong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Eduardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Ping Pong.
Ping Pong scores with a decent looking hook.
Ping Pong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ping Pong tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ping Pong blocks a body shot from Silva.
Ping Pong lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ping Pong throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to control Ping Pong's arms but Ping Pong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Ping Pong's ribcage. Ping Pong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ping Pong throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ping Pong is keeping busy.
Ping Pong jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ping Pong controlling the action here for a moment.
Ping Pong swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ping Pong slips under a jab from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva thumps Ping Pong with a low kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ping Pong throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Ping Pong swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a straight right by Ping Pong.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ping Pong doesn't seem phased though.
Ping Pong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ping Pong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva pushes Ping Pong up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ping Pong.
Silva lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva tries a body shot but Ping Pong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ping Pong.
Ping Pong lands a right hand.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ping Pong.
Ping Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ping Pong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ping Pong breaks from the clinch.
Ping Pong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Ping Pong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ping Pong.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands with a hook. Ping Pong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Ping Pong ducks down to avoid it.
Ping Pong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ping Pong misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Ping Pong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ping Pong misses with a low kick.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ping Pong moves out of range.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ping Pong doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Ping Pong should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ping Pong's head back.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ping Pong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Ping Pong.
Ping Pong throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Ping Pong throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ping Pong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Ping Pong is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ping Pong.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva lunges at Ping Pong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ping Pong's hand.
Ping Pong is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pushes Ping Pong up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Ping Pong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ping Pong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ping Pong tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ping Pong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
Ping Pong successfully pulls guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Ping Pong won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
That kick from Silva tenderised Ping Pong's leg. Ping Pong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ping Pong.
Ping Pong cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ping Pong blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ping Pong on the side of the head.
Ping Pong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ping Pong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a jab when Ping Pong was well out of range.
Ping Pong defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Ping Pong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but Ping Pong moves out of range.
Ping Pong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Ping Pong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ping Pong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a leg kick but Ping Pong moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping Pong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ping Pong can do to turn this around?
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ping Pong stops Silva from standing up.
Ping Pong tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ping Pong manages to pass to side control.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is staying active underneath Ping Pong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kim Jong Ping Pong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva digs a good body shot into Ping Pong's ribs.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Ping Pong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ping Pong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Ping Pong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ping Pong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ping Pong pushes him off.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Ping Pong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ping Pong in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ping Pong.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Ping Pong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ping Pong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ping Pong lands with a left to the head.
Ping Pong lands a nice uppercut.
Ping Pong tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocking some punches.
Ping Pong lands a nice uppercut.
Ping Pong breaks the clinch.
Ping Pong throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ping Pong misses the body punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Ping Pong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ping Pong on the side of the head.
Silva scores with a jab.
Ping Pong misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ping Pong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ping Pong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ping Pong thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Ping Pong throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ping Pong counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eduardo Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
A relieved looking Eduardo Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Aas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux comes to the cage accompanied by Sliwa. Aas has chosen Nunnuka Nunnuka as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aslak Aas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aas looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux blocks a head kick by Aas.
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aas.
Aas misses with a hook. Lemieux ducked under it nicely.
Lemieux moves away from the strike by Aas.
Good leg kick by Lemieux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lemieux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aas tries to clinch but Lemieux is having none of it.
Aas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Aas misses.
Lemieux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lemieux is trying to get an arm triangle but Aas is defending well.
Aas defending against the ground and pound.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lemieux looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aas is avoiding damage well.
Aas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lemieux working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lemieux in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lemieux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lemieux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lemieux lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux is looking to take a break and control but Aas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aas wants to get back to his feet but Lemieux drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lemieux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lemieux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aas, who protects the arm well.
Aas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aas is pushing Lemieux's head away, looking to escape. Lemieux manages to hold on to the position though.
Lemieux working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lemieux landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lemieux lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemieux grinds an elbow into Aas's temple.
Aas wants to get back to his feet but Lemieux drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aas throws a leg kick but Lemieux moved away.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice cross by Lemieux.
Aas throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aas misses with a hook.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aas lands a jab.
Aas takes one on the button.
Lemieux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux tries to score with a low kick but Aas moves his leg out of the way.
Aas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lemieux.
Aas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lemieux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lemieux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lemieux blocks it well.
Aas drives through and clinches with Lemieux against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lemieux drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Lemieux tries to score a body lock takedown but Aas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux lands a takedown into guard.
Lemieux won't allow Aas to get back to his feet.
Lemieux is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lemieux with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemieux is looking to work some ground and pound but Aas has wrist control.
Lemieux drops back looking for a leg! Aas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aas manages to kick Lemieux off! Lemieux jumps back into Aas's guard.
Aas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aas wants to stand and escape but Lemieux is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemieux attempts a counter takedown but Aas avoids it well and moves away.
Aas tries to clinch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Lemieux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aas's waist but Aas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemieux off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemieux darts in looking for a takedown but Aas gets double underhooks and turns Lemieux into the cage.
Lemieux connects with a single shot there.
Lemieux takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a hook but Aas blocks it.
Aas wants to counter with a clinch but Lemieux pushes him away.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick.
Lemieux attempts a counter takedown but Aas avoids it well and moves away.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Aas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemieux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemieux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick.
Aas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemieux drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aas sprawls and moves away.
Lemieux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Aas throws a lazy right hand but Lemieux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lemieux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aas wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux jabs at Aas's body.
Aas misses the jab.
Lemieux half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aas looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Aas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aas sprawls well. Aas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lemieux gets slowly back to his feet.
Aslak Aas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Lemieux.
Aas misses with an uppercut
and Lemieux counters with a shoot takedown. Aas fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux prevents Aas from getting back to his feet.
Lemieux sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lemieux prevents Aas from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aslak Aas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Lemieux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aas has closed the distance and engaged Lemieux in a clinch.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aas's elbow.
Aas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aas lands with a short shot to the head.
Aas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
Lemieux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aas.
Lemieux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lemieux stalling in the clinch but Aas improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux lands a nice uppercut.
Lemieux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike.
Aas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lemieux jumps guard but Aas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Aas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Lemieux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemieuxs head.
Aas tries a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lemieux controlling the action here for a moment.
Aas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lemieux to work.
Aas prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Aas prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux digs a right hand into Aas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aas's gas tank.
Come on Lemieux - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks with his arms.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Aas avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Aas misses with some punches.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Aas blocks it.
Aas works on Lemieux's body with a couple of short punches.
Aas tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Aas scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemieux avoids it.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lemieux is defending well for now.
Aas lands an uppercut.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aas tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aas landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aas connects with a knee to the head.
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Aas controls his hands.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Aas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aas walks away with a smile on his face. Lemieux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lemieux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aas defends well and Lemieux ends up having to push Aas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lemieux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lemieux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas throws a push kick but Lemieux slaps the foot to one side.
Aas throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it.
Aslak Aas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aas is looking to clinch but Lemieux is avoiding it.
Lemieux attempts a counter takedown but Aas avoids it well and moves away.
Lemieux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lemieux.
Aas avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Aas avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Aas is looking to clinch.
Lemieux feinted with a counter takedown.
Lemieux scores with a punch to the head.
Aas is looking to clinch.
Aas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lemieux cracks Aas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aas fakes the leg kick and cracks Lemieux in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab from Lemieux.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Lemieux throws a front kick aimed at Aas's knee but Aas avoids it well.
Aas lands a head shot.
Aas missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aslak Aas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aas pushes Lemieux up against the cage in a clinch.
Aas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemieux avoids it.
Aas working aggressively here.
Aas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lemieux is defending well for now.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Aas struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemieux taking a breather.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Aas.
Lemieux lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.
Aas blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Aas trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a shot to the body.
Lemieux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aslak Aas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemieux taking a breather.
A short left from Aas.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux digs a right hand underneath Aas's ribcage. Aas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Aas tries a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks it.
Lemieux lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemieux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lemieux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemieux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemieux keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemieux slips under a jab from Aas.
Aas sizes up Lemieux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aas looks for the body kick but Lemieux saw that one coming.
Aas throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Aas is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Aas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemieux closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aas's guard.
Lemieux trying to control but Aas is working from the bottom.
Lemieux throws a big right hand that misses.
Ron Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aas wants to stand and escape but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aas is looking to stand back up but Lemieux counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aas.
Aas pushes Lemieux off looking to stand but Lemieux dives back in and keeps control.
Lemieux is looking to stall here but Aas recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lemieux distracts Aas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lemieux won't allow Aas to get back to his feet.
Lemieux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lemieux prevents Aas from getting back to his feet.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Aas keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lemieux throwing strikes from guard but Aas blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aslak Aas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lemieux is looking to control Aas's arms but Aas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lemieux has his back to the cage.
Aas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lemieux takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aas.
Lemieux stalling in the clinch but Aas improves position.
Lemieux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemieux slips a jab from Aas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lemieux staying out of range there.
Lemieux fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aas sprawls well initially but Lemieux persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux prevents Aas from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aas is looking to escape.
Lemieux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lemieux is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aas reverses the position - he's now on top in Lemieux's guard.
Aas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lemieux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lemieux's guard.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lemieux has tightened it up now! Aas should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron Lemieux!
Ron Lemieux retains his bantamweight title!
Ron Lemieux gave a mention to VIRAL COMBAT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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